National Business

LEDUC COUNTY, ALTA. — Alberta’s government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries.

TORONTO — Court documents are offering a window into what sparked the Competition Bureau's investigation into two of Canada's most prominent furniture retailers.

HALIFAX — Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston says if he's given a second mandate in Tuesday’s election, it will strengthen his position to fight Ottawa on key issues impacting the province, including carbon pricing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday.

MONTREAL — Dockworkers and employers at the Port of Montreal say they are set to begin mediation after a six-day work stoppage earlier this month.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.

MONTREAL — Mechanics and clerks at Canadian National Railway Co. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate that could see workers walk off the job as early as New Year's Day.

TORONTO — Court documents are offering a window into the Competition Bureau's investigation into Leon’s Furniture Ltd. and its subsidiary The Brick Warehouse LP.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house Monday morning, leaving at least one crew member dead, officials said.

Canadians waiting for Black Friday to kick-start their holiday shopping have less time to pick up gifts. There are five fewer days between Black Friday on Nov. 29 and Christmas Eve because U.S. Thanksgiving is later this year.