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Canadian silver mining companies give up Monday's gains as apparent squeeze fails

Canadian silver mining companies give up Monday's gains as apparent squeeze fails

CALGARY — Canadian silver mining companies are giving back double-digit share price increases gained Monday as an apparent drive by online retail investors to boost interest in the shiny metal grinds to a halt.
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Uber will bring the booze after acquiring Drizly for $1.1B

Uber will bring the booze after acquiring Drizly for $1.1B

NEW YORK — Uber is bringing the booze. The mobile ride-hailing company said Tuesday that it is acquiring the alcohol-delivery platform Drizly for $1.1 billion in stock and cash.
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High demand and higher prices for Vancouver real estate in January: board

High demand and higher prices for Vancouver real estate in January: board

VANCOUVER — Homes sales in much of Metro Vancouver in January increased by 52.1 per cent compared with sales from the same time last year.
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Letko Brosseau and Brandes to oppose Dorel privatization despite sweetened offer

Letko Brosseau and Brandes to oppose Dorel privatization despite sweetened offer

MONTREAL — Two large shareholders of Dorel Industries Inc. say they will vote against a proposal to take the company private despite a move by Cerberus Capital Management LP to raise its offer.
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Imperial Oil reports $1.15B loss on writedown, sees pandemic-related fuel demand cut

Imperial Oil reports $1.15B loss on writedown, sees pandemic-related fuel demand cut

CALGARY — Sagging fuel demand due to lockdowns to deal with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is again cutting into volumes and returns at refineries at Imperial Oil Ltd. after a recovery last fall, CEO Brad Corson said Tuesday.
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Brookfield Property Partners swings to Q4 loss despite improved investment activity

Brookfield Property Partners swings to Q4 loss despite improved investment activity

TORONTO — Brookfield Property Partners LP says it swung to a loss in its latest quarter despite seeing a significant pickup in private real estate investment activity.
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Brookfield Infrastructure selling Enwave business for US$4.1 billion

Brookfield Infrastructure selling Enwave business for US$4.1 billion

TORONTO — Brookfield Infrastructure has signed deals totalling US$4.1 billion to sell Enwave, its North American district energy business.
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Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

TORONTO — Canadian regulators have said they will act if they see "abusive" or "manipulative" trading, as Reddit and other social media sites stoke stock mania.
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MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA says it has started work on a replacement for its Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite. The company did not say how much the new project would cost or provide a timeline for a launch.
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Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

When Sajeela Siddiqui planned to buy her first home during a pandemic, she looked to move outside of the Greater Toronto Area like so many others in search of more space. But after seeing a bloated market in cities as far as Waterloo, Ont.
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