National Business

NEW YORK — Quaker Oats is retiring the 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character's origins are “based on a racial stereotype.

NEW YORK — Mark Cuban is ready to talk business — or whatever else his radio listeners want to discuss.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation pulled back even further in May due to a drop in gasoline prices compared with a year ago as businesses shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic began to reopen slowly.

TORONTO — Cadillac Fairview has updated its smartphone app to provide shoppers with additional tools to safely navigate its 19 shopping centres across Canada as they are allowed to reopen.

WASHINGTON — US home construction rebounded 4.3% in May after steep declines caused by shutdowns due to the coronavirus.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was -0.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: -1.3 per cent (-1.5) — Prince Edward Island: -1.5 (-1.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was -0.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.

Albertans will be the first in Canada to sample a fried chicken sandwich that became a social-media sensation with its U.S. debut last summer when Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen adds the menu item to stores in select cities in the province Wednesday.

DALLAS — One person was shot Tuesday at a busy Dallas shopping mall, and police were seeking a single suspect, authorities said. The incident happened shortly before 7 p.m. at the Galleria in north Dallas. Police Senior Cpl.

TORONTO — RNC Minerals has changed its name and stock ticker. The Toronto-based mining company now known as Karora Resources Inc. will have its stock trade beginning Wednesday under new symbols.