National Business

CALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid charges against Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. for a release of acidic water in west-central Alberta. The regulator says the release occurred in Oct.

CBC/Radio-Canada says it will require anyone accessing the company's locations to be vaccinated starting Dec. 1 in a mandate that includes staff, freelancers, performers, guests and contractors.

TORONTO — Edward Rogers is out as board chair of Rogers Communications Inc., a move that comes as the latest development in a boardroom drama that has prompted the departure of a senior executive and the launch of an executive oversight committee.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,212.39, down 24.20 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 59 cents, or 2.07 per cent, to $27.94 on seven million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed at a new record high for its 12th straight day of gains on the back of a strong performance from the industrials sector, while U.S. markets were mixed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a broad new set of restrictions on the investments its officials can own, a response to questionable recent trades that forced two top Fed officials to resign.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. is anticipating a significant increase in activity this winter, thanks to the most positive backdrop the company has experienced for its business in "more than a decade," according to chief executive Kevin Neveu.

Torontonians are being asked for their input on a new tax aimed at boosting housing supply amid the city's ongoing affordability crisis.

TORONTO — Ontario business groups expect strong uptake of the new provincial app used to verify patrons' proof of COVID-19 vaccination but say they'd like financial support from the government to cover extra costs associated with it.

EDMONTON — Shares in Stantec Inc. gained more than 10 per cent Thursday after the company announced a deal to buy Cardno Ltd.'s North American and Asia Pacific engineering and consulting business for US$500 million.