National Business

CALGARY — Royal Dutch Shell is further reducing its exposure to the Alberta oilpatch with a deal to sell producing light oil shale assets there to Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy Corp. for $900 million.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says some taxpayers were locked out of their online accounts even though it wasn't the victim of a cyberattack.

Tilray Inc. managed to shave down its losses by more than $200 million in its most recent quarter, as it prepared to merge with rival Aphria Inc. later this year.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,374.78, down 117.94 points.) The Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. (TSX:FIRE). Health care. Down three cents, or 8.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has hired its first chief medical officer. Dr.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index sustained its weakest performance in more than two weeks as strong economic data stoked fears of higher inflation.

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas producers are banking higher profits as unusually severe winter weather sidelines U.S. rivals this week and drives up demand and prices for their products.

7-Eleven's plans to serve alcohol in Ontario may be hard for convenience store patrons to envision. But it is actually a new take on an old format, says James Rilett, vice president of Central Canada for industry group Restaurants Canada.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as coronavirus cases surged across the country, noting that the outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

OTTAWA — Canada's headline inflation barometer rose one per cent in January compared with the same month last year, accelerating from the end of 2020 and poised to go higher in the coming months.