National Business

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the fir

Calgary's residential real estate market notched its best December since 2007 last month as real estate agents sold nearly 1,200 homes, the Calgary Real Estate Board said on Monday.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto will publicly share more information about COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces in a bid to encourage employers to take greater precautions during the pandemic.

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it experienced a "cybersecurity incident" over the holidays. The Edmonton-based cannabis producer says the incident took place on Dec. 25, but did not share what data was involved or how it was accessed.

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.

CALGARY — Canada's railways are reporting continued record levels of grain shipments as they add high-capacity grain hopper cars. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. says it moved a calendar year record 31.

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. is deepening ties with electric vehicle maker Fisker. Magna said Monday it had signed on to help Fisker build a driver assistance system for its electric sport utility vehicle.

MILAN — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world’s fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more readily take on an enormous technological shift in the industry.

SAN FRANCISCO — Slack Technologies Inc. says its communications platform is experiencing an outage and connectivity issues.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has offered US$5.9 billion to buy the remaining stake in Brookfield Property Partners LP that it does not already own. The asset management company is offering US$16.50 per unit.