National Business

WATERLOO, ON — BlackBerry Ltd. reported a net loss of US$495 million in its fourth quarter, downfrom earning US$144 million a year earlier. The Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company, which reports in U.S.

TORONTO — The publisher of the Toronto Star is calling on Canadian companies to dedicate at least 20 per cent of their advertising budgets to local media.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,940.99, up 103.34): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $1.28, or 2.38 per cent, to $52.58 on 10.9 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 100 points Thursday with broad-based gains led by the base metals sector, while U.S. markets also rose.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher again as more fear evaporates from Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.6% Thursday, its fifth gain in the last six days.

TORONTO — Jeremy Kinnear is 23 and already thinking about home ownership. Fresh out of university, the Edmontonian is in the midst of a four-year job program that will require him to move to Calgary halfway through.

OTTAWA — As some vulnerable Canadians who don't file their taxes miss out on benefits, the Canada Revenue Agency is expected to pilot a new automatic system next year.

OTTAWA — Spending on tourism continued to grow last year as travellers returned to planes and patios, but it remained well below pre-pandemic levels, according to Statistics Canada.

An industry group set up to hammer out a Canadian grocery code of conduct is getting closer to a final document, even as the way its terms will be enforced remains unclear.

OTTAWA — The federal health minister will be required to develop a framework on autism spectrum disorder, including identifying ways to give financial support to autistic people, within the next 18 months.