National Business

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank says it is cutting about two per cent of its workforce and ending equity research as it continues to work through its turnaround plan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .

Going back to school can be a great way to accelerate your career, whether it’s getting a master’s degree or taking a certificate program to add more skills to your repertoire.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels even as other signs that the labor market is cooling have surfaced.

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — ATS Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $48.5 million, up from $29.6 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose 8.3 per cent.

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. has named Resolute Forest Products executive Hugues Simon as its next president and CEO. The paper and packaging company says Simon will takeover the new job no later than July 1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,284.76, up 41.42 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 17 cents, or 0.34 per cent, to $50.33 on 14.4 million shares.

TORONTO — Ontario will revamp how it compensates seasonal agricultural workers who are injured on the job, but critics say thousands of other migrant workers are being left out of the changes.

Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they've arrested and charged a man who called himself the "crypto king" after an investigation into an alleged investment fraud involving millions of dollars.

TORONTO — Strength in technology and utility stocks helped Canada's main stock index inch higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets rallied to new record highs after a pair of reports on inflation and retail sales.