TORONTO - Canada's manufacturing industry is deeply frustrated by the U.S. government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum and the uncertainty it creates for the sector.

TORONTO - Russel Metals Inc. reported ailing sales numbers this week, citing not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also low energy prices and drilling activity levels, along with weather delays.

TORONTO - Major North American indexes were mixed Friday as trade and stimulus uncertainties trumped stronger-than-expected jobs reports in Canada and the U.S.

Montreal dock workers plan to launch a port-wide strike without an end date starting Monday, the latest move in an escalating standoff between the union and the Maritime Employers Association.

Toronto-based packaging company CCL Industries Inc. said that despite strong demand for labels for over-the-counter medicine, hand sanitizer and skin cleanser, second-quarter sales were hurt by "severe" declines in products such as Avery event badges.

GUELPH, Ont. - Linamar Corp. executives said this week that making ventilators for COVID-19 relief is one of many ways the manufacturing company powered through plummeting auto sales.

Heroux-Devtek Inc. swung to a net loss in its latest quarter as the landing-gear manufacturer felt the impact from severe turbulence in the global aerospace industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL - The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec says the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in posting a negative return of 2.3 per cent during the first six months of 2020.

Domtar Corp. is launching a strategic review of its personal care business, nine years after launching the diaper and incontinence operations.

TORONTO - Canadian customers likely won't start frequenting stores for items not on their shopping list until there's a vaccine for COVID-19, Indigo Books & Music Inc. founder and chief executive said Friday.

CALGARY - Enerplus Corp. says it has restored North Dakota crude oil production halted during the pandemic-linked oil price crash in May despite a court ruling last month that the Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down.

CALGARY - Service station operator Parkland Corp. is reporting higher-than-expected second quarter earnings despite pandemic-related hits to its sales volumes.

AURORA, Ont. - A "precipitous decline" in global auto manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic led Magna International Inc. to report its first operating loss since 2009 on Friday.

TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. says the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame for troubles in its latest quarter.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Second Cup Ltd. plans to close more stores, sell more of its product in grocery stores and open gas station drive-thrus as it looks to recover from the deep hit absorbed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VANCOUVER - Interfor Corp. says it earned $3.2 million in profits in its latest quarter despite lower revenues.

VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. beat expectations as the company earned $8.5 million in its latest quarter on a 17-per-cent drop in revenues over uncertainty related to COVID-19.

Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol Thursday night generated a wave of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators.

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Recipe Unlimited Corp. saw system sales fall more than 55 per cent in its most recent quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted dining room closures across Canada.

GUELPH, Ont. - Linamar Corp. saw its latest quarterly sales slashed by more than half amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO - Indigo Books & Music Inc. reported a larger net loss and a nearly 30 per cent drop in revenue in its most recent quarter.

New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over claims that top executives illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and ot…

TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. saw its most recent quarterly profit fall as it missed analyst expectations.

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

MONTREAL - WSP Global sees a lucrative horizon despite fallout from the pandemic, with an updated guidance predicting strong earnings comparable to its pre-COVID-19 expectations.

TORONTO - Major North American indexes advanced Thursday, while the price of gold reached a new height.

Cargojet Inc. shares surged to a record high Thursday after it reported second-quarter revenues soared 65 per cent amid heightened e-commerce driven by work-from-home activity during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. saw the pandemic take a big bite out of earnings last quarter, with sales down 31 per cent year over year despite a rebound during the past month as commuters return to the roads.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. is planning to spin off its iconic eye care business into an independent publicly traded company, Canada's largest publicly traded pharmaceutical producer said Thursday.

CALGARY - Shares in Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. rose Thursday after it reported record production of synthetic crude oil and lower operating costs at its oilsands mining operations in northern Alberta during the second quarter.

TORONTO - Mall closures and investments in hotels dragged down earnings this spring for Brookfield Property Partners L.P., which on Thursday said it lost money in the second quarter.

TORONTO - Closed schools, stores and movie theatres — and a lack of children's birthday parties — have been just a few of the COVID-19-related challenges for toymaker Spin Master.

Hilton lost $432 million in the second quarter, and occupancy rates began to lift from dismal lows as hotels reopen and coronavirus restrictions were lifted around the world.

TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.'s latest quarterly report fell short of analyst expectations as it saw revenue fall amid COVID-19 related store closures.

TORONTO - July was a record-breaking month for Toronto real estate sales, as a nearly 17 per cent price spike did not stop homebuyers from making offers.

MONTREAL - Dairy processor Saputo is reporting higher profits and lower revenues in its first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic upended consumer buying patterns.

TORONTO - The parent of Bell Canada saw its net profit fall nearly 70 per cent from the same period last year due to the pandemic's impact on economic activity and customer demand, but said Thursday that it's well-positioned to withstand the headwinds.

TORONTO - Onex Corp. says it swung to a profit in the second quarter, rebounding from segment losses of more than $1.1 billion in the first three months of the year as markets roared back in spite of the pandemic.

TORONTO - Black and racialized people are under-represented and sometimes non-existent on boards in eight major cities across Canada.

Bombardier Inc. says it is starting to see an improvement in business jet activity as interest in private travel grows after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to ground its global operations and take a big financial hit in the second quarter.

TORONTO - Manulife Financial Inc.'s chief executive says COVID-19 had a "significant" impact on the company's second-quarter performance, but he's confident it will bounce back.

MONTREAL - Lightspeed POS Inc. saw both its net loss and revenues increase in its latest quarter as it felt the positive effects of COVID-19.

MONTREAL - WSP Global Inc. is restating 2020 guidance withdrawn as the COVID-19 pandemic set in earlier this year as it reports a "solid" financial performance in the second quarter.

TORONTO - Manulife Financial Corp. is reporting second-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $727 million — just under half of the $1.475 billion it earned in the same period of 2019 — as it dealt with challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO - Spin Master Corp. says it lost money in the second quarter as strong demand for outdoor play equipment, plushies and puzzles failed to offset declines in sales of Hatchimals and some Paw Patrol-branded merchandise.

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index closed in positive territory on Wednesday as oil prices and the loonie strengthened and gold reached another all-time high.

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Great-West Lifeco Inc. nearly doubled its second-quarter earnings from last year as it benefited from investments in digital technology and a market rebound from COVID-19.

TAMPA, Fla. - The online bond hearing for a Florida teen accused of hacking prominent Twitter accounts was interrupted Wednesday by rap music and pornographic videos from users who apparently disguised their names.

Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels.