National Business

WestJet is suspending a number of routes out of Halifax this winter. The Calgary-based carrier will suspend flights between Halifax and Montreal as of Oct. 28. Flights between Halifax and Sydney, N.S. will be suspended as of Nov.

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine's latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country's vital infrastructure if Ukrainian fo

TORONTO — Restaurants in Canada are raising prices, shrinking menus and reducing hours in a bid to survive inflation and labour shortages, a new report says.

TORONTO — Real estate firm CBRE says Canadian hotels will return to pre-pandemic revenues next year, two years ahead of its previous forecast.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is taking its criticism of Uber Technologies Inc.

Billionaire, entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael DeGroote died earlier this week, almost a month after his 89th birthday. DeGroote was well known for his contributions to Hamilton, Ont.

TORONTO — Pentwater Capital Management LP says it has increased its stake in Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. to 13.77 per cent.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed compared with July.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland company announced Friday it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 0.6 per cent in July to $80.2 billion, led by a drop in the personal and household goods subsector.