National Business

CALGARY — The board of directors at Inter Pipeline Ltd. says it still supports a takeover deal the company signed with Pembina Pipeline Corp., despite an increased offer from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

TORONTO — The frenzied pace of home sales that appeared at the start of the year is continuing to slow as new figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board show 13 per cent fewer homes in the region changed hands between April and May.

NEW YORK (AP) — In a designation that feels a little less significant every year, CBS has finished the 2020-21 television season as the nation's most-watched television network for the 13th consecutive time. CBS averaged 6.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,971.15, down 4.86 points.) Blackberry Ltd. (TSX:BB). Technology. Up $4.33, or 31.1 per cent, to $18.25 on 37.1 million shares.

TORONTO — A good showing from the energy sector continues to buoy Canada's main stock index and the Canadian dollar, with one analyst saying investors can expect strong performances from the sector for months to come.

Montreal-area home prices surged in May compared to a year ago when the province was grappling with the onset of the pandemic, Quebec's real estate board said Wednesday.

HALIFAX — After months of reduced air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines in Canada say they're ready to contend with what could be a turbulent summer season.

VANCOUVER — The super-heated housing market in Metro Vancouver cooled slightly in May but the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says sales still remained active.

BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa said late Wednesday that it has received the green light from Russia to resume flights there, after being briefly denied permission, which resulted in a reciprocal blocking of flights by Germany.

CALGARY — The JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta has resumed production after a cyberattack that impacted the company’s operations in North America and Australia. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks, Alta., employs more than 2,800 people.