National Business

MONTREAL — CGI Inc. beat expectations as it reported profit growth of seven per cent year over year in its first quarter, driven by ongoing demand for digital services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — The Prince Rupert Port Authority and DP World are boosting capacity on B.C.'s north coast amid ongoing supply chain challenges that an analyst says could bode well for Canadian National Railway Co.

GENEVA — Late-night partying at clubs. Elbow-to-elbow seating in movie theaters.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales inched up 0.6 per cent in January from a year earlier as vehicle shortages caused by semiconductor supply issues continue to weigh on the industry.

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says January home sales slowed from a record-setting pace last year as the number of properties available dropped. The B.C.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation fed by high oil and gas prices hit record levels in Europe for the third month in a row, extending pain for consumers and sharpening questions about future moves by the European Central Bank.

WASHINGTON (AP) — How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two econom

VANCOUVER — Western Forest Products Inc. is searching for a new president and chief executive with the retirement of Don Demens next month.

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021.

TORONTO — Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. say their merger should be completed next week after the gold miners received regulatory approval in Australia.