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Letko Brosseau and Brandes to oppose Dorel privatization despite sweetened offer

Letko Brosseau and Brandes to oppose Dorel privatization despite sweetened offer

MONTREAL — Two large shareholders of Dorel Industries Inc. say they will vote against a proposal to take the company private despite a move by Cerberus Capital Management LP to raise its offer.
Imperial Oil reports $1.15B loss on writedown, sees pandemic-related fuel demand cut

Imperial Oil reports $1.15B loss on writedown, sees pandemic-related fuel demand cut

CALGARY — Sagging fuel demand due to lockdowns to deal with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is again cutting into volumes and returns at refineries at Imperial Oil Ltd. after a recovery last fall, CEO Brad Corson said Tuesday.
Brookfield Property Partners swings to Q4 loss despite improved investment activity

Brookfield Property Partners swings to Q4 loss despite improved investment activity

TORONTO — Brookfield Property Partners LP says it swung to a loss in its latest quarter despite seeing a significant pickup in private real estate investment activity.
Brookfield Infrastructure selling Enwave business for US$4.1 billion

Brookfield Infrastructure selling Enwave business for US$4.1 billion

TORONTO — Brookfield Infrastructure has signed deals totalling US$4.1 billion to sell Enwave, its North American district energy business.
Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

TORONTO — Canadian regulators have said they will act if they see "abusive" or "manipulative" trading, as Reddit and other social media sites stoke stock mania.
MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA says it has started work on a replacement for its Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite. The company did not say how much the new project would cost or provide a timeline for a launch.
Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

When Sajeela Siddiqui planned to buy her first home during a pandemic, she looked to move outside of the Greater Toronto Area like so many others in search of more space. But after seeing a bloated market in cities as far as Waterloo, Ont.
Canadian production company Shaftesbury forms strategic partnership with AMC Networks

Canadian production company Shaftesbury forms strategic partnership with AMC Networks

TORONTO — Canadian production company Shaftesbury of "Murdoch Mysteries" fame has formed a new strategic partnership with AMC Networks in the U.S., which it says might result in more of its shows winding up on American television.
Euro economy burdened by pandemic, seen lagging US and China

Euro economy burdened by pandemic, seen lagging US and China

FRANKFURT — The European economy shrank 0.7% in the last three months of 2020 as businesses were hit by a new round of lockdowns aimed at containing a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Republican senators during a two-hour meeting Monday night he's unwilling to settle on an insufficient coronavirus aid package after they pitched their slimmed down $618 billion proposal that's a fraction of the