National Business

The chief executive of BCE Inc. blasted the national telecom regulator as he announced the company would further scale back the build of its fibre internet network.

EDMONTON — Chelsae Petrovic is cancelling coffee engagements with her constituents after getting an earful about the province's decision to lift its coal mining moratorium.

TORONTO — Average asking rents across Canada hit an 18-month low in January, declining 4.4 per cent on an annual basis to $2,100. A monthly report by Rentals.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. held off on giving investors a financial forecast for the year, citing the uncertainty posed by the Trump administration's tariff threats that risk knocking the company off course.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California utility said Thursday that its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area that killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

EDMONTON — Mounties say they thwarted two illegal border crossings in Alberta this week, with nine people detained and another dead after fleeing from police.

TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc.'s third-quarter profit ticked higher as the company worked to make its operations "more flexible and nimbler," but warned of headwinds materializing in China.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters raised its dividend 10 per cent as it reported a fourth-quarter profit of US$587 million. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 59.

Kyle Wiens has a soft spot for misfits. He purchased a dented and scratched fridge from a local discounter and has also bought refurbished laptops and phones. “What haven’t I bought refurbished?” says the CEO of online repair resource iFixit.