National Business

TORONTO — Cybersecurity experts say that Canadian businesses often can, and should, do more to thwart the types of attack that temporarily shut down a major U.S. gasoline pipeline.

CALGARY — In the latest project designed to green the oilsands industry, Wolf Midstream says it will build a facility to strip petroleum liquids from natural gas used in operations near Fort McMurray, Alta.

GUELPH, Ont. — A global shortage of computer chips, along with a surge in demand during the pandemic, is driving up prices of home appliances.

MONTREAL — Air Transat has extended the suspension of its flights until July 29, due to continued travel restrictions in Canada and abroad.

BOSTON (AP) — A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2′s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. William McGlashan, Jr.

RALEIGH (AP) — State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A worrisome bout of inflation struck the U.S. economy in April, with consumer prices for goods and services surging 0.

TORONTO — Freshii Inc. has recorded a million-dollar loss in its first quarter as many of its restaurants remain temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The Toronto-based company reported a net loss of $1.

TORONTO — Losses in the base metal and technology sectors helped lead Canada's main stock index lower in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 85.44 points at 19,188.60.

BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job from a World Health Organization doctor at double her salary — in exchange for sex.