National Business

EDMONTON — Alberta's economic development minister says she is open to extending the deadline for a looming benchmark panel report on growing the high-tech sector, but says she wants to start taking action no later than the end of spring.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro update Metro Inc. releases its first-quarter financial results and holds a conference call with analysts on Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Juice-maker A. Lassonde Inc. has pulled its sponsorship of the Montreal International Marathon, which had used the company's Oasis brand. The Rougemont, Que.

TORONTO — The Ontario Securities Commission says BDO Canada LLP paid $4 million after admitting it failed to comply with generally accepted auditing standards in the audits of the 2014 and 2015 financial statements of two privately offered investment

WASHINGTON, Wash. — The United States Department of Commerce says its final determination has confirmed that fabricated structural steel imports from Canada was dumped into the country but wasn't subsidized.

JUNEAU, Alaska — The first marijuana shops in Alaska where customers can partake on-site have gotten approval, putting them on the leading edge nationally.

MONTREAL — Mattel Inc. says the Mega Bloks toy factory it acquired in 2014 will shut down next year, triggering 580 layoffs in Montreal.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index suffered its worst performance of the year Friday as investors were spooked by a potential corporate earnings hit from the coronavirus. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 56.44 points or 0.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,565.34, down 56.44 points.) Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA). Energy. Down 23 cents, or 4.43 per cent, to $4.96 on 16 million shares.

CALGARY — Encana Corp. says it has completed its corporate reorganization under the new name Ovintiv Inc. The shake-up also includes technically moving the company to be U.S.