National Business

TORONTO — Market volatility continued with Canada's main stock index posting a triple-digit drop as commodity sectors fell ahead of U.S. inflation numbers that could trigger stimulus tightening by the Federal Reserve.

OTTAWA — A senior Bank of Canada official says the central bank isn't sure when exactly supply-chain issues will work themselves out, which is clouding the outlook of when inflationary pressures should ease.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline.

U.S. health authorities said Thursday that 16- and 17-year-olds should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine once they're six months past their last shot. The U.S.

One of Canada's biggest food retailers says the pandemic is having a lasting impact on food consumption as consumers continue to spend more at grocery stores and cook at home rather than return to restaurants.

HALIFAX — Food prices in Canada are expected to surge to record highs next year as ongoing pandemic-fuelled supply chain disruptions, labour market issues and adverse weather events drive up grocery bills, a new report on food prices says.

LONDON (AP) — Actor Sienna Miller on Thursday accepted “substantial” damages from the publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy.

CALGARY — Alberta will let its oil production curtailment policy expire on Dec. 31. UCP Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the province has not set production limits on the oil industry since December of 2020.

MONTREAL — Transat A.T. lost more than $1 million per day last quarter as it began to ramp up operations, but says business is growing steadily despite a persistent pandemic. The three-month period ended Oct.

MONTREAL — Transcontinental Inc. capped off its financial year by posting a 23.6 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profits even though higher resin costs passed on to customers and an extra week of business helped raise revenues.