National Business

TORONTO — High interest rates will continue to hold back homebuyers into the new year, except in Ontario and British Columbia, a new report by RBC says. The report released Thursday said those purchasing real estate in Ontario and B.C.

Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who cover the social media platform, the latest battle over what can and cannot be said on the site since billionaire Elon Musk took control of it.

GATINEAU, Que. — Hexo Corp. says its most recent quarter delivered a $52.1 million net loss as the cannabis company purged unprofitable products and streamlined its business. The Gatineau, Que.

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it is disappointed by a decision by the Panamanian government to order the suspension of work at its Cobre Panama mine.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 2.1 per cent to $83.4 billion in October, boosted by gains in the miscellaneous goods, building material and supplies, and personal and household goods subsectors.

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TORONTO — An Ontario court has acquitted three former cannabis leaders charged with offences linked to unlicensed growing at a Niagara area greenhouse. The ex-CannTrust Holdings Inc.

CALGARY — After announcing its purchase of 56 gas stations from the parent company of Sobeys Thursday, Shell Canada is on the lookout for other potential acquisitions as it seeks to grow its retail fuel footprint across the country.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,600.63, down 291.02): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 45 cents, or 1.07 per cent, to $41.73 on 14.2 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell by almost 1.5 per cent Thursday with broad-based declines, while U.S. stock markets fell even further a day after the U.S.