National Business

In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it's not.

CALGARY — High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis brand Queen of Bud's intellectual property. Calgary-based pot retailer High Tide says it will pay $1 million for the IP, trademarks and other assets owned by Queen of Bud.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.1 per cent to $82.4 billion in January.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they continue to expect inflation to cool further, a potential sign that price increases will keep slowing.

TORONTO — The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of them will be indulging in alcohol.

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Honda said Friday they will work together on developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology to pool resources in a sector where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem worsened by population growth.

MONTREAL — A federal tribunal on Thursday reiterated its stance that Montreal port employers cannotrequire employees to work during a strike, paving the way for negotiations to resume ahead of potential job action.

A B.C. First Nation and a Houston-based firm are buying a ready-to-construct pipeline project that would supply a proposed floating LNG export terminal north of Prince Rupert. The Nisga’a Nation — whose lands are located on the northwest coast of B.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. "This is still an ongoing case.