National Business

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government announced Tuesday. Beginning Aug.

TORONTO — Robinhood Markets Inc. has signed a deal to buy Canadian cryptocurrency company WonderFi Technologies Inc. for $250 million. WonderFi owns cryptocurrency platforms Bitbuy and Coinsquare.

TORONTO — An Ontario court has extended Hudson’s Bay’s reprieve from the hundreds of businesses it owes money until the end of July.

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.

HALIFAX — Security experts say the theft of customer data from Nova Scotia's electric utility has the hallmarks of an extortion attempt by cybercriminals.

MONTREAL — Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark.

TORONTO — Scotiabank has signed a referral arrangement with the Canadian arm of India's ICICI Bank Ltd. for high-net-worth clients. Under the agreement, ICICI Bank Canada will have the opportunity to access Scotia Wealth Management services.

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S.

Most young people engage with insurance only when legally required — auto, tenant, or home insurance.

U.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday. The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs dropped 12.7% to $5.