National Business

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says last month's inventory levels were among the lowest the market has seen in February since 2006 as sales were almost halved from a year ago.

CALGARY — A U.S. Gulf Coast gas storage facility and a stake in a company developing fuel from waste food are among a string of new investments announced by Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc. on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Shopify Inc. is revamping its staffing and compensation model. The Ottawa-based e-commerce company says staff will now be split into two career tracks: managers and crafters.

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada saw profits slip in the first quarter as it joined other banks in setting more money aside for tougher economic conditions ahead, though like others it also benefited from higher capital markets revenue as the uncertain

OTTAWA — Insolvencies in Canada surged by a third in January compared with a year ago as consumers struggled with rising prices and higher interest rates, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Some Canadians will pay more to use their cellphones while travelling abroad beginning next week. Telus and Bell say they are raising roaming rates, effective March 8 and 9, respectively.

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. has signed a deal to sell its road building business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (GIP) for $235 million in cash.

TORONTO — The federal government's move to ban TikTok on its phones should make companies think twice about their data policies and consider blocking the app on its own devices, academics say.

Toronto Pearson International Airport plans to cap the number of flights into and out of Canada's largest air hub in peak travel periods this year, with a view to "flatten out" daily crests at airports awash in passengers.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday that promises billions in new spending on health, housing and cost-of-living supports, as well as a return to deficits.