National Business

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,925.36, up 67.02 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up 33 cents, or 1.27 per cent, to $26.

LAVAL, Que. — Shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc. dropped 6.2 per cent Wednesday after the pharmaceutical company reported a loss of nearly US$1.

TORONTO — It's been a long time coming, but Facebook and Instagram users in Canada can finally incorporate music clips into their story posts.

HAMILTON — Stelco Holdings Inc. swung to a loss in its fourth quarter after challenging market conditions including an "unprecedented" drop in prices.

CALGARY — A rebound in global agricultural markets is expected to drive better returns this year after a difficult fourth quarter for fertilizer company Nutrien Ltd., its CEO said Thursday.

Burger King is breaking the mould in its new advertising campaign. The burger chain is portraying its Whopper covered in mould in print and TV ads running in Europe and the U.S.

LAS VEGAS — To hear the fighters talk, the heavyweight title fight Saturday night between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is so big it took two TV networks to make it happen. That’s only partially true, though it might be forgiven.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation jumped last month to 2.4 per cent, its fastest rate in almost two years, fuelled by higher costs at the gas pump, pricey tomatoes and a rare surge in clothing costs.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning of dire consequences if blockades that have disrupted rail service across the country continue.

EDMONTON — Alberta's largest labour organization says public-service pensions are being used to prop up the province's struggling fossil fuels industry at a time when many large investment funds are moving away from the sector.