National Business

MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis chief executive Ian Edwards announced the engineering firm is looking to sell its money-losing joint venture with Hitachi Energy after beating earnings expectations and notching a record services backlog last quarter.

CALGARY — MEG Energy Corp. is promoting Darlene Gates to the role of chief executive. The oilsands company says Gates, who is the company's chief operating officer, will take over the top job on May 1 when Derek Evans steps down from the role.

TORONTO — Despite an unseasonably warm winter, there's a chill across the Canadian retail landscape.

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its provision for credit losses rose. The Edmonton-based bank says it earned common shareholders' net income of $87.

TORONTO — Ontario's financial services regulator is making it easier for consumers to verify the credentials of financial advisers and financial planners.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government tabled a $3.2-billion budget Thursday with a projected deficit of $85 million.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,363.61, up 119.84 points): Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Up eight cents, or 1.02 per cent, to $7.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 100 points Thursday, boosted by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also rose. The gains south of the border closed out February with more all-time highs for U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed out its fourth winning month in a row with more record highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Thursday, beating the all-time high it set last week. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%, besting its record set in 2021.