National Business

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Arthur L. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business that his father founded.

HALIFAX — An endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear has been spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northeast of New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula.

MONTREAL — A Quebec-based union says its application to represent around 200 Amazon.com Inc. workers has been certified by the province's Administrative Labour Tribunal.

MALPEQUE BAY, P.E.I. — Five crew members of a mussel fishing boat that ran aground in rough seas off Prince Edward Island’s North Shore are safe after they were rescued by firefighters.

TORONTO — Multiple health organizations are asking Ontario to develop a comprehensive strategy to prepare for the province's upcoming loosening of alcohol rules.

TORONTO — Next time Android users in Canada make a 911 call, a new service embedded in their phones will transmit their location to emergency responders.

TORONTO — Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual Banking on Climate Chaos report.

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada’s broadcasting regulator is granting Corus Entertainment Inc.'s request to ease some of its Canadian content spending requirements after the company warned of an increasingly dire financial situation.

TORONTO — Strength in the financial and base metal stocks helped Canada's main stock index edge higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose to start the trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 3.

The Federal Court of Appeal has pressed pause on a lower court decision to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area. The stay means Canadian National Railway Co. can continue to build the facility in Milton, Ont.