National Business

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they are much more likely to suffer a serious injury in a collision than men, a new study published Thursday found.

TORONTO — Netflix plans to open an office in Canada in what the streaming giant calls "a big first step" toward content creation in this country.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. said Thursday it will reduce its overall workforce by about 1,600 jobs as it anticipates a yearslong recovery in the aviation industry.

Tim Hortons is modernizing its drive-thru experience and improving its core menu items in a bid to win over customers as the economy starts to reopen, executives with the restaurant’s parent company say.

CALGARY — A proposed hostile takeover of Inter Pipeline Ltd.

TOLEDO, Ohio — When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn't just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines.

Hormel Foods is going nuts. The Austin, Minnesota-based company, known for its meat brands like Spam and Applegate, said Thursday it is buying the Planters nut business from Kraft Heinz Co. for $3.35 billion.

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new confirmed viral infections.

HALIFAX — Ottawa is providing $1 million for an undersea testing platform at a Halifax-area ocean research facility.

TORONTO — One of Canada's biggest commercial real estate owners and operators says the sector is struggling with ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, but most of its tenants have managed to stay open and pay their rent.