National Business

MONTREAL — Domtar Corp. has warned of an expected operating loss for the fourth quarter and sales that are below analyst expectations.

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales bounced back in November, boosted by gains in the auto sector. Statistics Canada said Friday retail sales rose 0.9 per cent for the month, largely offsetting a revised 1.1 per cent decline in October.

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Aphria Inc. says it has signed a deal with an unidentified institutional investor who has agreed to invest $100 million in the cannabis company. The investor will acquire roughly 14 million units of the company at a price of $7.

PARIS — Women workers danced in protest and striking Eiffel Tower employees shuttered France's most famed monument Friday — but the government pushed ahead anyway with a troubled bill redesigning the national retirement system.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has brushed off criticism and mockery from the U.S. Treasury chief, saying Friday his comments have “of course no effect” on her and fellow campaigners.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says there were some delays last night and early this morning for its international flights. The airline says the delays were due to a server issue affecting its network.

MONTREAL — A deadly new virus that emerged in China is raising concerns beyond the public health sphere as experts warn about the potential economic cost of a global outbreak that is already drawing comparisons to the SARS epidemic 17 years ago.

MONTREAL — The Cirque du Soleil is cancelling all performances in Hangzhou, China to ward off the potential spreading of the coronavirus.

NEW YORK — The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father. U.S.

LOS ANGELES — Want to find a legal marijuana shop in California? Grab your smartphone.