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CALGARY — The CEO of pipeline and power company TC Energy Corp. says he's "extremely disappointed" that police have had to be called in to allow the company to go ahead with construction of its Coastal GasLink pipeline.

Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s second quarter earnings were weighed down by a drop in cannabis production and the costs associated with ramping up efforts to roll out cannabis edibles and vapes.

HALIFAX — Chorus Aviation Inc. reported a net profit of $36.6 million in its latest quarter as revenue rose 1.5 per cent compared with a year ago. The regional aircraft company says profits amounted to 23 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. is selling its remaining stake in the A220 jetliner program, marking the end of its failed bid to take on the commercial aircraft duopoly of Airbus and Boeing Co.

TORONTO — North American stock markets were pulled lower Thursday by a sharp jump in the reported number of novel coronavirus cases in China.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,821.17, down 11.68 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Up 10 cents, or 6.37 per cent, to $1.67 on 32.

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. reports it had $379 million of net income in the fourth quarter, up three per cent from $368 million a year earlier, but its adjusted earnings were down and missed analyst estimates.

CALGARY — Progress in getting oil export pipelines approved is boosting optimism in Western Canada's oilpatch, leading to more demand for rigs and hundreds of crew members being called back to work, the CEO of Precision Drilling Corp. said Thursday.

TORONTO — Two of Canada's largest insurance companies got lifts from the Asian market in their latest quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc.

MONTREAL — Yellow Pages Ltd. says it is initiating a quarterly dividend and repaying all of its remaining debt following a successful turnaround.