NEW YORK - The redesigned “Sonic the Hedgehog” showed plenty of teeth at the box office, speeding to a $57 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday, while “Parasite” saw one of the largest post-Oscars bumps in years following its best picture win.

CALGARY - In one of his last interactions with reporters before retiring as CEO of Calgary-based Imperial Oil Ltd., veteran oilman Rich Kruger was typically plain-spoken when asked about the carbon footprint of the oilsands.

TORONTO - North American stock markets were relatively flat Friday to end a second consecutive positive week since being hammered by concerns about the impact of the novel coronavirus.

MONTREAL - Industry players are warning governments that shortages of groceries, propane, drinking water and other goods are on the horizon as a rail blockade by anti-pipeline protesters enters its ninth day.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Canopy Growth Corp. is planning further cost cutting as it works to achieve positive cash flow and profitability, the cannabis producer's new chief executive said Friday as it reported a $124.17-million loss in its third quarter of 2020.

MONTREAL - Quebec-based fast food restaurant chain MTY Food Group Inc. is delaying the release of its quarterly results citing allegations made by a whistleblower employee.

DONKIN, N.S. - A coal mine in Cape Breton has stopped production after a roof collapse in the same area where another rockfall occurred less than two weeks ago.

Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. is raising its bets on the growing liquefied natural gas export sector on the U.S. Gulf Coast by buying the pipeline that would supply the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility.

TORONTO - Two of Ontario's biggest utilities have formed a new company to create a province-wide fast-charger network for electric vehicles.

OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales rose 11.5 per cent in January compared with a year earlier to reach the highest sales figures for the month in 12 years, even as new listings remain constrained.

TORONTO - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a return of 3.6 per cent during its most recent quarter, after expenses.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries, accusing the company of a brazen scheme to steal trade secrets from competitors in America, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

TORONTO - The president of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is retiring after 17 years with the company.

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.

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.

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.

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

Canadian Tire Corp.'s chief executive assured analysts that the retailer has yet to experience any supply issues due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but longer-term impacts remain unclear.

StubHub Canada Ltd. and StubHub Inc. will pay a $1.3 million penalty for making misleading pricing claims and will ensure costs for Canadian events it sells tickets to are posted with their mandatory fees.

YouTube's new rules for kid-oriented advertising will slow WildBrain Ltd.'s revenue growth this year, but that will be somewhat offset by the Canadian animation company's success with ad-free streaming services such as Apple TV Plus.

TORONTO - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. says its net income for the fourth quarter was less than half the level a year earlier, in part because of asset sales in the previous year.

OTTAWA - Canadians are bombarded by advertising preaching the virtues of starting to save for retirement early, letting the benefits of time and compound interest work in their favour.

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month, weighed down by falling gasoline prices.

MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. is set to report earnings today as rumours continue to swirl around the potential sale of one of its two main divisions.

Caltex Australia Ltd., Australia's largest retail fuel and convenience chain, says it has received a revised takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

TORONTO - Sun Life Financial met expectations as its net income surged 24 per cent to $719 million in the fourth quarter.