National Business

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing criticism after he announced Friday that the country is teaming up with U.S. tech giant Amazon.com Inc. to distribute personal protective equipment like masks and gloves across the country.

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is further cutting production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — When he officially succeeds Alain Bellemare as CEO of Bombardier Inc.

TORONTO — Amid the workplace disruptions, household distractions and widespread unemployment brought by the COVID-19 crisis, it couldn't be a worse time for consumers to face an internet price increase.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (12,938.30, down 159.54 points.) Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 11 cents, or 3.28 per cent, to $3.46 on 21.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained for a second straight week despite closing lower on Friday even as crude oil prices continued to surge. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 159.54 points or 1.2 per cent at 12,938.30.

WINNIPEG — Unionized workers of the Winnipeg Free Press and associated businesses will vote Sunday on a "emergency, temporary" wage cut requested by the newspaper's publisher, who says the publication needs the financial flexibility to survive a coll

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Marc Garneau is entrenching lower speed limits for trains hauling large amounts of crude oil or liquefied gas through urban areas, but relaxing the definition of "higher risk" trains that are subject to the stricter rules.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co.

WASHINGTON — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the viral outbreak that has all but shut down the U.S. economy.