National Business

TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc. hopes to use its acquisition of footwear company Baffin Inc. to explore the potential for Canada Goose footwear. Chief executive Dani Reiss said Wednesday that purchasing Hamilton, Ont.-based Baffin for $32.

VANCOUVER — Pan American Silver Corp. has signed a deal to acquire Tahoe Resources Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal it valued at more than US$1 billion. Under the friendly agreement, Tahoe shareholders will receive US$3.40 in cash or 0.

SINGAPORE — Leaders of Southeast Asian nations have pushed back yet again an agreement on a pan-Asian free trade deal amid a whirlwind of diplomacy Wednesday at their annual summit.

WASHINGTON — The awarding of Amazon's second headquarters to two affluent localities has fanned intense speculation around a key question: For the winning cities, will the economic payoff prove to be worth the cost? Amazon's decision will bring to Ar

WONSAN, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of — For North Korean factory managers, a visit by leader Kim Jong Un is the highest of honours and quite possibly the most stressful event imaginable.

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S. and China is holding its lavish annual leaders' meeting in the country that can least afford it.

NEW YORK — Around two dozen employees will be laid off in a re-organization at Hachette Book Group.

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will permanently curtail about 300 million board feet of lumber production at two mills next year, affecting 135 employees.

GENEVA — Christie's sold the "Pink Legacy" diamond at auction Tuesday for more than $50 million including fees, saying it's a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Christie's said renowned jeweler Harry Winston was the buyer.

TORONTO — B.C.-based cannabis producer Tilray Inc. says product has been selling out in the first few weeks of legalization and while it has explored buying wholesale to bridge the supply gap, there is "far less" pot available than expected.