National Business

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.

CALGARY — Canada's railways are reporting continued record levels of grain shipments as they add high-capacity grain hopper cars. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. says it moved a calendar year record 31.

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. is deepening ties with electric vehicle maker Fisker. Magna said Monday it had signed on to help Fisker build a driver assistance system for its electric sport utility vehicle.

MILAN — Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world’s fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more readily take on an enormous technological shift in the industry.

SAN FRANCISCO — Slack Technologies Inc. says its communications platform is experiencing an outage and connectivity issues.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has offered US$5.9 billion to buy the remaining stake in Brookfield Property Partners LP that it does not already own. The asset management company is offering US$16.50 per unit.

Tim Hortons is hoping the third time's a charm as it rolls out its latest iteration of a dark roast coffee this week, a key part of the chain’s back-to-basics plan that will focus on its core offerings of coffee, doughnuts and breakfast in 2021.

WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry. The November gain followed a bigger 1.

MONTREAL — Investment manager Fiera Capital Corp. says it is selling a pair of operations in the United States in two separate deals.

NEW DELHI — India authorized two COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s second-most populous country.