National Business

TORONTO — Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente is among several reporters to take a voluntary buyout as the newspaper looks to trim $10 million from its annual budget.

CALGARY — Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has given his approval to the proposed $3.5-billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines by Onex Corp.

VICTORIA — An environmental assessment certificate has been granted for the Blackwater gold mine southwest of Vanderhoof, B.C.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to help keep costs down .

NEW YORK — Craving a Slurpee but lacking the motivation to get off a park bench? No worries.

BOSTON — Representatives of some of the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and co-ordinate price increases according to a federal lawsuit.

TORONTO — Rogers Media is cutting an unspecified number of off-air jobs across its Sportsnet organization after letting go of star broadcaster Bob McCown last week after 30 years as host of the afternoon program "Prime Time Sports.

TORONTO — Sidewalk Labs laid out its ambitious vision of the future of cities with its plan for Toronto's eastern waterfront, but has already received fresh criticism for its potential overreach.

TORONTO — North American stock markets started the week flat amid geopolitical events including an upcoming trade meeting between the presidents of the U.S. and China.

Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,523.47, down 1.96 points ). RNC Minerals (TSX:RNX). Materials. Down three cents, or 4.23 per cent, to 68 cents, on 8.4 million shares.