Government regulators say bad weather has kept investigators away from a Nova Scotia offshore platform where fire broke out Saturday and the automated fire suppression system failed. Forty-six of the 115 people aboard the Deep Panuke natural gas production platform were flown back to shore as a precautionary measure early Saturday morning following an [...]

Orbite Aluminae Inc. shares rose more than six per cent in heavy trading Tuesday on news that the Quebec company has produced its first tonne of high-purity alumina. The stock reached $2.82 in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, up from the previous close of $2.65, with more than 2 million shares changing [...]