National Business

CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids , and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.

TORONTO — Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with a pair of dissident shareholders that have opposed the company's plan to take Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. private.

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. has signed an agreement to buy the company that owns the Wetzel's Pretzels chain for $284 million in cash. MTY chief executive Eric Lefebvre says the deal adds an iconic brand to MTY's U.S.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia agreed Wednesday to resume its participation in a deal brokered by Turkey and the U.N. to keep grain and other commodities moving out of Ukraine's ports during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey's president said.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister said Wednesday that he has ordered the construction of a temporary barrier along the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

TORONTO — Employers may have a tougher time hiring temporary workers this upcoming holiday season as the growth in job postings compared to pre-pandemic outweighs those looking, a new report has found.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers says addressing supply problems could help ease inflationary pressures but such policies wouldn't substitute the need for higher interest rates.

NEW YORK (AP) — Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics.

TORONTO — Martinrea International Inc. says it hit record quarterly sales in the third quarter as supply shortages eased and it passed on more inflationary costs to customers. The auto parts maker says sales of $1.

OTTAWA — The regulatory fight over the $26-billion proposed merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc.