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Danson returns to NBC schedule with a Thursday night comedy
NEW YORK – Ted Danson returns to NBC’s Thursday night lineup this fall as part…
Wesdome faces fund manager’s last-minute call to postpone annual meeting
TORONTO – The largest shareholder of Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX:WDO) says it has lost confidence…
US homebuilder sentiment holds steady in May
U.S. homebuilders’ confidence held steady in May for the fourth month in a row, reflecting…
Gannett raises offer for Tribune Publishing by 22 per cent
NEW YORK – USA Today owner Gannett has boosted its takeover bid for Tribune Publishing…
Pfizer buying skin drug maker Anacor for $5.2 billion
TRENTON, N.J. – Pfizer is fortifying its key immunology and inflammation drug business, snapping up…
Valeant offers discounts for two heart drugs under scrutiny in U.S.
MONTREAL – Valeant Pharmaceuticals is offering rebates on the price of two heart drugs that…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Nigeria fears helps lift oil prices; sends stock markets and loonie higher
TORONTO – An upbeat forecast from a big U.S. investment bank, along with fears over…
Amaya’s PokerStars takes big share of New Jersey market after just one month
MONTREAL – Amaya’s PokerStars captured 46 per cent of New Jersey’s online poker revenue in…
Penn West latest oilpatch company to face showdown with banks over debt
CALGARY – Concerns mounted in the oilpatch after one of Calgary’s oldest oil and gas…
Ottawa’s economic advisers gather for first time with Morneau, cabinet ministers
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau met Monday for the first time with his group…
Tax measure could cause financial jolt to California smokers
SAN DIEGO – A campaign to raise California’s cigarette tax by $2 a pack said…
Cannes a coming-out party for Amazon Studios
CANNES, France – The party, stocked with pretty people and schmoozing filmmakers, looked like any…
Twitter’s 140 character limit – time to ditch it?
NEW YORK – Many Twitter users — and more importantly, the billions more who don’t…
For first time in storied history, the Bay to open up shop outside Canada
TORONTO – One of Canada’s most iconic brands is heading to the land of windmills…
Premier Wall says risk analysis in the works for SaskTel after MTS sale to Bell
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he wants to know how vulnerable SaskTel is…
Distracted engineer blamed in deadly Amtrak wreck
WASHINGTON – The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Wildfire’s return stalls recovery plans for Fort McMurray oilsands industry
CALGARY – Plans to quickly restart oilsands production in northern Alberta were turned upside down…
Wildfire resiliency built into oilsands projects, experts say
CALGARY – Wildfires that ravaged some neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray and forced 80,000 to flee…
Board ruling looms for expanded Trans Mountain pipeline as Ottawa appoints panel
VANCOUVER – As a key decision looms this week on a project that will have…
CN rebuilds train trestle in 20 days after arson fire destroys previous bridge
MAYERTHORPE, Alta. – A railway trestle bridge northwest of Edmonton destroyed by a deliberately set…
Lobby group for licensed medical pot producers gets new name: Cannabis Canada
OTTAWA – In a sign of the times, the country’s licensed medical marijuana producers have…
Energy board to release ruling on Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion Thursday
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board will issue its report on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain…