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Bombardier lowers 10-year forecast for business aircraft delivery
MONTREAL – Bombardier now expects the aviation industry’s business aircraft sector will deliver 8,300 jets…
US new-home sales jump to highest level in more than 8 years
WASHINGTON – Americans ramped up their purchases of new homes in April to the highest…
CBS is most popular network for eighth season in a row
NEW YORK – CBS will finish the television season as the nation’s most popular television…
Japan’s prime minister puts heat on Trudeau over TPP, South China Sea
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upped the pressure Tuesday on Justin Trudeau by…
M&M Food Market to ditch artificial ingredients, added trans fat by end of 2017
TORONTO – M&M Food Market says all its products will be free of artificial colours,…
Toronto stock market climbs on financials; New York markets soar
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market kicked off a shortened holiday trading week with a…
Air Transat boosts service to Central America for winter 2016-17
MONTREAL – Holiday airline Air Transat plans to boost its service to Central America, a…
Manitoba Opposition wants province to oppose Bell-MTS deal
WINNIPEG – Manitoba New Democrats called on the Progressive Conservative government Tuesday to oppose the…
Uber offers concessions to taxi industry in order to keep operating in Quebec
QUEBEC – Ride-hailing giant Uber is willing to temporarily suspend operations in Quebec in order…
Trudeau to take day off during Japan trip to celebrate wedding anniversary
TOKYO – Justin Trudeau’s trip to Japan for bilateral talks and the Group of Seven…
MTY Foods set to double in size with acquisition of Kahala Brand
MONTREAL – MTY Food Group has a friendly deal to acquire an Arizona-based restaurant franchise…
Greenpeace brokers deal to stop some cod fishing expansion
TORONTO – Greenpeace says it has brokered an agreement between two major fishing groups and…
Azerbaijan frees investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
BAKU, Azerbaijan – A prominent, award-winning Azerbaijani journalist was released on probation Wednesday following a…
Ford recalls nearly 44,000 F-150 trucks in Canada due to brake concerns
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 271,000 F-150 trucks, including close to…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Feds say Turkish celebrity who faces prison is a flight risk
NEW YORK – A Turkish celebrity who lived the high life as he enabled Iran…
Air Canada CEO says airport fees, other restrictions hinder ability to compete
CALGARY – Onerous restrictions and costs are hindering Air Canada’s ability to expand and compete…
Quebec auditor general says liquor corporation could get better deals
Quebec’s auditor general says the province’s liquor corporation isn’t doing enough to get the best…
G7 leaders will hear Canada’s new approach for boosting world economy
ISE, Japan – A group of powerful world leaders is about to hear a starkly…
RBC boosts Q@profit to $2.57 billion, sets aside more money for bad loans
TORONTO – Royal Bank (TSX:RY) boosted its second-quarter profit by three per cent to $2.57…
New B.C. oil discovery takes province’s crude output to a nine-year high
In Premier Christy Clark’s vision of British Columbia’s economic future, natural gas is the headliner…
East Coast provinces see one per cent drop in employment in first quarter
HALIFAX – Atlantic Canada saw a net drop of about 12,000 jobs in the first…
Raymond James buying venerable investment firm 3Macs
TORONTO – Raymond James Ltd. has reached a friendly deal to buy independent Canadian investment…
Gawker may be looking to sell after losing Hulk Hogan case
NEW YORK – The embattled online media company Gawker Media has hired an investment banker…