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Emissions cap could hurt Trans Mountain pipeline’s sale price: Calgary Chamber
CALGARY – The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is warning Ottawa that its proposed cap on…
Housing starts stable in 2023, but demand still outpaces growing supply of apartments
Despite housing starts in Canada’s six largest citieshovering at near all-time highs last year, experts…
Ontario’s gaming commission monitoring NBA’s investigation of Raptors’ Jontay Porter
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it’s closely monitoring an investigation of Toronto…
Lightspeed exploring AI to help merchants with product descriptions, forecasting
TORONTO – The newly-returned head of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. says the company is exploring how…
With completion in sight, what’s next for the Trans Mountain pipeline project?
CALGARY – After more than four years of construction and at least $34 billion in…
CFIB says 200,000 small businesses took new loans to meet CEBA repayment deadline
TORONTO – Roughly 200,000 small businesses took on new debt to access the forgivable portion…
Alamos Gold signs deal for Argonaut Gold and its Magino mine in Ontario
TORONTO – Alamos Gold Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Argonaut Gold Inc.’s Magino…
Business leaders say housing biggest risk to economy: KPMG survey
TORONTO – Business leaders see the housing crisis as the biggest risk to the economy,…
CRA fires 232 people for falsely claiming $2,000 monthly pandemic benefit
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely…
Ontario deficit ballooning to $9.8B next year amid slow economic growth
TORONTO – Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the…
Smith Financial looks to merge portfolio companies Fairstone Bank and Home Trust
TORONTO – Smith Financial Corp. is merging a pair of its portfolio companies in a…
S&P/TSX composite ticks lower Tuesday, U.S. markets also take a dip
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was down almost 30 points Tuesday, led by weakness…
Trump’s social media company gains in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16% in…
Stock market today: Wall Street pulls back further from its all-time highs
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record heights. The…
Parkland puts 157 convenience store and fuel station locations up for sale
CALGARY – Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has engaged two real estate firms to help it…
Enbridge joint venture to connect Permian Basin natural gas to U.S. Gulf Coast
CALGARY – Pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to form a joint venture…
Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices
MONTREAL – Popular consumer products risk disappearing from stores across Quebec — and those that…
Need to improve Canadian productivity has reached emergency level, BoC official says
HALIFAX – A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has…
Canadian National Railway Co. releases new Indigenous relations policy
MONTREAL – Canadian National Railway Co. has released a new Indigenous relations policy for the…
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024
Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts…
Luxury parka maker Canada Goose laying off 17% of corporate staff
TORONTO – Canada Goose Holdings Inc. says it is laying off 17 per cent of…
US consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future are a bit more cloudy
U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans wrestle with higher prices and…
UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to…
China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO
BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World…