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B.C. snowpack about 40% below normal, as Eby worries of ‘dramatic drought conditions’
Aaron Hill, executive director of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society in B.C., can’t recall when…
Bell ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent…
Indigo Books & Music earns $10 million in third quarter, revenues dip
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it earned $10 million in the latest…
US applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent layoff announcements
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements…
Competition Bureau investigating use of restrictive property clauses in grocery
The Competition Bureau is investigating the use of restrictive real estate clauses in the Canadian…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
TFI International earns US$131.4 million in fourth quarter
MONTREAL – TFI International Inc. says it earned US$131.4 million in the fourth quarter, down…
CTV’s flagship investigative series ‘W5’ among programs hit by Bell Media cuts
CTV’s long-running flagship investigative series “W5” will cease to exist in its current form after…
Fairfax Financial shares down after report by short seller Muddy Waters Research
TORONTO – Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. were down almost 12 per cent Thursday…
S&P/TSX composite down almost 50 points, U.S. stock markets post gains
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a small loss Thursday as weakness in telecom…
Bombardier stock drops even as plane sales, growth forecasts rise amid supply snarls
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. shares slid almost 15 per cent on Thursday after the business…
Stock market today: Wall Street holds near record levels, with S&P 500 on precipice of 5,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks held near record levels on Wall Street as evidence kept…
Homebuilders group pushing for 30-year mortgages to boost construction in Canada
OTTAWA – The group that represents residential builders in Canada wants Ottawa to offer a…
Sun Life CEO optimistic on Canadian dental plan potential
TORONTO – Sun Life Financial Inc.’s chief executive says the potential upside of operating the…
Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge: Alberta premier
WASHINGTON – Premier Danielle Smith says no matter the outcome of the United States election,…
Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the energy company Enbridge tried to persuade a…
Regulator calls out Trans Mountain for ‘environmental non-compliance’ in B.C.
CALGARY – The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been cited for environmental…
BCE slashes 9% of workforce, puts blame at the feet of regulators and policymakers
TORONTO – The parent company of Bell Canada announced it is slashing nine per cent…
Cineplex posts Q4 loss despite theatre audience boost from Taylor Swift
TORONTO – Taylor Swift delivered massive audiences to global movie theatres as 2023 wound down,…
Thomson Reuters reports Q4 profit and revenue up, raises quarterly dividend
TORONTO – Thomson Reuters Corp. raised its dividend by 10 per cent as it reported…
Automakers caught in ‘cat-and-mouse game’ with car thieves as auto thefts surge
TORONTO – Carmakers say they’re caught in a game of cat-and-mouse with criminals as auto…
Who is BCE? Quick facts about the company behind Thursday’s job cuts announcement
MONTREAL – BCE Inc. is cutting nine per cent of its workforce and making sweeping…
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence,…
Cameco reports US$80M Q4 profit compared with loss a year ago, revenue up
SASKATOON – Cameco Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a loss a year earlier…