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Lightspeed Commerce reports Q3 loss, revenue up 27% from year earlier
MONTREAL – Lightspeed Commerce Inc. reported a loss of US$40.2 million in its latest quarter…
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024
Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts…
Bard who? Google bringing AI chatbot, now called Gemini, to Canada
TORONTO – Google is bringing its artificial intelligence chatbot to Canada as the product gets…
B.C. moves flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters to protect kids
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s government has ordered that flavoured nicotine pouches only be sold from behind…
Canfor Pulp Products announces sale of Taylor pulp mill for $7 million
VANCOUVER – Canfor Pulp Products Inc. says it’s entered an agreement to sell its Taylor…
Eby astonished as trucking firms ask court to lift bans over B.C. overpass crash
VANCOUVER – Two trucking firms are taking the B.C. government to court to get their…
Sun Life Financial sees earnings slip in fourth quarter to $749 million
TORONTO – Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $749 million in the last quarter…
Payments Canada names interim co-CEOs as current head to step down
OTTAWA – Payments Canada says it has named two interim co-CEOs after chief executive Tracey…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
TSX composite ekes out gain, U.S. stock markets move higher as earnings roll in
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index just barely stayed in the green Wednesday, while U.S.…
Food inflation ‘still omnipresent,’ warns Agropur CEO
MONTREAL – Despite hopes of a lull, inflation remains “omnipresent” across the supply chain of…
Finning reports Q4 profit down, hit by foreign exchange loss
VANCOUVER – Finning International Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago…
Rate cut timing ‘difficult to foresee’ amid inflation pressures: BoC deliberations
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada isn’t sure when it will be able to start…
ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — ExxonMobil said it plans to explore for oil and gas in…
Statistics Canada reports $312M merchandise trade deficit for December
OTTAWA – Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $312 million in December, the first…
New York Community Bancorp tries to reassure investors, but its stock falls again
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of New York Community Bancorp fell another 11% Wednesday after…
From Uber Eats’ ‘Friends’ reunion to Bud’s Clydesdales, here are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far
NEW YORK (AP) — If you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you no…
Laurentian Bank appoints three new members to its board of directors
MONTREAL – Laurentian Bank of Canada announced the appointment of three new members to its…
Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek reports Q3 profit and sales up
MONTREAL – Héroux-Devtek Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $9.0 million, up from $1.8 million…
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. reports US$95M Q4 profit, raises dividend
TORONTO – Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. raised its dividend as it reported a profit of…
NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a panel blew out in midflight last month
Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9…
Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up
Bluesky, a Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has emerged from its…
Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their…
Athabasca, Cenovus close creation of new Duvernay Energy Corp. joint venture
CALGARY – Athabasca Oil Corp. and Cenovus Energy Inc. have closed a previously announced deal…