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Imperial Oil breaking production records as industry awaits Trans Mountain completion
CALGARY – As Canada’s energy sector ramps up for the anticipated start-up of the Trans…
Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities
Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities,…
Vancouver home sales rise in January as demand outpaces newly listed properties
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales got off to a…
Canada signs letter of intent with AI giant Nvidia during CEO’s Toronto trip
TORONTO – Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has signed a letter of intent with…
The US didn’t just avoid a recession – it’s adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024,…
Business, consumer insolvencies rise in December as higher rates bite
OTTAWA – Business insolvencies rose 57.2 per cent in December compared with a year earlier,…
A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg over a protest at an oil industry conference
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted Friday of refusing to follow a…
January auto sales jump nearly 15% as ‘pent-up demand’ continues to drive trends
TORONTO – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says auto sales jumped 14.9 per cent in January compared…
The debate over Native American mascots persists as some schools reinstate the logos
It was a passionate student letter in 2020 that caused the Southern York County school…
Increase in U.S. softwood lumber duties ‘entirely unwarranted,’ trade minister says
OTTAWA – The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans…
TC Transcontinental to close St-Hyacinthe, Que., printing plant
MONTREAL – TC Transcontinental says it’s closing its printing plant in St-Hyacinthe, Que. The Montreal-based…
Indigo receives privatization offer from Gerald Schwartz
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it has received a proposal to take…
Entertainment brand HMV making comeback through Toys “R” Us locations
TORONTO – A blast from the past is coming to Toys “R” Us Canada. HMV,…
OpenText sees earnings drop in second quarter to US$37.7 million
WATERLOO, ONT. – OpenText Corp. says it earned US$37.7 million in its second quarter, down…
Cineplex completes sale of Player One Amusement Group to OpenGate Capital
TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. says its sale of Player One Amusement Group has been completed.…
Industry group warns Ont. manufacturers struggling to fill thousands of job vacancies
TORONTO – Industry group Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters is warning on the rising number of…
Air Transat flight attendants reject tentative deal for a second time
MONTREAL – The union representing 2,100 Air Transat flight attendants has rejected a tentative agreement…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto…
TSX gains almost 100 points, U.S. markets recover bulk of Wednesday selloff
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index gained almost a hundred points Thursday despite weakness in…
Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds to its best day in weeks, led by Big Tech
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street burst out of its hangover Thursday, as U.S. stocks…
Graduates entering weak markets face long-term effects, lower earnings: TD Economics
TORONTO – Recent graduates entering the job market during high unemployment may see a lasting…
Trans Mountain mulling how to remove ‘obstruction’ causing newest construction delay
CALGARY – The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion continues to work to find…
European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to…
Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can’t solve the…