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Federal government to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026
OTTAWA – The federal government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents…
N.L. wants details on environmental impact before hydrogen project can move forward
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked the company vying to…
Parkland Corp.’s third-quarter earnings double on strong refinery performance
CALGARY – Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says its third-quarter earnings more than doubled in 2023…
Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday for…
Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key…
Poilievre challenges Trudeau to lift carbon tax off all heating until next election
OTTAWA – The Conservatives moved Wednesday to make carbon pricing the ballot box question in…
Nutrien sees earnings drop in third quarter as lower selling prices take a toll
SASKATOON – Nutrien Ltd. says it earned US$82 million in the third quarter, down from…
Spin Master reports higher third-quarter earnings but lowers full-year guidance
TORONTO – Spin Master Corp. says its net income for the third quarter was US$155.4…
Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father’s civil fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. testified Wednesday that he never worked on his…
GFL Environmental reports revenue boost from price hikes
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Waste removal company GFL Environmental Inc. says it saw a boost in…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
TSX gains one per cent, U.S. markets also rise after Federal Reserve holds rate
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index gained one per cent Wednesday in a broad-based rally…
Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court
MONTREAL – Two Mohawk men from Kahnawake, near Montreal, have been granted a stay of…
Stock market today: Wall Street rallies on hopes that the Fed’s rate hikes are done
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied after the Federal Reserve indicated it may not…
Labour shortages cost Canadian agriculture sector $3.5 billion in 2022: research
OTTAWA – The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council says labour shortages cost the agriculture sector…
Telus, TerreStar complete trial of mobile-to-satellite connectivity
MONTREAL – Telus Corp. says it has successfully trialled technology that allows smartphones to send…
Canadian Dairy Commission delays farmgate milk price hike by three months
OTTAWA – The Canadian Dairy Commission is delaying a planned increase to the farmgate price…
Calgary Real Estate Board reports 17 per cent increase in home sales for October
CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city saw 2,171 home sales in…
What you need to know about heat pumps
TORONTO – The federal government has ramped up financial support to help transition homeowners away…
Canada Goose lowers forecast amid ‘increasingly challenging’ global landscape
TORONTO – Canada Goose Holdings Inc. cut its financial guidance for its full year as…
Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of the Keystone pipeline system has finished cleaning up…
U.S. job openings rise slightly to 9.6 million, sign of continued strength in the job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 9.6 million job openings in September, up from 9.5 million…
CDPQ to buy power transmission network in Brazil in deal valued at up to $108.5M
MONTREAL – The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has signed a deal to…
Thomson Reuters planning to invest more than US$100 million a year in generative AI
TORONTO – Thomson Reuters Corp. announced plans to invest more than US$100 million a year…