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Air Canada halts flights to Israel until end of October
MONTREAL – Air Canada says it’s cancelling all direct flights to and from Tel Aviv…
Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike
Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser…
Small-cap companies not ready for climate disclosure rules: TMX Group CEO
CALGARY – Most of Canada’s small and mid-sized publicly traded companies are not at all…
Ford says it’s at the limit on how much it can spend to get new contract with striking autoworkers
DETROIT (AP) — A top Ford executive says the company has reached the limit of…
Insurer Intact Financial reports $611 million in catastrophe losses in third quarter
TORONTO – Intact Financial Corp. estimates its catastrophe losses for the second quarter were approximately…
‘Shock and grief’ now part of the job for tour companies amid Israel-Hamas war
MONTREAL – For Artzi Korostelev, the professional is now tragically personal. The executive vice-president of…
News media lobby group says it agrees with Google’s concerns about Online News Act
TORONTO – A lobby group for Canada’s newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
TSX declines Thursday, Wall Street also falls following U.S. inflation report
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index declined Thursday, led by losses in utilities, base metals…
Stock market today: Wall Street falls as the vise tightens from rising yields in the bond market
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped as the clamps tightened on Wall Street from…
B.C. Real Estate Association says sales activity impacted by high cost of borrowing
VANCOUVER – Home sales in British Columbia were up in September by more than 10…
Taylor Swift concert movie breaks Cineplex record for event pre-sales
TORONTO – Taylor Swift’s concert movie is proving to be a fairy tale for Canada’s…
NHL’s Ottawa Senators enter jersey sponsorship agreement with CIBC
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have entered into a multiyear agreement with the Canadian Imperial…
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their…
TC Energy names former CEO Hal Kvisle as chair of new liquids pipeline spinoff
CALGARY – TC Energy Corp. is bringing back former chief executive Hal Kvisle to serve…
U.S. tech workers make 46 per cent more than Canadian counterparts: TMU study
TORONTO – A new study says U.S. tech workers are paid 46 per cent more…
US inflation eased slightly last month as price increases extend slow descent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Measures of U.S. inflation barely declined in September, evidence that consumer price…
Hunting for decent returns with low risk? Here are the basics of GICs
TORONTO – As interest rates have risen, so has the popularity of guaranteed investment certificates.…
The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Thursday that it has imposed its first set…
Rising GIC returns broadening their appeal to younger investors
OTTAWA – Rising interest rates have pushed up costs for borrowers and made mortgages, car…
Barrick preliminary Q3 sales total 1.03M ounces of gold and 101M pounds of copper
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corp. says its preliminary third-quarter sales totalled 1.03 million ounces of…
Quebecor extends coverage areas for Freedom Mobile customers, launching MVNO service
MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. is extending coverage across Canada for customers of its Freedom Mobile,…
Laurentian Bank makes changes to senior executive ranks
MONTREAL – Laurentian Bank announced a series of changes to its senior executive ranks following…
St. Lawrence Seaway workers vote in favour of strike if no deal reached by Oct. 21
MONTREAL – Workers represented by Unifor at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. have voted 99…