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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
S&P/TSX composite down more than 300 points Wednesday, U.S. stocks also fall
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index fell more than 300 points Wednesday amid a broad-based…
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing burger and steak outlets to B.C. casino, resort
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing his burger and steak outlets to a Vancouver casino…
Striking Metro workers say they face challenges affording the very food they sell
TORONTO – Metro grocery store workers on strike in the Greater Toronto Area say they…
Auto sales up 8% in July for ninth month of growth: DesRosiers
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales growth continued in July…
RioCan REIT Q2 net income rises by almost 43% from last year
TORONTO – One of the Greater Toronto Area’s most prominent landlords says it is keeping…
Amazon to open robotics-backed fulfilment centre in Southwold, Ont., will hire 1,000
SOUTHWOLD, Ont. – Amazon Canada. says it will open a new robotics-backed fulfilment centre south…
Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month’s home prices rose…
Thomson Reuters turns second-quarter profit, reports revenue up from year ago
TORONTO – Thomson Reuters Corp. says it earned a second-quarter profit of US$894 million as…
6.6 million ‘unsafe vehicles’ ply the roads despite safety recalls: Transport Canada
Some 6.6 million “unsafe vehicles” are likely on the road despite having unresolved safety recalls,…
Rejected agreements show workers are fighting to catch up: experts
TORONTO – A recent string of rejected tentative agreements across the country is a sign…
Saskatchewan Crown corporations report earning losses; SaskPower faces steep hit
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations are reporting sizable earning losses this year, with the government-owned…
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating, citing rising…
EQ Bank owner EQB Inc. sees earnings rise in second quarter, boosts guidance
TORONTO – EQB Inc., the company that owns EQ Bank, says it earned $130.9 million…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
S&P/TSX composite falling, U.S. stocks mixed
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index fell almost 100 points with weakness in financials, base…
All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta
OTTAWA – Discovering news articles and videos on Facebook and Instagram will soon become a…
Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former…
Strathcona Resources to go public through deal to buy Pipestone Energy
Strathcona Resources Ltd. announced Tuesday it will go public through a deal to purchase oil…
Yellow Corp. bankruptcy notice leaves some Canadian truckers in limbo
Nearly 130 Canadian truck drivers were told not to report for work, Unifor says, after…
Calgary home sales set new July record as they climbed 18% from last year: board
CALGARY – The Calgary Real Estate Board says rising interest rates had little impact on…
Molson Coors boosts outlook as earnings and sales rise in second quarter
MONTREAL – Molson Coors Beverage Co. has bumped up its outlook for the year as…
GTA new condo sales see slowest first half of year since 2013: Urbanation
TORONTO – Urbanation Inc. says Greater Toronto Area new condo sales experienced their slowest first…
What students should keep in mind when shopping for a laptop
Amanda Round’s parents splurged on a high school graduation present for her: a $3,000 Microsoft…