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Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert gets $5M from Husky for oil spill cleanup
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A city that was forced to close its water intakes after…
Higher oil price boosts North American markets; 3 U.S. indexes hit records
TORONTO – Higher oil prices boosted the loonie and North American markets Monday, as all…
Prosecutor: Russian man’s computer linked to hacking scheme
SEATTLE – When federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they…
Miner BHP Billiton suffers $6.4 billion loss for 2015-16
CANBERRA, Australia – The world’s biggest miner, BHP Billiton, on Tuesday reported a $6.4 billion…
US home construction climbed to a 6-month high in July
WASHINGTON – Apartment construction in the Northeast fueled a jump in home building in July…
Turkish prosecutors seek 2 life sentences for Gulen
ANKARA, Turkey – Prosecutors in western Turkey have demanded a life sentence for U.S.-based Muslim…
Virgin Mobile launches home Internet in Ontario starting at $50 per month
TORONTO – Virgin Mobile Canada has introduced two new home Internet service plans for eligible…
Sold! New Playboy Mansion owner closes deal for $100 million
LOS ANGELES – The deal is done, and the Playboy Mansion has a new owner.…
NBC audience soars with first full week of Olympics Games
NEW YORK – You don’t need to be a numbers-cruncher to guess what won the…
Loonie closes at highest level in more than a month; stock markets pull back
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar continued to ride higher with oil prices Tuesday, as both…
Papers discuss fracking impact on B.C. dams, province defends approach
VANCOUVER – Officials at British Columbia’s public power utility raised concerns as early as 2009…
Gawker sold to Univision in aftermath of Hulk Hogan case
NEW YORK – Spanish-language broadcaster Univision won an auction Tuesday for Gawker Media, which was…
Costs limit extracurricular activities for students: TD survey
TORONTO – A new TD report suggests university students who are having a hard time…
Family’s home sale mired in uncertainty in wake of B.C. foreign buyers’ tax
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Cardboard moving boxes are piled about the living room of an otherwise…
Ontario credit union plots new digital bank to expand across Canada
TORONTO – Ontario credit union Meridian says it plans to launch a new bank in…
Performance Sports reveals SEC also investigating in wake of delayed audit
TORONTO – The maker of Bauer hockey equipment says it’s under investigation by the U.S.…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Canada aims to spread Chinese immigrants across country: John McCallum
VANCOUVER – Canada’s immigration minister says it appears the country needs more newcomers, but as…
Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 262,000
WASHINGTON – Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that layoffs are scarce…
CMHC gave Maple Bank green light shortly before banking watchdog seized bank’s assets
TORONTO – Canada’s national housing agency gave Maple Bank GmbH’s Canadian branch the green light…
Equifax says delinquency rates climb higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan
OTTAWA – Delinquency rates in Alberta and Saskatchewan climbed higher in the second quarter due…
Be prepared, don’t get personal: The dos and don’ts of asking a boss for a raise
TORONTO – About a year into her first full-time gig out of university, Jordann Brown…
Bird strike forces Qatar Airways emergency landing in Turkey
ISTANBUL – A Qatar Airways passenger jet with over 300 people on board made an…
Canadian women’s fashion retailer Aritzia makes plans to go public
After more than three decades, fashion retailer Aritzia is going public. The Vancouver-based company announced…