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Bayer buying Monsanto, will create global chemical, ag giant
American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Scotiabank defends practices to verify incomes before granting mortgages
TORONTO – Scotiabank is defending its income verification practices in light of a report that…
Canadian minister heads on tour to save trade deal with European Union
WASHINGTON – Canada’s trade minister is flying to meetings in different countries over the coming…
Baytex says combination of factors caused fire, explosion in oil tank in July
PEACE RIVER, Alta. – A Calgary-based oilsands producer has released information about a fire and…
Growing list of solar projects in the wings as Alberta moves to replace coal
CALGARY – Solar power projects that could jolt Alberta’s electricity grid with the addition of…
US current account trade deficit narrows to $119.9 billion
WASHINGTON – The deficit in the nation’s broadest measure of trade fell in the second…
Hyundai recalls SUVs; software flaw may stop acceleration
DETROIT – Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software…
Financeit and Concentra buy TD Bank home improvement financing business
TORONTO – Financial technology firm Financeit and Concentra, which provides wholesale finance and trust services…
Pandora revamps its $5 a month radio service
NEW YORK – Pandora said it has revamped its $5 a month Internet radio service,…
Canadian home sales drop for fourth month as Lower Mainland weighs on activity
OTTAWA – The Canadian Real Estate Association says national home sales dropped 3.1 per cent…
US manufacturing output stumbled in August
WASHINGTON – U.S. factory production fell last month amid cutbacks in appliances, home electronics and…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Ex-Teamsters official pleads guilty in ‘Top Chef’ case
BOSTON – A former Teamsters official who intimidated the staff and crew of the “Top…
Quarterly report shows hot real estate market lifts B.C. budget into billions
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s hot real estate market has boosted the province’s bottom line, freeing…
Trump lawyer says Trump missed foundation payment mistake
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes,…
Economists say Trump’s economic plan is an impossible blend
NEW YORK – Donald Trump has attached a price tag to an economic vision promising…
Manufacturing sales edge up 0.1 per cent in July, though below expectations
OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales came in below expectations in July, edging up just 0.1…
AP FACT CHECK: How Trump’s ‘Penny Plan’ adds up to big cuts
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s “Penny Plan” sounds like a painless pinprick in the federal budget…
Quebec stone producer becomes North America’s largest with purchase of U.S. rivals
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Polycor Inc. says it has joined forces with two U.S. rivals to…
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Court halts construction of another section of pipeline
FARGO, N.D. – A federal appeals court has ordered a halt to construction of another…
‘Lost everything:’ Economic Downturn forces people to give up animal friends
CALGARY – Surrender never comes easily. An animal information card at the Calgary Humane Society…