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Farmers feel federal transport minister heard concerns over grain transportation
SASKATOON – Farm groups say they think federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau heard their concerns…
QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.…
QuickList: September inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada…
Quebec says Canadian Pacific directly responsible for 2013 Lac-Megantic damages
MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train…
Deadline looming for Canada-EU trade pact, as Europeans push resistant Walloons
OTTAWA – They’re listening carefully to the noisy argument spilling out of their neighbour’s house…
Child porn accuser drops lawsuit against ex-Subway pitchman
INDIANAPOLIS – The family of one of Jared Fogle’s victims in the child pornography case…
Thunder Bay Hydro and Kenora Hydro set to explore utility merger deal
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Thunder Bay Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. and Kenora Hydro Electric Corp.…
Ontario to import 2 terawatt hours of Quebec electricity annually under new deal
TORONTO – Ontario will import enough electricity from Quebec to power a city of more…
QuickFacts: Some of the details about the proposed Canada-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, also…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Heritage minister says Ottawa not ruling out helping newspaper industry
MONTREAL – The federal government isn’t ruling out offering financial support to the struggling newspaper…
Husky Energy wants more time for report after pipeline leak in Saskatchewan
REGINA – Husky Energy has asked for more time to submit technical reports on an…
Let’s toast: Jim Beam strike ends with promise to expand
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jim Beam ended a nearly weeklong strike at two bourbon distilleries in…
Freeland sounds despondent note amid failed effort to rescue Canada-EU deal
OTTAWA – About two months ago, when the ink had dried on the 1,600 pages…
Alberta to spend more to cut methane emissions by encouraging new technology
EDMONTON – Alberta plans to spend more money to cut methane emissions. Environment Minister Shannon…
Get used to ‘job churn,’ Morneau tells Liberal meeting
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadians should get used to so-called…
Colombia airline resumes Caracas flights after scare
BOGOTA – Colombia’s flagship airline briefly grounded all flights to Caracas after a Venezuela air…
Protesters break into Muskrat Falls site, more form blockade outside
Protesters broke into the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site in Labrador and formed a blockade around…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: The economy: There will…
100M Canadians by 2100? Key advisers to Morneau striving for such a goal
OTTAWA – Imagine Canada with a population of 100 million — roughly triple its current…
Protesters who refuse solid food take fight against Muskrat Falls to Ottawa
An Inuk artist protesting the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador says he’s lost more…
Green companies say Alberta’s target for renewable energy should be law
EDMONTON – Green energy groups have joined an environmental think tank in calling on the…
Dispute over Visa fees heats up as Walmart stops accepting credit card in Manitoba
TORONTO – The dispute between Walmart Canada and Visa over merchant fees escalated Monday as…
Capital Power pushes back Genesee 4 and 5 power plant on policy uncertainty
CALGARY – Capital Power has once again delayed a final go-ahead on its new natural…