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Trudeau to travel to Brussels to sign Canada-EU trade deal Sunday
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will finally travel to Brussels this weekend to sign…
Sotheby sale features Edvard Munch work that may fetch $50M
NEW YORK – A work by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch will highlight Sotheby’s fall auction…
Prime Minister Trudeau heads to Europe to sign free trade deal
OTTAWA – After a false start, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed Saturday night for Brussels…
Tougher Alberta rules convince oil and gas producers to accelerate well cleanups
CALGARY – Farmer Tony Nichols says he has mixed feelings about news that oil and…
Trudeau says work is ‘just beginning’ on Canada-EU free trade deal
BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revelled in a long-awaited moment Sunday — signing Canada’s…
Business groups say technical issues must be resolved to reap CETA benefits
EDMONTON – Several high-profile Canadian business and agriculture groups say the signing of the Comprehensive…
Legoland becomes first brick in Dubai’s southern expansion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A massive complex of amusement parks planned in the southern…
Sagard, Fairfax lead bidding for Performance Sports in court-supervised auction
EXETER, N.H. – A pair of big Canadian investors are proposing to buy Performance Sports…
Consumer spending rebounded in September
WASHINGTON – Consumers boosted their spending in September at the fastest pace in three months,…
U.S. pipeline project pushes Enbridge Energy Partners to US$406-million loss
HOUSTON – Enbridge Energy Partners said it lost US$406 million in its third quarter, primarily…
CenturyLink to buy Level 3 for about $24 billion
NEW YORK – CenturyLink said Monday that it will pay about $24 billion to buy…
Federal government approves $1.3B Nova natural gas system expansion in Alberta
CALGARY – The federal government has conditionally approved an expansion of TransCanada’s (TSX:TRP) Nova Gas…
Coffee shop chain Second Cup establishes special committee to review options
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Second Cup (TSX:SCU) said Monday it has established a special committee…
Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay through June 2019
LONDON – Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced Monday that he will extend his…
Markets stay steady ahead of U.S. election; oil falls to one-month low
TORONTO – Major North American stock markets were barely swayed in any direction Monday, despite…
Former prime minister Paul Martin welcomes signing of Canada-EU trade deal
MONTREAL – Europe’s decision to sign the Canada-EU trade agreement shows it chose not to…
Mexico: Deforestation for avocados much higher than thought
MEXICO CITY – Deforestation caused by the expansion of Mexican avocado orchards is much higher…
Ford headquarters outside Detroit evacuated after fire
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Co.’s world headquarters in Dearborn was evacuated Monday after a…
Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president
WASHINGTON – The next president of the United States will start with a huge following…
Judge tentatively OKs $151M settlement in chemical leak suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A federal judge on Monday tentatively approved a $151 million settlement involving…
A look at key players in the Dakota Access pipeline fight
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Dakota Access pipeline, a $3.8 billion, four-state project designed to carry…
Policy Prescriptions: Clinton and Trump on taxes
WASHINGTON – One group of Americans will likely see huge changes to their tax bills…
Unifor and Ford reach tentative agreement last minute to avert strike
TORONTO – The union representing 6,700 autoworkers at Ford in Canada said it has reached…
Thomson Reuters to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide as it speeds up streamlining
TORONTO – Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI) says it’s eliminating 2,000 positions around the world as it…