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Alberta introduces two new business tax credits to grow, diversify economy
EDMONTON – Alberta is proposing two new business tax credits to try to diversify the…
Trump win rattles world markets, as shares, dollar tumble
HONG KONG – News of a Donald Trump presidency roiled North American futures markets and…
Historic election shocker: Donald Trump wins, becomes 45th U.S. president
WASHINGTON – The market-shaking, adjective-defying prospect of a Donald Trump presidency became reality Wednesday, with…
Chorus Aviation spreads wings by signing deal to lease jets to Spanish carrier
MONTREAL – Chorus Aviation, which mainly provides Jazz regional air service for Air Canada, is…
Alberta bovine tuberculosis case investigation now includes Saskatchewan
The food safety investigation into a case of bovine tuberculosis that was found in an…
TransCanada looking to engage with Trump administration on Keystone XL
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. says it’s evaluating ways to engage the newly elected Donald Trump…
Talk to the U.S. like a customer, former ambassador tells business audience
WINNIPEG – The man who served as Canada’s ambassador to the United States up until…
GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow
DETROIT – Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVS is forcing General Motors to…
Kinder Morgan president backs off climate change remarks
EDMONTON – The president of the company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal has…
Stock markets rise as investors warm to idea of Trump U.S. presidency
TORONTO – Canada’s biggest stock market rose while Wall Street hovered around record levels Wednesday,…
Come by Chance refinery operator cutting 128 jobs in N.L., cites ‘tough’ economy
COME BY CHANCE, N.L. – The operator of the Come by Chance oil refinery in…
For global economy, Trump victory intensifies uncertainties
Donald Trump’s promise to put America first helped propel him to the U.S. presidency. But…
Canadians continue to pile up non-mortgage debt, according to TransUnion report
TORONTO – Canadians continued to pile up non-mortgage debt compared with a year ago but…
Yellow Pages Q3 profit slips to $3.8M, print revenues down, digital up
MONTREAL – Yellow Pages Ltd. (TSX:Y) earned $3.8 million in its latest quarter, down from…
Cineplex Entertainment to buy SAW, coin-operated ride and game company
TORONTO – Cineplex Entertainment is buying a Florida-based company that provides coin-operated rides, games and…
Bombardier on runway to improve profits after two waves of job cuts says CEO
MONTREAL – Bombardier says massive cost-cutting, mainly from two painful rounds of job reductions, has…
The highlight of Google’s Daydream VR is … its controller
NEW YORK – The best thing about Google’s new virtual-reality headset isn’t the headset at…
Garneau clarifies that higher foreign ownership cap applies to cargo airlines
OTTAWA – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government plans to increase foreign ownership…
India businesses say shock currency swap painful but needed
NEW DELHI – Delivering one of India’s biggest-ever economic upsets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this…
Some Canadian residents left with worthless cash after Indian rupee cancellation
TORONTO – A number of Canadian residents have suddenly found themselves with worthless wads of…
Saskatchewan small brewer wins temporary injunction in Alberta over beer markup
EDMONTON – A Saskatchewan brewer has won a temporary injunction to not pay Alberta’s new…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Vantiv to buy Moneris subsidiary for $US425 million by end of year
TORONTO – U.S.-based Vantiv, Inc. is buying an American subsidiary of Toronto-based payment processor Moneris…
What went wrong in this year’s presidential polls?
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s victory came as a surprise to many Americans, the nation’s pollsters…