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B.C. finance minister criticizes U.S. protectionism as lumber dispute looms
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s finance minister says he’s worried that United States president-elect Donald Trump’s…
Climate change expertise lacking in Canadian boardrooms, says report
CALGARY – Canada’s biggest oil and gas producers and utilities appear to lack expertise in…
High-end home sales in Toronto set to dominate this year, Sotheby’s says
Toronto is poised to lead the country in high-end home sales for the third consecutive…
Amazon agrees to pay $1.1M to Competition Bureau over pricing practices
OTTAWA – Online retailer Amazon has agreed to pay $1.1 million in penalties and costs…
Surviving Carpenters member sues over digital royalties
LOS ANGELES – Grammy winner Richard Carpenter sued Universal Music Group on Wednesday for millions…
Life insurers’ new genetic test policy called an 11th-hour stalling attempt
TORONTO – The decision by Canada’s life insurers to stop requiring genetic testing for the…
Calgary real estate board sees overall market stabilizing this year
CALGARY – After more than two years of gloom and uncertainty, the Calgary Real Estate…
Trump’s Treasury pick boosted an investment with TV talk
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, will sell 43…
Alberta premier says B.C. approval of Trans Mountain pipeline good for Canada
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says British Columbia’s decision to approve the expansion of…
Ethics official denounces Trump’s plan for business
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will continue to profit from his…
US ethics chief blasts Trump plan to keep business profits
WASHINGTON – The director of the federal government’s ethics agency Wednesday blasted President-elect Donald Trump’s…
German economy accelerated in 2016 thanks to higher spending
BERLIN – Germany’s economy accelerated slightly last year to grow by 1.9 per cent, narrowly…
CAE gets Canadian, U.S. military training contracts worth up to $1 billion
MONTREAL – CAE says the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army have awarded…
Applications for US jobless aid rise to still-low 247,000
WASHINGTON – More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the increase was modest and…
Former copyright office head to run publishing trade group
NEW YORK – The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall…
Two small western towns where coal is king look to the future in uncertain times
HANNA, Alta. – The hand-painted sign on a bumpy road on the east side of…
B.C. premier says five conditions met on Trans Mountain pipeline
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark announced British Columbia’s support for the expansion of the Trans…
OPEC chief ‘confident’ countries to meet oil production cuts
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The head of OPEC said on Thursday that he…
Ford adds 816,000 vehicles to Takata air bag recall
DETROIT – Ford is adding more than 816,000 vehicles in North America to the growing…
Real estate sector expected to move away from ‘feast and famine’ this year
TORONTO – The extreme regional disparities that characterized Canada’s real estate markets last year will…
Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.12 per cent
WASHINGTON – Long-term US mortgage rates fell this week, the second week of declines after…
TVO’s $2M donation a rare gift for Canada’s struggling news industry
TORONTO – A $2 million donation to TVO is being hailed as a boost for…
US budget deficit nearly doubles in December from year ago
WASHINGTON – The U.S. federal government’s budget deficit rose from a year earlier for the…
Quebec dairy processors Saputo and Agropur lay off 346 workers in Atlantic Canada
MONTREAL – Canada’s two largest dairy processors are laying off 346 employees in Atlantic Canada.…