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Canada’s takeaway from Trump meeting: ‘cautiously optimistic’ about NAFTA
WASHINGTON – Canada’s ambassador to Washington, who sat in on the Donald Trump-Justin Trudeau summit…
Spotify to relocate US headquarters to 4 World Trade Center
NEW YORK – Spotify is relocating and expanding its U.S. headquarters to 4 World Trade…
ND winter leads to record single-month oil production drop
BISMARCK, N.D. – Snowy, frigid weather hampered oil and gas producers in North Dakota in…
American Girl to sell its first-ever boy doll
NEW YORK – For the first time in its more than 30-year history, American Girl…
Boeing union bid fails in South averse to organizing
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Production workers at Boeing’s South Carolina plant have overwhelmingly rejected an effort…
Canada’s biggest market for peas, lentils in doubt as India cracks down on pests
CALGARY – Canada’s producers of peas and lentils are preparing for the possibility that their…
Pierre Karl Peladeau returns to lead Quebecor after foray into Quebec politics
MONTREAL – Following an eventful if brief foray into the political arena, Pierre Karl Peladeau…
Toronto stock market closes at another record amid deluge of earnings
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock market eked out a small gain to close at a…
Big Three automakers say they won’t waver from $1.5B investment in Canada
TORONTO – The three largest automakers in North America say they won’t waver in their…
‘Day Without Immigrants’: Protest closes restaurants in US
PHILADELPHIA – The heart of Philadelphia’s Italian Market was uncommonly quiet. Fine restaurants in New…
Kraft in talks to buy Europe’s Unilever
NEW YORK – U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. confirmed that it’s made an offer…
Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected
TOKYO – Robot probes sent to one of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested…
Deep in road salt mine, workers pray for snow (and overtime)
HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. – Deep below upstate New York’s farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels…
Enbridge to invest $1.7 billion in wind farm as pipeline business gathers steam
CALGARY – Energy giant Enbridge Inc. is making big inroads into renewables even as changes…
Net farm income to slip in 2016 and 2016 as livestock herds expand: forecast
OTTAWA – Net cash income for farmers is forecast to dip slightly for both 2016…
Unifor head says industry on the cusp of rebuilding, plays down Trump concerns
TORONTO – Canada’s auto industry shouldn’t be concerned with the protectionist rhetoric coming from the…
Stocks inch to new records; S&P 500 up 4 straight weeks
NEW YORK – Stock indexes inched ahead to record highs Friday, barely, after a late-afternoon…
TSX streak of record highs comes to a halt, Wall Street continues peaking
TORONTO – The five-day streak of record highs for Canada’s main stock index came to…
Notley to head to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 26; itinerary still being finalized
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will visit Washington, D.C. from Feb. 26…
Trudeau warns black tie business elite to ‘get real’ about anxiety workers feel
HAMBURG – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used one of Germany’s most prestigious black-tie galas to…
How Second Cup’s promotional Piaggios narrowly avoided the scrap heap
OTTAWA – They are the marketing darlings of the Second Cup franchise, and bureaucracy nearly…
Trump sons open Dubai golf club as namesake now US president
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons ceremonially opened a…
Turkish Airlines flight to Toronto evacuated after note seen
ISTANBUL – A Turkish Airlines plane in Istanbul was evacuated Saturday after a suspicious note…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Closed for holidays: Stock…