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Federal budget won’t contain specific actions to address Trump uncertainty
OTTAWA – If the Trudeau government plans to take steps to address the economic risks…
Resolute extends shutdown on Niagara Region newsprint plant, may convert operation
MONTREAL – Resolute Forest Products says that its Thorold newsprint manufacturing plant in southern Ontario…
Union plans to fight back against Postmedia’s announced 54 layoffs
VANCOUVER – A union representing staff in two B.C. newsrooms says it will fight Postmedia’s…
Liberal cabinet minister to travel the country to set stage for March 22 budget
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals began setting the stage Friday for their second budget, sending…
Opponents of Dakota pipeline bring message to Trump
WASHINGTON – With options dwindling to stop construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline,…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Step 1 in NAFTA renegotiation could start within two weeks: Ross
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government hopes to take the first formal step in renegotiating NAFTA…
Stock indices stay flat as TSX dragged down by financial sector
TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index closed little changed on Friday as a…
The border, the budget and chafing over ‘the centre’: federal politics this week
OTTAWA – The delight and optimism surrounding International Women’s Day persisted over several days on…
Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A remote Eskimo village on a tundra-covered island in western Alaska is…
Nissan recalls more than 54,000 cars, cites air bag problem
NEW YORK – Nissan is recalling more than 54,000 cars because of curtain and seat-mounted…
Canadian beekeepers blame diluted imports for plummeting honey prices
TORONTO – The son of a beekeeper, Grant Hicks has been in the honey game…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Corporate ledger: Just a…
In 1st budget, Trump to push conservative view of government
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sends Congress a proposed budget this week that will sharply…
Fishing magnate known as ‘The Codfather’ to plead guilty
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts fishing magnate known as “The Codfather” is scheduled to…
‘Kong’ outmuscles ‘Logan’ to become king of the box office
LOS ANGELES – It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this…
Berlin ground staff strike, hundreds of flights cancelled
BERLIN – Ground staff at Berlin’s two airports went on strike Monday for the second…
CPP Investment Board commits to invest $325 million in two logistics ventures
TORONTO – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing C$325 million towards warehouses and other…
Companies seek to turn captured carbon into concrete, fish food and even toothpaste
CALGARY – It has been derided as an expensive excuse to burn coal. But now,…
Nova Scotia firm gets $7.3 million rescue boat contract for Arctic patrol ships
HALIFAX – A Halifax area boat builder has been awarded a $7.3 million contract to…
Foreign buyer tax alone won’t fix Toronto housing crisis: report
TORONTO – A new report suggests a foreign buyer tax alone can’t solve Toronto’s soaring…
TransCanada to seek regulator’s OK after gas shippers approve new pipeline toll
CALGARY – TransCanada (TSX:TRP) says it has lined up enough shipper support to go ahead…
Marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. being added to S&P/TSX Composite Index
TORONTO – Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) is being added to the influential S&P/TSX Composite Index…
Ontario’s top court won’t hear appeal from former Nortel employees
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court will not hear an appeal from two former Nortel Networks…