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Enbridge cutting 1,000 jobs after completing takeover of Spectra Energy
CALGARY – The cuts have come swiftly at energy giant Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB), which is…
Markets Right Now: After a bumpy start, stocks manage gains
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m.…
Highlights of federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA – Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau:…
Budget 2017 trumpets child care, anti-violence strategy as help for women
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is committing $101 million over five years to reduce violence…
Saskatchewan budget winners losers: School boards stay, PST goes up
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government tabled a budget Wednesday which forecasts a $685 million deficit…
Box office reaches new record, but international sales flat
NEW YORK – The Motion Picture Association of America said Wednesday that the worldwide box…
Federal budget in line with Nova Scotia’s priorities: finance minister
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s finance minister says the measures contained in the federal budget are…
Google’s YouTube losing major advertisers upset with videos
SAN FRANCISCO – AT&T, Verizon and several other major advertisers are suspending their marketing campaigns…
Puerto Rico’s sole deal with bondholders in jeopardy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The sole tentative debt restructuring deal that Puerto Rico reached…
Husky spill in southwest Alberta estimated at 25,000 litres; cleanup going well
CALGARY – Husky Energy says about 25,000 litres of crude oil leaked from one of…
Liberal budget seeks to look beyond Trump, but is it blind to him?
OTTAWA – If there’s an example in Wednesday’s federal budget of challenges President Donald Trump…
Applications for US jobless aid rise to still-low 258,000
WASHINGTON – More people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, but applications are still at…
A dairy-for-lumber deal? Think-tank paper proposes Canada-U.S. swap for NAFTA
WASHINGTON – The most common uses of Canadian dairy normally include milk, cream, yogurt, butter…
US new home sales rise despite higher mortgage rates
WASHINGTON – Americans responded to higher mortgage rates by snapping up new homes in February…
New Valeant Pharmaceuticals CEO got US$63-million in compensation
LAVAL, Que. – Valeant Pharmaceuticals says its chairman and CEO received US$62.7 million in compensation…
Jon Corzine’s MF Global, PwC in settlement
NEW YORK – The trial between bankrupt brokerage MF Global, run by former New Jersey…
Canada gets green light to join controversial China-led infrastructure bank
OTTAWA – Canada has been approved to join a controversial new international infrastructure bank led…
AP Exclusive: US probe of ex-Trump aide extends to Cyprus
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government investigation of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort,…
TSX climbs on rising bank stocks, Wall Street flat amid delayed ‘Trumpcare’ vote
TORONTO – A gain across most sectors sent Canada’s largest stock market higher Thursday, as…
Utah getting toughest drunken driving limit in the US
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s governor signed legislation Thursday giving the predominantly Mormon state the…
NewsAlert:TransCanada gets State Department’s OK for Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY – TransCanada says it has received a presidential permit from the U.S. State Department…
World markets mixed as US health care bill vote looms
HONG KONG – World stock markets were mixed Friday after a U.S. vote on a…
QuickList: February inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says.…
Trumps plot big hotel expansion, but political problems loom
NEW YORK – The Trump family is launching a new hotel chain in a bold…