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Ontario government to set up new regulator for home builders, replacing Tarion
TORONTO – The Ontario government will be setting up a stand-alone regulator to oversee the…
Teck Resources says winter, transportation issues expected to hamper Q1 coal sales
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B, TECK:A) says a number of issues hampered its coal…
Thailand’s ex-tourism chief gets 50 years for taking bribes
BANGKOK – The former head of Thailand’s tourism promotion board was sentenced on Wednesday to…
Bidding process for federal contracts legally flawed, company argues
TORONTO – A company that lost a $428-million federal contract in 2007 is calling on…
Etihad to lend US-bound passengers iPads as ban workaround
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – One Mideast airline affected by the ban on most electronics…
Fears for Indonesian park’s rare species as Trump town rises
GUNUNG GEDE PANGRANGO, Indonesia – Shrouded in mist and cloud, the twin volcanoes of the…
Windows update will bring 3-D, game tools and less clutter
NEW YORK – A major update to Microsoft’s Windows 10 system will start reaching consumers…
Ford recalls 570K vehicles for fire risk, door latch trouble
DETROIT – Ford is recalling more than 570,000 vehicles in North America and Europe to…
Turkish court orders Booking.com to be blocked
ISTANBUL – A Turkish court has ordered the travel website Booking.com to be blocked in…
Compensation to Bombardier senior executives rose nearly 50 per cent last year
MONTREAL – Bombardier’s senior executives saw their compensation rise by nearly 50 per cent last…
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone aims to dispel the Note 7 debacle
NEW YORK – Samsung seems to be playing it safe —at least with its battery…
Human rights on the table in any China free trade deal, says McCallum
OTTAWA – John McCallum, Canada’s new ambassador to China, says human rights and labour standards…
TSX climbs for 6th session with help from oil, loonie up quarter of a U.S. cent
TORONTO – Oil prices rose for a second day in a row Wednesday, helping Canada’s…
The Latest: Ambassador says UK will remain key world player
LONDON – The latest on Brexit (all times local): 1:50 a.m. Britain’s ambassador to the…
Poll: Americans dislike GOP’s, Trump’s plan on health care
WASHINGTON – Note to President Donald Trump and House Republicans: People really don’t like your…
Via Rail: youth passes sold out after high demand interrupts sales
TORONTO – Via Rail said early Thursday that all available $150 youth passes for unlimited…
Back to burgers: Carl’s Jr. ditches bikini-clad ads
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are ditching the bikinis and getting back to the burgers. The…
Building the foundation of a house-buying budget requires resisting temptation
OTTAWA – Whether it’s the sizzling real estate market or the desire for something just…
Average US 30-year mortgage rate slips to 4.14 per cent
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a second straight week, slipping…
US economy grew at steady 2.1 per cent rate in Q4
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter…
Senate panels advance Trump’s picks for labour, agriculture
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the labour…
2 US men accused of illegally trafficking valuable baby eels
PORTLAND, Maine – Federal investigators say two Maine men were indicted on charges related to…
A look at the oilsands deals that have consolidated Canadian control
CALGARY – Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) made a splash in the oil patch Wednesday with a…
Air Canada lawsuit accuses Airbus of negligence in Halifax crash landing
HALIFAX – Airbus’s negligence contributed to a crash landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport two…