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UK central bank drawn into market manipulation scandal
LONDON – British politicians are seeking an investigation into allegations that the Bank of England…
Trump-taxes: President scraps tax plan, timetable threatened
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has scrapped the tax plan he campaigned on and is…
Annual pace of housing starts hits highest level since September 2007
OTTAWA – The number of new homes that began construction in Canada last month hit…
Aspen Skiing Co. and KSL Capital Partners to buy Intrawest in US$1.5B deal
DENVER – The company behind the Mont Tremblant and Blue Mountain ski resorts has signed…
Mission nearly impossible this spring: Finding a home to buy
Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. The…
Startups in Japan seeing ample cash but lack of innovators
TOKYO – Japan Inc. where companies with roots going back decades, if not centuries, have…
Ford says hybrid police car catches bad guys, saves gas too
DEARBORN, Mich. – The next time the cops chase you down for speeding, they could…
Ottawa to introduce legislation this spring to address airline bumping
MONTREAL – Canada will introduce new legislation this spring that will address the problem of…
Sprott Inc. sells diversified assets for $46M; says staff count will be halved
TORONTO – Sprott Inc. (TSX:SII) says it will cut its staff count in half to…
B.C. parties focus on pocketbook issues, voters south of the Fraser River
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s two leading political parties targeted voters’ wallets with duelling promises on…
Divers find natural gas pipeline leak in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Repair work is underway for a pipeline that has spewed hundreds of…
Bombardier board approves changes to executive compensation after outcry
MONTREAL – After facing nearly two weeks of criticism, Bombardier said Monday that its board…
Toshiba’s survival in doubt amid Westinghouse troubles
TOKYO – Toshiba Corp., whose U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. has filed for bankruptcy…
Advertisers are fleeing Bill O’Reilly, but viewers aren’t
NEW YORK – Advertisers are fleeing Bill O’Reilly’s “no spin zone” on Fox News Channel,…
A look at some highlights in Manitoba’s provincial budget released Tuesday
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government released its 2017-18 budget on Tuesday. Here is a look…
Warning issued after more sundae cups recalled over Listeria risk
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more varieties of Wholesome Farms’ sundae cups…
No bail for Canadian accused in Yahoo hack after judge criticizes parents
HAMILTON – A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails was denied bail…
Teranet-National Bank home price index posts largest March increase in a decade
TORONTO – The Hamilton, Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver markets helped push Canadian home prices higher…
CIBC to move headquarters in Toronto to new office towers several blocks away
TORONTO – CIBC plans to move its headquarters in Toronto to a pair of office…
El Faro’s tragic ending ‘burned’ in investigator’s mind
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was just a fleeting moment, hardly noticeable amid the tumult: As…
AP FACT CHECK: Do Trump’s Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million?
WASHINGTON – With President Donald Trump making his seventh presidential trip this weekend to his…
Shaw Communications shares jump on better-than-expected subscriber numbers
TORONTO – Shaw Communications Inc. added more wireless subscribers and lost fewer TV, Internet and…
News driver retires after 57 years, 5 million deliveries
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. – After nearly six decades and millions of newspapers delivered, Mel Rulison has…
IMF leader Lagarde warns against trade protectionism
WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that after six years…