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Flair Airlines purchases assets of no-frills flight service NewLeaf
KELOWNA, B.C. – Flair Airlines Ltd. has purchased the assets of no-frills flight service NewLeaf.…
Canadian Transportation Agency plans consultations on airline passenger rights
CALGARY – Canadians will soon have their say on the future of airline passenger rights…
Dollarama expects to offset minimum wage hikes, but won’t rule out price hikes
MONTREAL – Dollarama says it can absorb planned minimum wage increases across the country, but…
Porter Airlines pulls ads from The Rebel, apologizes for use of word ‘blacklist’
TORONTO – Porter Airlines has joined a string of Canadian companies pulling its advertisements from…
Girl, daughter of NBC vice-president, killed; dad arrested
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – A suburban New York man has been accused of suffocating his…
Trump promises ‘first-class’ infrastructure system for US
CINCINNATI – Dogged by allegations in Washington, President Donald Trump travelled to friendlier territory Wednesday…
Kuwait’s emir meets with Qatari leader amid diplomatic rift
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Kuwait’s emir travelled to Qatar to help mediate an end…
Valeant to sell iNova Pharmaceuticals for US$930 million cash to 2 fund managers
LAVAL, Que. – Valeant Pharmaceuticals (TSX:VRX) expects to receive US$930 million in cash for its…
The Latest: ECB president sees inflation still subdued
FRANKFURT – The Latest on the European Central Bank’s monetary policy meeting (all times local):…
Climate deal pull-out may speed up damage to Trump property
PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate…
US household wealth ticks up 1.4 per cent to $94.8 trillion
WASHINGTON – Buoyed by higher stock prices, Americans’ household net worth rose 1.4 per cent…
Enbridge sets out oil pipeline growth plan to cover Western Canada for a decade
CALGARY – Enbridge Inc (TSX:ENB) has outlined a pipeline expansion plan it says can cover…
Former Poseidon Concepts executive ordered to pay $750,000 in fines and costs
CALGARY – The Alberta Securities Commission is ordering the former U.S. senior sales executive for…
Carr: Canada would consider Chinese investment proposals for oilsands
OTTAWA – As Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr explores avenues in China to expand foreign…
BMO CEO downplays housing risk, says market ‘essentially heals itself’
TORONTO – The Bank of Montreal’s CEO is downplaying the consequences that would come from…
Contractor injured performing maintenance at Syncrude oilsands site
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A man has been injured at an oilsands facility in northern…
Branson calls Trump ‘naive’ for exiting Paris climate accord
British billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday called President Donald Trump very “naive” to withdraw from…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Here are the…
Liberals look at ways to change youth employment programs, labour minister says
OTTAWA – Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says she is taking a sweeping look at the…
Sirius XM buys stake in music streaming site Pandora
NEW YORK – Online music service Pandora is raising cash to help it take on…
Pound dives as UK enters new period of uncertainty
LONDON – The pound fell sharply after Britain’s election saw the Conservatives lose their majority…
Wounded May soldiers on as election shock complicates Brexit
LONDON – In a political drama both brutal and surreal, British Prime Minister Theresa May…
CNN dumps host Reza Aslan after anti-Trump tweet
NEW YORK – CNN cut ties with author and television host Reza Aslan on Friday,…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…