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Cascades to close New York City plant, property put up for sale for US$72M
KINGSEY FALLS, Que. – Cascades Inc. (TSX:CAS) announced plans Wednesday to close its packaging plant…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Federal regulators investigating Range Rover doors
DETROIT – Federal regulators are investigating whether a 2015 recall of Range Rovers fixed the…
Kentucky man, transgender wife sue Amazon for workplace bias
A Kentucky man and his transgender wife sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they endured…
Clarification: Trump-Flight Restrictions story
READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – In a story Aug. 8, The Associated Press reported on flight…
Aimia swings to a loss in quarter that saw it lose Air Canada as customer
MONTREAL – Loyalty program operator Aimia Inc. (TSX: AIM) swung to a loss in a…
It’s not delivery. It’s DiGiorno Pizza … spilled on I-30
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate…
Quebecor Q2 profit jumps to $132.4 million, boosted by spectrum sale to Shaw
MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B) says an $87.8 million gain from the sale of wireless…
US wholesale prices edged down 0.1 per cent in July
WASHINGTON – Prices at the wholesale level slipped in July, the first decline in 11…
B.C. tourism businesses feeling affects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in…
B.C. government to make announcement about Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – Two key British Columbia cabinet ministers are expected to outline the government’s next…
CI Financial to buy Sentry Investments, expanding mutual fund offerings
TORONTO – CI Financial Corp. (TSX:CIX) has agreed to buy Sentry Investments Corp. in a…
Canadian brides-to-be scramble after bridal retailer files for bankruptcy
TORONTO – Margaret Perdue started bawling when she heard on the radio that the bridal…
Timeline: Key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan Canada’s proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain oil…
US budget deficit narrowed to $42.9 billion in July
WASHINGTON – The federal budget deficit fell sharply in July from a year earlier, largely…
Trump names ex-McConnell aide to lead energy agency for now
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday named a former aide to Senate Majority Leader…
Striking workers at Halifax newspaper vote overwhelmingly in favour of new deal
HALIFAX – A labour dispute at Canada’s largest independently owned daily newspaper ended Thursday after…
Trump administration urged to avoid salmon protection rules
BOISE, Idaho – A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled…
EU: 17 nations get tainted eggs, products in growing scandal
BRUSSELS – EU officials say 15 European Union members plus China and Switzerland have reported…
Facebook envisions Watch feature as TV for social media
NEW YORK – Facebook envisions its new Watch feature as TV designed for social media,…
B.C. joins legal battles against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – British Columbia says it will join the legal fight against the Trans Mountain…
CPPIB gets ‘significant uplift’ from global equity markets in latest quarter
TORONTO – The head of the country’s biggest public pension fund says it benefited from…
Farmers turn to specialized forecasting in face of rising extreme weather threat
CALGARY – In an industry that lives and dies by the weather, farmers like Dwight…
Feds to review whether credit unions can use banking terms following outcry
Ottawa says it is reviewing whether credit unions should be allowed to use the terms…