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Michael Feldman, former top AP photo editor, dies at 70
PHILADELPHIA – Michael Feldman, a top photo editor whose 40-year career took him from the…
Nova Scotia forestry review to consider clear cutting: minister
HALIFAX – Clear cutting will be among the contentious issues examined in a new review…
Canadian-owned refineries expected to register higher profits amid Gulf Coast disruption
CALGARY – Canadian-owned refineries are expected to register higher profits as more U.S. Gulf Coast…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Bride launches class-action lawsuit against Air Transat for ruining wedding
MONTREAL – A disgruntled B.C. bride has filed a national class-action lawsuit against Air Transat…
Anger over controversial Liberal tax proposals to be focus at caucus retreat
OTTAWA – Liberal backbenchers have been getting an earful this summer from small business owners…
Naming rights for arenas is the norm: Why Scotiabank bet $800M on NHL stadium
VANCOUVER – Scotiabank’s $800-million deal for the naming rights to the Air Canada Centre, home…
AP Exclusive: Flood insurance policies plunged before Harvey
WASHINGTON – Houston’s population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit last weekend there were…
Saskatchewan reconsiders law allowing part of a Crown corporation to be sold
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is reconsidering legislation that allows up…
Trump pushes tax overhaul to ‘bring back Main Street’
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – President Donald Trump launched his fall push to overhaul the nation’s tax…
Cutting the costs of vehicle ownership by buying and driving less
CALGARY – Nineteen years ago, Peter Tombrowski and his wife decided that giving up their…
Couche-Tard raising funds after Harvey forces 120 stores in Texas to close down
Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) has launched a fundraising campaign to support staff and customers after 120…
Professors get $300,000 grant for digital fake-news detector
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Two Penn State professors have received $300,000 from the National Science…
ATB declares Alberta recession over with expected growth of 3.2% this year
CALGARY – ATB Financial has declared Alberta’s worst recession in three decades over with expected…
Toronto stock index up on strong economic growth data, led by energy stocks
TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index rose sharply Thursday as Statistics Canada reported…
Report says Labrador hydro project better managed, but still facing risks
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A new report says Newfoundland and Labrador’s Crown utility Nalcor is…
Greyhound bus route on B.C.’s Highway of Tears one of five that could be axed
VANCOUVER – Greyhound Canada has applied to regulators in British Columbia to drop five routes,…
Trudeau Trump talk speedy NAFTA resolution in hurricane Harvey phone call
OTTAWA – Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau spoke Thursday about their hope to reach a…
National Energy Board to hold hearings on detailed Trans Mountain pipeline route
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board will hold hearings in British Columbia and Alberta to…
US construction spending drops 0.6 per cent in July
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending fell in July for the third time in four months…
BRP says several Texas dealers faced the wrath of Hurricane Harvey
MONTREAL – Hurricane Harvey has shuttered several BRP dealers that were in the path of…
Coal mining company fined $109,000 after collapsing wall buries bulldozer
CALGARY – A coal mining company is being fined more than $100,000 in connection with…
Gasoline prices expected to continue to rise over Labour Day long weekend
CALGARY – Average Canadian gasoline prices are set to soar this weekend after already jumping…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…