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Loonie at highest level in more than 2 years, TSX down after rate hike announcement
TORONTO – The loonie closed at its highest level in more than two years as…
Hudson’s Bay investor threatens to remove directors unless it takes bold action
MONTREAL – An activist investor in Hudson’s Bay Co. threatened Wednesday to seek the removal…
Longtime Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter leaving magazine
NEW YORK – Vanity Fair says its longtime editor Graydon Carter is leaving the magazine…
Billions of dead trees force US fire crews to shift tactics
ALBANY, Wyo. – Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters…
Travel industry waiting to see if storms force change in winter destinations
MONTREAL – Airlines scurrying to evacuate customers from Caribbean islands in the destructive path of…
Regulatory hurdles delay merger of Canadian fertilizer giants PotashCorp, Agrium
CALGARY – The friendly merger of PotashCorp. (TSX:POT) and Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) is now expected…
Central 1 predicts strong growth for B.C.’s economy through to 2020
VANCOUVER – The Central 1 Credit Union is forecasting economic growth will remain healthy in…
Ontario says 2016 deficit was $991 million, beating target by $3.3 billion
TORONTO – The Ontario government posted a $991-million deficit last year — and said Thursday…
Nestle freshens up its image with vegetarian meals takeover
GENEVA – The maker of Hot Pockets wants to go vegetarian, California-style. Nestle, the world’s…
Contractors picked for controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
CALGARY – The company behind the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says it has picked…
Indigenous protesters build tiny homes in path of Trans Mountain pipeline
CHASE, B.C. – First Nations protesters in British Columbia are planning to place tiny homes…
Disney streaming service to get ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel
NEW YORK – “Star Wars” and the Marvel comic-book movies will join Disney’s upcoming streaming…
AP Exclusive: Most Florida flood zone property not insured
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis…
National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA – A quick look at August employment numbers (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate:…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also…
Cannabis: Quebec groups worried about impact in the workplace
MONTREAL – Quebec’s largest labour federation and a major business group say the provincial government…
Federal takeover of Churchill port could help rail line: Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is suggesting the federal government could take over the…
Equifax breach exposes 143 million people in U.S. to identity theft
SAN FRANCISCO – Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that…
Pierre Berge, magnate and Yves Saint Laurent’s partner, dies
PARIS – Pierre Berge, an influential French businessman, philanthropist and gay rights activist who helped…
The concept of full employment, and what it means for wages, explained
The unemployment rate ticked down to a nine year low of 6.2 per cent in…
Labour market posts ninth-straight monthly gain as jobless rate dips to 6.2%
OTTAWA – The labour market expanded for a ninth-consecutive month to register its longest job-creating…
UK universities face EU student exodus due to Brexit
LONDON – Growing up in a small Italian farming town, Andrea Guerini Rocco dreamed of…
Details on where the provinces and territories stand on looming pot legalization
With marijuana legalization looming next summer, Ontario has outlined its plan for the sale of…
TSX weighed down by resource stocks, loonie remains above 82 cents US
Toronto’s main stock index capped off a negative week with more losses as resource stocks…