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NAFTA: Top U.S. lawmakers express optimism, shrug off talk of early bumps
WASHINGTON – Top U.S. lawmakers tasked with an oversight role in the NAFTA negotiations are…
Two-thirds of Canadian households saving for retirement, census suggests
TORONTO – Two-thirds of households are setting aside money for retirement, taking advantage of either…
Report questions the need to build new pipelines from the oilsands
TORONTO – A new report by the Centre for International Governance Innovation is questioning the…
EU chief says bloc ‘bouncing back’ after crisis-hit decade
BRUSSELS – The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it’s been for…
Census 2016: highlights from latest report on Canadian income levels
OTTAWA – Highlights from Statistics Canada’s latest release Wednesday of census data, this one focused…
Working women bearing more of the breadwinning burden, 2016 census shows
TORONTO – Men and women are each making comparable contributions to the family finances in…
Toronto stock market index down, despite surging oil and gas stocks
TORONTO – The main index on the Toronto Stock Exchange fell Wednesday, despite big gains…
Union announces plans to try to form a union at the National Post newspaper
TORONTO – Workers at Postmedia’s National Post newspaper have announced plans to try to form…
After arrest, radio host quits ‘Boomer and Carton’ show
New York sports radio personality Craig Carton has quit his show on WFAN following his…
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli has bail revoked, heads to jail
NEW YORK – A judge jailed former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli on Wednesday after…
UK asks regulator to probe standards doubts over Fox-Sky bid
LONDON – The British government confirmed Thursday it is asking the country’s competition regulator to…
Northern Ireland enters fight to defend Bombardier in dispute with Boeing
MONTREAL – The United Kingdom is allying itself with Canada in the fight to persuade…
Canadian snowbirds will face higher insurance costs even if unscathed by Irma
MONTREAL – Canadian snowbirds who were lucky enough to escape property damage from hurricane Irma…
Sears defined pension plan ‘slap’ a reminder that savings should be diversified
Sue Earl, a 38-year Sears Canada employee, was shocked when she found out she would…
US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week
WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits declined slightly last week but still…
B.C. home sales stayed strong in August but experts predict change is coming
VANCOUVER – The association representing realtors in British Columbia says home sales remained healthy across…
Half of Canadians trust self-driving cars, 30% would replace their vehicle: survey
About half of Canadian consumers surveyed say they trust autonomous vehicles to get them to…
A closer look at Roots Corp. ahead of its planned initial public offering
TORONTO – One of Canada’s best-known clothing retailers, Roots Corp., announced on Wednesday its plans…
Home sales to foreign buyers decreasing in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area
TORONTO – The number of home purchases by non-Canadians appears to be dropping in an…
NAFTA: U.S. wants to insert 5-year termination clause in the agreement
WASHINGTON – The United States is seeking to insert a so-called sunset clause into a…
Police report repeated damage to Enbridge pipeline project in Hamilton
Hamilton police are investigating multiple instances of tampering at an oil pipeline project in the…
The head of Ontario’s Amazon bid says province won’t offer billions in grants
TORONTO – The man heading up Ontario’s effort to lure Amazon to the province said…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Energy stocks help S&P/TSX composite gain ground, price of oil higher
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index climbed higher Thursday, helped by the energy sector, which…