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Mastermind Toys expanding across Canada despite challenges of retail sector
TORONTO – Mastermind Toys is shrugging off the challenges that have beset the retail sector…
AP Exclusive: Evidence of spills at toxic site during floods
PASADENA, Texas – The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston’s…
Kosher designation for medical pot products arrive in time for the High Holidays
GATINEAU, Que. – A Quebec medical marijuana producer says its processed products have been certified…
Toys “R” Us files for bankruptcy protection in Canada
TORONTO – Toys “R” Us Canada has initiated bankruptcy proceedings in an Ontario court a…
Judge weighs suit filed by former Subway pitchman’s ex-wife
LEBANON, Ind. – An Indiana judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by former…
Air Canada seeking bank credit card partner for new loyalty program
MONTREAL – Air Canada is seeking a credit card partner for its new loyalty program…
Equifax Canada says 100,000 Canadians may be affected by cyberattack
TORONTO – Equifax Canada said Tuesday approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal…
Timeline: How the cyberattack on Equifax unfolded and the fall out that followed
VANCOUVER – Months after hackers gained access to the personal data of millions of American,…
Trump’s lawyer to publicly testify in Senate next month
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s lawyer will return to Capitol Hill for a public hearing…
One last last chance: GOP strains for Obamacare repeal votes
WASHINGTON – Time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders dove into a…
Munk Foundation donates $100M for cardiovascular centre bearing gold baron’s name
TORONTO – The Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation has donated an additional $100 million…
Alberta government defends constitutionality of brewery program in court
CALGARY – The Alberta government argued for the constitutionality of its craft beer program in…
Labatt Breweries of Canada plans $460M investment for competitive edge
TORONTO – Labatt Breweries of Canada says it is investing $460 million between 2017 and…
WestJet facing more union drives as CUPE, ALPA target airline’s regional carrier
CALGARY – WestJet is facing more pressure from organized labour as two unions have turned…
College towns feel pinch from rental sites like Airbnb
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town’s…
Couche-Tard says it still wants to sell marijuana in its Quebec convenience stores
LAVAL, Que. – Alimentation Couche-Tard is still interested in selling marijuana and its co-founder says…
Bombardier workers to stage rally in Toronto over Boeing dispute, will walk out
TORONTO – The union representing Bombardier’s production workers says employees at the company’s aerospace plant…
US home sales off 1.7 pct., hurt by Harvey and low supply
WASHINGTON – U.S. home sales fell 1.7 per cent in August, pulled down by the…
Iowa Supreme Court hears woman’s $75 speeding ticket case
DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa woman who says she was wrongly ticketed by an…
B.C. regulators order insurance firm, payday lenders to stop ‘deceptive’ sales
VANCOUVER – An insurance company has been ordered to stop selling policies through two payday…
Fed announces a start to modestly reducing its bond holdings
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve will begin shrinking the enormous portfolio of bonds that it…
Simons to launch new app as company doubles down on e-commerce business
VANCOUVER – Simons department store chain is launching a new app as part of its…
SEC reveals 2016 hack that breached its filing system
NEW YORK – The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that a cyber breach of…
Eldorado begins talks with Greek government, postpones decision to suspend work
VANCOUVER – Eldorado Gold Corp. is temporarily postponing its decision to suspend work at its…