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Canada vs Boeing: How the fight with aerospace giant began, on Pennsylvania Ave.
WASHINGTON – An awkward encounter above Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue last spring provided early evidence of…
Trump threat hovers over NAFTA as Ottawa talks end with no major progress
OTTAWA – The third round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement…
Claims for US jobless aid rise by 12,000 to 272,000
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 12,000 last week…
Town council rejects application to develop Glen Abbey golf course
OAKVILLE, Ont. – An Ontario town council has voted unanimously to reject a plan to…
Regulators ban short-term binary options to protect Canadians from fraud
CALGARY – Canadian securities regulators have banned short-term binary options, in which investors bet on…
Town council rejects application to develop Glen Abbey golf course
OAKVILLE, Ont. – An Ontario town council has voted unanimously to reject a plan to…
Canada kicked tires on used Kuwaiti jets, now looking down under: Sajjan
OTTAWA – Canada kicked the tires on the idea of buying used fighter jets from…
Bombardier won’t be shocked by another high CSeries duty next week
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. says it won’t be shocked if it gets hit with another…
What you need to know about the Liberal government’s new cultural roadmap
OTTAWA – The federal government laid out its strategy Thursday to support Canada’s creative industries.…
Snoop Dogg invests in Toronto-based seed-to-sale cannabis tracking software
TORONTO – Rapper Snoop Dogg is digging further into the Canadian cannabis ecosystem, investing in…
Loblaw says it’s exploring grocery home delivery partnership with Instacart
VANCOUVER – Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it’s exploring the possibility of offering grocery home…
Job in jeopardy, HHS chief promises to repay charter costs
WASHINGTON – Fighting to keep his job, health secretary Tom Price said Thursday he’d write…
Unifor: CAMI talks in Detroit were ‘constructive’ but GM hasn’t responded
TORONTO – The Unifor bargaining team representing striking workers at the GM CAMI assembly plant…
Stop the presses? Newspapers snubbed in Liberal government’s cultural policy
VANCOUVER – The Canadian government’s new cultural strategy all but snubs so-called legacy media, industry…
Telescope project still faces fight from Hawaiian opponents
HONOLULU – One of Hawaii’s most divisive issues is centred on a largely barren, wintry…
Harvey may not have dealt devastating blow to Texas ranchers
GLEN FLORA, Texas – As John Locke looked down from a helicopter at his roughly…
India’s flagging economy draws dire warnings of recession
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power on a euphoric wave of…
Senator slams Twitter over suspected accounts tied to Russia
WASHINGTON – Social media giant Twitter told congressional investigators it has suspended at least two…
N.L. premier announces inquiry into delayed, over-budget Muskrat Falls project
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving ahead with an official…
Disputed East Coast pipeline likely to expand
RICHMOND, Va. – The developers of a disputed natural gas pipeline on the U.S. East…
Farmers say Maria wrecked bright spot of Puerto Rico economy
For 21 years Hector Alejandro Santiago spread joy throughout Puerto Rico with the poinsettias, orchids…
Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares trading higher after $930M sale iNova business
LAVAL, Que. – Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. are up nearly six per cent after…
RBC says housing affordability measure worst since 1990, Toronto hits worst level ever
Housing affordability in Canada hit the worst level in 27 years in the second quarter…
Meghan Markle gives Aritzia a boost after Invictus Games dress choice
VANCOUVER – Actor Meghan Markle gave fashion retailer Aritzia a boost after donning a dress…