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CMHC says pace of housing starts slowed in September as multi-unit starts slipped
OTTAWA – The pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in September compared with August,…
Pfizer may sell consumer unit
NEW YORK – Pfizer may be done selling ChapStick, Advil, Robitussin and other brands that…
Honeywell spins off homes, distribution operations
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Honeywell is spinning off businesses with annualized sales of more than…
GM, Unifor to resume talks aimed at ending 3-week-old strike at CAMI plant
INGERSOLL, Ont. – General Motors and the union representing about 2,500 striking workers at the…
Magna joins BMW, Intel to develop self-driving vehicle technology by 2021
AURORA, Ont. – Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG) says it’s joining BMW…
Thales to set up artificial intelligence research centre in Montreal
MONTREAL – Thales has selected Montreal to be home of the French industrial giant’s new…
Ottawa shortlists nine ‘superclusters’ for $950-million federal funding
MONTREAL – Ottawa has announced a short list of nine so-called supercluster proposals that could…
CBS holds its ratings lead in Week 2 of the new fall season
NEW YORK – CBS continued to reign in the prime-time ratings race in the second…
Self-driving Ubers could still be many years away, says research head
MONTREAL – The head of Uber’s new self-driving vehicle lab says a viable, on-demand autonomous…
Vintners inspect grapes, check buildings after wildfires
SONOMA, Calif. – Worried California vintners surveyed the damage to their vineyards and wineries Tuesday…
No redo on Weinstein groping investigation halted in 2015
NEW YORK – Prosecutors said Tuesday that they didn’t have enough evidence to prove a…
Livelihoods versus technology: the future of Quebec’s control over taxi industry
MONTREAL – The head of one of the companies offering financing for taxi permits in…
Politicians criticize Trudeau’s reaction to critics of Energy East demise
EDMONTON – Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not go…
Sweden considering appeal of acquitted Bombardier employee in bribery case
MONTREAL – A Swedish prosecutor says he is considering appealing Wednesday’s acquittal of a Russian…
Hydro interprovincial ties will come, even as other renewables see price drops
WINNIPEG – Canada is transitioning away from fossil fuels and looking at more capacity for…
Post-recession investments in Canada’s auto sector far below the crash: report
TORONTO – Capital investment in the Canadian auto assembly sector since the financial crisis has…
Delta says CSeries deliveries may be delayed but not killed by duties
MONTREAL – Delta Air Lines says its deliveries of Bombardier CSeries aircraft may be delayed…
Spain gives ultimatum to Catalonia: Back down or be punished
MADRID – Spanish authorities gave Catalonia’s separatist leader five days to explain whether his ambiguous…
Metro says Ontario automated distribution centres unrelated to minimum wage hikes
MONTREAL – Grocery store chain Metro Inc. says the construction of its first automated distribution…
Oil giant Chevron needs no costs protection from ‘poor’ Ecuadorians, court told
TORONTO – Forcing a group of Ecuadorian villagers to come up with almost $1 million…
Judge allows Dakota Access pipeline to keep running
BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline can…
NBC News president defends losing Weinstein story
NEW YORK – NBC News defended itself Wednesday after questions were raised about whether it…
Trump turns back to tax overhaul; pitch aimed at truckers
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – President Donald Trump pitched his tax plan as a boost for truckers…
Enbridge Energy defends plan to replace Line 3 oil pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS – Enbridge Energy disputed a state agency’s recommendation against the company’s proposal for replacing…