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September home sales and prices higher in B.C., says BCREA
VANCOUVER – Home sales and average prices rose in B.C. in September, according to the…
Delays meant ‘headwinds’ too great for $36B Pacific NorthWest LNG project: exec
CALGARY – Plentiful cheap natural gas is no guarantee that a Canadian LNG export industry…
Stephen Harper offers a gloomy take on the state of international trade, NAFTA
WASHINGTON – Stephen Harper broke his public silence on current events by offering a gloomy…
Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The Winter Olympics coming to South Korea in February offer…
Lawyers, prosecutors face off at Samsung heir’s appeal case
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Prosecutors cited a past ruling on a North Korean spy…
BlackBerry settles patent dispute with smartphone maker Blu Products
WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) has reached a settlement in a patent dispute with…
Falling Toronto market drags down Teranet-National Bank home price index
TORONTO – Falling home prices in Toronto in September dragged down the Teranet–National Bank national…
Sweat equity and capital: What it takes to open a successful franchise
VANCOUVER – Beeru Mannan owns two Freshii locations in British Columbia with his brother, and…
Tricked out: Pickup trucks get more luxurious
DETROIT – Heated and cooled seats. Backup cameras. Panoramic glass roofs. Not exactly what springs…
Securities regulator reviewing application for Nasdaq stock exchange in Canada
New York-based Nasdaq Inc. said Thursday it has applied to operate an exchange in Canada,…
WestJet shares hit two-year high on record quarterly load numbers
MONTREAL – Shares of WestJet Airlines hit a more than two-year high after the Calgary-based…
Securities regulators increasingly employing tech tools to speed probes
TORONTO – Securities regulators say they are increasingly employing data analytics and other sophisticated tools…
Multi-year effort underway to build national picture of Indigenous employment
OTTAWA – A national, multi-pronged, multimillion-dollar effort is underway to figure out how Indigenous Peoples…
Ryan blasts states that send billions to federal government
WASHINGTON – The top House Republican on Thursday blasted high-tax states that deliver billions to…
Trump lashes out at Puerto Rico as House passes aid package
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in…
NYC, London police taking fresh look at Weinstein claims
NEW YORK – Police detectives in New York City and London are taking a fresh…
Proposals being made at NAFTA table won’t send Canada away: Trudeau
MEXICO CITY – The leaders of Canada and Mexico said Thursday they’re not walking away…
Trump to halt subsidies to health insurers
WASHINGTON – In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will…
Boeing faces challenge to prove harm from CSeries, says U.S. think tank
MONTREAL – Boeing Co. appears to face an uphill climb to prove to U.S. trade…
Small cities and their malls brace for pending Sears store closures
VANCOUVER – At Heritage Place Mall in Owen Sound, Ont., an empty Sears department store…
The U.S. has started delivering its bombshell demands at NAFTA talks
PENTAGON, United States – The NAFTA talks have now entered their most difficult phase with…
Head of Samsung’s booming semiconductor business to resign
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The chairman of Samsung Electronics Co.’s board of directors, who…
Energy surge sends US consumer prices up 0.5 pct.
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5 per cent in September, the largest increase in…
Central Europe tackles issue of lower quality consumer goods
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The leaders of four Central European countries have cautiously welcomed European Union…