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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
Liberals warned to be careful before approving China bid for Calgary’s Aecon
OTTAWA – The Trudeau Liberals are facing warnings to proceed cautiously and in as transparent…
Get ready for anything, trade lawyer tells business community on NAFTA
OTTAWA – Growing uncertainty over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement means…
Huge rally in Barcelona rejects Catalan secession bid
BARCELONA, Spain – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona on…
Puerto Rico utility moves to scrap $300M Whitefish contract
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The head of Puerto Rico’s power company said Sunday the…
Japan offers Duterte aid for rebuilding, fighting terrorism
TOKYO – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won pledges from Japan of help with fighting terrorism…
NBC fires Mark Halperin after sexual harassment accusations
NEW YORK – NBC News said Monday it has terminated its contract with Mark Halperin,…
Forbes: Michael Jackson top earning dead celebrity with $75M
NEW YORK – Michael Jackson died eight years ago, but he’s still generating millions of…
Halt Toronto casino deal during B.C. money laundering probe: Ontario PCs
TORONTO – Ontario’s Opposition is calling on the government to halt a deal with a…
HBC, RioCan joint venture explores sale of downtown Vancouver property
TORONTO – A joint venture between Hudson’s Bay Co. and RioCan Real Estate Investment trust…
Pennsylvania OKs betting online, in airports, at truck stops
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest commercial casino state, is taking an even deeper…
Ottawa, Volkswagen, both want diesel vehicle investigation documents sealed
OTTAWA – The federal government has refused to provide records showing the scope of its…
Tech companies find more signs of Russian election activity
WASHINGTON – Major tech companies plan to tell Congress Tuesday that they have found additional…
HNZ Group chief executive and PHI to acquire company and split up operations
MONTREAL – HNZ Group Inc. (TSX:HNZ) is proposing a $242.4-million deal for its CEO acquire…
Google-bred Waymo aims to shift robotic cars into next gear
ATWATER, Calif. – Google’s self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that…
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan bringing in new investment partners at UK airports
LONDON – The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan says it is selling off 30 per cent…
Air Canada CEO says NAFTA erosion would be bad for country’s largest airline
The erosion of free trade with the U.S. and Mexico would be bad for Canada’s…
Great British Bake Off blunder: Judge tweets winner’s name
LONDON – A judge on the Great British Bake Off, a widely watched television cooking…
Statistics Canada says real GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in August
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy hit reverse in August, its first monthly pullback since October…
Industry group warns Ottawa that excessive cuts to drug prices could be harmful
OTTAWA – Canada’s drug developers recognize that pharmaceutical prices need to come down but they…
B.C. premier says Site C could end up in Supreme Court over Indigenous rights
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says British Columbia’s $8.8 billion Site C dam project could…
Number of foreign homebuyers up slightly in Metro Vancouver
VICTORIA – The latest property transfer data released by the British Columbia government shows the…
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
WASHINGTON – House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on…
Russian meddling: 5 things tech giants need to tell Congress
NEW YORK – Facebook, Twitter and Google acknowledged to U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that Russian-linked…