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Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada…
Statistics Canada says CPI for October up 1.4 per cent from year ago
OTTAWA – The annual pace of inflation cooled in October as the cost of gasoline…
Model Gigi Hadid pulls out of Victoria’s Secret China show
SHANGHAI – Supermodel Gigi Hadid said Friday she will not be walking the Victoria’s Secret…
Ombudsman: federal tax relief program needs funding to improve response time
OTTAWA – The federal government’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsman says the Canada Revenue Agency needs more permanent…
Green House Brands to set up Canadian base in joint venture with Canopy Growth
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. of Smiths Falls, Ont., has formed a joint…
TransCanada says spill clean up underway in South Dakota as pipeline vote looms
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. said Friday that work is well underway to clean up a…
Resource shares provide lift to Toronto stock index, American counterparts down
TORONTO – Mining and energy stocks helped move Canada’s largest stock index higher on Friday,…
Hudson’s Bay agrees to delay deal that would see Rhone Capital buy stake in retailer
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission announced on Friday that Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) has…
U.S. releases list reflecting tougher NAFTA negotiating positions
MEXICO CITY – The United States has published an updated list of NAFTA negotiating objectives…
Germany bans children’s smart watches with listening app
BERLIN – German regulators have banned certain types of smartwatches marketed to children, saying the…
‘There are no fireworks’: The hunt for news in a ho-hum NAFTA round
MEXICO CITY – The latest round of NAFTA talks has begun without any substantive negotiating…
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…
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
BRUSSELS – Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on…
Trudeau mulling China trip in December, free trade talks possible
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking at a possible trade trip to China…
Alternative Keystone XL route gets approved in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska regulators approved an alternative route Monday for the proposed Keystone XL…
Forbes names Beyonce music’s highest-earning woman
NEW YORK – Forbes has crowned Beyonce as the highest paid woman in music. Forbes…
Tyson Foods: New facility in Tennessee to create 1,500 jobs
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. – Tyson Foods Inc. plans to build a new chicken production complex in…
Nebraska approves alternative route for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY – Nebraska regulators approved passage of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline Monday, clearing the last…
Aurora to go hostile with CanniMed offer after failing to reach deal with board
TORONTO – Aurora Cannabis Inc. plans to bypass CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.’s management and go directly…
Colorado fines Uber $8.9M for nearly 60 problem drivers
DENVER – Colorado regulators issued an $8.9 million fine against Uber’s parent company on Monday…
New York Times reporter suspended in harassment probe
NEW YORK – The New York Times says it has suspended White House reporter Glenn…
CCPA report calls for expansion of pension regulations
OTTAWA – A report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends that payments to…
U.S. negotiators squeezed at home, abroad during NAFTA talks
MEXICO CITY – The United States negotiating team found itself squeezed at home and abroad…
Bell Media confirms it is laying off local radio and TV employees
CALGARY – Bell Media is laying off employees, including prominent on-air personalities, at radio and…