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TD Bank reports Q4 profit rises to $2.71B, up from $2.30B a year ago
TORONTO – TD Bank earned $2.71 billion in its latest quarter, up from $2.30 billion…
Enbridge to pay higher dividends to shareholders next year and sell some assets
CALGARY – Enbridge says it is going to sell off at least $3 billion of…
Five tips for getting the best deals on your holiday shopping online
TORONTO – The malls are decked with boughs of holly as retailers hope to attract…
Enbridge shares up after it raises dividend, sells shares and plans asset sales
CALGARY – Shares of Enbridge Inc. popped higher in early trading after the company announced…
Holiday shopping: Desire for deals, but some impulse buying
NEW YORK – As shoppers have bought TVs and toys so far this holiday season,…
Canada’s global prosperity ranking slips to lowest level in 11 years: survey
MONTREAL – Canada’s prosperity ranking has slipped in 2017 to the lowest level in 11…
Consumer spending rose solid 0.3 per cent in October
WASHINGTON – Consumers boosted their spending a solid 0.3 per cent in October, while their…
Pembina Pipeline approves construction of $260M propane export facility
CALGARY – Pembina Pipeline Corp. (TSX: PPL) says its board of directors has approved construction…
Bank of Canada releases discussion paper on merits and risks of digital currency
CALGARY – The Bank of Canada is considering the merits and risks of digital currencies…
Venezuela arrests top oil officials in corruption probe
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities on Thursday arrested two former top officials in a widening…
CIBC’s Q4 earnings beats expectations as TD’s results fall short
TORONTO – The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s 25 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits…
New Brunswick announces steps to combat ‘unfair’ U.S. duties on softwood lumber
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick announced a series of measures Thursday aimed at what it says…
Energy sector boosts TSX higher amid OPEC news, loonie trades lower
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rose sharply Thursday, boosted by a strengthening energy sector…
Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long tarmac delay
OTTAWA – Air Transat failed its passengers during a sweltering, hours-long ordeal aboard two of…
B.C. tells feds to back off, stop interfering in Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – British Columbia says the federal government needs to back off and stop interfering…
Unifor says ruling on its Suncor Energy random drug testing injunction on Dec. 7
EDMONTON – A judge hearing an application from a union for an injunction to stop…
CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs
VANCOUVER – The federal government should allow parents who want to help their offspring with…
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA – A quick look at November employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.9…
Wynne wraps China trade mission
SHENZHEN, China – Premier Kathleen Wynne wrapped up a trade mission to China and says…
US construction spending up a strong 1.4 per cent in October
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending surged 1.4 per cent in October, the best gain in…
‘Embarrassed’ Geraldo Rivera apologizes for ‘tawdry’ memoir
NEW YORK – Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for a memoir published a quarter-century ago that…
Oshawa GM plant cuts worker shifts as it slows car output, adds truck line
OSHAWA, Ont. – GM Canada says it will temporarily lay off employees at its Oshawa,…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
BlackBerry ordered to pay Nokia $137M by international arbitration panel
WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry Ltd. says the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration…