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Lack of federal work prompts Davie Shipyards to lay off another 281 workers
LEVIS, Que. – The Davie Shipyard says a lack of federal contracts has forced the…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Manitoba premier promises to attract more investment to province
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is promising to attract more investment to the province…
Edward Rogers to replace Alan Horn as chairman of Rogers Communications board
TORONTO – The Rogers Communications Inc. board of directors is keeping it in the family,…
DavidsTea evaluating options, including sale, just two years after going public
MONTREAL – Canadian beverage retailer DavidsTea is evaluating strategic options, including a possible sale, and…
Toronto approves new short-term rental rules
Toronto city council has approved regulations for short-term rentals in the city that would apply…
Tents considered blessing for homeless in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – Christine Wade found a haven in the tent she shared with six…
CBS, HBO, Netflix among 2018 duPont-Columbia award winners
NEW YORK – A mixture of legacy journalism and new media with emerging platforms were…
CPPIB grows presence in Hong Kong logistics real estate with Goodman partnership
TORONTO – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $320 million in a partnership…
Environment concerns in trade talks with China progressing well, says McKenna
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada and China have made good progress on…
Pace of Canadian housing starts picks up, six-month trend highest in years: CMHC
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts picked up…
Aecon Group wins two regulator approvals for $1.5 billion sale to Chinese buyer
CALGARY – Construction company Aecon Group Inc. says it has received two regulatory permissions needed…
2nd man convicted in West Virginia murder of coal executive
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – A second man has been convicted of murder in the shooting of…
Worker protections paramount in NAFTA talks, labour minister says
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Protecting workers’ rights is a fundamental Canadian objective in ongoing negotiations to…
Understanding Bitcoin and the frenzy behind the digital currency
CALGARY – The bitcoin frenzy shows no sign of letting up, with the price of…
Federal Court judge finds Packers Plus fracking technology patent is invalid
CALGARY – A long-running dispute over a well completion technology that helped usher in the…
Home and property of Quebec oil company president vandalized in Quebec City
MONTREAL – A far-left activist group has claimed responsibility for vandalizing the home and property…
Boeing won’t end dispute with Bombardier despite Liberal plan to buy used jets
OTTAWA – Boeing has weighed in on the Trudeau government’s plan to buy second-hand fighter…
Joly says it’s up to Morneau, not her, to decide whether to tax Netflix
MONTREAL – The federal heritage minister says she never agreed to exempt online streaming giant…
CNN corrects report about Trump campaign and WikiLeaks tip
NEW YORK – CNN had to correct a story on Friday that suggested the Trump…
Documents outline Liberal lobbying plan to promote Gordie Howe bridge in U.S.
OTTAWA – Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name…
Key Brexit advocate says voters can change UK deal with EU
LONDON – British voters will be able to change the final Brexit agreement with the…
Finance ministers to talk changes to value, calculation of CPP benefits
OTTAWA – Manitoba’s finance minister says he and his counterparts will take another look at…
Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work
CHICAGO – One woman recalls how a general manager at a Chicago-area restaurant where she…