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Companies must focus on managing cyber-attacks, not eliminating them
TORONTO – Companies trying to stay ahead of the increasing threat of cyberattacks need to…
Asian investors embrace bitcoin, but regulators are wary
HONG KONG – The weekend launch of a U.S. futures contract for bitcoin reflects widespread…
Smoke alarm sets off fire scare in Austrian Alpine tunnel
BERLIN – A fire alarm inside a railway tunnel being built under the Austrian Alps…
‘Tis the season for doorstep stealing? Shoppers vent about delivery security
Todd Bailey is fed up with delivery companies that drop his online purchases at his…
Canadians swindled out of $1.7M via cryptocurrency scams this year to date
TORONTO – Canadians have been swindled out of than $1.7 million via scams involving cryptocurrencies…
Will misconduct scandals make men wary of women at work?
NEW YORK – Some women, and men, worry the same climate that’s emboldening women to…
Baby formula maker calls global recall over salmonella fears
PARIS – Baby milk maker Lactalis and French authorities have ordered a global recall of…
CanniMed seeks regulatory action against Aurora’s hostile takeover bid
TORONTO – CanniMed Therapeutics is seeking regulatory action in both Saskatchewan and Ontario, the company’s…
UK leader says there’s new optimism in Brexit talks
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday there is a new sense of optimism…
Calgary-based water pipeline company accepts $509M offer from New York partner
CALGARY – A Calgary-based water pipeline technology and inspection company says it has agreed to…
Maritime Link sends first electricity between Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX – For the first time, electricity has been sent between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia…
Stay request at insider trading trial for ex-Amaya CEO David Baazov, others
MONTREAL – Even before the first witnesses could be heard at a rare insider trading…
Mario Batali steps down after sexual misconduct allegations
Celebrity chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire and cooking show “The Chew”…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
France names winners of anti-Trump climate change grants
PARIS – Eighteen climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere hit the jackpot Monday as…
Report: Firm buying Revel casino for $200M; Straub denies it
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Wall Street ratings firm said Monday that a Colorado company…
New Yorker fires reporter Ryan Lizza for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK – The New Yorker magazine said Monday it has cut ties with well-known…
Fact-finding major goal for Canada at between-round NAFTA talks this week
WASHINGTON – Canada’s NAFTA negotiators are on a fact-finding mission this week in Washington, seeking…
Construction to go ahead on Site C dam, but cost soars to $10.7 billion
VICTORIA – The B.C. government had no choice but to complete the Site C hydroelectric…
Uber says 815,000 Canadians affected by data breach as investigation launched
CALGARY – Uber Canada said late Monday that 815,000 Canadian riders and drivers may have…
A double dose of pointlessness: Two reasons Trump-Trudeau trade tiff irrelevant
WASHINGTON – There are dead-end conversations. Then there’s the image of Justin Trudeau quibbling about…
Canadian Natural Resources appoints new president to succeed Steve Laut
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is promoting a 27-year veteran of the company to…
Desjardins, provincial credit unions and Cumis partnering to create Aviso Wealth
TORONTO – Quebec credit union Desjardins Group is partnering with five credit union centrals across…
‘Booze Traveler’ host Jack Maxwell, 54, says he has cancer
BOSTON – Travel Channel host Jack Maxwell says he’s undergoing treatment for cancer. The personality…