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Interest rate hike, new mortgage rules may trigger real estate market slowdown
TORONTO – Canada’s real estate market will hit a slow patch in 2018 as tighter…
New Brunswick signs with fourth company to supply recreational cannabis
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has signed a deal with a fourth company to supply marijuana…
Packers Plus files appeal of court ruling fracking technology patent is invalid
CALGARY – Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. has filed an appeal of a Federal Court…
Aphria buying Broken Coast Cannabis for $230 million in stock and cash
Shares of Licensed marijuana producer Aphria Inc. surged more than 20 per cent Monday on…
Health-care sector and commodity prices boost TSX, loonie advances
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index moved ahead Monday, mostly on the back of rising…
BlackBerry CEO John Chen sees Detroit auto show as next stop on road to future
TORONTO – BlackBerry Ltd., a company increasingly focused on technology for the self-driving vehicle market,…
National Bank lowers revenue growth expectations for Cineplex, cuts price target
TORONTO – Even the recent release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” couldn’t keep Cineplex…
Emerson’s role as B.C. softwood envoy ends as trade battle looks headed to court
VICTORIA – David Emerson’s appointment as British Columbia’s special envoy to the United States on…
Glacier Media closing 41-year-old Whistler Question weekly newspaper
Vancouver-based Glacier Media says it is closing a weekly newspaper that has served Whistler, B.C.,…
Small and medium-sized businesses to up investment spend 3% this year: BDC
MONTREAL – A new report by the Business Development Bank of Canada says small and…
Uber, Lyft, not happy with approval of drivers’ insurance rate plan in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Public Utilities Board has approved new insurance rates for ride-hailing company drivers…
Nutrien to sell Israel Chemical stake for expected US$700 million
SASKATOON – Fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. (TSX:NTR) says it plans to sell all of its…
Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans
HONG KONG – David Hanson envisions a future in which AI-powered robots evolve to become…
N.S. gives payroll rebates to Ernst and Young for new ‘centre of excellence’
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government has awarded payroll rebates to Ernst and Young as…
Yellow Pages Ltd. cuts another 500 jobs as it struggles to survive
MONTREAL – An iconic Canadian company with roots in printed telephone directories has shed nearly…
‘I shouldn’t have to have a husband:’ Winnipeg woman criticizes men-only club
WINNIPEG – A former chair of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce says it’s about time…
Growing rail transport expected to bolster oil prices for Canadian producers
CALGARY – Steep discounts in prices for western Canadian heavy oil are moderating and should…
Resource stocks weigh on Toronto market, U.S. markets reverse earlier gains
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index lost ground on Tuesday as U.S. stocks finished off…
Alberta monitors, makes contingency plans on road clearing in UK firm bankruptcy
EDMONTON – Alberta’s transportation minister says they are making contingency plans to clear and maintain…
Scheer heads to Washington as part of united front in defence of NAFTA
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is visiting Washington this week to form a united…
Trudeau optimistic NAFTA can be saved, brushes off contradictory U.S. signals
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau remains optimistic that Canada, the United States and Mexico can strike…
B.C. premier rejects Green call for foreign buyers ban days before Asia visit
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says he has plans to tone down speculation in British…
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered the transfer of $2 billion to…
Contractor vows Saskatchewan hospital will rise despite big-picture money woes
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – The Canadian wing of Carillion PLC says the financial collapse of…