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Blockchain venture Ethereum Capital Inc. looks to raise $50 million
TORONTO – Ethereum Capital Inc., which has the backing of pension heavyweight OMERS, is looking…
ATB Financial CEO Dave Mowat retiring after leading Crown corp for 11 years
CALGARY – ATB Financial president and CEO Dave Mowat is retiring at the end of…
German automakers face heat over tests on monkeys, humans
FRANKFURT – Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated after a report that…
Canada to U.S.: Give us a softwood deal and we may drop WTO case
MONTREAL – The Canadian government has suggested it might drop its major international trade case…
More caffeine, please: Keurig is buying Dr Pepper Snapple
NEW YORK – Keurig is buying Dr Pepper Snapple Group, bringing together the make-at-home coffee…
Senators urge Liberals to act on privacy, security issues with automated cars
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government needs to take the wheel when it comes to…
Bell, Rogers, CBC join group seeking to have CRTC find and block content pirates
TORONTO – Prominent members of Canada’s entertainment industry are calling for a new federal agency…
Box Office Top 20: ‘Maze Runner’ races to No. 1 with $24.2M
LOS ANGELES – “Maze Runner: The Death Cure,” the third installment in the young adult…
Privatization concerns grow as PREPA seeks $1.3B loan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Government officials on Monday denied claims they plan to eliminate…
US, Qatar reach agreement on subsidy spat with airlines
WASHINGTON – The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old…
Time for change on harassment, including on Parliament Hill: minister
OTTAWA – There is nothing new about sexual harassment on Parliament Hill, says Employment Minister…
US home prices post 6.2 per cent increase
WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose a sharply in November, lifted by a shortage of…
Macau casino regulators look into allegations against Wynn
HONG KONG – The China arm of Steve Wynn’s casino empire said Tuesday it will…
Child experts: Just say ‘no’ to Facebook’s kids app
BOSTON – Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Catalan parliament postpones re-election of fugitive leader
BARCELONA, Spain – Catalan separatist lawmakers who want to re-elect their fugitive ex-president suffered a…
‘We offered the company support’: New Brunswick on Dr. Oetker plant closure
GRAND FALLS, N.B. – New Brunswick’s government said Tuesday it was unsuccessful in its attempts…
Suncor phasing in 150 autonomous haul trucks, job cuts expected by 2019
CALGARY – Suncor Energy Inc. says over the next six years it expects to deploy…
B.C. creates more uncertainty for Trans Mountain with bitumen restriction
CALGARY – The B.C. government has launched its latest effort to hinder development of Kinder…
Regulators vote to protect more corals in Atlantic Ocean
PORTLAND, Maine – Federal fishing regulators on Tuesday approved a compromise they said would expand…
Amazon, Buffett and JPMorgan join forces on health care
Three of corporate America’s heaviest hitters — Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase — sent…
Trump warns of immigration peril, touts economy in address
WASHINGTON – Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a…
Hawaii worker who sent false alert had problems but kept job
HONOLULU – Hawaii emergency management officials knew for years that an employee had problems performing…
Federal analysis outlines how extra EI benefit program topped $1.92 billion
OTTAWA – A Liberal program to give extra employment insurance benefits to workers in regions…