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NAFTA ‘did not happen by accident,’ Mulroney says during defence of trade deal
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Brian Mulroney offered a spirited defence of the North American…
Canadian drillers moving rigs south to chase better prospects in Texas oilfields
CALGARY – A growing number of Canadian drilling rigs are being moved south of the…
Trump to Congress: Talks about fixing trade deals, not about scrapping them
WASHINGTON – Facing scores of his fellow Republicans publicly pleading with him not to cancel…
US pending home sales rose 0.5 per cent in December
WASHINGTON – The pace of Americans signing contracts to buy homes increased for a third…
Statistics Canada says manufacturing helps boost economic growth in November
OTTAWA – Strength in manufacturing helped boost economic growth in November as the sector posted…
AI in the court: When algorithms rule on jail time
CLEVELAND – The centuries-old process of releasing defendants on bail, long the province of judicial…
US officials consider new tool to combat mine spills: Robots
DENVER – Crumbling mine tunnels awash with polluted waters perforate the Colorado mountains, and scientists…
Suncor Energy says driverless trucks will eliminate a net 400 positions
CALGARY – About 400 jobs are expected to disappear at Suncor Energy Inc.’s oilsands mines…
Boeing waiting for written rationale for Bombardier win to decide next steps
MONTREAL – Aircraft giant Boeing Co. will wait for the U.S. International Trade Commission to…
Markets Right Now: After a stumble, stocks end a bit higher
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m.…
UN reviews 206 firms over their links to Israeli settlements
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office said Wednesday that 206 companies — mostly Israeli…
AP source: Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3B
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday…
Workers at third Toronto hotel vote to leave U.S. union to join Unifor
TORONTO – Unifor says workers at a third Toronto hotel are joining the labour group…
Immigrant couple donates $60M fortune as Arctic prize: ‘It’s really all we have’
OTTAWA – A Canadian couple says their decision to donate $60 million —the bulk of…
Loyalty program company Aimia sells Nectar business to Sainsbury’s for $105M
MONTREAL – Loyalty program company Aimia Inc. has sold its Nectar program and related assets…
if you sold or used Bitcoin last year, the CRA needs to collect its due
TORONTO – It may seem early to start thinking about filing taxes, but this year’s…
US factories grew again in January but a bit more slowly
WASHINGTON – American manufacturers expanded again last month, though more slowly than in December. The…
UAE cyber firm DarkMatter slowly steps out of the shadows
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – DarkMatter, a growing cybersecurity company in the United Arab…
Five things to know about the merger of PC Points and Shoppers Optimum
Two of Canada’s better-known rewards programs merge today as Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus become…
Development in Canadian Arctic lags behind other northern regions: think tank
An international affairs think tank says economic development in Canada’s Arctic is falling far behind…
Trend Micro sets up Toronto lab for ‘ethical hackers’ to expose security threats
TORONTO – International cybersecurity company Trend Micro is setting up a new Toronto research lab…
Greenhouse growers uproot other crops for a stake in lucrative cannabis market
LINCOLN, Ont. – Inside this southern Ontario greenhouse, workers delicately clip each stem of a…
OREA seeking input on improving transparency of real estate industry
TORONTO – The Ontario Real Estate Association is seeking feedback on whether it should push…
Saputo CEO criticizes Canada’s support of revised TPP trade deal
MONTREAL – The head of Canada’s largest dairy processor is criticizing the federal government’s stance…