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What to know about employee buyout packages before accepting voluntary departure
TORONTO – What would you do if offered a voluntary severance package: celebrate, cry or…
Aimia to cut costs further as it prepares for end of Air Canada partnership
MONTREAL – Aimia Inc. share plunged 27 per cent Thursday after the operator of the…
Former Canada Post CEO Moya Greene replaces Paul Tellier on Rio Tinto board
LONDON – Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd., which owns large aluminum smelters in Canada, has…
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from…
Westons’ Choice Properties to create Canada’s largest REIT, buys rival for $3.9B
TORONTO – The Weston family is poised to create Canada’s largest real estate investment trust…
Hydro-Quebec considers special rates for Bitcoin miners as demand surges
MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec may consider raising its rates for energy-hogging cryptocurrency miners, the utility said…
Big city mayors press Liberals to speed up flow of affordable housing money
OTTAWA – The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities say they don’t need the federal government…
Analyst says shippers switching to CP Rail as CN Rail service deteriorates
Service on Canadian National Railway Co. has deteriorated to the point that clients are switching…
Senator to stop blocking some DOJ jobs over pot
WASHINGTON – Colorado’s Republican U.S. senator said Thursday he will stop blocking nominees for some…
Mortgages get more expensive as rates hit near 4-year peak
The cost of borrowing for a home keeps going up, a potential obstacle to would-be…
Renegotiation, not cancellation: Trump team drops hints NAFTA end not imminent
WASHINGTON – Members of the Trump administration have dropped several hints in recent days that…
National Energy Board issues new approvals for Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY – The National Energy Board has issued three decisions for the Trans Mountain pipeline…
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from…
New Democrats hear Leap Manifesto push on eve of convention
OTTAWA – New Democrats and others were presented with an unapologetically radical vision of Canadian…
Dog food is withdrawn over concerns about euthanasia drug
SAN FRANCISCO – The J.M. Smucker Co. is withdrawing some shipments of dog food amid…
Manitoba selects mix of organizations to handle marijuana retail sales
The Manitoba government has selected a mix of organizations to handle retail sales of recreational…
Khodorkovsky plots out a long game: a post-Putin Russia
LONDON – He once was Russia’s richest man, and then for 10 years its most…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
Liberals lay down new rules to end use of coal, natural-gas power plants
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government says its new regulations to phase out power plants…
Activists delay rebuild of Hawaii hotel with Elvis ties
HONOLULU – Developers rebuilding a storied, hurricane-ravaged Hawaii hotel with a Hollywood connection were looking…
Toronto stock index up, Wall Street mixed, as loonie moves lower
TORONTO – Rising oil prices helped Canada’s main stock index move higher, capping off a…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
ESPN radio station to take over broadcasts of UConn games
STORRS, Conn. – An ESPN radio station will take over broadcasts of University of Connecticut…
Yukon alcohol label study will no longer include warnings of cancer link
WHITEHORSE – A study on alcohol warning labels in Yukon is moving ahead, albeit with…