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Feds hoping to expand take up of working income tax benefit as program grows
OTTAWA – A federal budget aimed at Canada’s middle class will also have a focus…
GM cutback in car production at Oshawa plant to be extended: report
OSHAWA, Ont. – General Motors Co. is reportedly extending a cutback in car production at…
Innergex sees boost from cryptocurrency mining after Alterra takeover
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. says increasing demand from cryptocurrency mining is helping…
German court defers ruling on banning diesel cars in cities
BERLIN – A German court has deferred a decision on whether to allow a ban…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Leading liberal policy group unveils ‘coverage for all’ plan
WASHINGTON – A leading liberal policy group is raising the ante in the health care…
First Nations group gets share of clam fishery, breaks Clearwater monopoly
OTTAWA – A company made up of First Nations members from Quebec and Atlantic Canada…
SNC-Lavalin has Plan B if Canadian law not changed for corporate corruption: CEO
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says it has a Plan B if the federal government…
Book Trump? Interest groups press case at his properties
WASHINGTON – Payday lenders got regulators to rethink rules on how closely to vet borrowers.…
B.C. businesses say new health tax will raise prices for consumers
VANCOUVER – Eric Pateman says a new health care tax in British Columbia will add…
Airbnb unveils new category of rentals rated by inspectors
SAN FRANCISCO – Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate thousands of the properties listed on…
Expansion of B.C. foreign buyers tax to Okanagan, Vancouver Island is questioned
VANCOUVER – A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing…
Auto and agri-food sectors need funds to survive Pacific trade deal, Wynne says
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province’s automotive and agri-food sectors will need…
Hearing set on if US will seize assets of ‘Pharma Bro’
NEW YORK – “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli is due back in court Friday for a…
Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA – The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its…
Defunct Ontario mining company fined $1.3 million in 2014 worker deaths
The Ontario government says a now-bankrupt mining company has been fined $1.3 million in connection…
Pension fund manager OMERS earns 11.5 per cent return after all expenses in 2017
TORONTO – Pension fund manager OMERS earned an investment return of 11.5 per cent after…
Canada’s provinces promote free trade in Washington: Some conditions apply
WASHINGTON – The premiers of Canada’s two largest provinces came to Washington on Friday to…
Auto sales to dip in most provinces, led by Ontario’s 3.1% drop: Scotiabank
TORONTO – Canadian sales of cars and light trucks this year are expected to dip…
TD Bank halts allowing customers to use credit cards to buy cryptocurrency
Toronto-Dominion Bank is halting the use of its credit cards to buy cryptocurrency as it…
EU official says UK seems delusional over post-Brexit ties
BRUSSELS – A top European Union official says Britain’s view of its future ties with…
EU leaders can’t agree yet on post-Brexit budget
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders are unlikely to agree this year on a new multiyear…
Ottawa to move on legislation allowing firms to settle corporate corruption
MONTREAL – The Canadian government may be handing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. a lifeline to resolve…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…