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WestJet Airlines chief executive Gregg Saretsky retires, replaced by Ed Sims
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s announcement of a new chief executive, effective Thursday, marks an…
Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
WASHINGTON – Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social…
North American stock markets up as Trump exempts Canada from tariffs
TORONTO – Markets on both sides of the border saw moderate gains Thursday as U.S.…
Feds’ tax change could affect some families earning less than $100K: PBO
OTTAWA – Roughly 900 families earning less than $100,000 a year will have to pay…
Central bank warns of fallout from trade fights, signals patience on rates
OTTAWA – Even with reassuring trade news out of the United States, a senior Bank…
James hints B.C. speculation tax being redrawn for vacation homes implications
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister is dropping hints the blueprint for the province’s proposed…
Air Canada union files human rights complaint over flight attendant treatment
TORONTO – The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it has filed a human…
Trump plan ends research on uranium mining near Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – U.S. scientists studying the effects of uranium mining around the Grand Canyon…
Quebec’s maple syrup producers losing ground as U.S. imports rise: report
MONTREAL – Quebec’s government-sanctioned maple syrup cartel is hurting the domestic industry with its strict…
Shock and oil: Alberta premier threatens to turn off taps in B.C. dispute
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to turn off the oil taps in…
Purpose Financial to acquire small business lender Thinking Capital Financial
TORONTO – Financial services firm Purpose Financial LP has signed a deal to acquire financial…
Canada dodges tariff bullet, at least for now: U.S. grants provisional exemption
WASHINGTON – Canada appears to have dodged a protectionist bullet, as one of only two…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Here are the…
Watchdog: Western tech used for hacking in Turkey, Syria
PARIS – A Canadian company’s hardware is being used to hack internet users along Turkey’s…
Teck Resources lowers Q1 coal sales guidance, works to complete Elkview repairs
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. lowered its guidance for steelmaking coal sales for the first…
Businessman Kevin O’Leary ordered to pay legal fees to philanthropic group
HALIFAX – Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary has been ordered to pay legal fees to a…
Bank of Canada hides old-school video game in new bank note website
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada has hidden an aptly named “Inflation Busters” video game…
China floods Africa with needed dollars, stoking US concern
DJIBOUTI – The new electrified rail line snakes through the African desert, charting a course…
Jobs figures, tariff exemptions push Toronto, U.S. markets into positive
North American markets rallied Friday on strong U.S. jobs figures and a Canadian reprieve from…
Trans Mountain granted interim injunction against blockades at B.C. terminals
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Trans Mountain an interim injunction…
Insurance company uncovers ‘pervasive’ auto body shop scams; urges action
TORONTO – Workers at auto body shops deliberately damaged cars, installed used parts but billed…
Montreal Molson brewery workers vote to accept contract from employer
MONTREAL – Workers at Montreal’s Molson plant voted on Sunday to accept a new contract…
‘Black Panther,’ 4 weeks in, tops ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
LOS ANGELES – T’Challa still rules the box office four weeks in, even with the…