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Postmedia Q2 loss falls as cost-cutting, tax credit offset lower revenue
TORONTO – A $17-million interactive digital media tax credit from the Ontario government helped pare…
California offshore oil firms hit with nearly 400 violations
LOS ANGELES – Oil and gas companies drilling in state waters off Southern California violated…
Consumer agency spends $6,000 on frosting windows in new HQ
NEW YORK – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau spent more than $6,000 frosting the windows…
Crash kills 257 in Algeria’s deadliest aviation disaster
ALGIERS, Algeria – A hulking military transport plane crashed just after takeoff in Algeria Wednesday,…
Notley ‘a little bit more convinced’ about federal action on Trans Mountain
OTTAWA – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Ottawa has promised specific action to try to…
Zuckerberg faces ‘Grandpa’ questions from lawmakers
NEW YORK – Mark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before House and Senate committees…
TMX Group sells stake in fixed income index business, terms not disclosed
TORONTO – TMX Group Ltd. has sold its minority stake in its fixed income index…
Can we talk? Why pay equity discussion important for both employers, employees
TORONTO – In a world where actor Mark Wahlberg can get $1.5 million to reshoot…
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Cannabis firms use creative marketing tactics to skirt strict regulations
TORONTO – At a gallery in Toronto’s west end, people sip champagne, dine on canapes…
China denies Xi comments aimed at settling US dispute
BEIJING – China’s government on Thursday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this…
Oil industry to return to profitability this year after three years of losses
CALGARY – Canada’s oil industry is expected to be back in the black this year…
Immigrant women earn less, face greater employment barriers: internal report
OTTAWA – Immigrant women in Canada face greater employment barriers and earn less money than…
Alberta premier ready to talk but wants action at Trans Mountain meeting
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will attend a meeting about the Trans…
Shaw stock up sharply as strong Q2 results offset restructuring concerns
TORONTO – Shaw Communications Inc. shares were up about ten per cent Thursday as strong…
B.C. mom backs MP’s calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers
VANCOUVER – A woman whose son fatally overdosed after becoming addicted to the painkiller OxyContin…
Backpage.com, CEO plead guilty to state, US charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative…
North Korea’s construction boom may build more than skyline
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – Beachfront, five-star hotels? Skyscrapers just blocks from Kim…
AP sources: US, Emirates near deal to solve air subsidy spat
WASHINGTON – The United States and the United Arab Emirates are nearing a deal to…
China’s March trade weakens, surplus with US at $15.4B
BEIJING – China’s global trade balance swung to a rare deficit in March as exports…
Ottawa probing Tim Hortons franchisee claims RBI failing to honour commitments
The federal government is looking into concerns raised by a dissident group of Tim Hortons…
100-year-old beef jerky company sold to Premium Brands by founding Oberto family
VANCOUVER – Premium Brands Holdings Corp. will expand its portfolio of specialty meats products with…
Second Cup sets its sight on converting some coffee shops into pot dispensaries
TORONTO – Second Cup wants to serve up a different kind of buzz by converting…
Agreement ensures new Champlain Bridge to open in Montreal in December
MONTREAL – The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge announced Friday…
US job openings decline in February from record level
WASHINGTON – U.S. businesses posted fewer open jobs in February than the previous month when…