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Mastercard scraps goals-for-food after backlash
Facing an escalating backlash, Mastercard has scrapped a charity initiative to donate 10,000 meals to…
Starbucks’ Schultz mulling ‘philanthropy to public service’
NEW YORK – Starbucks Corp.’s Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman of the…
Box Office Top 20: ‘Solo’ drops to $29.4 million in week 2
LOS ANGELES – Box office for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” tumbled to $29.4 million…
Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled for a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding…
Turkey, Iran help wealthy Qatar thrive, 1 year into blockade
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – It’s been a year since three of Qatar’s neighbours plus…
Feds close to deal with Quebec shipyard Davie for coast guard icebreakers
OTTAWA – The federal government is close to a deal with Davie Shipbuilding that would…
Retailer Hudson’s Bay Co. signs deal to sell Gilt, posts $400M loss
Canada’s oldest department store will sell its Gilt online retail business and shutter multiple Lord…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Managed dairy system enticed Coca-Cola to build Ontario milk plant: Dairy Farmers
Coca-Cola Canada’s decision to invest $85 million in a new milk processing plant in Ontario…
U.S. muses about replacing NAFTA with bilaterals; no deal, Canada says
OTTAWA – The Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike…
Trudeau meets with Indigenous body that helps pipeline project ‘move forward’
ROSEDALE, B.C. – The federal government must offer more than Kinder Morgan did and tread…
Immigration agents arrest 114 at Ohio landscaper
SANDUSKY, Ohio – More than 100 workers at an Ohio gardening and landscaping company were…
Spade remembered as vibrant and colorful, like her creations
NEW YORK – Bright. Vibrant. Colorful. And, most essentially, fun. The same words used so…
Industry looks for ‘creative ways’ to brand legalized marijuana
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Marijuana industry titans will gather in New Brunswick next week to…
China institutes on US campus: Fount of learning or threat?
WASHINGTON – On college campuses in virtually every state across the U.S., the Chinese government…
China’s Huawei says it hasn’t collected Facebook user data
BEIJING – Chinese phone maker Huawei said Wednesday it has never collected or stored Facebook…
Mining stocks help boost Toronto market, U.S. stocks push higher; Loonie up
Mining and healthcare stocks helped Canada’s main stock index close higher Wednesday along with U.S.…
Too soon for ‘G6 plus one’ approach on gender equality talks: Maryam Monsef
OTTAWA – Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef says it’s too soon for Canada to…
Zillow to list Canadian real estate in partnership with Century 21
U.S. real estate website Zillow says it has reached a deal with Century 21 Canada…
New marine fuel standards expected to hit prices for oilsands crude in 2020
CALGARY – Canada’s oilsands industry, hard hit by a price storm this year, could be…
Looking to the sky: B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel
It sounds like spinning straw into gold: suck carbon dioxide from the air where it’s…
Finding the best rewards credit card as competition for customers heats up
CALGARY – Credit card rewards can deliver great payoffs, but sifting through the points systems,…
Casual fashion driving growth in luxury goods industry
MILAN – Casual luxury is driving global sales of high-end apparel, footwear and handbags as…
Boy Scout’s toy grenade causes bomb scare in Houston airport
HOUSTON – A Boy Scout who packed a toy grenade in his carry-on bag caused…