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Canada’s G7 goal on development: luring private capital to poor nations
OTTAWA – When G7 finance and international development ministers convene in British Columbia next week,…
Internet resellers see 5G wireless as a new type of challenge from big carriers
TORONTO – A review of Canada’s broadband internet services by the country’s competition watchdog is…
Sony buys most of EMI Music, to spend $9B on image sensors
TOKYO – Electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. said Tuesday it plans to spend $2.3…
Siri winning battle of the virtual assistants in Canada: poll
TORONTO – In the heated battle between Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft to get consumers…
Officials: 9 anti-pollution protesters killed in south India
NEW DELHI – Police opened fire Tuesday on protesters demanding the closure of a south…
SNC-Lavalin settles shareholder class actions in Ontario and Quebec for $110M
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has moved further from its troubled past by settling two…
Dozens of North American securities regulators target cryptocurrency schemes
TORONTO – Dozens of North American securities regulators, including have joined forces to investigate and…
Toronto’s main stock index falls as energy sector slumps
The Toronto Stock Exchange followed a lower oil price to close in the red Tuesday,…
CP Rail union will call for talks to resume if contract rejected Friday
MONTREAL – The union representing Canadian Pacific Railway train operators says it will immediately ask…
Ex-Valeant executive found guilty in multi-million-dollar kickback scheme
LAVAL, Que. – A former Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. executive and the former CEO of…
OREA, TREB spat comes down to growing pains, Royal LePage CEO says
TORONTO – A spat between the Ontario Real Estate Association and the Toronto Real Estate…
B.C. files constitutional challenge of Alberta’s fuel restriction law
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government filed a constitutional lawsuit Tuesday countering an Alberta government…
Notley says pipeline is key to programs that premiers will discuss at conference
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says while other western premiers meeting in Yellowknife will…
Experts disclose new details about 300-year-old shipwreck
BOSTON – A Spanish galleon laden with gold that sank to the bottom of the…
Morneau pressed to reveal true cost for families from federal carbon tax
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre repeatedly tried to squeeze answers out of Finance Minister…
No suitors emerge for pipeline project stake as Kinder Morgan deadline looms
CALGARY – With just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline set for…
Airlines obey Beijing’s demand to call Taiwan part of China
SHANGHAI – British Airways, Lufthansa and Air Canada are among 20 carriers that now refer…
Future of massive Nova Scotia wind tower plant remains a mystery
HALIFAX – It’s among Atlantic Canada’s largest industrial sites — a massive former wind tower…
Uber says it remains committed to Toronto hub for self-driving car research
TORONTO – Uber Technologies Inc. says the Arizona research centre that conducted a fatal test…
Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely ‘soon’
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials earlier this month suggested that another rate hike was on…
Northern B.C. gas pipeline designed to supply LNG industry wins NEB approval
CALGARY – The National Energy Board has approved construction of a natural gas pipeline originally…
Research needed on impact of microplastics on B.C. shellfish industry: study
VICTORIA – A scientific study that found high levels of microplastics in the ocean near…
Ecuadorian Villagers lose fight to have Chevron Canada pay US$9.5 billion
TORONTO – The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable…
CN to purchase hundreds of grain cars as transportation bill becomes law
MONTREAL – Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars…