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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…
SNC-Lavalin gets contract to design, deliver $1.9-billion chemical plant in Oman
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says it has reached an agreement to design and deliver…
Countries stymied in search for response to gig economy, Hajdu says
OTTAWA – Updates to the social safety net and protections for workers have yet to…
Saputo hopes to benefit from Mexican dairy tariffs, after drop in profits
TORONTO – Canadian cheese and dairy giant Saputo Inc. is hoping to use its international…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Putin says Russian military not building long-term in Syria
MOSCOW – Russian troops will remain in Syria as long as Moscow thinks it’s necessary,…
Energy stocks help push up Toronto index, U.S. markets mixed, dollar slips
TORONTO – Energy stocks helped Canada’s main stock index close higher Thursday while U.S. markets…
Sex workers slam Giuliani for saying Daniels isn’t credible
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels’ claim she had…
Trudeau stops in heart of Canada’s aluminum country before G7 confrontation
SAGUENAY, Que. – Just before he headed to the G7 summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…