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Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada…
Unexpectedly weak data on inflation, retail sales cloud central bank’s next step
OTTAWA – A pair of unexpectedly soft economic reports are creating fresh doubts about the…
TSX hits record high as New York markets mixed; Canadian dollar up
A leap in oil prices helped Canada’s main stock index close at a record high…
Nearly 475 CAE workers in Montreal go on strike after rejected contract offer
MONTREAL – Nearly 475 unionized CAE Inc. employees in Montreal went on strike Friday afternoon…
Shopify to provide e-commerce platform for online B.C. cannabis sales
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has selected Shopify Inc. to provide an e-commerce platform for the…
Justices adopt digital-age privacy rules to track cellphones
WASHINGTON – Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone…
Pro-EU protesters march in London, demand new vote on Brexit
LONDON – Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a…
Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa
DOON, Iowa – A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil…
Kaka returns to theme park mecca, at least on TV
ORLANDO, Fla. – Brazilian soccer great Kaka may have left Orlando’s Major League Soccer team…
UK euroskeptics urge PM May to prepare for ‘no deal’ Brexit
LONDON – Pro-Brexit politicians and business figures have urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to…
Investment dealer regulator to focus on oversight of new business models for 2019
TORONTO – Canada’s investment dealer regulator says its priorities for next year include a focus…
Imperial Tobacco ‘shocked’ by Health Canada’s proposed package regulations
OTTAWA – Imperial Tobacco says Health Canada’s proposed plain packaging regulations for cigarettes are confusing…
B.C. Premier John Horgan blasts protectionism of Trump administration
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the American administration needs to “wake up”…
Unionized Halifax shipbuilders vote in favour of four-year collective agreement
HALIFAX – The union at the Halifax shipyard that’s building the next generation of Royal…
Syncrude outage expected to ease pipeline congestion, boost heavy oil prices
CALGARY – A production shutdown at Syncrude Canada’s oilsands mine and upgrader complex in northern…
Royal Caribbean invests $120M in ship to attract millennials
MIAMI – Royal Caribbean has invested $120 million in a 15-year-old ship as part of…
Toronto, Vancouver tie as most expensive Canadian cities in new survey
An annual cost of living survey shows Toronto and Vancouver are Canada’s most expensive cities.…
Scotiabank’s 1832 Asset Management faces proposed class action lawsuit over fees
TORONTO – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Scotiabank’s 1832 Asset Management…
Add lanes above or below Highway 401 to ease gridlock, board of trade urges
TORONTO – The Toronto Region Board of Trade is calling for a vertical expansion of…
Competition Bureau lays criminal bid rigging charges in Gatineau, Que., case
OTTAWA – The Competition Bureau says criminal charges have been laid against four people who…
Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum a major peril to Canada’s economy, MPs told
OTTAWA – Canada needs to stand its ground in its ongoing tariff fight with the…
Postmedia to close more local newspapers, cut staff cost by 10 per cent
Postmedia Network Inc. will close six small-town newspapers and reduce print publication of four more,…
North American stocks close higher as oil price surges, loonie edges lower
A surge in oil prices helped the energy sector boost Canada’s main stock index Tuesday,…
Study predicts Trans Mountain pipeline purchase will add to federal deficit
CALGARY – The federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will add significantly to…