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UK pub chain snubs Champagne, Prosecco ahead of Brexit
LONDON – A major U.K. pub chain will stop serving French Champagne, Italian Prosecco, and…
Major North American indices down after Fed indicates more rate hikes to come
Major North American indices fell after the Federal Reserve said it will raise interest rates…
Montreal borough votes to restrict Airbnb-style rentals in downtown core
MONTREAL – A Montreal borough is bringing in new rules aimed at limiting the number…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Alberta oilsands project wins regulator approval despite Indigenous objections
CALGARY – A northern Alberta oilsands project has been approved by the Alberta Energy Regulator…
Drivers pocket savings by allowing their insurer to come along for the ride
CALGARY – When his auto insurance company offered him the option to pay lower rates,…
How Fox’s businesses would match up with Disney and Comcast
NEW YORK – Competing bids from Comcast and Disney for the bulk of Twenty-First Century…
Key household debt ratio creeps lower in first quarter to 168.0 per cent
OTTAWA – The amount Canadians owe relative to their income posted its largest decline on…
Oil and gas workers still mainly old white males despite diversity gains: study
CALGARY – A new study shows that Canada’s energy sector workforce became larger and more…
Calgary 2026 leadership in the hands of entrepreneur, skier Scott Hutcheson
CALGARY – Riding around in the back of the Canadian men’s ski team van and…
DavidsTea founder wrests control of retailer, pledges path to profitability
MONTREAL – DavidsTea’s CEO resigned Thursday after losing a battle with the company’s co-founder that…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Hydro-Quebec and U.S. partner sign agreement to get power to Massachusetts
MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec and Maine’s largest electricity transmission and distribution utility have signed agreements with…
Ontario’s Doug Ford to make case for NAFTA deal to U.S. counterparts
TORONTO – Vowing to stand with the federal Liberals, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative premier-designate said he…
Farmers in Trump country protest Pruitt’s ethanol policies
MINNEAPOLIS – Deep in the heart of Trump country, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt…
McDonald’s to switch to paper straws in U.K., Ireland
NEW YORK – McDonald’s said Friday it will switch to paper straws at all its…
Caesars workers in Las Vegas approve new contract deal
LAS VEGAS – Housekeepers, bartenders and other unionized workers at Las Vegas casino-resorts operated by…
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3% in April to $56.2 billion
OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales unexpectedly fell in April as sales in the petroleum and…
Bill to make La Presse a not-for-profit passes after Quebec invoked closure
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has rammed through legislation aimed at allowing Montreal-based La Presse…
CREA cuts home sales forecast, May sales down 16.2% compared with year ago
The Canadian Real Estate Association is now expecting an even bigger decline in home sales…
Owners of the rail line to Churchill had duty to fix it: regulators
WINNIPEG – Federal regulators have ruled that the owners of a broken rail line to…
Cheng to pay $400,000 under OSC settlement in Amaya insider tipping case
TORONTO – A former money manager involved in insider tipping of information about Amaya Gaming…
Statistics Canada to launch survey to collect data about digital economy
TORONTO – Statistics Canada has started mailing out 12,000 survey invitations to households to ask…
Canada Goose shares up after better-than-expected results, plans for new stores
TORONTO – Shares of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. rose more than 30 per cent on…