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China eases investment curbs as clash with US looms
BEIJING – China is ending limits on foreign ownership in auto manufacturing, insurance and other…
Bali airport reopens after ash threat stranded thousands
DENPASAR, Indonesia – The international airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali reopened Friday…
BBC strikes deal with journalist in equal pay dispute
LONDON – The BBC struck a deal Friday with a senior journalist who quit her…
OSC receives 200 tips in first two years of whistleblower program
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission says its two-year-old whistleblower program has generated about 200…
Plane that crashed in Mumbai, killing 5, was under repair
MUMBAI, India – A small plane that crashed into a construction site in India’s financial…
Bank of Canada business outlook survey suggests businesses optimistic
OTTAWA – Expectations the Bank of Canada will raise its key interest rate target next…
Quebec launches hiring drive for government-run cannabis store employees
MONTREAL – Quebec’s government-run cannabis monopoly has launched a hiring drive with jobs starting at…
First Nations poised to challenge Nova Scotia’s marijuana monopoly
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia First Nations appear poised to take on the province’s marijuana monopoly…
Tariffs Q&A: Nine things to know about Canada’s retaliatory tariffs
The Canadian government has responded to the Trump administration’s decision to apply tariffs on steel…
Enbridge Line 3 pipeline approval expected to ease Canadian oil price woes
CALGARY – Canada’s oilpatch is eagerly anticipating higher prices and profits after Minnesota regulators approved…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Another motorcycle maker considers moving output overseas
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa – A Minnesota-based company said on Friday that it is considering moving…
Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel merging Europe steel operations
BERLIN – Germany’s Thyssenkrupp and India’s Tata Steel say they’ve signed a deal to merge…
Barbs for Bezos but Bill Gates largely admired in Seattle
SEATTLE – The Seattle region is home to America’s two richest men, but their local…
Whisky vs. bourbon: Canadian distillers wary of a cross-border tariff showdown
Ottawa’s new 10 per cent tariff on American whiskey could force bourbon aficionados to shell…
Alberta’s energy regulator ignoring own rules on tailings ponds: critics
EDMONTON – Alvaro Pinto wants Alberta’s energy regulator to follow its own oilsands rules. The…
Taiga Building Products Ltd. to buy Exterior Wood Inc. for $55 million
BURNABY, B.C. – Taiga Building Products Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Exterior Wood…
Irving Oil strikes deal with Couche-Tard to acquire and brand retail sites
HALIFAX – Irving Oil says it has signed a deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to…
B.C. ministers discuss investigation of money laundering in real estate
VICTORIA – British Columbia Attorney General David Eby says terms of reference are being discussed…
ATB Financial’s new CEO to continue technological push
TORONTO – ATB Financial’s new chief executive has a tough act to follow. Tuesday marks…
Ford takes step to dismantle cap and trade, officially winds down green programs
TORONTO – Ontario’s new premier has taken a step in his plan to dismantle the…
North American stocks closer lower on oil and trade swings; Loonie up
Canada’s main stock index closed lower on a day that saw big swings in the…
Husky awaits explosion investigation results before restarting asphalt refinery
CALGARY – Two months after fire and explosions ripped through its recently purchased asphalt refinery…
Germany: Merkel pledges ‘every effort’ to avert US trade war
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the European Union will make every…