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Montreal becomes hot spot for Chinese real estate shoppers, says Juwai report
Montreal was the hot Canadian real estate market for Chinese nationals last year as interest…
Munich officials want train station to have air taxi parking
BERLIN – A group of city counsellors in Munich say they want the southern German…
Recipe Unlimited to phase out plastic straws at its 19 brands by 2019
TORONTO – It’s the final straw for plastic at Recipe Unlimited Corporation. The restaurant giant,…
BC Premier John Horgan says ‘gouging’ to blame for higher gas prices, not taxes
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says price gouging, not higher taxes, is responsible for skyrocketing…
Former Olympic rower, investment dealer gets 13-month jail sentence for fraud
VICTORIA – Former Olympic rower Harold Backer received a 13-month jail sentence Wednesday after pleading…
RCMP remove pipeline protesters from Vancouver bridge
VANCOUVER – Greenpeace Canada says a protest that saw a dozen protesters dangling from a…
NGOs demand independent probe into use of Cdn armoured vehicles in Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA –Some of Canada’s most prominent human rights and arms-control groups are demanding the Trudeau…
Cirque du Soleil acquires Minnesota-based company as part of expansion drive
MONTREAL – The Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has announced the acquisition of a Minnesota-based…
Grace, Morning Moon: Tragically Hip songs to land on names of Up Cannabis strains
TORONTO – A line of cannabis strains backed by members of the Tragically Hip will…
Embraer joint venture with Boeing could make life tougher for Bombardier: analysts
MONTREAL – The planned tie-up between Boeing Co. and Embraer SA could make life a…
Carbon price proceeds to go directly to Ontario residents: Trudeau
TORONTO – Ontario residents, and not the newly elected Progressive Conservative government, will receive the…
New rules spell out details for want-to-be pot retailers in B.C.
VICTORIA – Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will have the power to deny…
Benefits like employer tips and RRSP contributions to be part of B.C. health tax
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has released the fine print on its new employer…
Scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Pruitt resigns
WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized…
Montreal’s June home sales up from year ago to mark 40 months of growth
MONTREAL – The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board says home sales in the city for…
US trade deficit drops to $43.1 billion in May
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit dropped in May to the lowest level in 19…
Pruitt is out, handing EPA reins to former coal lobbyist
WASHINGTON – Bowing out after months of scandals, Scott Pruitt is turning the Environmental Protection…
Toxic tanneries forced to move pollute new Bangladesh site
SAVAR, Bangladesh – Bangladesh tanneries prepping leather for shoes, belts, wallets and purses are dumping…
Employment gains, job hunter influx clears way for rate hike: experts
OTTAWA – Canada received a dose of new jobs last month, maintained sturdy wage growth…
Hudson’s Bay in joint-venture talks with European retailer Signa Holding
TORONTO – Hudson’s Bay Co. is eyeing a joint venture in Europe with an Austrian…
Correction: Trump-Russia-Oligarch’s Influence story
WASHINGTON – In some versions of a story July 5 about Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg,…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
May: EU citizens might get preferred treatment post-Brexit
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May touted the benefits of her latest Brexit proposal to…
Elvis, Beatles memorabilia items on display at Hard Rock
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Elvis Presley’s Rolls Royce, the suits the Beatles wore on their…