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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…
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…