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U.S. and Canadian stocks close up in trade tension lull, loonie lower
Canada’s main stock index crept higher Tuesday along with U.S. markets, while the loonie moved…
NFL NextGen Stats team unveils new draft website
Many NFL fans spend the weeks leading up to the draft poring over predictions to…
MGM sues Vegas shooting victims in push to avoid liability
LAS VEGAS – MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass…
SNC-Lavalin and Holtec form joint venture to decommission nuclear plants
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Holtec International have announced a joint venture that will…
Blockbuster not yet selling Russell Crowe’s jockstrap
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Everything in the closing Blockbuster video stores in Alaska is for sale,…
Toronto stock market ticks lower, while U.S. markets mixed; Loonie moves down
Canada’s main stock index closed down along with the loonie as the energy and consumer…
PM’s pre-election shuffle eyes border, trade and bruising provincial relations
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau has unveiled his pre-election cabinet in a shuffle designed to showcase…
CP Rail second-quarter profits hurt by disruptions related to labour strife
CALGARY – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says service interruptions related to labour negotiations and strike…
Kinder Morgan Canada earns $13.7 million in Q2 in 45 per cent drop
CALGARY – Kinder Morgan says the $4.5 billion deal to sell Trans Mountain pipeline assets…
City of Burnaby issues eviction notice to protesters at Kinder Morgan terminal
BURNABY, B.C. – The City of Burnaby is evicting protesters from a make-shift camp set…
B.C. homeowner groups can fine defiant short-term rental hosts $1,000 a day
VANCOUVER – Homeowners groups in British Columbia will soon be able to fine owners or…
A Comic-Con without Marvel, HBO gives others a chance to pop
SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con fans know one thing to be true: Where there is fun,…
Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
TOKYO – Chinese mobile service giant Didi Chuxing and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up…
CMHC looks to make it easier for self-employed to obtain a mortgage
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is making changes intended to make it easier…
CNN chief Jeff Zucker undergoing heart surgery
NEW YORK – CNN’s top executive, Jeff Zucker, is undergoing heart surgery and will take…
De Beers Canada signs deal for Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. for $107 million
VANCOUVER – De Beers Canada Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.…
Greenpeace members arrested for climbing Olympic Stadium tower in Montreal
MONTREAL – Several Greenpeace members climbed the outside of the Olympic Stadium tower in Montreal…
Sales jump for book by former US ambassador to Russia
NEW YORK – A memoir by the former U.S. ambassador whom Russian officials have said…
EU ruling against Google opens ‘opportunity,’ rival says
BRUSSELS – European regulators’ latest swipe at the dominance of U.S. tech giant Google could…
Nova Scotia to launch monthly allowance for people living in shelters
HALIFAX – Nova Scotians living in homeless shelters and transition houses will begin receiving a…
Tilray shares up as much as 40 per cent in Nasdaq trading after IPO
NANAIMO, B.C. – Shares of cannabis producer Tilray Inc. surged as much as 40 per…
PM calls premiers to autumn meeting to reduce internal Canadian trade barriers
OTTAWA – With Canadian companies facing a hardening of the border with the United States,…
DC Universe sets pricing plan for digital subscription
SAN DIEGO – A digital subscription service for DC Comics superfans launching in the fall…
Aimia to launch Aeroplan charter airline after end of Air Canada partnership
MONTREAL – Aeroplan aims to get into the airline business by offering charter flights to…