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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…
Starbucks, citing environment, is ditching plastic straws
SEATTLE – Starbucks, citing the environment threat to oceans, will ban plastic straws from all…
Alberta likely to take equity stake in Trans Mountain pipeline: premier
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is likely to end up owning…
CPPIB betting that demand for sports data is a good long-term investment
TORONTO – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is preparing to buy a 39 per cent…
Box office top 20: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ stings with $75.8M
NEW YORK – Marvel Studios landed its 20th straight no. 1 box-office debut with an…
Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws from all locations
Vancouver Starbucks locations will be the first in Canada to serve drinks without plastic straws…
Couche-Tard reports 42 per cent net income jump fuelled by acquisitions
LAVAL, Que. – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says its net income rose 41.5 per cent in…
European exporters shift trade to avoid higher US tariffs
BEIJING – European companies that export from China are changing the global flow of their…
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada jumped higher in June
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of new home building…