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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…
From hot to not? The Baloney Meter weighs in on Scheer’s economy claims
OTTAWA – “Justin Trudeau inherited a booming economy, but he’s squandering it. His uncontrolled spending…
Trump slams rate increases by independent Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday cast aside concerns about the Federal Reserve’s independence,…
Ottawa says Japan has resumed Canadian wheat imports after temporary suspension
Ottawa says Japan has ended its temporary suspension of Canadian wheat imports. Japan had halted…
Mark Wahlberg buying auto dealership in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mark Wahlberg wants you to see the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet. The…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Loonie moves up as inflation ticks higher, TSX ends lower along with U.S. markets
Stock indexes in Canada and the U.S. closed down Friday on geopolitical tensions, while the…
Aimia shares surge after it announced Aeroplan program changes in 2020
MONTREAL – Aeroplan’s parent company saw its share price surge more than eight per cent…
Nova Chemicals appeals ruling that it pay Dow US$1.06-billion in damages
CALGARY – Nova Chemicals has appealed an Alberta judge’s order that it pay US$1.06 billion…