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Kinross earnings slide as costs rise, revenue drops but outlook unchanged
TORONTO – Kinross Gold Corp. says net earnings were down in the second quarter as…
Swoop to launch transborder service in October to five tourist destinations
Swoop will become Canada’s first ultra low cost airline to fly to the United States…
The corporate climb: women locked out of old boys’ club in misguided Me Too backlash
TORONTO – A lawyer is asked whether a male executive should leave the door open…
Tesla burns $739.5 million in cash on way to record 2Q loss
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. burned through $739.5 million in cash last quarter, paving the…
Q&A: How Facebook regulates the wild west of political ads
NEW YORK – With less than three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook…
China calls draft pact on territorial feud a ‘breakthrough’
SINGAPORE – China’s top diplomat said Thursday that an initial draft of a proposed pact…
Caisse reports 3.3 per cent return on clients’ funds for first 6 months of 2018
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Caisse de depot is reporting a return of 3.3 per cent on…
Bernier touts himself as the only politician to want truly free trade with U.S.
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Maxime Bernier says he’s the only politician in Ottawa who supports…
How a business serving bettors, porn donated to Dems, Trump
NEW YORK – One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if…
Lowe, Timberlake, Cannon involved in new TV game shows
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – And your host, Rob Lowe. The actor will preside over “Mental…
Quebec Innu nation lifts barricade after reaching agreement with Tata Steel
MONTREAL – Members of the northern Quebec Innu nation of Matimekush-Lac John have lifted a…
Toronto stock index rebounds to close higher on technology, materials sectors
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rebounded from early losses to end in the black…
Construction firm accuses province of botching build of Grande Prairie hospital
EDMONTON – The construction firm fighting with the Alberta government over the Grande Prairie Regional…
Ontario launching constitutional challenge of federal carbon tax plan
TORONTO – Ontario is launching a legal battle against the federal government over its carbon…
Canadian Natural unveils plan to add 100,000 bpd of Horizon oilsands output
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said Thursday it will spend an additional $170 million…
AP FACT CHECK: Fed gov’t overstates claims of auto safety
DETROIT – The Trump administration is overstating claims of auto safety and reduced costs in…
Triumph of the iPhone: Apple cracks trillion-dollar mark
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at…
US trade deficit widens by $46.3 billion in June
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit widened in June for the first time in four…
A timeline of Aeroplan’s history
TORONTO – Aimia Inc. has been looking to diversify its Aeroplan loyalty program ever since…
China announces $60B of US goods for tariff retaliation
BEIJING – China said Friday it is poised to impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion…
GTA home sales, average prices, climb higher in contrast to Vancouver drop
TORONTO – Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area climbed significantly in July in a…
Telus Q2 mixed: profit flat, wireless growth modest but wireline additions strong
Telus Corp. surprised analysts with the strength of its second-quarter residential subscriber growth but its…
Enhance Energy adds pipeline partner to build Alberta carbon capture project
CALGARY – The proponent of a project to use carbon dioxide captured at two industrial…
Jury tells pork giant to pay $473.5M in nuisance lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury decided Friday that the world’s largest pork producer should…