Monthly Archive: April 2018

‘The reality was, I didn’t have any options. We continued to burn cash and my small business just wasn’t getting any traction’

Martin Pelletier: Investors might be wise to study what has transpired in our once strong and robust energy sector for potential warning signs

Zuckerberg is a squishy, naïve liberal blinded by his own simpleminded belief in ‘social justice.’ It’s that naïveté we need to watch out for

WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded contracts for hurricane supplies without adequately researching whether winning bidders could deliver what they promised, according to a new investigation by Democrats on a Senate oversight committee. The investigation followed disclosures by The Associated Press in November that a newly created Florida company with an unproven record […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s telecom complaint commission says wireless service contracts continue to be a major irritation for consumers, who have raised concerns about agreements that were either misleading or lacking critical information about the terms. The federal agency says it received 1,023 formal complaints about wireless contract terms from August to January. The next largest […]

The top complaint was non-disclosure or misleading information about terms, with BCE receiving the most complaints in all

REGINA — Questions about what kind of budget Saskatchewan’s new premier plans to deliver will be answered today. Scott Moe has promised to balance the provincial budget by 2020, even after reinstating an exemption of the provincial sales tax on crop, life and health insurance earlier this year. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer will deliver the […]

Commentary: Few seem to have noticed it yet, but there are worrying signs Europe’s exporting powerhouse is slowing sharply

This is a national disgrace. The Liberals have effectively landlocked our vast oil reserves and condemned the country to a poorer, more divisive and less secure future

A handful of top business stories we’re watching at Financial Post