REGINA — Saskatchewan is seeking intervener status in British Columbia’s reference case over the flow of heavy oil through that province. Attorney General Don Morgan says Saskatchewan is dismayed that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion continues to be held up by unreasonable delays. The case before the B.C. Court of Appeal asks whether amendments the […]
Haider-Moranis Bulletin: Current policies are not making housing more affordable; a change in direction is due
Canada is offering free land and tax incentives to create more affordably priced options in Vancouver and Toronto
The wunderkind CEO of Lonely Planet has departed, the company confirmed Wednesday, amid reports that the travel brand and guidebook publisher is up for sale. Daniel Houghton “has stepped away from Lonely Planet to take on a CEO role at another company,” Lonely Planet spokeswoman Natalie Nicolson confirmed by email. “The rest of the leadership […]
TORONTO — Shares of Kinross Gold Corp. fell more than 10 per cent in trading Wednesday as the gold miner said the government in Mauritania has requested talks regarding its activities in the country. The Canadian gold miner, which is near completion of its Tasiast mine in Mauritania, said its application to convert its Tasiast […]
Manulife Financial made financial history this week with its green bond
Overall, the proportion of teens who reported having sports drinks at least once in the previous week rose from 56 per cent in 2010 to almost 58 per cent in 2015
TORONTO — Rival toy store chains are working on plans to win the market share Toys “R” Us left up for grabs following its bankruptcy and liquidation in the United States and Britain, Canadian toy maker Spin Master said Wednesday. Both existing toy retailers and new players are fighting hard to gain the bankrupt toy […]
NEW YORK — Media company Twenty-First Century Fox is buying seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $910 million. The move comes as Sinclair is selling some stations to meet regulatory approval for its pending $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. Meanwhile, Disney is pursuing a $52 billion takeover of much of Fox, though […]
NEW YORK — Shoppers will be able to buy any brand of tires on Amazon.com, have them shipped to a Sears Auto Center and then bring in their car to get them installed. It’s the latest deal between Sears and Amazon as the struggling department store operator seeks to boost sales. Last year, Amazon began […]