In an April 30 story on Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s plans for the Greenbelt, The Canadian Press identified Joe Vaccaro as the president of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association. In fact, Vaccaro is the CEO of the association.
WTI sheds more than $1.20 on Iran
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading amid broad-based weakness on the Toronto market. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 43.91 points to 15,563.97, after 90 minutes of trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 271.29 points to 23,891.86. The S&P 500 index was down 15.26 points to […]
A move by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to reclaim $200 million could leave pensioners in limbo for another four years
Industry report shows government fees on a new, single-detached home in the GTA was about $186,300, or 22% of the full price, and it’s even more for a condo
Head of the Canadian Real Estate Association says growing pot plants spreads mould and fungus through ventilation systems
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending dropped 1.7 per cent in March, the biggest setback in 11 months, with weakness in a number of sectors including the biggest plunge in home building in nine years. The March decline was the first monthly drop since last July and the biggest contraction since a 1.8 per cent fall […]
Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday as first-quarter results from companies including drugmaker Pfizer and athletic apparel maker Under Armour disappointed Wall Street. Energy companies are declining as oil prices head lower. Health care companies are mostly higher as drugmaker AbbVie climbs after it announced a big stock buyback. Several overseas markets are […]
MONTREAL — Organizers of an annual Montreal business conference say American whistleblower Chelsea Manning is scheduled to participate in this year’s event. C2 Montreal is billing the appearance later this month as Manning’s first international speaking engagement a little more than a year after her release from jail. Organizers say in a statement the inmate […]