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Quebec follows Ottawa and raises amount of capital gains subject to tax

Quebec says it will align its tax system with the federal government by increasing the percentage of capital gains subject to taxation.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

Quebec says it will align its tax system with the federal government by increasing the percentage of capital gains subject to taxation.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

Province calls Gate Gourmet, striking airline catering workers back to bargaining

The union representing striking airline catering workers says Ontario mediators have called them back to the table for talks with employer Gate Gourmet.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

The union representing striking airline catering workers says Ontario mediators have called them back to the table for talks with employer Gate Gourmet.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

Major water users in southern Alberta agree to curb consumption in face of drought

CALGARY — Major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to curb their consumption if there's a severe drought this spring or summer.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

CALGARY — Major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to curb their consumption if there's a severe drought this spring or summer.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

S&P/TSX composite up nearly 100 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the utility and energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the utility and energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

'Won't be a quick fix': Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say

TORONTO — As Canada’s biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver’s-paradise edges toward privatization, it's evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven’t been working.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

TORONTO — As Canada’s biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver’s-paradise edges toward privatization, it's evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven’t been working.

By The Canadian Press | 04.19.24

Alberta government announces plan to protect consumers from power price swings

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

High interest rates threaten rollout of green economy: Wood Mackenzie report

CALGARY — Renewable energy companies in Canada are feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, which a new report says could make the net-zero transition more costly and difficult.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

CALGARY — Renewable energy companies in Canada are feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, which a new report says could make the net-zero transition more costly and difficult.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant

QUESNEL, B.C. — British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

QUESNEL, B.C. — British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy, institutional investor group warns

A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings that they say risk eroding shareholder democracy.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24

A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings that they say risk eroding shareholder democracy.

By The Canadian Press | 04.18.24