Statistics Canada reports February retail sales down 0.1% to $66.7 billion
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.1 per cent to $66.7 billion in February, weighed down by lower sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors.
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.1 per cent to $66.7 billion in February, weighed down by lower sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors.
Rogers Communications reports Q1 profit down from year ago, revenue up
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $256 million, down from $511 million a year ago, as it faced higher costs related to its Shaw Communications acquisition and restructuring efforts.
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $256 million, down from $511 million a year ago, as it faced higher costs related to its Shaw Communications acquisition and restructuring efforts.
Metro reports Q2 profit down from year ago, sales edged higher
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its sales edged higher.
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its sales edged higher.
Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund
OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
CN Rail on track for growth this year, despite Red Sea shipping obstacles: CEO
MONTREAL — A stable economic outlook and rising cargo demand bode well for Canadian National Railway Co. this year, executives said, despite the Red Sea crisis dampening container figures on the East Coast.
MONTREAL — A stable economic outlook and rising cargo demand bode well for Canadian National Railway Co. this year, executives said, despite the Red Sea crisis dampening container figures on the East Coast.
An 'ambitious' global plastic treaty demands limits on production, Guilbeault says
OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations kicked off in Ottawa.
OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations kicked off in Ottawa.
Competition Bureau raises concerns over Bunge-Viterra deal
GATINEAU, Que. — It's likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets, the Competition Bureau says.
GATINEAU, Que. — It's likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets, the Competition Bureau says.
West Fraser Timber earns US$35 million in first quarter, up from loss last year
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$35 million in its first quarter, up from a loss of US$42 million a year earlier.
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$35 million in its first quarter, up from a loss of US$42 million a year earlier.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Freeland says $5 billion just a start for Indigenous loan guarantee program
TORONTO — The $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in last week's budget is just a start, said Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
TORONTO — The $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in last week's budget is just a start, said Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
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