
Smaller companies fear they’ll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk

Smaller companies fear they’ll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Shopify update Shopify Inc. will announce fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. The Ottawa-based tech giant recently announced it was launching a venture called Shopify Studios that

Feds award design contract for $60 billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin
The federal government is awarding a long-awaited contract to design its $60-billion fleet of warships to U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin. Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough

Is Canada getting wise to AI commercialization, or churning out more research?
In May 2017, Uber announced it had hired a renowned University of Toronto professor to lead a Toronto-based team that develops autonomous car technology. The

Former Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar leaves message of optimism in death
Paul Dewar, a community leader and former MP Ottawa, died Wednesday after contending with brain cancer for a year

Banking regulator defends mortgage stress test, open to change when warranted
Canada’s financial regulator hit back at criticisms of its stress test for uninsured mortgages, which has made it harder for borrowers to qualify and weighed

Canada’s Sunrise Records to buy failing HMV, safeguarding most jobs
Canadian retailer Sunrise Records is pulling stricken retailer HMV out of bankruptcy in a deal that will safeguard some 1,500 jobs. However, administrator KPMG says

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Let’s talk stress The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ assistant superintendent Carolyn Rogers will speak to The Economic Club of Canada on Tuesday

Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies at age 88
Ron Joyce, who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of

Ontario may allow disclosure of prices in real estate bidding wars
Ontario home buyers may soon be able to find out the prices and conditions of other offers in bidding wars. The government launched a consultation
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