Rate hike argument builds as poll shows companies to hire, invest more
Canadian companies are more upbeat about the future than they were three months ago with firms planning to boost investment and to hire more workers,
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CIBC acquires tech-savvy Wellington Financial
CIBC has signed a deal to acquire Wellington Financial as part of its plan to grow its business in the fast-moving technology sector. Financial terms
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Bank of Canada reveals business outlook The central bank’s quarterly survey of companies is released on Monday, and will hopefully provide a clearer picture of
Ontario premier accuses Tim Hortons’ founders’ children of bullying employees over minimum wage hike
The premier of Ontario lashed out at the children of Tim Hortons’ billionaire co-founders on Thursday for reducing the benefits of their employees in response
Air Transat and regulator sued over stranded planes in Ottawa
An air passenger rights advocate is suing the Canadian Transportation Agency and Air Transat over decisions related to incidents in Ottawa last summer that left
Employees at the Tim Hortons locations owned by the children of the co-founders of the franchise say they have reduced employee benefits and cut back
Canadian vehicle sales hit record high in 2017
Canadians last year purchased more than two million vehicles for the first time thanks to record sales of light trucks. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. said
BlackBerry QNX selected to work with China’s Baidu for driverless vehicles
Chinese search-engine giant Baidu Inc. has selected BlackBerry Ltd. to provide the safety operating system for the Apollo autonomous driving system, which is being developed
Ottawa’s Advanced Symbolics to lead AI project looking for suicide warning signs
An Ottawa-based firm has been tapped by the federal government for a three-month pilot project designed to look for warning signs for suicide before tragedy
Rebound in Canadian IPOs sets stage for another good year in 2018: PwC
Canadian initial public offerings rebounded last year from their worst performance in nearly two decades in 2016 as $5.1 billion in proceeds were generated with
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