Feds scale back contentious tax proposal in bid to calm business owners
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has scaled back one of the most contentious elements of the Trudeau government’s tax-reform plan in yet another effort to calm
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NAFTA tensions erupt as talks struggle
The NAFTA countries haven’t broken up. But they are publicly bickering. They are delaying their next get-together date. And they appear to have agreed they
Canadian marijuana shares fall amid TSX crackdown
Licensed marijuana producer Aphria Inc. dug in its heels Tuesday, determined to remain on the Toronto Stock Exchange despite a warning from the group that
Loblaw Companies lays off 500 office workers in cost cutting drive
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is laying off 500 of its office workers, but the company says it still expects to create more jobs than it eliminates
Airbus shakes up industry with majority stake in Bombardier CSeries program
European aircraft giant Airbus Group is shaking up the global airline business by buying a majority stake in Bombardier’s CSeries program and assembling the plane
Algonquin, La Cite faculty on strike as part of Ontario-wide college work stoppage
Faculty at 24 Ontario colleges went on strike late Sunday, affecting more than 500,000 students. The Ontario Public Services Employees Union says the two sides
Amid tax reform backlash, Liberals to cut small business rates
Justin Trudeau will belatedly honour his campaign promise to cut the small business tax rate to nine per cent as his government scrambles to undo
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Weekly stats: Statistics Canada has a busy week ahead and will release data on Canada’s international transactions in securities for August; investment in non-residential building
Sears Canada granted permission to liquidate remaining 130 stores
Sears Canada has received court approval to proceed with a full liquidation of its remaining stores, signalling the end of an era for a 65-year-old
U.S. starts delivering bombshell demands at NAFTA talks
The NAFTA talks have now entered their most difficult phase with the United States beginning to drop its bombshell proposals on the negotiating table at
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