The Canadian Press

Phoenix pay problems spike again amid retroactive labour deals, summer hiring

Ottawa

The federal government’s bug-addled public service pay system saw a fresh spike in problems last month, the result of new labour contracts and summer hiring,

BlackBerry shares jump amid takeover talk

Canada & World

BlackBerry Ltd. shares surged nearly 11 per cent on the Toronto Stock Exchange after a research report identified the company as a likely target for

Canadian economy grows at 3.7% in Q1, fuelled by household spending, business investment

November 8, 2022

Canada’s economy picked up steam in the first three months of this year, driven by consumer spending, a turnaround in business investment, and the housing

As mobile data use surges, Canadian telecom firms spend billions upgrading networks

Canada & World

Internet and mobile providers must invest in infrastructure to keep up with a booming consumer appetite for entertainment both at home and on the go,

Scotiabank wraps solid big bank earnings season, but loan growth concerns persist

Canada & World

Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) reported a 30 per cent surge in profits Tuesday, closing out a quarter that saw Canada’s five biggest banks beat expectations, largely thanks

NAFTA talks will start in August: Here’s how the calendar looks

Canada & World

The Canadian government says it expects negotiations to start this summer for a new North American Free Trade Agreement: “NAFTA negotiations will start in August

Update: Ontario to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019

Canada & World

One year before a general election, Ontario’s Liberal government is promising sweeping changes to labour laws that would benefit millions of workers, including raising the

Nortel Canada to start paying billions to creditors

Techopia

Nortel Canada’s long-suffering creditors will finally begin to receive their share of more than US$4 billion to be distributed under a plan approved in January,

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Canada & World

Canada’s Ocean Playground votes: It could be a close call Tuesday night in Nova Scotia’s provincial election. Both the governing Liberals and Progressive Conservatives have

Famed Ottawa hair stylist and entrepreneur Rinaldo remembered as ‘great man’

Retail

An Ottawa hair stylist whose scissors tended to the tresses of some of the country’s biggest political players has died. Rinaldo Canonico died Wednesday after