
Smart beta ETFs look to improve upon plain vanilla index funds
Index-tracking exchange-traded funds have become one of the fastest growing ways for Canadian investors to gain diverse exposure to the stock market at a low

Smart beta ETFs look to improve upon plain vanilla index funds
Index-tracking exchange-traded funds have become one of the fastest growing ways for Canadian investors to gain diverse exposure to the stock market at a low

As troubles brew in Canada, Tim Hortons owner plans to expand chain to Spain
Tim Hortons plans to expand to Spain, its fourth venture abroad in recent months, as it tries to overcome lagging sales and an internal revolt

Air Transat passed up offers to help stranded passengers, Ottawa airport says
The Ottawa International Airport Authority says it was prepared to distribute food and water to passengers who were stuck on the tarmac for six hours

Walmart Canada scraps online pickup fee in latest shot across grocery bow
Walmart Canada is eliminating the pickup fee from its online grocery service as it braces for increasing competition in a business where profit margins are

New WestJet discount airline service not expected until next year
WestJet (TSX:WJA) says the launch of its new no-frills, low-cost airline won’t be until next summer after initially announcing plans it would start offering flights

‘Buy America’ policies to loom large as Canada gets ready for NAFTA talks
The United States wants to maintain – and even expand – the Buy America provisions that restrict government procurement to companies using materials from within

Digital ‘absolutely cannibalizing’ cash as stores, shoppers snub coins and bills
Over the next year and a half, Alan Bekerman plans to grow his Toronto healthy fast-food chain Iq Food Co. from five to up to

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The bottom line: It’s high earnings season this week, with a number of corporate heavyweights releasing their latest results. They include Air Canada, WestJet, Restaurant

Pearson airport ground crew workers reject offer, begin strike
About 700 ground crew workers at Canada’s busiest airport went on strike Thursday night after they rejected a contract offer from their employer. The members

Gatineau’s Agrisoma inks biofuel deal as aviation industry eyes carbon reduction
Gatineau-based Agrisoma Biosciences said this week that it’s signed a long-term agreement with biorefiner UPM of Finland to produce renewable fuels in South America. The
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