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

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

Free trade, climate among issues on Trudeau agenda at G7 summit in Italy
Canada is planning to champion the benefits of free trade and action on climate change at the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, even as U.S.

Quebec construction strike: Premier promises back to work legislation next week
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says he will begin the process of adopting back-to-work legislation Monday if there is no agreement in the province’s construction strike.

Bank earnings begin with BMO Q2 net income up 28%
The Bank of Montreal saw second-quarter profits from its U.S. personal and commercial banking business dip from a year ago, but it still increased its
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