Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate as economic growth moderates
The Bank of Canada is maintaining its trend-setting interest rate as its careful assessment of the timing of future hikes continues amid a backdrop of
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Death of the password? New web standard trades passcodes for biometrics
The death of the password could be upon us. A new security standard recently endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium has experts excited about
Marriott to combine loyalty programs this summer
Marriott is combining its Marriott, Starwood and Ritz-Carlton loyalty programs into a single program this August. The move comes more than a year after Marriott
New Canada Infrastructure Bank told to find early wins, avoid riskiest financing options
Leadership at a new federal infrastructure financing agency has been told to largely avoid the riskiest of investment options to help private companies make projects
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Interest rate watch The Bank of Canada will announce its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. Central bank governor Stephen Poloz has raised the benchmark
Sexual harassment in the workplace is an ‘epidemic’: HR survey
Sexual harassment is far more prevalent in Canadian workplaces than company executives would like to believe, a new report says. Indeed, the report from the
Feds probing Tim Hortons franchisee claims RBI failing to honour commitments
The federal government is looking into concerns raised by a dissident group of Tim Hortons franchisees about the potential violation of terms the federal government
Postmedia Q2 loss falls as cost cutting, tax credit offset lower revenue
A $17-million interactive digital media tax credit from the Ontario government helped pare Postmedia Network Canada Corp.’s second-quarter net loss to $1.3 million from a
Tim Hortons franchisee group cites ‘intimidation’ by parent company RBI
A group representing about half of Canada’s Tim Hortons franchisees has vowed to do everything in its power to assist an outspoken member whose restaurant
Hardly ‘friends’: Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled by U.S. senators
Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning Tuesday from U.S. lawmakers who accused
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