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Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

What's next for NAFTA? Negotiators for Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are under the gun to make headway...

Prices at the pump headed higher as long weekend brings out Canadian drivers

Motorists in many parts of Canada are expected to see rising gasoline prices as they fire up...

Major U.S. investors keeping eye on Canada as Trudeau pushes trade in Manhattan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will work the room at a business luncheon in Manhattan today on the...

BlackBerrys accounted for only 3% of smartphones used in Canada at end of 2017

Somewhat reluctantly, Athar Afzal finally gave up on BlackBerry earlier this year. He was a longtime fan of...

Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime

A federal plan to take a bite out of corporate crime by allowing prosecutors to suspend criminal...

TD Bank discounts five-year variable mortgage rate as competition heats up

TD Bank is joining a rival bank in offering a highly discounted variable mortgage rate as competition...

Jean Coutu price was high but will pay long term dividends, says Metro CEO

The cost of buying the Jean Coutu Group was high but the pill wasn't too difficult to...

Regulations cost Ottawa-Gatineau single family home buyers an extra $112,000 on average: study

Buyers in Canada's most overheated real estate markets paid an average of $229,000 extra per home between...

A&W chief executive doubles down on burger chain’s growth strategy

The first woman to take the helm of A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. spent nearly three...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

DHX's doldrums Children's entertainment company DHX Media Ltd. discusses third-quarter results on Monday. Executive chairman Michael Donovan recently...
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