Bank of Canada holds interest rate, underlines ‘growing’ trade uncertainty
The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday as it pointed to a climate of broadening, important unknowns around trade.
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BlackBerry files patent suit against Facebook
BlackBerry Ltd. is taking Facebook Inc. and its WhatsApp and Instagram subsidiaries to court in California, alleging they’ve infringed on several U.S. patents owned by
PM and Trump talk: U.S. in hurry for NAFTA deal, using tariff threat as leverage
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone with President Donald Trump on a day the United States revealed it might use the threat of tariffs
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There’s a little-known secret about artificial intelligence: It’s powered by hundreds of thousands of real people. From makeup artists in Venezuela to women in conservative
White House gets pressure from within U.S. to spare Canada from steel tariffs
The Trump administration is coming under political pressure at home to exclude Canada from global tariffs on steel and aluminum, and while stating its preference
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Trade-war fears U.S. President Donald Trump has promised details on his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States this week. Trump
ABI and Haworth lead office interiors industry with solutions-based approach
Studies show a well-designed and carefully furnished workplace can play a key role in helping companies attract and retain the best staff, as well as
Canadian banks wrap up solid quarter with TD beating expectations
Canada’s biggest banks wrapped up another solid quarter of better-than-expected results, shrugging off hefty writedowns and worries about the domestic housing market with robust growth
Trump vows to lower tariff hammer on steel, aluminum; Canada braces for impact
The United States will impose wide-ranging tariffs on steel and aluminum, President Donald Trump declared Thursday, prompting allies to fume, stock markets to fall and
Ontario bans door-to-door sales of most products
The days of answering your doorbell to find someone hawking duct-cleaning services or a new furnace will be over for Ontarians when a new law
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