Budget’s second parent leave formula favours men over women: experts
The federal budget might have been sold on its female-friendly features, but business experts say it still falls short in solving the wage gap because
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Tim Hortons franchisees threaten litigation after cash register outages
An association representing 70 per cent of Tim Hortons franchisees is threatening its parent company with legal action after a computer virus caused intermittent cash
Budget 2018: Feds tighten tax rules for small businesses and passive income
The Liberal government moved to tighten the tax rules for small businesses in the federal budget Tuesday as it fine-tuned the changes that prompted an
Budget 2018: Liberals focus on women, science with eye to 2019 election
Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a federal budget Tuesday that charts a clear course for the Liberals to the 2019 election, an aspirational road map
Scotiabank, BMO Q1 earnings beat expectations on international lift
International growth continues to be a boon for Canadian lenders as Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal’s first-quarter earnings beat expectations, helped by
Liberals take aim at 2019 election with budget to focus on gender equality
Gender equality and a national pharmacare plan are expected to be two of the cornerstones of the federal budget when it is presented in the
At the Olympics, fans became walking corporate billboards
He didn’t get the hashtag quite right on the first try, so they withheld the free stuffed bear he waited in line a half-hour to
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Never-ending NAFTA: The seventh round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations commence in Mexico City on Monday, where fallout from the recently signed Trans-Pacific
Loblaw facing challenging year, as Q4 profits fall on PC Optimum, price fixing costs
Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit and said it is prepared for another challenging year in the grocery industry as it
CIBC raises dividend following better-than-expected Q1
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set the tone for banks’ earnings season with a dividend hike and better-than-expected first-quarter net income, helped by a
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