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Feds seeking TPP changes on intellectual property, supply management and culture
Canadian negotiators are pushing for three key changes to the original Trans-Pacific Partnership as leaders of the remaining countries interested in reviving the controversial treaty
CRA vows action on Canadian tax evaders exposed in Paradise Papers
The Canada Revenue Agency says it won’t hesitate to investigate new evidence of offshore tax evasion in the wake of a second massive leak of
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Economic update: Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will speak at a conference co-hosted by CFA Montreal and the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on
Can Apple to live up to the hype for the iPhone X?
The iPhone X’s lush screen, facial-recognition skills and $1,000 price tag are breaking new ground in Apple’s marquee product line. Now, the much-anticipated device is
Talks resume between striking Ontario faculty and colleges
Striking faculty and the council representing Ontario’s 24 colleges resumed bargaining talks Thursday as pressure mounts to end the labour dispute that’s left half a
Facebook earnings top expectations, but warns security investments will affect profitability
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that the company is serious about preventing abuse and that its investments in keeping “problematic content” off its social
Watchdog’s bread-price fixing probe ‘shocking’ and ‘bizarre,’ analysts say
Allegations of price fixing in the bread aisles of major grocers are “shocking” and “bizarre,” analysts said Wednesday as more companies came forward to reveal
Canada’s GDP shrinks 0.1% in August
The Canadian economy hit reverse in August, its first monthly pullback since October last year. “The amazing run of amazing Canadian economic data is officially
Only five per cent of Canadian tech companies have female chief executives: report
A new report says just five per cent of Canadian technology companies have a female founder and a similar fraction have a woman as CEO,
Royal Canadian Mint says phoney gold bar was a counterfeit attempt
The Royal Canadian Mint says a phoney gold bar sold to a jeweller by an Ottawa bank may have looked like the real thing, but
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