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Hydro One wants to spend $15M to redesign bills

Ontario's largest and recently privatized electricity utility has spent $9 million to redesign bills and is proposing...

Here’s what will – and will not – happen if Trump starts NAFTA pullout

As NAFTA talks enter their most sensitive phase, a fever of speculation has broken out about whether...

‘Hold the sugar, hold the cream, Tim Hortons don’t be mean,’ protesters chant

Protesters who rallied outside Tim Hortons locations across Ontario on Wednesday roasted some franchisees for slashing workers'...

Rising minimum wages could speed up automation, not relocations: labour leaders

Companies might not be able to dodge rising minimum wages by relocating even their most mobile workforces...

TD Bank acquires Toronto artificial intelligence startup Layer 6 AI

Toronto-Dominion Bank is acquiring artificial intelligence startup Layer 6 AI for an undisclosed amount as financial services...

Companies divided on raising prices or slashing benefits to handle wage hike

Signs announcing price increases and letters to employees slashing benefits have grown rampant in Ontario, revealing two...

Rate hike argument builds as poll shows companies to hire, invest more

Canadian companies are more upbeat about the future than they were three months ago with firms planning...

CIBC acquires tech-savvy Wellington Financial

CIBC has signed a deal to acquire Wellington Financial as part of its plan to grow its...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Bank of Canada reveals business outlook The central bank's quarterly survey of companies is released on Monday, and...

Facebook CEO’s 2018 challenge: Fix Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg says his "personal challenge" for 2018 is to fix Facebook. The Facebook CEO has declared a...
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