Pharmacare, tobacco and hotel taxes: Five things to know about the 2017 Ontario budget
Ontario’s Liberal government delivered its first balanced budget in a decade on Thursday. Here are five things you need to know about the financial plan:
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Ontario’s first balanced budget in decade promises billions in healthcare, infrastructure
Ontario’s Liberal government is promising to inject billions of new dollars into health care in its first balanced budget in a decade, a fiscal plan
Judge orders Volkswagen to pay $2.1B in class action suit over emissions scandal
Members of a Canadian class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen can submit claims for reimbursement starting on Friday after an Ontario judge ordered the car manufacturer to
Science minister mulls forcing universities to attract more female researchers
Canada’s science minister says universities aren’t doing the heavy lifting to appoint more female research chairs, so she wants to force their hands. On her
Microdistilled spirits in Canada finding appeal among millennials, mixologists
A boom in craft distilling in the United States and increasing demand from curious millennials acquiring a palate for well-made spirits have inspired a burgeoning
O’Leary to quit Conservative leadership race, back Bernier
Celebrity investor and reality-TV star Kevin O’Leary is quitting the federal Conservative leadership race and throwing his support behind Quebec rival Maxime Bernier. The Canadian
Bell set to introduce new streaming product for Internet TV viewing
Bell Canada says it’s on the cusp of launching a new streaming product to attract customers who prefer to watch video such as Netflix through
Tim Hortons parent’s Q1 revenue above estimates at US$1 billion
The owner of Tim Hortons and Burger King is reporting flat sales at its established locations in the first quarter but a nine per cent
Dairy, lumber, pharma: Trump team signals broader renegotiation of NAFTA
President Donald Trump’s surprisingly caustic complaints about trade with Canada in recent days could be setting the stage for a broader renegotiation of the North
Metro Q2 profit beats estimates, as expense control offsets lower food prices
Metro Inc. was able to increase its profit and beat analyst estimates for the second quarter, despite an overall decline in Canadian food prices. The
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