Ontario Municipal Board to be replaced with less powerful tribunal
Ontario is planning to scrap the independent tribunal that adjudicates planning and development disputes and set up a new one that will give municipalities more
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How much per gram? Provinces, feds to start debating price tag on legal pot
Governments from across the country will meet next month to debate a key question about Canada’s eventual recreational-marijuana market: How much should users pay for
National gas station count growing again thanks to stronger profit margins
The number of gasoline stations in Canada grew for the second consecutive year in 2016 after a 10-year decline that resulted in the loss of
Log in, look out: ‘WannaCry’ ransomware chaos spreads with workweek’s start
The worldwide “ransomware” cyberattack spread to thousands of more computers on Monday as people logged in at work, disrupting business, schools, hospitals and daily life,
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Lobbying on lumber: Brace for another round of arm-twisting on softwood lumber. The Union of Quebec Municipalities will be in Washington, D.C., throughout the week
Moody’s downgrades ratings for Canada’s big banks amid consumer debt worries
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Canada’s six big banks in another worrying sign about growing consumer debt and housing prices. The cut reflects an ongoing
Federal cost of natural disaster help has been steadily rising since 1970
The increasing number and intensity of natural disasters in Canada pushed the federal government’s bills for federal help to $360 million a year since 2011
Pot by numbers: Feds collecting cannabis data in effort to extinguish illegal marijuana trade
The federal government is hoping to find strength in numbers as it tries to stamp out the illicit marijuana market. Government officials are collecting data
Bombardier’s Beaudoin to relinquish executive role but remain chair: company
Bombardier says Pierre Beaudoin is planning to relinquish his executive role with the company as of June 30 but remain chairman of the board of
Marijuana to take less than 1% out of multibillion dollar booze sales: study
The recreational marijuana industry is expected to take a sip of less than one per cent initially out of annual Canadian alcohol sales once it
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