Canada to see some ‘modest’ gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog
Canada’s free-trade pact with Europe is poised to produce “modest” economic gains that work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian,
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Valeant shareholders vent frustrations at drugmaker’s annual meeting
Shareholders in Valeant Pharmaceuticals (TSX:VRX) used the company’s annual general meeting Tuesday as a forum to vent their gripes with the struggling drugmaker. Some stockholders
WestJet orders longer range Boeings, expanding reach to new markets
WestJet Airlines Ltd. has placed a firm order for 10 Boeing Dreamliners, which will have the range and fuel efficiency to serve new destinations in
US probes GM headlight failures, may add vehicles to recall
The U.S. government is investigating whether General Motors should add about 312,000 vehicles to a 2015 recall for headlights that can suddenly go dark. The
Five things to watch for in Canadian business this week
Growing optimism: Farm and fertilizer supplier Agrium releases financial results on Monday and holds its annual meeting on Tuesday in Calgary. The company’s future merger
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:
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
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