Flooding adds urgency to disaster planning and damage mitigation
Flood waters were still rising around Ottawa Wednesday, even as officials talked of planning for a future of similar disasters – and Canada’s need to
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Health Canada sets plain packaging rules for tobacco, to take effect in November
Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health
Canadian economy contracts 0.1% in February: Statistics Canada
Weakness in the mining sector and troubles for the transportation sector caused by winter weather and a derailment that cut a key rail line weighed
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
RBI respite? Restaurant Brands International Inc. releases its first quarter financial results on Monday. An Ontario Superior Court judge is expected to approve in the
Don’t make election about immigration, corporate Canada tells political leaders
Business leaders worried about Canada’s aging demographics have been urging political parties to avoid inflaming the immigration debate ahead of this fall’s federal election. The
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, drops growth forecast for 2019
The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it downgraded its 2019 growth forecast based on its prediction the economy nearly
Molding the leaders of Ottawa’s business community
Looking to strengthen leadership in small and medium-sized businesses in Ottawa, the Stratford Managers Leadership for Success program is equipping individuals and teams with the
Toronto developer Carmine Nigro named new LCBO chair by Ontario government
A Toronto-based developer has been named the new chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Carmine Nigro, the president of Craft Development Corp., is
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
CP Rail results CP Rail CEO speaks with investors after releasing first-quarter financial results on Tuesday. Analysts on average expect the railway to report a
Ontario’s challenge of carbon pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision
Ontario’s constitutional challenge to the federal government’s imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday after
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