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The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to 2021-02-17 11:32:54Early-stage technologies like small modular reactors could help large industry slash its GHG emissions but careful public investment will be needed Th

Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election 2021-02-12 08:40:45Economist Wade Locke weighs in on the spectre of insolvency after Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie began using the dreaded word The post W

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What Canada can learn from Germany’s mass, unplanned 2021-02-02 14:24:30Five years ago, more than a million refugees arrived in Germany. Today, many are working full-time. Here are the lessons Canada can learn from what we

Skyfall 2021-02-02 12:38:22In Vancouver? Look way up. You might catch a glimpse of Canadian Olympian Emily Overholt, out for a swim in the sky. The post Skyfall appeared first o

What to do with all the cash you’ve 2021-02-01 10:15:56A surprising side effect of the pandemic is the largest cash hoard in history. Here’s what Canada’s suddenly prolific savers should do wit

The life of a pandemic day trader 2021-02-01 10:15:54A booming market, the promise of easy riches—what could go wrong?! The post The life of a pandemic day trader appeared first on Macleans.ca.

The truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip 2021-01-27 12:04:11Corey Mintz: It only took a global pandemic to realize that third-party delivery platforms are absolutely terrible for the restaurant industry. We nee

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Economists predict slight rebound and moderate growth for 2021-02-26 17:11:15

A timeline of events in British Columbia’s Site 2021-02-26 15:06:04

WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots 2021-02-26 13:34:07

For-profit nursing homes in Ontario say ownership has 2021-02-26 12:00:00A new Star investigation finds for-profit care homes in the province have worse outcomes than non-profit and municipal homes, even when accounting for

Federal deficit hits $248.2 billion for first nine 2021-02-26 11:15:53

S&P/TSX composite falls as commodities, financials struggle 2021-02-26 09:51:37

Onex reports Q4 profit up, helped by private 2021-02-26 08:35:09

CPP Investments CEO Mark Machin resigns after travelling 2021-02-26 08:30:00CPP Investments says Mark Machin tendered his resignation to the board Thursday night.

Toronto names workplaces where a COVID-19 outbreak occurs. 2021-02-26 00:00:00Will the prospect of bad publicity spur businesses to take safety more seriously, or will it just reduce their compliance with health authorities?

Head of Canada’s largest pension plan Machin receives 2021-02-25 22:39:44

Pembina Pipeline posts $1.2 billion loss on petrochemical, 2021-02-25 18:58:09

Top law firm apologizes after Black History Month 2021-02-25 18:00:00Praise for athletes and daughter’s ‘well brought up’ friend have Gowling vowing to do better.

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Fixed mortgage rates are on the rise, mortgage 2021-02-27 07:00:27After the record lows of last summer, fixed mortgage rates are starting to climb back up as the economy's outlook improves.

Pain at the pumps: How gas in the 2021-02-26 10:35:40An analysis by Global News shows that gas prices in the region have steadily increased since the beginning of November.

CPPIB CEO Mark Machin steps down after getting 2021-02-26 08:38:53Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said on Friday Mark Machin had stepped down as CEO of the country's largest pension fund.

How the pandemic pushed Canadian millennials to home 2021-02-25 14:43:21As mortgage rates "fell to historically low levels", Canadian millennials saw "a window of opportunity and went for it", expert says.

GameStop, other meme stocks surge as trading frenzy 2021-02-25 09:34:33GameStop shares surged Thursday as amateur investors jumped back into the stock weeks after a short squeeze triggered a 1,600 per cent rally in the vi

Canada’s small businesses now have $135B in debt 2021-02-25 07:00:06CFIB president Dan Kelly worries many small business owners will shut down just as the economy reopens because they will realize they can't repay.

GameStop shares double after weeks of tumbles, even 2021-02-24 22:00:09Shares in the troubled video game company more than doubled Wednesday to $91.71 apiece, the stock's best day since Jan. 27, when it was going for $34

Jordan’s Principle order may cost feds $15B in 2021-02-24 12:18:28Indigenous children that were denied or delayed in essential healthcare services will be compensated and could cost the federal government $15 billion

Canada’s housing market showing ‘early signs’ of overheating, 2021-02-24 10:12:55Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says rising prices in particular for single-family homes are still a long way from the heated market the country

Canada’s big banks likely to give insight on 2021-02-22 13:28:44Canadian bank earnings will kick off with Scotiabank and BMO on Tuesday.

Bitcoin hits US$1 trillion market capitalization as it 2021-02-19 13:04:46Bitcoin on Friday jumped to an all-time high above US$54,000, setting it on course for a weekly jump of more than 11 per cent.

‘I’ve been pushed to my absolute breaking point’: 2021-02-19 09:38:09Zoo operators have been forced to pivot their business models and lobby for government support amid a near-full collapse in regular revenues during th

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Adamson Barbecue Owner’s $187K Bill Raises Civil Rights 2021-02-24 11:31:21TORONTO — A civil liberties lawyer says a decision by the City of Toronto to bill a restaurant owner nearly $200,000 to cover the cost of enforc

Trudeau Salutes ‘Sorely Missed’ U.S. Leadership In 1st 2021-02-23 20:23:43OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a new “partnership roadmap” Tuesday to set aspirational

Canada Joins Forces With Australia To Make Digital 2021-02-23 17:49:22OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison have agreed to continue “co-ordinating efforts” to ensure the

Canadian Housing Market Showing Signs Of 'Excess Exuberance,' 2021-02-23 17:04:20OTTAWA ― Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank is seeing early signs that people may be purchasing homes solely because the

RCMP, Armed Forces Pensions Invested In Private U.S. 2021-02-23 12:44:22TORONTO — The Crown corporation that controls pensions for Canadian public service workers, Canadian Armed Forces soldiers and RCMP officer

Disney Plus Launches New Star Streaming Hub As 2021-02-23 12:39:23TORONTO ― Disney Plus is introducing viewers to its older sibling: a new streaming hub named Star.After establishing itself as the family-friend

Gum To Gummies: Heir To Wrigley Fortune Jumps 2021-02-23 12:04:52(Reuters) ― Billionaire William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. is taking cannabis producer Parallel public, in a merger due

Boeing Calls For Airlines To Ground Dozens Of 2021-02-22 11:10:04Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers

Woman-Owned Businesses Taking Twice As Long To Recover 2021-02-21 18:31:46Amanda Munday’s business had just become profitable and hired its ninth staffer when the pandemic hit.Overnight, revenues at her drop-in coworki

Canada's Job Losses In 2020 Were All In 2021-02-20 11:09:52Canadians who lost their jobs due to the recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic all had something in common: They made $27.81 an hour or less.But

Facebook's Australian News Ban Is 'Highly Irresponsible': Heritage 2021-02-19 20:29:48TORONTO — Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s promise to introduce legislation that would force tech giants like Facebook to pay Canadia

Ford Recalls 8,800 Vehicles In Canada 2021-02-19 19:02:20Ford Motor Co. says it will recall about 8,800 vehicles in Canada after the automaker lost track of some older Takata air bags that can explode and hu

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WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots 2021-02-26 13:53:31WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents them.

Canada Pension Plan chief resigns after getting vaccinated 2021-02-26 09:22:42The chief executive of the fund that manages Canada Pension Plan investments has resigned after it was revealed that he decided to travel to the Unite

Science will lead the way on border reopening, 2021-02-26 06:00:00The United States will not be putting an arbitrary timeline on when the Canada-U.S. border should reopen because the Biden administration is going to

Ontario man fined $3.8K at land border crossing 2021-02-26 05:00:00An Ontario man who says he normally has no problem crossing the Windsor-Detroit border for work was surprised to learn this week he's subject to new

Alberta's debt soars past $100B, stoking angst in 2021-02-26 04:00:47Shooting up like a rocket, Alberta's sky-high debt is soaring past the $100-billion mark with the glaring admission there is no plan to restore balan

U.S. ticketing company's box office bust costing grassroots 2021-02-26 04:00:00Seattle-based Brown Paper Tickets is facing complaints and legal action over allegations of not paying artists and event organizers the ticket monies

Biden's trade pick says she's focused on helping 2021-02-26 04:00:00Some cabinet confirmations turn into partisan wrestling matches. By the end of her appearance at the Senate Finance committee Thursday, the confirmati

Site C dam budget nearly doubles to $16B, 2021-02-26 01:13:59The B.C. NDP government is forging ahead with the Site C dam project after receiving technical reports concluding the project is safe and financi

Australia's standoff with Facebook has lessons for Canada, 2021-02-25 15:47:52Newly passed legislation in Australia forces Google and Facebook to pay for news, and Canada can learn from it, according to a Canadian publisher and

Imperial Oil reports one-billion-barrel drop in bitumen reserves 2021-02-25 15:24:02Imperial Oil Ltd. is cutting one billion barrels from its inventory of oilsands bitumen following a year marked by low oil prices and budget cutting a

Welcome, Potato Head! Beloved toy goes gender neutral 2021-02-25 14:31:56Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr. Potato Head brand, but not from the actual toy.

Dairy farmers advised to stop adding palm oil 2021-02-25 10:29:28After news coverage of butter becoming harder to melt, possibly due to palm oil additives in cattle feed, the Dairy Farmers of Canada association is r

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Workers organize biggest union push in Amazon's history 2021-02-12 12:08:00Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama are organizing the largest unionization push since the company was founded. A successful effort could motivate oth

New boost for businesses of color in the 2021-02-09 11:32:54Minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. One company is partnering with seven cities and nine historically

Why the Lunar New Year matters for Maine 2021-02-08 13:04:23More than a year after the first COVID-19 case surfaced, international business and trade logistics are still being upended. As Lunar New Year restric

GameStop drama a win for the little guys? 2021-02-04 17:16:00GameStop appeared to be a David and Goliath story. Underneath is a more complicated tale of Wall Street, morality, and who’s able to profit.

In the thick of COVID-19, small businesses hesitate 2021-02-04 14:55:20Owners of small businesses are slow to hire because they’re unsure if they’ll pull in enough revenue to keep employees. The Small Business

How Bezos will continue to guide Amazon after 2021-02-03 11:29:06Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced he is resigning as CEO and will transition into the role of ”executive chairman.” Long-time Amazon

What's going on with GameStop's stock? 2021-01-28 10:59:20Professional investors and hedge funds bet that GameStop’s stock would keep falling. When it started to go up, small investors rallied behind it