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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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Zero Black or Indigenous women are on track 2021-02-24 17:24:15The nation-wide study by The Prosperity Project found 89 per cent of organizations surveyed have no Black women ‘in the pipeline to the leadersh

Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada’s Wilkinson discuss shared 2021-02-24 17:00:07

FlightHub reaches $5 million settlement after investigation by 2021-02-24 15:48:03

Online reservations for thousands of B.C. campsites set 2021-02-24 15:45:51

Purolator expanding rural facilities amid demand from remote 2021-02-24 15:36:03

Cadillac Fairview partners with ReturnBear to ease returns 2021-02-24 14:49:46

Exxon to sell some North Sea assets for 2021-02-24 12:32:03Exxon has earmarked $15 billion of asset sales as it focuses on U.S. shale, Guyana and funding the third-largest in the S&P 500 Index.

Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in 2021-02-24 12:25:03Facebook’s abrupt move to cut off news sharing in Australia was widely criticized. But the high stakes gambit did help it wring some concessions

Uber survey: 26% of Canadian drivers rate company 2021-02-24 12:03:18

Crescent Point vows to pay down debt from 2021-02-24 11:49:33

CMHC: majority of mortgage deferrals have ended, risk 2021-02-24 10:53:20

Canadians can be thankful the Andrew Jackson banking 2021-02-24 10:25:01Diversification allowed Canada’s banks to withstand the enormous 2008 financial collapse. The same will be true now, Tony Comper writes.

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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

RRSP deadline: what a contribution means for your 2021-02-19 09:33:48If you expect a hefty tax bill, an RRSP contribution can help you lower it, but there's more to the decision than that.

Retail sales fell 3.4% in December, marking biggest 2021-02-19 09:08:46Retail sales fell 3.4 per cent to $53.4 billion in December as sales fell in nine out of 11 subsectors amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Labour groups push for extending pandemic benefits past 2021-02-18 17:20:30The Canadian Labour Congress said it's unlikely workers in hard-hit sectors like restaurants and tourism will be back to full-time hours by March, or

First Bitcoin ETF in North America launches on 2021-02-18 12:26:50The Bitcoin ETF, developed by Toronto-based Purpose Investments, was approved for trading last week by the Ontario Securities Commission.

Canadian Tire is closing its 18 National Sports 2021-02-18 10:14:28Canadian Tire CFO Gregory Craig told investors the decision to close National Sports stores was difficult because of its impact on people.

Robinhood, Reddit CEOs face grilling by U.S. lawmakers 2021-02-18 09:27:58Wall Street hedge fund managers, Robinhood and Reddit CEOs face a grilling on Thursday afternoon from U.S. lawmakers over the Reddit rally.

CRA accounts locked as a ‘precaution,’ agency says 2021-02-17 16:35:15The CRA locked the accounts of users whose credentials may have been compromised on third-party leaks, government sources said.

‘Melt away the stress’: How to tackle debt 2021-02-17 13:11:47Financial expert Preet Banerjee says when planning to pay down debt, look at the interest rate, the size of debt, and whether the debt is increasing o

SNC-Lavalin gets first U.S. contract for hydroelectric engineering 2021-02-15 14:54:59The Montreal-based engineering company will work on three hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania and add powerhouses to sites owned by the U.S. Army C

Bitcoin’s rising popularity puts pressure on central banks 2021-02-15 10:59:19Bitcoin has shifted from the fringes of finance towards embrace by major investors, companies and even cities.

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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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It's a renters' market for businesses that believe 2021-02-23 04:00:00It’s been almost a year since offices emptied out and employees started working remotely in a big way for the first time. Now, some of that offi

Low-wage earners hit hardest by pandemic job market 2021-02-23 04:00:00Employment counsellor David McKay says he's encountered the full suite of emotions from his clients during the pandemic. Some have bee

Microsoft, European publishers side with Australia in fight 2021-02-22 14:36:49Microsoft is teaming up with European publishers to push for a system to make big tech platforms pay for news, raising the stakes in the brewing battl

Canada's big banks to release quarterly results, potentially 2021-02-22 14:03:22Canada's biggest banks will report their quarterly financial results this week, and analysts say they will be listening for hints as to how bank exec

Bitcoin down sharply after hitting record highs this 2021-02-22 11:15:48Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday after the price for a single unit of the digital currency surged to a record $58,354 US a day earlier, as a sellof

Boeing recommends grounding 777 aircraft after plane makes 2021-02-22 07:53:00Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of its 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver on the weekend.

Italy's women and youth were hardest hit by 2021-02-22 04:00:00A year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy, the county's new prime minister says he will use billions of euros provided by the European Union to in

Woman loses $340K in wire transfer scam — 2021-02-22 04:00:00A woman who lost her family’s life savings to scammers posing as Hong Kong authorities says she was “scared to death” and that four

New hotel quarantine rules for air travellers are 2021-02-22 04:00:00The federal government's new hotel quarantine requirement is now in effect for air travellers. Here’s the latest on what we know, including the

Local news could disappear if Canada doesn't stand 2021-02-21 17:04:21Days after Canada pledged to make Facebook pay for news content amid an ongoing media battle with tech giants, a Winnipeg newspaper publisher is warni

Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters 2021-02-21 06:00:00A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has blockaded a road and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Toronto uranium company. Birch Narrows Dene Na

Kids Help Phone counsellors say they see improvements 2021-02-20 04:00:00Counsellors at Kids Help Phone, the 24-7 crisis line for youth in distress, say complaints about the charity's management style have been largely add

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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

Why some top brands won't run Super Bowl 2021-01-25 11:53:00Several large corporations – including Pepsi, Coke, Audi, Budweiser – have decided it’s not worth running Super Bowl ads this year.