Tag Archives: business

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's budget bill, which includes a tax cut on some foods, passed through a final vote early Friday after long days and nights of acrimonious debate. The move paves the way for the eli...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government said Thursday it is facing potential legal action over its decision to remove auto manufacturer Tesla from its rebate program for electric vehicles. Premier Wab Kine...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives called on the Liberals Thursday to "reject" the CRTC's recent decision tripling streamers' financial contributions, but the government says it doesn't have that power. The b...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may have run afoul of the law when it didn't fully inform the public safety minister of potentially illegal conduct by CSIS employees, including pos...

OTTAWA - Swedish defence firm Saab says if Ottawa chooses to buy its Gripen E fighter jets, Canada could end up building some of the aircraft destined for Ukraine's air force. Saab says up to 20 of it...

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World...

OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the federal government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day su...

MONTREAL - On NHL playoff nights in Montreal, the wood-fired oven at St-Viateur Bagel keeps burning - even if the lineups at the counter get a little shorter. At the flagship location of the Mile End ...

RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and c...

MONTREAL - Nearly one-third of Quebec's social housing units - roughly 21,500 homes - is in a state of disrepair. Advocates worry existing budgets will be inadequate because inflation is outpacing the...