Tag Archives: business

OTTAWA - A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. MP Dan Albas tab...

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine is known for its wild blueberries and potatoes but marijuana has surpassed them to become the state's most valuable crop. Medical marijuana sales totalled $221.8 million from J...

OTTAWA - The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary bud...

Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.' most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company's decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theatres in 2021. The "Tenet" filmmaker tol...

LONDON - The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance of reach...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainfo...

The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to help small businesses pay for changes as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province announced the new Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate (SRAR) on M...

The provincial government is hoping upgrades to some tax incentives will encourage potash companies to try new things. The Government of Saskatchewan has announced changes to the tax regulations gover...

GENEVA - Organizers of the annual World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, have again changed their planned venue for next year's edition, announcing it will now take place in Singapore in Ma...

OTTAWA - The prime minister has announced that veteran executive Michael Sabia will be the next deputy minister of Finance. He will take the job effective Dec. 14. Sabia replaces Paul Rochon, who will...