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'Scrambling': Small businesses anxious about possible Canada Post strike

'Scrambling': Small businesses anxious about possible Canada Post strike

The manager of an Alberta clothing store says small businesses like hers are feeling anxious as the threat of another work stoppage continues to hang over Canada Post.
New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it's time for some quick wins

New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it's time for some quick wins

CALGARY — Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower.
Groups call for better co-ordination of securities rules across provinces

Groups call for better co-ordination of securities rules across provinces

TORONTO — The time is ripe to finally push through unified securities rules across Canada's fragmented regulatory landscape, say investment professionals.
Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

MONTREAL — Each morning, travellers and cargo take off from Montreal’s Trudeau airport for a 1,600-kilometre flight to Puvirnituq in northern Quebec aboard a nearly 50-year-old Air Inuit plane.
Vermilion Energy selling assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $415 million

Vermilion Energy selling assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $415 million

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell a group of assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $415 million. The company says it will use the net proceeds from the sale to repay debt.
Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

OTTAWA — Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability.
April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in April, as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market. Existing home sales dropped 0.
Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson named head of Canadian Soccer Business

Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson named head of Canadian Soccer Business

TORONTO — Canadian Soccer Business and the Canadian Premier League have a new boss and leadership structure with English-born Australian James (JJ) Johnson in the role of group chief executive officer.
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.
TD Bank cutting 2% of workforce as part of restructuring effort

TD Bank cutting 2% of workforce as part of restructuring effort

TORONTO — TD Bank Group said Thursday that it's cutting about two per cent of its workforce as the bank works to reduce costs and refocus spending under new leadership.
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