Skip to content

National Business

Toronto film festival touts new brand partnerships ahead of first fest without Bell

Toronto film festival touts new brand partnerships ahead of first fest without Bell

TORONTO — When the Toronto International Film Festival rolls out the red carpet to welcome Hollywood's top stars this week, it will do so with dozens of new brand supporters that organizers hope will put to rest any notions the event has lost some of
Read more >
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy, and Dow drops more than 600

Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy, and Dow drops more than 600

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly weak start. The S&P 500 sank 2.
Read more >
Calgary home sales decline nearly 20% in August from last year as prices rise: board

Calgary home sales decline nearly 20% in August from last year as prices rise: board

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says August home sales dropped 19.
Read more >
Nova Scotia's Opposition Liberals promise free public transit if elected

Nova Scotia's Opposition Liberals promise free public transit if elected

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Opposition Liberals say the province will be the first in Canada to offer free public transit if they form the next government. In a campaign-style announcement Tuesday, Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said $65.
Read more >
VersaBank closes Stearns Bank deal, extends its main lending product into the U.S.

VersaBank closes Stearns Bank deal, extends its main lending product into the U.S.

LONDON, Ont. — Business-client focused VersaBank has closed an acquisition that will see it expand its main lending product to the U.S. market. The London, Ont.-based bank says the purchase of Stearns Bank Holdingford N.A.
Read more >
Parkland looks to sell its retail and commercial businesses in Florida

Parkland looks to sell its retail and commercial businesses in Florida

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put its Florida-based retail and commercial businesses on the market as part of a previously announced strategy to divest non-core assets.
Read more >
Corus Entertainment gets breathing room from lenders in amended debt deal

Corus Entertainment gets breathing room from lenders in amended debt deal

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. has negotiated an amendment to a credit agreement with its lenders to give it some increased breathing room as it works to deal with its debt.
Read more >
Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday.
Read more >
Pet ownership costs are rising. Here's how to budget for them now and in the future

Pet ownership costs are rising. Here's how to budget for them now and in the future

Adopting a pet can enrich your life in countless ways, but it's important to budget properly for costs now and in the future. Most people researching and budgeting for a new pet typically view food and vet costs as the two main expenses.
Read more >
Salvagers abandoned effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Salvagers abandoned effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday.
Read more >