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One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions adapt.
Stock market today: Global markets gain as Chinese shares are lifted by pledge of help for markets

Stock market today: Global markets gain as Chinese shares are lifted by pledge of help for markets

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. France's CAC 40 rose nearly 1.0% in early trading to 7,478.
Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests

Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests

Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by British Columbia-based researchers has found.
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday, echoing Wall Street trading, where gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.8% in morning trading to 38,469.
Cogeco earns $29.8 million in first quarter as it begins three-year transformation

Cogeco earns $29.8 million in first quarter as it begins three-year transformation

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $29.8 million, down 13.7 per cent from $34.5 million a year earlier, as it begins a three-year transformation program in its 2025 fiscal year.
Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open

Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, cautioned Ottawa against blocking energy exports to the U.S.
Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada

Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada

Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market. The discount carrier's schedule shows that starting in late April it will stop its four flights per week from Hamilton, Ont.
Electric vehicle rebates paused as federal program runs out of money

Electric vehicle rebates paused as federal program runs out of money

OTTAWA — The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles.
Black Friday was busiest holiday shopping day in Canada: Moneris

Black Friday was busiest holiday shopping day in Canada: Moneris

TORONTO — New data says Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the 2024 holiday season in Canada, regaining the top spot after recent years were dominated by pre-Christmas shopping.
S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost one per cent Monday, weighed down by losses in energy, technology and utilities, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 231.41 points at 24,536.32.