Sears Canada to close flagship Toronto store, 4 others – CBC
Sears Canada is closing five of its department stores, including its flagship location in Toronto’s Eaton Centre, as part of a $400-million deal. Sears plans to sell the leases of…
Canadians spent $18.9B online in 2012, StatsCan says – CBC
Average online shopper spent $1,450 last year Canadians spent $18.9 billion online for goods and services in 2012, a 24 per cent jump from 2010, the last time Statistics Canada…
Tim Hortons targets rivals, tests new dark roast coffee – Globe and Mail
Canada’s largest coffee shop chain Tim Hortons Inc. said on Monday it is offering a new blend of dark roast coffee, in a pilot program aimed at luring customers from…
Pipeline safety incident rate doubled in past decade – CBC
Pipelines regulated by the federal government — which include some of the longest lines in the country — have experienced a swell in the number of safety-related incidents over the…
Cliffs threatens again to abandon Ring of Fire project
Cliffs Natural Resources has renewed its threat to abandon a proposed mining project in the Ring of Fire region in the James Bay lowlands of Northern Ontario. The threat has…
Privacy commissioner to investigate Bell’s data collecting – CBC.ca
Canada’s privacy commissioner will be investigating after Bell informed customers by letter that it plans to begin collecting detailed information about their consumption habits in order to offer “relevant ads.”…
Bank of Canada expected to cut economic outlook this morning – The Globe And Mail
The Bank of Canada is expected to trim its near-term economic forecasts this morning. The devil will be in the details. Governor Stephen Poloz and his central bank colleagues won’t…
Burning Canadian rail cars keep main line to Pacific blocked – Reuters
By Louise Egan (Reuters) – Burning rail cars from a derailed Canadian train are taking longer to burn out than Canadian National Railway (CN) expected, closing the operator’s main line…
Ottawa launches business incubator visa – Vancouver Sun
The federal government is expanding its new startup visa program for immigrant entrepreneurs even though it has yet to issue a single visa since the program launched six months ago.…
Widespread labour shortages a myth, TD economists say – CBC
A new report from the TD Bank attempts to debunk what its authors call the myth of widespread skills mismatches in Canada and of a looming labour shortage as the workforce…
