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Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments

Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments

OTTAWA — The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order for a leading figure in Canadian finance.
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.
Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water after Yukon mine landslide

Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water after Yukon mine landslide

MAYO, YUKON — Contaminated water that overflowed in a landslide and equipment failure at a Yukon gold mine is being pumped into storage ponds, while the investigation continues into what went wrong, the territory's Department of Energy, Mines and Res
Cost cutting continues at BlackBerry as firm reports US$42-million net loss in Q1

Cost cutting continues at BlackBerry as firm reports US$42-million net loss in Q1

BlackBerry Ltd.'s chief executive says the company's preparations to divide up its business have so far produced millions in savings and put the business on a path to profitability. John Giamatteo told analysts Wednesday that the Waterloo, Ont.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,793.90, up 5.42 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 69 cents, or 1.29 per cent, to $52.81 on 13.6 million shares.
Calgary mayor says if tests go well, full water service could be restored by July 1

Calgary mayor says if tests go well, full water service could be restored by July 1

CALGARY — Calgary’s mayor says if everything goes to plan, the city’s water-conservation crisis could be over by Canada Day.
Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Power was restored Wednesday to two iron-ore mines and a small community in western Labrador after a ferocious wildfire jumped across a river and advanced quickly toward Churchill Falls, which is home to a massive power plant.
S&P/TSX composite closes up as industrial, metal stocks rise in ‘floating pattern’

S&P/TSX composite closes up as industrial, metal stocks rise in ‘floating pattern’

Canada’s main stock index stayed nearly flat Wednesday as shares bobbed along in what one portfolio manager calls a “floating pattern.” The S&P/TSX composite index crept up 5.42 points to 21,793.
Federal government ends northern cod moratorium in Newfoundland after 32 years

Federal government ends northern cod moratorium in Newfoundland after 32 years

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador northern cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed scores of coastal communities after it was imposed more than 30 years ago.
Alberta lithium company E3 pegs capital cost of proposed project at $2.47B

Alberta lithium company E3 pegs capital cost of proposed project at $2.47B

CALGARY — A company that aims to develop the lithium that occurs naturally within Alberta's oilfield brines has pegged the estimated capital cost of its proposed Clearwater project at $2.47 billion.
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