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Rogers tells CRTC hearings it needs Shaw deal to compete in global market for content

Rogers tells CRTC hearings it needs Shaw deal to compete in global market for content

Rogers Communications Inc. told regulators Monday that its proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,420.77, down 134.26 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Unchanged at $24.43 on 10.7 million shares.
Fed chair renomination boosts bond yields but hurts technologies and TSX

Fed chair renomination boosts bond yields but hurts technologies and TSX

TORONTO — The renomination of the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman prompted bond yields to rise, which helped the financials sector but hampered technology as Canada's main stock index suffered its worst day in a month. U.S.
Trans Mountain pipeline could be restarted by end of week: Company

Trans Mountain pipeline could be restarted by end of week: Company

CALGARY — The company that owns the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains optimistic the pipeline could be restarted by the end of the week. Trans Mountain Corp.
Shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to United States suspended because of potato wart

Shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to United States suspended because of potato wart

CHARLOTTETOWN — Following the recent discovery of a fungus growing on two potato farms in Prince Edward Island, the Canadian government said Monday it was suspending all shipments of fresh potatoes from the province to the United States.
Biden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair

Biden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday he is nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, endorsing his stewardship of the economy through a brutal pandemic recession in which the Fed's ultra-low rate poli
Apartment building owner hopes to set precedent with vaccine requirement

Apartment building owner hopes to set precedent with vaccine requirement

CALGARY — An Alberta-based rental housing provider says it hopes to set a precedent with its decision to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from new tenants.
Nova Scotia premier gets no commitments but says encouraged after meeting Trudeau

Nova Scotia premier gets no commitments but says encouraged after meeting Trudeau

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia's premier may not have secured any funding commitments on Monday, but Tim Houston said he felt encouraged by his first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Air Canada hikes cargo capacity to Vancouver after flooding cuts highways

Air Canada hikes cargo capacity to Vancouver after flooding cuts highways

MONTREAL — Air Canada has boosted cargo capacity into and out of Vancouver after widespread flooding cut key supply links to southern British Columbia.
October existing home sales hit fastest pace since January

October existing home sales hit fastest pace since January

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked higher in October, marking their strongest annual pace since January even as competition for relatively few properties on the market pushed prices higher. Existing homes sales rose 0.