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Halifax-based Jazz Air LP has signed a deal to buy 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, the airline announced Tuesday.

Jazz buys 15 Bombardier planes

Tue Feb 9, 6:00 PM

Halifax-based Jazz Air LP has signed a deal to buy 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, the airline announced Tuesday.

  • Gildan Activewear's profits soar Tue Feb 9, 5:44 PM

    Montreal-based Gildan Activewear Inc.'s profits soared in the first quarter, the company reported Tuesday.

  • Vancouver-based Intrawest ULC said Tuesday it has reached a deal to sell its interests in Florida's Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
    Intrawest to sell stake in Florida resort Tue Feb 9, 5:05 PM

    Vancouver-based Intrawest ULC said Tuesday it has reached a deal to sell its interests in Florida's Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

  • Suncor oilsands upgrader hit by fire Tue Feb 9, 4:24 PM

    A fire broke out at a Suncor oilsands upgrader north of Fort McMurray, Alta., around midnight Monday night.

  • Montreal-based AbitibiBowater's subsidiary in the United Kingdom announced Tuesday it is laying off 163 more workers in Liverpool.
    AbitibiBowater subsidiary cuts 163 jobs Tue Feb 9, 4:03 PM

    Montreal-based AbitibiBowater's subsidiary in the United Kingdom announced Tuesday it is laying off 163 more workers in Liverpool.

  • Feds mull buying Ambassador Bridge Tue Feb 9, 3:01 PM

    Transport Canada has been in talks to buy the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., with Detroit.

  • Alberta budget includes $4.75B deficit Tue Feb 9, 2:47 PM

    Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a $4.75-billion deficit, while putting $1.3 billion in spending cuts toward health care, according to the 2010-11 provincial budget released Tuesday.

  • Tech buying bounces back in 2009: NPD Tue Feb 9, 1:49 PM

    Canadians spent $4.66 billion on computer and information technology products in 2009, up one per cent from 2008.

  • TSX resumes advance Tue Feb 9, 12:21 PM

    The Toronto stock market has made gains on investors' hopes that European leaders will move to address worries about severe debt problems of Greece, Spain and Portugal.

  • Calgary-based Agrium Inc. reported a substantial drop in fourth-quarter profit and revenue Tuesday.
    Agrium reports sharp drop in profits Tue Feb 9, 10:32 AM

    Calgary-based Agrium Inc. reported a substantial drop in fourth-quarter profit and revenue Tuesday.

  • China maintains world lead in auto sales Tue Feb 9, 9:50 AM

    Chinese consumers bought 1.32 million cars in January, solidifying the country's status as the world's largest auto market.

  • Alberta's finance minister says he won't be wearing a new pair of shoes in traditional fashion when the Alberta government releases its budget Tuesday afternoon. Spending cuts are expected.
    Alberta budget will ask all to 'give up a little' Mon Feb 8, 10:32 PM

    Alberta's finance minister says he won't be wearing a new pair of shoes in traditional fashion when the Alberta government releases its budget Tuesday afternoon. Spending cuts are expected.

  • Competition Bureau challenges real estate group Mon Feb 8, 6:26 PM

    The Competition Bureau says the Canadian Real Estate Association limits consumer choice and forces people to pay for services they may not want in selling a house.

  • Canpotex makes potash sale to China Mon Feb 8, 5:48 PM

    The organization that markets potash for three Saskatchewan producers has announced a big sale to China.

  • Dealerships overwhelmed with Toyota recall work Mon Feb 8, 2:49 PM

    At least one Calgary auto dealer has hired extra staff to deal with the crush of business resulting from Toyota's recall of faulty gas pedals.

  • Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. may be able to secure the cash to develop an iron mine in Nunavut this year, the company's president and CEO says.
    Baffinland could get Nunavut iron mine funding in 2010 Mon Feb 8, 2:40 PM

    Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. may be able to secure the cash to develop an iron mine in Nunavut this year, the company's president and CEO says.

  • Home sales forecast to rise 13.3% Mon Feb 8, 1:05 PM

    The Canadian Real Estate Association is predicting existing home sales will rise 13.3 per cent this year compared to 2009, it said in a news release Monday.

  • January housing starts increase 5.8% Mon Feb 8, 12:34 PM

    The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts reached 186,300 units in January, up 5.8 per cent from 176,100 in December.

  • CAW disputes Timmins closures Mon Feb 8, 12:29 PM

    The CAW is calling on the federal and Ontario governments to push Xstrata PLC to justify its decision to shutter parts of its Kidd Mine in Timmins, Ont.

  • Retirement savings gap grows: poll Mon Feb 8, 11:24 AM

    The proportion of Canadians who believe they are not saving enough for retirement has jumped in the last three years, according to a Royal Bank survey.

  • A Yellowknife social justice group wants proponents of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline to produce updated information on whether the project makes economic sense.
    Mackenzie pipeline's numbers questioned Mon Feb 8, 11:02 AM

    A Yellowknife social justice group wants proponents of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline to produce updated information on whether the project makes economic sense.

  • Ontario to partially guarantee Nortel pensions Sun Feb 7, 7:47 PM

    The Ontario government is reassuring former Nortel employees who worked in the province that the first $1,000 of their monthly pension payments will be guaranteed under an emergency pension insurance fund.

  • Toyota set to deal with Prius brake problem Sun Feb 7, 3:26 PM

    Toyota Motor Corp. said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan.

  • Toyota recall won't affect insurance rates Sat Feb 6, 1:43 PM

    Insurance rates for drivers of Toyota vehicles shouldn't be going up because of the recent recall, a spokesman for the Insurance Bureau of Canada says.

  • Toyota Canada to resume shipping recalled models Fri Feb 5, 11:01 PM

    Toyota Canada announced Friday that it has resumed deliveries to dealers of the eight models the automaker recalled on Jan. 21.

  • Earl Jones victims apply to sue Royal Bank Fri Feb 5, 10:15 PM

    The victims of Montreal financial adviser Earl Jones announced Friday they are seeking a judge's permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Bank of Canada.

  • 'Buy American' deal exempts Canadian firms Fri Feb 5, 7:16 PM

    Canadian companies will be exempt from a protectionist "Buy American" clause in the U.S. government's $787-billion US economic stimulus package, the federal government has announced.

  • G7 leaders enjoy Arctic outing before talks Fri Feb 5, 5:38 PM

    Some finance ministers and central bank governors from seven of the world's richest countries rode on dogsleds near Iqaluit on Friday, before sitting down to discuss problems facing the global economy.

  • Arctic warming will cost world billions: Pew study Fri Feb 5, 3:28 PM

    Climate warming in the Arctic will cost the global economy billions of dollars in 2010 alone, according to a Pew Environment Group study released Friday.