15 of 20 industrial sectors saw growth, after a slight pullback of 0.1 per cent in January
The White House said it would pause tariffs for Canada, among other countries. The Trump administration’s aim is to agree on import quotas with every country seeking an exemption to the tariffs
Fertilizer giant Nutrien Inc. will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two potash mines due in part to transportation backlogs in the rail system
Resolute employs close to 250 people at the La Doré sawmill, planer mill and finger-jointing facility
Calgary-based Terra Life Sciences says it plans to hire 20 people now and an additional 100 workers once construction is complete
The Conference Board of Canada says new gold mines and expansions at existing ones will fuel growth in the two northern territories
Four of the industry’s giants, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet, reported unexpectedly large profits this week, with Apple yet to report
Once used mostly for small-scale home heating, wood pellets have become an alternative to coal in the hungry power plants of Europe and Asia, with the disputed promise of carbon neutral energy
Legislators have been trying to figure out how to react since it became known last summer that GenX was in the Wilmington area’s water supply. The Chemours plant, about 160 kilometres upriver, is the only U.S. plant that manufactures the substance
The trade enforcement money comes after the feds announced last month they were taking extra steps to investigate trade complaints involving the metals. Differences over steel emerged once again this week in NAFTA talks
