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Transat strategy 'didn't work'
Jean-Marc Eustache, Transat A.T. chief executive, admitted Thursday that his efforts to restore the profitability of the country’s largest tour operator fell flat this winter after just about everything that could have gone wrong did.
Goldcorp Q4 profits jumps on rising gold prices
Goldcorp Inc. delivered a solid fourth quarter as it continues to keep costs in check and benefit from near-record gold prices.
SNC ponders bid for highway 407 stake
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is weighing whether to boost its investment in Toronto-area toll highway 407-ETR after Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial announced Thursday it would put a 10% stake in the beltway up for sale.
Siemens closing Hamilton gas turbine plant
Giant industrial outfit Siemens AG announced Thursday it is closing its gas turbine plant in Hamilton, cutting 550 jobs as the operation is relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Alberta revamps oil and gas royalty regime
Alberta, responding to more than two years of harsh criticism, has once again revamped its conventional oil and gas royalty regime, this time returning to rates similar to those announced before the government tore up the rules in 2007.
TSX ekes out small gain in Thursday trading
In the news: Imax, Uranium One, Sprott and Baytex Energy
Emerging markets urged to learn from Canada's past
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said Thursday emerging economies should allow their currencies to appreciate, in an effort to unwind massive trade imbalances and ensure global economic growth
Cisco ushers in new era with new router
The new router, known as the CRS-3 (Carrier Routing System), is three times faster than the CRS-1 Cisco models currently employed by broadband and telephone carriers around the world
TD's Don Drummond to retire
Don Drummond, the chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank and much-quoted analyst on matters related to federal fiscal policy, will retire at the end of June, the bank announced Thursday
Home prices rise 0.4% in January
Canadian home prices rose 0.4% between December and January, the same growth rate for the third consecutive month, according to a Statistics Canada report Thursday