The province says in a news release that the Meadow Creek West project 40 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, which would use steam to produce bitumen from wells, can now apply for environmental and local development permits.

Talks the way to settle blockades, Trudeau insists, as calls for action grow louder

Hamers will succeed Sergio Ermotti, one of Europe’s longest-serving bank CEOs, effective Nov. 1, UBS said in a statement Wednesday. Hamers will depart ING on June 30.

American exporters sold at least two sorghum cargoes to China after buyers bid for supplies to be shipped in the first half of the year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

CN Rail is laying off about 450 workers in its operations in Eastern Canada after cancelling more than 400 trains in the past week over a rail blockade protesting an LNG pipeline in British Columbia.

EG Group, the U.K. company led by Mohsin and Zuber Issa, joined the bidding war for Caltex Australia Ltd., seeking to beat a rival offer by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Julian Assange’s lawyers told a London court that they will provide evidence that U.S. President Donald Trump was prepared to offer the WikiLeaks founder a pardon if he “played ball” about leaks of Democratic Party emails.

Vancouver-based Zenabis Global announced its Cannabis 2.0 strategy on Wednesday, headlined by an agreement with HYTN Beverages to produce cannabis-infused drinks.

Airbus SE plans to restructure its defense and space business, slashing 6.7% of the workforce in an attempt to restore profitability at the money-losing operation.

Federal Reserve officials viewed their current monetary policy as appropriate “for a time” while they remained on guard against domestic and global risks that could slow the longest U.S. expansion on record.

The Saskatoon-based fertilizer company, which reports its financial results in U.S. dollars, said it lost US$48 million or eight cents per share on revenue of $3.44 billion in the three months ended Dec. 31.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning of dire consequences if blockades that have disrupted rail service across the country continue.

Francois Legault said Wednesday that if the deadline is not respected, co-ordinated police action could be necessary to restore transportation links and end what he called an illegal action threatening people's jobs.

The Hamilton-based steel producer says it lost $24 million or 27 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with net income of $110 million or $1.23 per diluted for final quarter of 2018.