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TransLink pauses Morgan Freeman SkyTrain announcements after allegations surface
TransLink said in a statement Thursday that it has decided to halt public announcements voiced by Freeman that had been set to play in the transit system as part of a Visa Canada advertising campaign.
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Former Knowledge House executives to be sentenced for share price manipulation scheme
A judge is expected to sentence two key players in a sophisticated multimillion-dollar stock market scheme today for manipulating the share price of Knowledge House.
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You pay a lot for ballpark hot dogs, but you'll keep eating them
Toronto’s Rogers Centre is cashing in on fans buying into the longstanding tradition of pairing baseball with wieners and sausages.
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Hundreds of Fort McMurray insurance claims remain unresolved 2 years after wildfire
The ferocious fire in May 2016 consumed 10 per cent of the buildings in the northeastern Alberta city and forced 88,000 people from their homes for at least a month.
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8:00‘A dramatically-changed world’: Charles Bronfman on NAFTA, cannabis, and today’s business climate
Canadian billionaire and philanthropist Charles Bronfman recently sat down with BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang to discuss a wide range of hot-button topics that are weighing on the minds of business leaders across the country.
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Jets beat Preds in Game 7, advance to Winnipeg's first Western Conference final
The Predators and Jets finished the regular season with the two best records in the NHL -- Nashville won its first Presidents' Trophy with 117 points, while Winnipeg was right behind with 114.
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Canadian mint releases silver and crystal commemorative royal wedding coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has revealed a 99.99 per cent pure silver keepsake to celebrate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's May 19 nuptials at Windsor Castle.
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High wind, thunderstorms cut power across Ontario and disrupt air travel
High winds and thunderstorms have caused power outages for more than 195,000 customers in southern and central Ontario, and led to flight operations being suspended at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
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Air carriers urge feds to slow down flight-time limits for sleepy pilots
Tougher regulations meant to address lingering concerns about pilot fatigue have been welcomed by pilots' unions and others who say safety standards in Canada have fallen behind many other countries around the world.
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Trans Mountain opponent got federal money through Canada Summer Jobs: Scheer
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer led off question period with the revelation that one of the successful applicants to the government's Canada Summer Jobs program is a B.C. group looking to hire someone "to help ... stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker project."
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Vehicle-rental agencies struggle with screenings as security concerns rise
The attack in Toronto that left at least 10 people dead and several injured is only the latest of a spate of vehicle attacks that have security experts grappling with solutions.
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Toronto van attack suspect faces 10 counts of first-degree murder
Candles, flowers and messages of support are being left this morning at the site of a van attack that killed 10 people and injured 15 others.
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At least 10 dead, multiple people injured in ‘horrific’ Toronto van attack
The death toll rose to at least 10 late Monday following a "horrific attack" in which a young man drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians along a stretch of one of Toronto's busiest streets, authorities said.
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The Last Straw aims to reduce single-use plastic in Toronto restaurants and bars
On Saturday, servers at participating Toronto bars and restaurants won't be providing straws in drinks, unless customers ask for them.
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Facebook executive and ex-Liberal adviser defends his access to Trudeau cabinet
A Facebook executive with ties to the ruling Liberals was grilled Thursday about his preferential access to senior members of the Trudeau cabinet, even though no one from the social-media giant, including himself, is a registered lobbyist in Canada.
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Ford's plan to cut Ontario corporate tax, halt wage hike benefits big business: Wynne
Ontario's Liberal premier says Tory promises to cut the provincial corporate income tax while halting a minimum wage hike would benefit big business while leaving workers in the lurch.
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7:09Hundreds of business leaders urge B.C.’s Horgan to keep up Trans Mountain fight
Notably, OpenText Founder Tim Bray is among the long list of signatories of an open letter urging British Columbia Premier John Horgan to stand strong in his ongoing fight to block the project.
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1:29Supreme Court upholds law in cross-border beer case
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in the favour of New Brunswick in the cross-borde beer case.
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Carr says pipeline expansion will add just one more tanker a day off B.C. coast
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the Trans Mountain pipeline will only increase tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia by one ship a day, downplaying the risks raised by environmental critics of the project.
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Ottawa publishes final bail-in banking rules to avoid taxpayer bailouts
Ottawa has laid out its final regulations for banks aimed at avoiding the use of taxpayer dollars to bail out financial institutions in the unlikely event of a failure.
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6:50Bank of Canada says more rate hikes coming, but holds for now
The bank has raised rates three times since July 2017, including the last quarter-point increase in January, bringing an era of record-low interest rates to an end.
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Canada seeks U.S. to solve EpiPen shortage
Canada said on Tuesday it is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to access supplies of Mylan N.V.'s EpiPen emergency allergy antidote amid a growing shortage that has spared the United States.
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Air Canada to offer lie-flat seats on some North American flights
Air Canada will soon be offering lie-flat seats on some of its non-stop flights within Canada and the U.S. for customers willing to pay a premium.
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National basic income would cost Canada $76B: Budget watchdog
A guaranteed minimum income often means different things to different people, but at its core it can be described as a no-strings-attached benefit that governments provide to citizens instead of various targeted social benefits.
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Damage to Rogers Centre roof causes rare Blue Jays cancellation
Several pieces of ice fell on the domed stadium from the nearby CN Tower, with one chunk creating a hole the size of a workdesk in the roof on the east side of the building.
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Keep an eye on loonie and oil becoming ‘friends again’: Currency strategist
With the Canadian dollar recently rising to its highest point since February amid heightened oil price volatility, the loonie and oil are starting to look like friends again, according to one currency strategist.
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6:27How much is an NHL playoff game worth to you?
Unlike 2017 - when five Canadian teams had a shot at the Cup – it’s only Toronto and Winnipeg that have a shot at breaking the country’s 25-year championship drought.
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10:06Canada’s shooting itself in the foot if resources don’t get out: Barton
The chair of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth says Canada would be shooting itself in the foot if the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project fails to be completed as calls to solve the ongoing dispute grow.
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What steps Trudeau can take to save Trans Mountain as he faces a 'constitutional crisis'
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to take measures to save the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before a May 31 deadline set by Kinder Morgan. BNN speaks to a range of experts to get their take on what the federal government needs do next if it wants to save the pipeline.
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Unite Here wins 18th victory over Unifor in battle for 24 Toronto-area hotels
A union local that represents nearly 8,000 hospitality workers in the Greater Toronto Area says it continues to represent employees of Four Points by Sheraton after they voted against joining Unifor.
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11:59‘We are going to get this done’: Morneau aims to ease fears over Trans Mountain as tensions mount
Bill Morneau is reiterating his commitment to getting Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain expansion project completed.
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8:32Alberta option to buy Trans Mountain is distraction, former TransCanada executive says
The option of Alberta buying the Trans Mountain pipeline will not increase the chances of the expansion project being completed, a former TransCanada executive says, adding that he believes the suggestion is a distraction from what actually needs to happen to get it built.
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Aecon could still bid on infrastructure projects post-takeover: Documents
The Aecon construction firm will likely retain its ability to bid on government-funded infrastructure projects even if Ottawa approves a Chinese state-owned company's controversial proposal to take it over, an internal federal document says.
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Vancouver's 2018 cruise season marks largest-ever vessel, 25 million passengers
A news release from the port says approximately 895,000 passengers aboard 241 vessels will arrive between April and October, an increase of seven per cent over 2017.
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Canada's February building permits dip 2.6% on Ontario weakness
The value of Canadian building permits dipped by 2.6 percent in February, in part due to lower construction intentions for single-family homes in Ontario, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
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Is the Vail corporate machine killing the spirit of Whistler?
The takeover of Canada’s most iconic ski resort by an American corporation was never going to go smoothly. But Vail Resorts Inc.’s $1 billion acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb has Canadians seething.
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Canadian energy seen needing action, not ‘bro hugs,’ selfies: Money manager
Despite reassurances from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s decision to suspend most work on its Trans Mountain Expansion Project signals a “total loss of confidence” in Canada’s investment climate, according to Ninepoint Partners senior portfolio manager Eric Nuttall.
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3:10How Canada can be an energy superpower without crude oil
Proposals to ship more crude oil – Alberta oil sands bitumen, in particular – generate most, if not all, of the controversy over how best to transport energy products from one place to another. Yet as Canada transitions to a lower-carbon economy, some experts argue the great energy debate will soon evolve to include pure electricity.
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Former Oilers owner Peter Pocklington faces new securities charges in U.S.
Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and his company face new securities charges in the United States.
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2:20Anti-pipeline protesters crash Trudeau's Vancouver visit
Hundreds of protesters opposed to the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline demonstrated Thursday night outside a Vancouver hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed a Liberal party fundraising dinner.