A hint from new Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr that the project is at least on the federal government's radar is reason for optimist for Ontario Mines Minister Michael Gravelle. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Wal-Mart, Loblaws among initial winners to sell beer
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, while not condemning a looser beer market through sales in supermarkets, expresses concerns about creating more 'precarious' work in Ontario ...
Heard: Province provides jobs grants for Cambridge plants
The provincial government is providing more than $2 million in grants to three Cambridge-based companies to create 130 jobs in southwestern Ontario's industrial economy. The money from the southwestern Ontario reg ...
Heard: Government’s fall economic update coming Nov. 26
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Heard: Magellan Aerospace buys Ripak Aerospace
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Pension funds buy Chicago Skyway for US$2.8 billion
In acquiring a key transportation link in the Windy City, CPPIB, OMERS and Teachers' continue on the road to asset diversification through investments in infrastructure. ...
Design options for cap-and-trade program released
Consultations for the program are still ongoing, and draft regulations are still months away from being posted. ...
Hydro One profit rises 11 per cent in third quarter
Revenue increased thanks to recovery of higher purchased power costs, higher OEB-approved distribution rates, and higher energy consumption due to warmer weather in the third quarter. ...
Sears Canada to sell GTA warehouse for $100 million
Sale of Vaughan distribution centre part of a strategy to unlock value of asset base 'all within the context of revitalizing Sears Canada's core retail business and maintaining a strong balance sheet,' chairman says. ...
Seen: Unionized cab drivers in Ottawa protest lockout
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