Total number of new mortgages slumped in second quarter, says CMHC December 12, 2018
Rising interest rates and slower income and population growth helped temper demand for new mortgages in the second quarter, according to Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.
Via Rail places $989M train order with Germany's Siemens instead of Bombardier December 12, 2018
Via Rail has selected Germany's Siemens over Bombardier Inc. for a $989 million contract to build new rolling stock as the Canadian passenger rail service renews its fleet of locomotives and cars for the rail corridor between Quebec City and Windsor, Ont.
Competition Bureau checks WestJet's discount airline Swoop for predatory pricing December 12, 2018
Canada's competition watchdog is looking into whether or not WestJet's discount carrier Swoop has been offering airline tickets at below cost to push rivals out.
Online ads spoil Christmas surprises, raising privacy concerns December 12, 2018
Why Rachel Notley's refinery pitch won't solve the oilpatch's problem December 12, 2018
Alberta's premier wants to see a new oil refinery built in the province. But experts say Alberta already has more refinery capacity than it needs and the biggest problem facing the province's oilpatch remains unsolved — a lack of export pipeline space.
Pro-pipeline First Nations spar with environmental activists over 'devastating' tanker ban bill December 11, 2018
First Nations chiefs and leaders who say they represent over 200 Indigenous communities in B.C. and Alberta are fighting back against the federal government's plan to ban all oil tanker traffic off the coast of northern B.C. — calling it an "attack" on the energy industry that will leave remote First Nations destitute.
'Let's stop the talk and start acting': Alberta seeks proposals for new oil refinery December 11, 2018
The Alberta government is issuing a request for expressions of interest from the private sector to build a refinery in the province that would use oil extracted here.
Chinese shoppers take aim at Canada Goose as Huawei story prompts boycott talk December 11, 2018
Canada Goose shares have fallen for five days in a row after the outdoor apparel maker became a target of Chinese consumers upset by the arrest of a high-ranking technology executive in Canada.
Huawei's CFO walks free on $10M bail as she awaits extradition proceedings December 11, 2018
Huawei's chief financial officer will be released on $10 million bail — with five guarantors — as she awaits possible extradition to the United States on fraud charges, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled.
Google has 'no plans' to relaunch Chinese search engine, CEO says December 11, 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has appeared before a congressional committee in Washington, where he said the company has "no plans" to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea.

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