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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 24, 2024 11:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Strength in energy stocks and base metals helped lead Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was …
Read More »Canadian military base workers strike over wages, job security
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2024 7:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly 500 civilian workers on Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec began a strike Monday over wages and job security. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of …
Read More »Energy and base metal stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets down
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:48 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Strength in energy and base metal stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets edged lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 19.97 …
Read More »S&P/TSX composite down as energy and base metal stocks fall, U.S. stocks mixed
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 22, 2023 11:52 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 150 points in late-morning trading as the price of oil fell below US$70 a barrel and losses in the energy and …
Read More »Technology and base metal stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets also up
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 26, 2023 11:57 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Strength in the technology and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain more than 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were also higher on the final …
Read More »BASE jumper rescued from the Stawamus Chief after his parachute gets snagged
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rescue crews say a thrill-seeker in Squamish got a bigger rush than he expected Tuesday evening. The man was BASE Jumping off the Stawamus Chief, according to Mike Teske with Squamish Search and Rescue. “His parachute got entangled in a tree,” Teske …
Read More »CFB Kingston employee contracts Legionnaires disease at base warehouse – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was early December last year that it became known that a CFB Kingston employee had contracted Legionnaires disease. Legionella is a bacteria that is commonly found in water. Stagnant water is one of the factors that can provide conditions for the …
Read More »RoDTEP: Electronics industry seeks 1.5% base rate
The electronics industry on Wednesday proposed a base rate for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) of at least 1.5 per cent in the electronics category, based on the minimum assumption of logistics and power costs in manufacturing. Beyond this, individual products with high export potential should …
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