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What next? If Scotland votes for independence, prepare for intense talks and a messy divorce
LONDON - How do you divorce after a 300-year union? It's complicated, and there is a deadline.If Scots vote yes to separation on Thursday, a clock starts...
Netflix gains new ground in Europe - but faces competition, regulation in film-proud France
PARIS - Netflix is tapping into six new markets Monday hoping to gain a big subscriber base around Europe, but is facing a frosty welcome in France....
CBC/Radio-Canada bosses say Canadians ready to pay to get broadcaster
GATINEAU, Que. - The heads of CBC/Radio-Canada say Canadians are ready to pay to get the broadcaster's content even if many consider it an acquired right.Steven...
OSC tells Alboini to pay $560,000 for breaking investment industry rules
TORONTO - Toronto businessman Victor Alboini has been ordered to pay nearly $560,000 and stripped of various professional credentials for up to two years...
Canada ratifies investment deal with China despite opposition warnings
OTTAWA - Canada has finally ratified the contentious Foreign Investment Protection Agreement with China amid a series of recent tensions between the two...
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,531.58, down 2.74 points):B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)....
Ski-Doo maker BRP says new products will help drive stronger second-half results
MONTREAL - BRP Inc. says it expects a string of new product launches will drive the recreational products company to a stronger second half following a...
NFL: Nearly 3 in 10 ex-players to face Alzheimer's or moderate dementia, far more than public
PHILADELPHIA - The NFL estimates that nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken earlier and...
TSX lacklustre ahead of Fed meeting, U.K. referendum; HBC earns provide support
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed little changed Friday with traders in a risk-averse mood going into the weekend ahead of next week's U.S. Federal...
Economic growth concerns, timing of U.S. rate hike push loonie to five month low
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar fell to a fresh, five-month low Friday amid a generally risk-averse market as the European Union and the U.S. levied another round...
Hudson's Bay says Ottawa and Quebec aren't major markets for luxury retail
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay says it still sees most of its future growth coming from the high-end retail market even as one of its major competitors, Holt Renfrew,...
Pickets down at 2 mines in northern Saskatchewan after deal reached with Cameco
SASKATOON - A tentative deal has been reached between Cameco and its unionized workers at two uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan.Phil Morin with United...
Defence association hires new president to smooth rocky relations with Ottawa
OTTAWA - The relationship between Ottawa and defence contractors may get smoother as the industry's leading association prepares to name a new president who was...
New US sanctions target Russia's largest bank, as well as energy and defence sectors
WASHINGTON - The United States hit Russia Friday with a new round of economic sanctions, levying penalties on Russia's largest bank and expanding financing...
US retail sales increase 0.6 per cent in August, led by spending on autos and restaurants
WASHINGTON - Auto buying drove U.S. retail sales higher in August, a possible sign that job growth in recent months has led to accelerated consumer spending.The...
US business stockpiles increase moderate 0.4 per cent in July as sales advance 0.8 per cent
WASHINGTON - Stockpiles held by U.S. businesses rose by a moderate amount in July while sales increased at the fastest pace in three months.Stockpiles increased...
Chevron: finding a new partner just one hurdle for Kitimat LNG project
CALGARY - Many hurdles remain before U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp. can decide the fate of its planned liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, B.C., and finding...
Stocks fall as utility companies slip; S&P 500 heads for 1st weekly loss since early August
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are falling at midday as declines in utility companies weigh on the market. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below 17,000....
Apple seems confused about Canadian geography
TORONTO - Apple seems to be a little confused when it comes to Canadian geography. Consumers who hit Apple.ca to pre-order one of the company's new iPhones...
Canadian home prices up in August: says Teranet-National Bank index
TORONTO - The Teranet-National Bank house price index was up almost 0.8 per cent in August, with the strongest gains in Winnipeg, the Ottawa-Gatineau region and...