Category Archives: Business
TTC orders 110 buses from NFI Group subsidiary to update Wheel-Trans fleet
TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission has placed an order for 110 low-floor transit buses with the subsidiary of NFI Group for an undisclosed price. The coach manufacturer says up to 30 buses will be delivered by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
WestJet wraps talks with federal government, not seeking aid
CALGARY — WestJet says it is not seeking financial aid from the federal government after months of talks between Ottawa and the airline. It says each party has agreed to shift focus to restarting the travel and tourism sector, given encouraging
Canadian Press NewsAlert: WestJet wraps talks with Ottawa, not seeking federal aid
CALGARY — WestJet says it is not seeking financial aid from the federal government after months of talks between Ottawa and the airline. It says each party has agreed to shift focus to restarting the travel and tourism sector, given encouraging
Businesses along U.S. border hoping for imminent easing of travel restrictions
CALGARY — U.S. businesses are waiting anxiously for an expected announcement on when the American border will reopen to Canadian tourists. "I'll be ecstatic . . . I'm going to hire some people back and take some days off," said Bill
Planned Aug. 9 reopening of border with St-Pierre-Miquelon cheered in Newfoundland
Chris Sheppard says he and others are relieved now that the international border between Canada and a clutch of French islands off Newfoundland is set to reopen on Aug. 9. The executive director of the non-profit tourism organization Legendary Coasts s...
Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier
WASHINGTON — Canadians wondering why the United States doesn't appear to be rushing to ease travel restrictions at their shared border should cast a gaze further south, where the frontier with Mexico fosters far thornier political questions for the Whi...
Critics take aim at charitable money sitting in donor funds
Wealthy philanthropists have long enjoyed an advantageous way to give to charity: Using something called a donor-advised fund, they've been able to enjoy tax deductions and investment gains on their donations long before they give the money away.
Complaint alleges group funneled data from RNC to lawmakers
Washington (AP) — A prominent conservative group funneled valuable information about Republican voters between the Republican National Committee and state lawmakers, a move that violated its nonpartisan status and tax law, according to a whistleblower ...
Delaware lawmaker apologizes for making Asian slur in email
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker in Delaware has apologized for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers, saying he “dehumanized an entire culture.”
Liberals, MPs urged not to unwind easing of tax rules on sale of family businesses
OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons finance committee have heard a plea from the country's farmers that the government's plans to rewrite tax laws shouldn't make it difficult, again, to pass the family farm from parents to children. Farmers
