Business
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Toronto Eclipses Vancouver as Country’s Least Affordable Housing Market
Toronto’s screaming real estate prices have made it the least affordable market in the country, with the relatively scarce supply of detached housing one ... -
Freshii Restaurant Chain Files for IPO
Restaurant chain Freshii Inc. is going ahead with an initial public offering of its shares. The company says it has filed a preliminary prospectus ... -
New Leaf Passengers Must Take up Complaints with Flair Airlines, Court Rules
OTTAWA—A federal court has ruled that passengers who lose luggage or encounter cancelled flights while flying with NewLeaf Travel need to take it up ... -
Canada’s Property Values Rise, In Spite of Signs of Market Slowdown
The housing market in Canada showed signs of soft pedaling in November as the number of new construction sites drops. But the report contrasts ... -
Airbnb May Break Into flight-booking to Rival Expedia, Priceline
Airbnb Inc. is developing a service for booking air travel as the home-rental startup looks to compete with Priceline Group Inc. and Expedia Inc. for more of people’s online travel spending. ... -
Disney in Hot Seat Over ESPN’s Losing Streak
ESPN was once considered the crown jewel of Walt Disney Co., the gem in a TV line-up that generated more than 70 per cent ... -
BlackBerry Opens self-driving Car Research Centre
TORONTO—BlackBerry Ltd. and the Canadian government are opening a research centre for self-driving cars that raises the possibility of government backing for the former ... -
VW Offers to Pay Canadian Owners $2.1B Over False Diesel Claims
Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement for compensating Canadian owners of VW-made diesel vehicles caught in a global scandal over rigged emissions data. The ... -
Facebook Measurement Mistakes Test Advertisers’ Ardour
Facebook Inc. built a colossal business based on measuring something older advertising methods cannot: the granular details about people. Two months ago, the company copped ... -
Gold Stocks Help Push TSX Higher, Canadian Dollar Down
TORONTO—Rising gold stocks helped push Canada’s largest stock market higher, while Wall Street made modest gains. The S&P/TSX composite index added 17.65 points at ...