CALGARY C The British Columbia government stands to gain $2.9 billion per year if three liquefied natural gas vegetation is built on the province’s coastline, according to a new report funded by one of the LNG project proponents. The Conference Board of Canada noted in a new report, paid for with a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned oil company and LNG ...

China’s latest easing move signals that shoring up growth may be the government’s main concern even when doing this further weakens the yuan or contributes to leverage that threatens the longer-term health from the world’s second-biggest economy. ‘Good progress,’ but few details on how you can strengthen global economy as G20 summit concludes Canada’s finance minister said G20 leaders ‘made ...

HALIFAX — An airline passenger advocate says Canada need to look at establishing seat-size standards for commercial airlines. Gabor Lukacs says an attempt by American Sen. Charles Schumer to want the U.S. government to determine seat-size standards is one thing that needs to be done in Canada. Lukacs said such standards are needed on Canadian flights, as cramming too many ...

NEW YORK – Subway customers can finally be assured that their “Footlong” sandwiches will be so long as promised. The go up and down of Subway: The way the world’s biggest food chain lost its ‘fresh’ appeal With 43,945 sandwich shops in 110 countries, Subway has become the world’s most ubiquitous restaurant chain, posting armies of “sandwich artists” in more ...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. is under investigation through the U.S. Filing in a previously undisclosed probe, the organization said on Monday, capping a tumultuous 24-hour period that saw the firm announce the return of its CEO and also the cancellation of an earnings announcement. The SEC probe is outside of an existing investigation right into a company purchased by Valeant ...

OTTAWA – Now that Canada and the European Union have “scrubbed” the legal text of the long-promised free-trade agreement, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are starting to place a shine around the deal as it heads to ratification and signing later this year. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, still isn’t prone to become law until ...

OTTAWA – The federal government says the legal overview of Canada’s free trade deal with the European Union has been completed – and also the door is open for that pact to come into force next year. An agreement in principle was reached around the comprehensive deal, known as CETA, in October 2013. Negotiations between Canada and also the 28-member ...

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says a Liberal idea to tax carbon might cost the Saskatchewan economy more than $1 billion annually. Wall told reporters Monday he “will not be signing” any carbon tax agreement using the federal or any other provincial governments once the premiers meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a few days. “The very last thing we ...