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Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

TORONTO — Younger Canadians don't want to be their own bosses, intensifying the slowdown in entrepreneurship in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, according to a new RBC report.
NFI Group signs contract with Houston for up to 210 clean-diesel transit buses

NFI Group signs contract with Houston for up to 210 clean-diesel transit buses

WINNIPEG — NFI Group Inc. says it has signed a deal with the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority for up to 210 buses. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.
Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says country posts $718M merchandise trade surplus for August

Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says country posts $718M merchandise trade surplus for August

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s merchandise trade balance shifted to a surplus in August, helped by strong growth in exports of unwrought gold and crude oil, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ said.
Housing starts up 1% in first half of 2023 as apartment starts offset declines: CMHC

Housing starts up 1% in first half of 2023 as apartment starts offset declines: CMHC

OTTAWA — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes increased slightly across several of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s major cities in the first half of 2023, as the pace of apartment starts helped offset declines in other dwelling types.
'Like stepping off the edge of a cliff': When to take retirement benefits?

'Like stepping off the edge of a cliff': When to take retirement benefits?

Finding themselves "at the edge of retirement," Jen Gibson and her wife Christy Ganshorn found it hard to fathom dipping into their savings already.
Montreal home sales in September up 9% from year ago: QPAREB

Montreal home sales in September up 9% from year ago: QPAREB

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal home sales in September rose nine per cent compared with a year ago, but remained below the historic average for the time of year.
Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says the world is heeding warnings about the technology

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says the world is heeding warnings about the technology

TORONTO — Months after artificial intelligence luminaries began ringing alarm bells about the technology’s risks, one of the field's pioneers says he feels like people are listening.
Canadian oil output to hit new heights within two years: Report

Canadian oil output to hit new heights within two years: Report

CALGARY — The coming startup of the Trans Mountain pipeline will help boost Canadian oil production to an all-time high within the next two years, according to a new report.
BlackBerry to separate cybersecurity and Internet of Things business units

BlackBerry to separate cybersecurity and Internet of Things business units

WATERLOO, ONT. — BlackBerry Ltd. says it will carve its cybersecurity and Internet of Things business units into two independently operated entities. The Waterloo, Ont.