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The federal Liberals have revealed more details about how they would boost infrastructure investment if elected—a proposal that would seek to entice large private pension funds to finance small-town projects.

  • June 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:40

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) says it has a $12-billion deal to acquire the Antares Capital lending operation from the financial arm of General Electric.

  • June 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:27

The country’s labour force received a boost of 58,900 net jobs last month thanks to a surge in private-sector work that more than offset April’s losses, Statistics Canada said Friday. Even with the increase, the national unemployment rate in May remained locked at 6.8 per cent for the fourth straight month, after more people entered […]

  • June 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:00

In a ruling described as "historic'' by one lawyer, a Quebec judge has ordered three major cigarette companies to pay $15 billion to smokers in what is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen in Canada.

  • June 2, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37

Ontario's Liberal government is slamming the federal Conservatives' proposed expansion to voluntary pension contributions as "playing politics'' with people's retirement.

  • June 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:25

The Harper government says it will explore giving people the option to pump more of their earnings into the Canada Pension Plan to boost their retirement savings.

  • May 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 15:58

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will receive about US$1.16 billion in cash and promissory notes as its part of a deal that will see European telecom company Altice to buy a controlling stake in U.S. cable operator Suddenlink.

  • May 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:49

An Ontario company’s decision to fire an employee caught hurling vulgarities at a female reporter is earning praise in many quarters, but others are questioning whether the legal risks are worth the public relations rewards.

  • May 14, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:00

A social media firestorm touched off by a female TV reporter who fought back against sexually explicit taunts hurled by several soccer fans has cost one Toronto engineer his job.

  • May 13, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:50

The scraps of bankrupt Nortel Networks, once considered the powerhouse of Canada's tech sector, will be split between the various subsidiaries it once operated around the world, according to decisions released Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 09:32