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NYC moves to stop new buildings from using natural gas

NYC moves to stop new buildings from using natural gas

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is poised to bar most new buildings from using natural gas in six years, after lawmakers voted Wednesday to make the nation’s most populous city a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy that has been both embraced
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,769.16, up 120.59 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 44 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $47.60 on 13.9 million shares.
Judge in Cineplex case cites inconsistencies in testimony, texts from Cineworld execs

Judge in Cineplex case cites inconsistencies in testimony, texts from Cineworld execs

TORONTO — The Ontario judge who ruled in Cineplex Inc.'s favour in a case against its former suitor Cineworld Group PLC found testimony from the U.K. theatre giant's executives was contradicted by their text messages and other internal documents.
North American stock markets move up in response to Fed announcement

North American stock markets move up in response to Fed announcement

TORONTO — North American stock markets reversed early losses after the U.S. Federal Reserve removed uncertainty by confirming it would accelerate the shrinking of monthly bond purchases and raise interest rates three times next year.
Hay West [program saves 17,000 cattle, but herds still being culled due to drought

Hay West [program saves 17,000 cattle, but herds still being culled due to drought

CALGARY — A program that helps farmers in Eastern Canada ship hay to drought-affected farmers on the Prairies has saved 17,000 head of cattle, but a national farm organization said even its best efforts won't be enough to mitigate all the losses from
National Bank latest financial institution to delay return to office plans

National Bank latest financial institution to delay return to office plans

TORONTO — National Bank is the latest financial institution to delay its plans to have more employees return to the office as concerns increase about the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Housing sales to moderate in 2022, but prices to remain high: CREA

Housing sales to moderate in 2022, but prices to remain high: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association says housing sales will moderate next year, but prices aren't expected to ease any time soon.
St. Lawrence Seaway says surging metals shipments offset grain losses in 2021

St. Lawrence Seaway says surging metals shipments offset grain losses in 2021

LONDON, Ont. — The organization that oversees the St. Lawrence Seaway says general cargo shipments have surged 71 per cent so far this operating season, helping to offset a weakened grain crop. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.
Flair beefing up fleet to 30 planes by mid-2023 amid rapid budget airline expansion

Flair beefing up fleet to 30 planes by mid-2023 amid rapid budget airline expansion

EDMONTON — Flair Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by mid-2023, more than double the current size as it strives for a 50-plane fleet within five years.
Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

BRUSSELS (AP) — Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the European Union's 27 nations by mid-January, the bloc's top official said Wednesday amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom
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