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Canaccord says management buyout deal at risk over regulatory issue

Canaccord says management buyout deal at risk over regulatory issue

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. says a regulatory issue with one of its foreign subsidiaries could hold up a proposed management buyout of the firm.
Stock market today: Wall Street steadies, bank stocks rise

Stock market today: Wall Street steadies, bank stocks rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding relatively steady coming off its worst week in nearly two months as stocks of several beaten-down banks rally.
Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has announced the appointment of Patrick Murray as its new chief financial officer, effectively July 1. Murray, will succeed Vern Yu, who is leaving the company to become president and chief executive of AltaGas Ltd.
Alberta officials say cooler weather and showers help in battle against wildfires

Alberta officials say cooler weather and showers help in battle against wildfires

EDMONTON — Cooler temperatures and a bit of rain were delivering some relief for firefighters as they continued to battle wildfires threatening communities in central northern Alberta, but provincial officials warned the reprieve was only in some are
Corrective to May 5 story on new Enbridge tolling deal

Corrective to May 5 story on new Enbridge tolling deal

In a May 5 story about Enbridge's tolling deal for its Mainline pipeline system, The Canadian Press reported that the Trans Mountain expansion project is to increase that pipeline's capacity from 590,000 barrels per day to a total of 890,000 barrels
Halifax ocean tech hub buoys firms tackling everything from climate change to defence

Halifax ocean tech hub buoys firms tackling everything from climate change to defence

HALIFAX — It started as a Coast Guard facility, two aging brick buildings on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro investor day Grocer Metro Inc. will hold its 2023 investor day on Wednesday.
High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

MONTREAL — When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small — because she had to. She opened Chèvrerie aux Volets Verts, in St-Esprit, Que.
Employee turnover causes ripple effect, leads to more departures, UBC research finds

Employee turnover causes ripple effect, leads to more departures, UBC research finds

VANCOUVER — Employers vastly underestimate the impact of workers leaving an organization on staff left behind with a different workplace dynamic, leading to even more turnover, a new report says.
Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV 'wasteland,' dies

Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who dubbed TV 'wasteland,' dies

CHICAGO (AP) — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died Saturday. He was 97.