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Equifax Canada testing use of rental payment data for credit scores

TORONTO — Equifax Canada is exploring how rent data could factor in to credit scores to help make credit and financial services accessible to...

Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

An Alberta-based oil company has been fined $45,000 for failing to decommission two wells in British Columbia.  In its decision, handed down April 16,...

B.C. First Nation to build biggest off-grid solar array in Canada

A First Nation in central B.C. has received more than $15.8 million in government money to build what’s expected to be the largest off-grid solar...

The Sports Bra plans to franchise, expand with investment from Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder

The Sports Bra made history as the first women's sports bar that only televises women's sports. Now, it has announced plans to franchise and...

Opinion: The federal budget is a taxing blow to Canada’s innovation economy

In the unveiling of the 2024 federal budget, Ottawa's decision to increase the capital gains inclusion rate from 50 per cent to 66 per...

Can Canada have an effective climate action policy without a carbon tax?

Eight years ago, Mark Jaccard, a sustainable energy economist at Simon Fraser University, co-authored a paper that warned of the “severe political consequences” that...

Popular coffee chain Stumptown Coffee Roasters invests in downtown Portland

The local coffee chain's new location opened in downtown Portland this weekend: "We really believe in this city coming back." PORTLAND, Ore. —...

Popular coffee chain Stumptown Coffee Roasters investing in Downtown Portland

The local coffee chain is investing in Downtown Portland while cleaning up the community along the way. PORTLAND, Ore. — Stumptown Coffee Roasters has...

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: Railway earnings The country's two biggest railway companies...

New Stumptown Coffee opening in downtown Portland

The new cafe will be located on the ground floor of the 11W building at Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Washington Street. PORTLAND,...

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