Cameco announces surprise suspension of its Kazakhstan mine
Cameco attributed the closure to “the delayed submission” of certain documents to Kazakhstan’s ministry of energy. It said Inkai did not receive an extension, so Kazatomprom on Dec. 30 directed the ...
Ottawa says it will extend charitable donation deadline because of postal strike
He got the idea from a submission made to the standing committee on finance in February 2012 by Ottawa charity lawyers Arthur Drache, a former tax columnist for the Financial Post, and Adam Aptowitzer ...
Operation to unload cargo from ship stuck in St. Lawrence Seaway delayed
An operation to off-load thousands of tonnes of corn from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend. The plan had been to start ...
Thomson Reuters acquires owner of tax software SafeSend for US$600 million
Thomson Reuters Corp. says it has acquired a United States tax and accounting software business for US$600 million. The Michigan-based company is called cPaperless LLC but operates under the SafeSend ...
Biden to Block More Offshore Oil Drilling Before Trump Arrives
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections for ...
Canada's crypto industry taking lessons from U.S. election wins
Since the U.S. election, crypto prices and trading volumes have risen in the U.S. and Canada. WonderFi’s platform has seen ...
RDSPs a 'no-brainer' savings tool for people with disabilities, but awareness lacking
Only 21 per cent of those living with a disability, and 17 per cent of Canadians overall, are aware of RDSPs — the lowest awareness rate among all registered accounts. By contrast, she said 86 per ...
Marc Kielburger wants to live forever — and there's a multitrillion-dollar industry helping him get there
Marc Kielburger describes his old injury in aching detail. The first thing that came to mind upon hearing the sickening “pop, ...
EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025
Even before Trump enters the White House, the planet is showing worrying vital signs with scientists virtually certain 2024 ...
It’s a new year. What financial changes take effect in 2025?
For 2025, income tax brackets are increasing by 2.7 per cent in the new year to prevent higher prices from pushing Canadians ...
Equitable Bank parent company renews share buyback plan for 2025
The parent company of Equitable Bank (EQB) says it has filed notice of its intention to renew its stock buyback plan. EQB Inc. says it has also received approval of the plan from the Toronto Stock ...
New year brings new Alberta taxes, electricity ’rate of last resort’
Alberta’s electricity “rate of last resort” starts today, replacing the province’s previous default rate for consumers who don’t have a contract. The rate is set at about 12 cents per kilowatt hour ...