DETROIT Ford is recalling more than 874,000 F-Series pickup trucks with engine block heaters in the U.S. and Canada because they can catch fire.
The recall covers certain F-150s from the 2015 through 2019 model years, as well as the 2017 through 2019 F-250, 350, 450 and 550.
NEW YORK—The “Fearless Girl” is making her stand outside the very temple of American capitalism.
The hands-on-her-hips statue that spent most of the past two years staring down Wall Street's “Charging Bull” sculpture, becoming a spunky symbol of feminine empowerment, was unveiled yesterday at her new permanent home in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK — The Fearless Girl is making her stand outside the very temple of American capitalism.
The hands-on-her-hips statue that spent most of the past two years staring down Wall Street’s Charging Bull sculpture, becoming a spunky symbol of feminine empowerment, was unveiled Monday at her new permanent home, in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada left its trend-setting interest rate untouched yesterday as fresh economic developments, including the sharp drop in oil prices, threatened to delay future hikes.
The central bank's decision maintained its trend-setting rate at 1.75 percent.
It followed a quarter-point increase at the bank's previous policy meeting in October.
TORONTO — The Competition Bureau says it has obtained a court order to interview current and former Torstar Corp. employees as part of its investigation into a deal between the company and Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
CALGARY — Oil production cuts announced by the Alberta government will have the desired outcome of reducing steep price discounts on western Canadian crude, but will also create winners and losers, financial analysts say.
Shares in the companies most likely to benefit from the move to curtail crude production starting Jan. 1 soared Monday as oil price differentials plunged.
An annual report estimates the average Canadian family will pay about $400 more for groceries and roughly $150 more for dining out next year.
The joint report by the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University estimates overall food prices will rise between 1.5 and 3.5 per cent next year.
OTTAWA — Canada’s overall vacancy rate dropped for a second year in a row, as demand for rental housing grew at a faster pace than supply, according to the Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.
In its annual rental market survey, the housing agency says in 2018, the vacancy rate across the country was 2.4 per cent, down from three per cent in 2017.
MONTREAL — Air Canada has signed a definitive agreement to buy the Aeroplan loyalty program from Aimia Inc. for $450 million in cash, confirming the airline as sole owner and bringing closure to credit card customers wondering how long their points would have value.
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of complaints raised against Canada’s telecommunications providers, according to an annual tally released Tuesday by the private-sector body assigned to resolve disputes brought by customers who haven’t been able to get satisfaction directly from their provider.
