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Ottawa seeking proposals for high-frequency rail project between Quebec City, Toronto

Ottawa seeking proposals for high-frequency rail project between Quebec City, Toronto

MONTREAL — Ottawa is issuing a call for expressions of interest regarding a high-frequency train project to connect Quebec City and Toronto.
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Canadian companies eye Ukrainian tech workers amid Russian invasion

Canadian companies eye Ukrainian tech workers amid Russian invasion

TORONTO — When Russia started waging war against Ukraine last month, Vancouver recruiter VanHack was so anxious to help that it immediately created a directory of Ukrainian tech workers willing and eager to relocate for a job or to work remotely.
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Young Ukrainian dancers, trapped abroad, get Paris residency

Young Ukrainian dancers, trapped abroad, get Paris residency

PARIS (AP) — The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically on stage in Paris but in spirit back home in Kyiv.
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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 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,232.03, down 72.37 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Up 17 cents, or 14.7 per cent, to $1.33 on 18.1 million shares.
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Private equity firm Clearlake Capital to buy Intertape Polymer Group for US$2.6B

Private equity firm Clearlake Capital to buy Intertape Polymer Group for US$2.6B

MONTREAL — Private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group LP has signed a deal to buy Intertape Polymer Group Inc. for US$2.6 billion, including debt. Under the agreement that will see IPG become a privately held company, Clearlake will pay C$40.
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Arc'teryx parent company and CAE Inc. halt sales in Russia

Arc'teryx parent company and CAE Inc. halt sales in Russia

VANCOUVER — Arc'teryx parent company Amer Sports and flight simulator and training provider CAE Inc. are halting sales and activities in Russia.
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S&P/TSX composite edges lower even as crude prices climb after Biden bans Russian oil

S&P/TSX composite edges lower even as crude prices climb after Biden bans Russian oil

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index edged lower Tuesday to end a volatile day of trading even as oil prices were helped by U.S. President Joe Biden announcing a ban on Russian oil imports and gold barely missing a record high.
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Biden drew more viewers in otherwise quiet TV week

Biden drew more viewers in otherwise quiet TV week

NEW YORK (AP) — In an otherwise quiet week for television, President Joe Biden was the biggest star. An estimated 38.2 million people watched him deliver his first State of the Union speech last week , spread across several networks that carried it.
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Canada can increase oil exports to U.S., but can't fill hole left by Russia: experts

Canada can increase oil exports to U.S., but can't fill hole left by Russia: experts

CALGARY — Canadian oil producers have some capacity to immediately increase exports to the U.S., industry insiders and analysts say, but anything they can provide in the short-term won't be enough to fill the gap left behind by Russia.
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EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish?

EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish?

NEW YORK (AP) — With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine , killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on imported Russian oil .
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