News by subject: ECO. NEWS, TRENDS, ANALYSIS

Orbite Technologies Inc. ("Orbite" or the "Company") announces today that it has filed a Notice of Intention (the "NOI") to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the "BIA"). This filing follows the Company's...

Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (Enbridge) has received approval from the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for new rates, effective April 1, 2017. Typical residential customers* who buy their gas supply from Enbridge will see a total bill increase of about...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is pleased to see that even in challenging economic times, Federal Budget 2017 affirms Canada's commitment to protect our lands, our waters and the variety of species they sustain. Conservation of our...

Express Employment Professionals released new survey results today revealing the primary reasons jobs are left unfilled. In a survey of 1,951 businesses, respondents were asked, "What is the primary reason that your open jobs are not filled?"...

TD Bank Group (TD) and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) have released a new report that assigns an economic value to the real ecological goods and services that forests provide to Canadians.  The report's findings are based on...

Alberta's budget should focus on revenue reform and on protecting jobs, according to the province's largest workers' rights organization.  When elected in 2015, the NDP government inherited a system for generating revenue for public services...

- Total consumer debt held by Canadians (including mortgages) now stands at $1.718 trillion, an increase of six per cent compared to the final quarter of 2015, according to Equifax Canada's National Consumer Credit Trends Report. The report...

"Growth and globalization create need for entrepreneurs to look beyond their homeland," says Albert Wijaya, who co-founded Ersons Food with his brother in 2014. The Jakarta-based restaurant group currently operates nine restaurants under the Holy...

Join the Economic Club of Canada for a report by the Conference Board of Canada's Vice President, Public Policy, Louis Theriault, who will discuss compelling new data examining what happens when prescription medicines are switched to over-the-counter...

Osisko Mining Inc. ("Osisko" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has acquired though staking a significant land position in the Lebel-sur Quévillon area of the Abibiti Greenstone Belt of Quebec, located approximately 110 kilometers...

Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,014 residential sales through TREB's MLS® System in February 2017. Despite the fact that February 2016 had one more day due to the leap year...

Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that TREB Commercial Network Members reported a combined 271,918 square feet of industrial, commercial/retail and office space leased through TREB's MLS® System, on a per square foot net...

Credential Financial, a national wealth management services firm, has surpassed $30 billion in assets under administration (AUA), marking the second major milestone this year, as the company also celebrates its 25th year in business in 2017....

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will release its updated step by step guide to buying a home in Canada. Originally published in 1998, the guide has been revamped to better meet the needs of Canadians who are thinking of buying...

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will release its updated step by step guide to buying a home in Canada. Originally published in 1998, the guide has been revamped to better meet the needs of Canadians who are thinking of buying...

The Mining Association of BC (MABC) welcomes BC Budget 2017 and commends government's commitment to reduce the PST on electricity by 50% in October 2017 and fully eliminate by April 2019. Electricity represents a significant input cost for the...

Note to Editors: There are three photos associated with this press release. Dalfen America Corp. (DAC) today announced the acquisition of an Atlanta based light industrial portfolio consisting of three Class A industrial properties located in...

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) and GigPeak, Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for IDT to acquire GigPeak, Inc., for total cash consideration of $3.08 per share, or approximately $250 million in cash. This...

Public Services and Procurement Canada Today, the Honourable Judy M. Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, speaking before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages, re-iterated her support for Canada's...

Benton Resources Inc. ("Benton" or "the Company") and its joint venture partner Nordmin Engineering Ltd. ("Nordmin"), is pleased to release the results of an updated positive preliminary economic assessment ("PEA"). Included with this PEA update is...

Express Employment Professionals released new survey results today revealing that employers have overwhelmingly positive perceptions of their local job markets. In a survey of 1,951 North American businesses, respondents were asked, "As an...

BMO Financial Group released the second installment of its annual RRSP study today showing that though funding a home purchase remains a top reason to withdraw from their RRSPs (30 per cent), Canadians continue to dip into their retirement savings...

ALSO Holding AG (SIX:ALSN) has acquired Internet Smartsec, the Finnish importer and value-added distributor of high-standard security and network products, for an undisclosed sum. Internet Smartsec's portfolio encompasses secure e-commerce solutions,...

BMO Financial Group today announced the results of its annual Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) study, showing fewer Canadians plan to contribute this year compared to last year (46 per cent vs 50 per cent), while the average amount has...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Orbite Technologies Inc.  ("Orbite" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a bought deal letter with Echelon Wealth Partners...

Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that condominium apartment sales reported by Greater Toronto REALTORS® in the fourth quarter of 2016 were up by 22.3 per cent year-over-year to 6,831. Over the same period of time, new...

Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced continued tightening in the GTA condominium apartment rental market in the fourth quarter of 2016. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 5,717 condominium apartment rental transactions...

Today's executive order advancing the Keystone XL (KXL) Pipeline Project is a major economic step forward for Canada, the United States and for North American energy security. Now more than ever, Canada needs access to new customers to the...

First West Credit Union expressed its strong support for the B.C. government's announcement today that it would pause further increases in 2017 to the credit union tax rate and instead hold the rate at 2016 levels. "The Minister's news today...

NAPEC Inc. ("NAPEC" or "the Corporation") announces that its Board of Directors adopted an advance notice by-law (the « By-Law »). The By-Law requires that an advance notice be given to NAPEC when shareholders intend to nominate candidates for...

Fondation Montréal inc. (montrealinc.ca) announced the end of its 2014-2018 fundraising campaign "A Commitment to the Future," which made it possible to raise $8 million. Lucien Bouchard, Chairman of the Board of Fondation Montréal inc....