Paula Duhatschek

There's talk in Washington that president-elect Donald Trump plans to revive the Keystone XL pipeline project that would transport oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. midwest. Even setting aside Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, experts warn the plan would face significant hurdles.

A growing number of businesses are appealing to waste-conscious customers with repair services, trade-in programs and recycled textiles. But some jurisdictions have decided to take a stronger tack, and are charging clothing makers to deal with items that have reached the end of their life.

A U.S. trade attorney and a former congressman say a second Trump administration may not direct tariffs specifically at Canada, but there's concern this country could get swept up in the broader universal tariff Trump is proposing.

Right now, Canada's renewable energy infrastructure — both solar panels and wind turbines — is fairly new. But according to the Smart Prosperity Institute, by 2050 the country will be dealing with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unusable panels and blades.

When homeowners have to evacuate due to a wildfire, they may not think about moving propane tanks or wood piles away from their homes to prevent sparks from getting in. Now, a growing number of insurance companies are hiring a U.S. firm to take on this last-minute fire prevention work.

On the eve of an unprecedented railway stoppage, some logistics firms are enlisting trucks to ship goods that otherwise would’ve been sent by rail.

Running as a hobby has been around in North America since roughly the 1960s, but is seeing a recent surge in interest among 20- and 30-somethings.

The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for copper wire thieves, who they say are repeatedly causing outages that can leave thousands of customers without service when they cut the wire off telephone poles to sell for scrap metal.

While the health-care sector represents a small fraction of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, employers are increasingly turning to it to hire nurse aides and other staff.

Data drawn from labour market impact assessments — documents employers need to hire temporary foreign workers — shows the program is on the rise in a range of industries.