OTTAWA - The federal government is threatening "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a dispute over meat-labelling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.

TORONTO -- The parent company of small wireless company Mobilicity says its debtholders have approved a plan to sell the company to Telus Corp.

TD bank also announced Thursday that it plans to buy back up to 12 million of its common shares over the coming year, or about 1.3 per cent of the total.

Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says she's tried naming and shaming some of the world's largest companies into respecting the privacy of Canadians.

Marathon Oil Corp. has called off talks to sell a portion of its stake in a major Alberta oil sands mining operation, adding to a growing list of sales efforts in the sector that have come up dry.

Thursday 18.00 BST. The �animal spirits� of bullish US equity investors won out against uncertainty about Federal Reserve policy and concerns over China as the markets saw another remarkable day's trading.

A $22-million road extension will be built through south Kitchener after receiving approval from city councillors Wednesday night.

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The CEO of Fraser Surrey Docks says the future of the facility is in jeopardy if a new coal terminal isn't approved. Jeff Scott says much of the dock's business and half its employees disappeared after the global economic downturn in 2008.

OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.