CALGARY - Canada said Thursday it is considering the use of retaliatory tariffs to defend producers from what many in the agriculture industry say is the biggest threat to their livelihoods since the BSE crisis.

Mobilicity's bond holders are hedging their bets by giving their blessing to a $380-million acquisition deal by Telus Corp., while postponing a separate vote on a back-up plan should the federal government end up killing the controversial deal.

A new Statistics Canada report shows the number of people collecting employment insurance benefits in the province dropped by 9.8 per cent in this March compared to the same time last year.

The Quebec government has announced plans to hold its own hearings on Enbridge Inc.'s proposed pipeline project to bring western oil to Montreal, a move that could raise roadblocks to Alberta's efforts to access new markets for its growing oil production.

The pipeline company behind the proposed Trans Mountain expansion from Alberta to the West Coast says the B.C. Liberals' electoral victory this month is a �pro-economy, jobs and investment� result, and provides greater clarity as to what conditions the ...