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.

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.

Genivar has unveiled a strategic plan to more than double its size even as the big consulting engineering firm acknowledged that ethical lapses have undermined employee morale.

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.