More than 1,000 employees at an Olymel slaughterhouse in Quebec's Beauce region rejected a concession package Tuesday that could have saved their jobs.

Canadian Pacific Railway said Tuesday it made $146 million in profit in the fourth quarter, an increase of six per cent over the previous year.

The New Brunswick forestry industry is feeling a little wary over the proposed merger of two huge forest product companies.

A parliamentary committee begins what will be closely watched hearings on the politically charged issue of income trusts Tuesday morning, with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty likely to be the first witness.

CAW members at CN Rail have ratified a new four-year collective agreement that includes wages increases.

Consumers should be wary of scam e-mails and phone calls from people purporting to be representatives of Winners and HomeSense, says the company's chairman.

Health sciences firm MDS Inc. of Toronto says it has signed a cash deal to buy Molecular Devices Corp. of California for $615 million US.

Forest products companies Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater said Monday their cross-border merger should return them to profitability in an industry that's had its share of bad news.

Major trading powers at the World Economic Forum, including Canada, failed Saturday to find a way to resume talks on liberalizing global trade.

L.L. Bean, the Maine-based outdoor gear retailer, says it wants to significantly increase its presence in Canada.

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is putting more cash into its attempted hostile takeover of Agricore United - about $178 million more.

Shares of aluminum products maker Novelis Inc. soared Friday after it said it is in talks "with various parties" that could lead to the sale of the company.

Rocky labour negotiations between Xstrata PLC and unionized workers at its Sudbury nickel operations helped push the price for the metal to record highs again on Friday.

Steelmaker Ipsco is spending nearly $61 million in Regina to expand its large-diameter pipe making facility.

Steelmaker Ipsco is spending nearly $61 million at its Regina facility to expand its large-diameter pipe making facility.

Federal Court Judge Konrad von Finckenstein, former commissioner of the Competition Bureau, has been named head of Canada's broadcast regulator.

Federal Court Judge Konrad von Finckenstein, former commissioner of the Competition Bureau, has been named head of Canada's broadcast regulator.

Canada's privacy commissioner says she will recommend legislation making it mandatory for companies to report security breaches.

The Ironworkers Ontario Pension Fund is asking an Ontario court for permission to look into how Research in Motion Ltd. is performing a probe into its stock options grants.

Record potash volumes, backed by strong sales in phosphate and nitrogen, helped Potash Corp. to its best-ever quarterly profit, the company said Thursday.