Insights

Air Canada is now askin the Canadian government (specifically the Export Development Canada) for a $200 million commercial loan. According to a source, the money would come from the EDC's Canada Account, (reserved for transactions...

The potentially biggest energy deal in Canada is closer to be being wrapped up, now that Petro-Canada shareholders have overwhelmingly approved  (by 96%) a takeover by Suncor for $22.2 billion. Petro-Canada shares went...

Air Canada said Thursday it will launch nonstop flights to San Diego and to Portland, Ore., from its hub in Toronto, reports The Associated Press.   The daily flights will begin Friday. Air Canada now has daily service between Toronto...

Looks like Westjet has been doing a great job of taking valuable market share away from Air Canada. They now have about 36% of the CDN business, compared to 57% for Air Canada, which represents a much narrower gap from a few years ago.

ING Canada suffered a blow when parent company, ING Group, surrendered its majority interest in ING Canada at a big discount. According to ING Canada's president, this is one of the first times that "a Canadian-listed and controlled...

Radialpoint, the company that provides Internet security and care services to Bell Canada (among others), was selected as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.

Accorinding to a Reuters report, pilots at Air Canada have narrowly voted in favor of a tentative labor and pension agreement, the union said on Monday. The Air Canada Pilots Association, which represents 3,300 pilots at Canada's biggest...

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney unveiled a redesigned $20 bill on Wednesday.   The new polymer bank note features an updated design of Queen Elizabeth II and Canada’s National Vimy Memorial and incorporates the latest in...