ca-hotdailynews: 2015-04-28 Canada English Business

Cost-cutting strategy a boost for Tim Hortons, improves operations
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
In their bid for better profits, Tim Hortons Inc. and its new Brazilian private-equity owner are counting on an obscure cost-cutting process called zero-based budgeting that is appreciated by investors – but often dreaded by employees. “We share our common ...

Business Watch: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Burger King and Tim Hortons Post Best Sales Figures in Years   New York Times
Sales soar at Tim Hortons, Burger King   Toronto Star
Reuters
TheChronicleHerald.ca
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CBC.ca

NEB launches public review into pipeline emergency response plans
CBC.ca
Emergency response plans submitted by companies proposing to build pipelines in Canada are to be the subject of a public consultation overseen by the National Energy Board (NEB). Kinder Morgan: Full coverage. Peter Watson, CEO of the energy board, ...

NEB to review sharing of pipeline emergency plans   The Globe and Mail
Pipeline regulator wants public's feedback on emergency management   CKNW News Talk 980
NEB asks for public feedback on emergency plans for oil spills   CTV News
The Daily Courier (subscription)
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Yahoo Canada Sports

Canadian private equity and venture capital deals surge in first-quarter
Yahoo Canada Sports
A worker affixes a road sign to the intersection of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in the financial sector of Toronto July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) ...

VC investment in Canadian companies: Q1 2015 best quarter in 8 years   Vancouver Sun (blog)

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The Globe and Mail

CANADA STOCKS-TSX drops as energy rally falters, miners buck the trend
Reuters
(Adds strategist's comment, updates prices to close). * TSX drops 64.25 points, or 0.42 percent, to 15,344.08. * Eight of the 10 main index sectors finish in the red. * Miners gain as commodity prices rise. By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO, April 27 (Reuters) ...

TSX drops as energy rally falters, miners buck the trend   Reuters Canada
Toronto stock market closes sharply lower; dollar climbs   Times Colonist
Wall Street, TSX close in the red amid weak energy, financials   Financial Post

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CTV News

Rebar reboot? Tribunal holds inquiry into imposed tariffs hurting BC builders
CTV News
VICTORIA -- Canada's cemented position on rebar imports, the steel rods used by the construction industry to add strength to buildings, will be tested publicly this summer after complaints of rising costs by a British Columbia construction association.

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EagleFordTexas.com

UPDATE 3-Canada's TORC Oil & Gas to buy Surge Energy assets for C$430 mln
Reuters
(Confirms Surge sold the assets to TORC, updates share prices). By Nia Williams. April 27 (Reuters) - Canadian intermediate producer TORC Oil & Gas Ltd is buying light oil assets from Surge Energy Inc in the Canadian Bakken region of southeast ...

Surge sells oil assets for $430M to pay debt, fund exploration   Calgary Herald
Canadian Oil Co. Pays $353M For Properties In 2 Provinces   Law360 (subscription)
Torc to buy light oil properties for $430-million   The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Wall Street Journal
CanadianBusiness.com
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The Globe and Mail

UPDATE 2-With eye on debt, Barrick to sell stake in Zaldivar copper mine
Reuters
(Updates to focus on Zaldivar stake sale). April 27 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp said on Monday it has started the process to sell a stake in its Zaldivar copper mine in Chile as the world's biggest gold miner works to meet an ambitious debt reduction target of ...

Barrick Earnings Disappoint With Output Lower Than Expected   Bloomberg
Barrick Gold Q1 results miss estimates, to sell stake in Zaldivar copper mine (ABX)   Seeking Alpha
Barrick to sell part of Chilean mine in retreat from copper   The Globe and Mail
Financial Post
MarketWatch
Gold Investing News
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The Globe and Mail

Vancouver considers online registry to keep track of empty homes
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver is considering a plan to solve one of its thorniest public mysteries: How many houses and condos in the city are being left empty. The city's chief housing officer has proposed that Vancouver start a digital registry where members of the public can ...

Vancouver looks to gather data on vacant homes   Vancouver Sun
Why are million-dollar Vancouver homes sitting empty?   BCBusiness
Vancouver to set up website to report vacant homes   Am730 Vancouver Traffic News
CBC.ca
Vancity Buzz
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