ca-hotdailynews: 2015-09-05 Canada English Business

Jobs growth points to economic resurgence in third quarter
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Canada's economy created more jobs than anticipated in August, boosting hopes that the third quarter will return to growth following a technical recession in the first half of the year. Defying the expectations of economists that Canada would lose 5 ...
Parties clash over meaning of August jobs numbers for economic future   CBC.ca
Change text size for the story   London Free Press
Canada added 12000 jobs in August, unemployment rate increases to 7.0 per cent   Toronto Sun
CTV News
Ottawa Citizen
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The Globe and Mail

Emera to buy Florida utility Teco Energy for $6.5-billion
The Globe and Mail
Halifax power company Emera Inc. has agreed to buy Teco Energy Inc., owner of the electric utility in Tampa, Fla., for $6.5-billion (U.S.) on Friday. Under the terms of the all-cash agreement, Teco Energy shareholders will receive $27.55 per common ...
Emera to purchase TECO Energy, energy company, for US $10.4B   CBC.ca
Emera Makes $6.5 Billion Bet on U.S. Power Markets in Teco Deal   Bloomberg
UPDATE 2-Canada's Emera to buy Teco Energy for $6.44 bln to expand in US   Reuters
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
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The Globe and Mail

BlackBerry's $425-million Good Technology deal not without concerns
The Globe and Mail
BlackBerry Inc. CEO John Chen almost executed the rare corporate trifecta on Friday, buying out a troublesome rival, bolstering his management team's plan for a turnaround and gaining a nice little bump in the share price too. As it turned out, the ...
Sunnyvale mobile firm in deal   San Jose Mercury News
Bits | BlackBerry to Buy Good Technology, Getting Deeper Into Security   New York Times (blog)
BlackBerry Ltd to acquire Good Technology for US$425 million in its biggest ...   Financial Post
The Times (subscription)
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Calgary Herald

Energy startup Imaginea more Silicon Valley than Calgary oilpatch
Calgary Herald
Suzanne West, CEO of Imaginea Energy, smiles during an interview at the company's head office in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh. ShareAdjustCommentPrint. CALGARY - Imaginea Energy Corp. has a lot of ...

Imagea Energy not your typical junior oil player   CanadianManufacturing.com

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Vancouver Sun

Vancouver's Bayshore Hotel sold for redevelopment potential
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — The new owners of the Westin Bayshore Hotel will be in for a public fight if they expect to redevelop the site for more than the modest increases already allowed, according to the city's top planner. Brian Jackson, the director of planning ...
Westin Bayshore reportedly sold to Concord Pacific   Straight.com
Redevelopment likely after $290 million sale of Westin Bayshore Hotel   Vancity Buzz

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Vancouver Sun

Douglas Todd: Robots are coming and jobs are going. Can we adapt?
Vancouver Sun
The University of British Columbia's Henry Siu studies robots and the workplace. The labour economist is one of many growing uneasy about what will happen to millions of jobs with the rise of warehouse robots, checkout screens, fast-food delivery ...

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Vancouver Sun

BC seeks tougher regulations after drones hamper wildfire fights
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — British Columbia wants Ottawa to get tough on drones after unmanned aerial vehicles grounded aircraft fighting wildfires this summer. The province has asked Transport Canada to strengthen regulations around drones and impose stiffer ...

BC asks for tougher regulations after drones hamper wildfire fight   The Globe and Mail
B.C. asks for tougher regulations after drones hamper wildfire fights   Calgary Herald
New restrictions on drones near wildfires sought by BC   CBC.ca
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Edmonton Journal

Edmonton police arrest fugitive hiding in Epcor sewage treatment plant
Edmonton Journal
UPDATE: Police arrest fugitive. Police have arrested the suspect who was hiding in the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant. #yeg #ejlive. — Otiena (@Otiena) September 4, 2015. Apparently he was climbing around in the ducts. #yeg #ejlive. — Otiena ...

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