Business

Consumers are the winners in the federal broadcast regulator's decision to nix BCE Inc.'s controversial $3.4-billion takeover of specialty TV provider Astral Media, analysts said Thursday.

Google's quarterly results fell well short of Wall Street's expectations after its core advertising business slowed, stunning investors accustomed to consistently rapid growth from the Internet giant and wiping more than nine per cent off its market

Luxembourg shines >B10

Thou-sands of Canadians have been left jobless as BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion struggles to overcome a number of hurdles, but the City of Waterloo hopes a jobs centre it opened this week will help the unlucky ones.

The federal government may need to downgrade its growth projections for the Canadian economy when it releases its mid-year budget update, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Thursday.

Investigators believe they have confirmed the cause of a potash mine fire that forced 20 workers to hole up underground for the better part of a day. No one was hurt when the blaze erupted at Potash-Corp.'s mine near Rocanville last month.

Pipeline company wants direct talks, not through media

CRTC says deal not good for Canadians; cabinet asked to review

A Cape Breton lobster fisherman has told a legislature committee that rising water temperatures are hurting the lobster business.

NEW YORK — The release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock.