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Furniture retailer will open early in new year: CEO

The Toronto stock market finished slightly higher on Tuesday as weak commodity prices and further uncertainty about a Spanish bailout defined an erratic trading session. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 21.04 points to 12,391.

Sylvie Rochette and Amelia Warren, the president and chief executive respectively of North Saanich-based Epicure Selections, are 20th overall on Profit and Chatelaine magazines' list of Canada's top 100 women entrepreneurs.

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New branches signal optimism for the future

B.C. Premier Christy Clark is again signalling that her government could make things difficult for the proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline if its demands for a greater share of the project's economic benefits aren't met.

Seven months after stepping into the chief executive's role at Peninsula Co-op, Ron Heal has decided to step down from a post he once considered a dream job.

Canada's aero-space sector stands to get a boost from an international airlines group's improving industry outlook, with profits expected to reach $4.1 billion US this year and $7.5 billion US in 2013.

Ikea is being criticized for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regrets.

Fish weights to fall, food supplies at risk