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Think-tank urges agency to adjust, capture true cost

The Competition Bureau has laid charges against Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. and its subsidiary, BFI Canada Inc., alleging breaches of a 2010 agreement that permitted the merger of two commercial waste collection firms.

The company that owns The Weather Network and other specialty media channels in Canada has acquired a California company that provides vehicle traffic reporting for broadcast media and consumers. Pelmorex Media Inc. of Oakville, Ont.

Workers are on strike at the St. John's International Airport, but officials say there should be minimal disruption for passengers.

Candu Energy Inc. said a deal has been ratified by more than 800 unionized scientists, engineers and technicians two weeks after they ended a strike. The new contract runs until Dec. 31, 2016 and includes a 3.

YouTube is being reprogrammed for the iPhone and iPad amid the latest fallout from the growing hostility between Google and Apple.

RBC Royal Bank of Canada has created a new business segment, to be called Investor and Treasury Services, and made adjustments to the makeup and management of its existing business segments.

The National Retail Federation in the U.S. is opposing a proposed $7.25 billion settlement that Visa, MasterCard and major banks have agreed to pay retailers for alleged fee fixing.

Morgan Stan-ley and Citigroup have settled a dispute over the value of their jointly owned brokerage firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, clearing the way for Morgan Stanley to buy Citigroup's 49 per cent interest in the broker and take full ownership.

Ramadan shift boost sales in Middle East