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Quebec won't act on rising gas prices now: minister 09.05.2008 12:00 Quebecers won't be getting any tax breaks to make up for galloping oil prices, the government says.

1,100 idled since March to be called back to work 09.05.2008 10:01 Nearly 1,100 workers at General Motors Corp.'

Partnership is focus of labor-management event 09.05.2008 10:01 Success through partnership was the message yesterday from representatives of the United Auto Workers and representatives from Chrysler LLC at the University of Toledo to celebrate the 22nd Annual...

Apology swamps Papa John's 09.05.2008 10:01 Customers, some bundled in blankets on a chilly spring day, waited as long as three hours yesterday for cheap pizza as Papa John's made good on its apology to Cleveland Cavaliers fans.

Sunoco faces $330,000 fine 09.05.2008 10:01 Federal workplace inspectors have proposed $330,000 in fines for willful and serious safety violations against the Sunoco Inc. refinery in Oregon, according to a news release issued yesterday.

3 biggest airlines add $20 to fares 09.05.2008 10:01 NEW YORK - The three biggest U.S. carriers said yesterday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 round trip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs.

Contractor prepares for store's handoff to Bass Pro owners 09.05.2008 10:01 Dozens of construction workers yesterday buzzed around the new 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops store under construction in Rossford, planting trees, hanging signs, and cleaning up what local...

Cudahy mayor silent on vote denying Wal-Mart 09.05.2008 07:02 Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue cast the deciding vote against a proposed development anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter and an indoor soccer training facility this week, but he refuses to explain why. The city Plan Commission voted 4-3 against a proposal from Continental Properties Co. for an $11.

Retail sales stage comeback in April 09.05.2008 04:02 Retail sales improved in April, with same-stores sales up by 3.3%, but industry analysts say they're still cautious about the future. "We would not read this as any signal that the retailing environment is markedly improving," said Ken Perkins, head of Retail Metrics, in his report Thursday.

P.E.I. pulls school buses off the roads 08.05.2008 20:01 The P.E.I. government will be taking about a third of its school buses off the road immediately, and pulling the rest on Thursday and Friday after routine inspections found problems in some of the vehicles, the province announced.