Former media baron Conrad Black denies requesting “special treatment” from the Harper Conservatives to return to Canada on a temporary resident permit after his release from a Florida prison earlier this month.

Panel members will decide who will be allowed to appear at future environmental reviews on a “case-by-case, project-by-project” basis, a sub-committee looking into the government’s budget implementation bill heard this morning.

Social networking giant Facebook has priced its initial public offering at $38 US a share, making it the largest internet IPO. Shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq tomorrow.

Social networking giant Facebook has priced its initial public offering at $38 US a share, making it the largest internet IPO. Shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq tomorrow.

Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Services downgraded 16 Spanish banks Thursday, the same day as the government of Spain denied rumours customers had moved to take their deposits out of a bank it recently nationalized.

Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Services downgraded 16 Spanish banks Thursday, the same day as the government of Spain denied rumours customers had moved to take their deposits out of a bank it recently nationalized.

The search for a new boss at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is underway after an activist hedge fund succeeded in its months-long battle to oust CEO Fred Green, a 34-year veteran of the iconic Canadian company.

The search for a new boss at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is underway after an activist hedge fund succeeded in its months-long battle to oust CEO Fred Green, a 34-year veteran of the iconic Canadian company.

Canada’s national pension plan had $161 billion in assets at the end of its recently-completed fiscal year, up from $148 billion the previous year.

Canada’s national pension plan had $161 billion in assets at the end of its recently-completed fiscal year, up from $148 billion the previous year.

Facebooks first sharing offering, expected Friday, could end up valuing the social media site at over $100 billion. But market capitalization aside, will Facebook remain the be-all of online interaction?

Facebooks first sharing offering, expected Friday, could end up valuing the social media site at over $100 billion. But market capitalization aside, will Facebook remain the be-all of online interaction?

Police in Frankfurt were preparing for as many as 30,000 protesters to join in the so-called “Blockupy” demonstration underway in Germany’s financial capital.

Police in Frankfurt were preparing for as many as 30,000 protesters to join in the so-called “Blockupy” demonstration underway in Germany’s financial capital.

Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive benefits, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said in a report Thursday.

Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive benefits, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said in a report Thursday.

Imperial Oil plans to shop its refinery in Dartmouth, N.S., and related supply agreements to prospective buyers in the coming months.

Imperial Oil plans to shop its refinery in Dartmouth, N.S., and related supply agreements to prospective buyers in the coming months.

A tribunal has begun to decide whether the credit card companies or retailers are to blame for high prices in Canadian stores.

A tribunal has begun to decide whether the credit card companies or retailers are to blame for high prices in Canadian stores.