
Cannabis drinks firm backed by Molson and Ottawa-based Hexo launches five new brands (updated)
Increasingly crowded marketplace also includes beverages from Canopy Growth and other producers.

Cannabis drinks firm backed by Molson and Ottawa-based Hexo launches five new brands (updated)
Increasingly crowded marketplace also includes beverages from Canopy Growth and other producers.

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
A preview of some of the national stories that will be making headlines in the days ahead.

Canadian retail sales top pre-pandemic levels
Pullback expected this fall and winter.

Kingston sees signs of recovery as students return
Post-secondary institutions provide an economic boost to the region.

After a summer homebuying frenzy, real estate braces for autumn uncertainty
Part of the fuel behind rising prices has been driven by a change in the real estate cycle

Update: Brockville 3M plant to produce N95 masks under $46.6M federal-provincial deal
Agreement will enable Eastern Ontario facility to produce up to 100 million N95 masks a year.

Texas startup will make a BlackBerry-branded 5G phone
Developer believes there is support for heightened cybersecurity from businesses, politicians and a growing number of consumers.

Ottawa’s inflation rate slows to 0.9%
Reduced pace of price growth was broad-based, spanning goods and services.

Freeland sworn in as federal finance minister as PM set to seek prorogation
Freeland replaces Bill Morneau, who resigned Monday after weeks of controversy over his and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s roles in awarding a sole-source contract to

Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns, plans to run for head of OECD
Bill Morneau said he had considered leaving his role as finance minister for some time, adding that he never intended to run for a third
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