
Experts predict more cannabis layoffs and executive departures coming this year
Industry watchers say this week’s rash of cannabis company layoffs and executive departures is likely to continue

Experts predict more cannabis layoffs and executive departures coming this year
Industry watchers say this week’s rash of cannabis company layoffs and executive departures is likely to continue

Via Rail service between Ottawa, Toronto cancelled as protest blocks tracks near Belleville
Via Rail says it has suspended service on busy routes east of Toronto due to a protest blocking the tracks

A Quebec oversight body has blacklisted four subsidiaries of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from bidding on public contracts in the province for five years. The ban
Mayors pitch transit to win dollars in Liberals’ green-themed budget
The mayors are asking for help to fund zero-emission transit fleets and a top-up to the depleted disaster mitigation and adaptation fund that helps municipalities

Innovation, investments needed to work with Bank of Canada on growth, Wilkins says
Breaking down inter-provincial trade barriers and reforming tax and regulatory systems will keep the country’s economy humming into the future, the Bank of Canada’s second-in-command

TD Bank cuts posted mortgage rate used in stress test as bond yields dip
TD Bank lowered its posted five-year fixed mortgage rate on Tuesday to narrow the gap between the benchmark and the special rates it offers customers

TCL Communication to stop selling BlackBerry-branded devices later this year
BlackBerry Mobile says TCL Communication will no longer be making or selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Unemployment figures and a speech from the senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada are on tap this week

Canadian advertisers change up Super Bowl commercial strategies following CRTC case
Canadian advertisers say Super Bowl marketing is being shaken up after the conclusion of a years-long battle over the precious airtime during the annual football

Cineplex says proxy advisers recommend shareholders back Cineworld takeover deal
Cineplex Inc. says two influential proxy advisory services have recommended shareholders support a takeover of the company by U.K.-based Cineworld Group PLC
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