
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Housing starts data, an interest rate announcement from the Bank of Canada and earnings from Couche-Tard are all slated for this coming week

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Housing starts data, an interest rate announcement from the Bank of Canada and earnings from Couche-Tard are all slated for this coming week

Ontario commissioner recommends updating privacy laws to prepare for smart cities
Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner is calling on the provincial government to review and modernize its privacy laws to prepare for the ‘risks inherent’ with

Update: Bruce Linton ousted as Canopy Growth CEO
Linton said in media interviews Wednesday he expects to focus on roles at Ottawa tech firms Martello, Ruckify following his departure from the cannabis giant

Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, seven to go to east region
Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October with as many as seven up for grabs in Ottawa and the

Feds’ carbon pricing law constitutional, Ontario’s top court rules
The federal government’s carbon pricing scheme is constitutionally sound and has the critical purpose of fighting climate change, Ontario’s top court ruled in a split

Constellation Brands ‘not pleased’ with Canopy’s earnings, but still supportive
Constellation CEO Bill Newlands, however, said challenges were to be expected, pointing to the slow rollout of recreational pot stores in Ontario, among other headwinds

Ontario puts up $1M to protect communities against extreme weather following spring floods
The funds would allow municipalities to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather

Air Canada reaches deal for Transat, but shareholder approval up in the air
The board of directors of Transat AT Inc. has approved a $520-million takeover offer by Air Canada, a deal that faces legal and regulatory scrutiny

Updated: BlackBerry expands partnership with LG Electronics as it reports Q1 results
BlackBerry Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. are expanding a partnership that they hope will give them a bigger role as technology suppliers to the world’s

Bombardier to sell regional jet business to Mitsubishi as it narrows its focus
Bombardier Inc. has reached a deal to sell its floundering regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for US$550M
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