
Shareholder group makes bid to take Hudson’s Bay Co. private at $9.45 per share
A group of Hudson’s Bay Co. shareholders, including executive chairman Richard Baker, is proposing to take the retailer private

Shareholder group makes bid to take Hudson’s Bay Co. private at $9.45 per share
A group of Hudson’s Bay Co. shareholders, including executive chairman Richard Baker, is proposing to take the retailer private

Documents show federal push for infrastructure bank to back Via project
Federal officials are pushing the Canadian Infrastructure Bank to back Via Rail’s high-frequency rail project, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons. The

Craft brewers association welcomes move to sell beer at corner stores in Ontario
A group representing Ontario craft breweries is welcoming the provincial government’s move to expand beer sales to corner stores, saying the current system limits their

Ottawa’s spring floods put last round of infrastructure repairs to the test
A new round of repairs is in store for pathways around Parliament Hill, after the second major flood in three years. Water levels on the

Quebec firm Group Mach makes rival offer for Transat worth $14 per share
Quebec real estate developer Group Mach Inc. has made a takeover bid for Transat AT Inc. worth $14 per share or $527.6 million in cash,

Tornadoes hit Gatineau, Ottawa areas, though no injuries reported
Strong winds uprooted trees and damaged homes, but nobody was injured when a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area Sunday evening. Environment Canada issued

Small business to get help on energy efficiency upgrades from carbon tax money
Small businesses in the four provinces with a national carbon price will share $1.4 billion over the next four years to help them reduce their

Central bank holds rate as it balances domestic economic pickup with trade risks
The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate steady Wednesday as it looked to balance mounting evidence of a domestic economic pickup against the

Judge OKs class action by former BlackBerry employees claiming severance pay
An Ontario judge has cleared the way for a class action on behalf of about 300 former employees of BlackBerry Ltd. who are seeking severance

Balsillie decries toxic, unchecked technology at big data committee
A Canadian high-tech pioneer says a “toxic” social media business model is a threat to democracy. Jim Balsillie, the retired chief executive of Research In
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