Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Roots earnings Roots Corp. releases and discusses second-quarter results on Wednesday. The Toronto-based retailer said in June that it was on track to meet its
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Postmedia threatens to lock out Ottawa Citizen and Sun staff if offer rejected
Postmedia Network Inc. has told Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun staff that it will lock out union employees starting Monday if they reject or refuse
Bank of Canada puts more focus on NAFTA amid rate hike pause
The Bank of Canada’s decision to leave its interest rate unchanged Wednesday could be just a brief pause that comes as it carefully follows the
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Latest job numbers Statistics Canada releases the labour force survey for August on Friday. The previous survey for July found that the economy generated 54,100
Uncertainty looms over Canada’s cannabis tourism, but ambitions are high
Longtime marijuana advocate Neev Tapiero is ready for the cannabis-driven tourists to come, and he’s not waiting for legalization to roll out the welcome mat.
Feds lose key Trans Mountain court case, but push ahead with pipeline
A court has overturned the federal government’s approval of the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, halting construction on the project and sending it back to
Trudeau and Trump both hopeful they will reach a NAFTA deal by Friday
The fresh round of U.S.-Canada negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement generated hopeful signals from both camps Wednesday that a deal could be
Canada Post records $242M loss in Q2, blames pay equity cost estimate
Canada’s postal service built a massive loss into its books Tuesday in anticipation of the potential cost of settling a pay equity dispute with its
Canada to rejoin NAFTA talks after US, Mexico agree to overhaul trade pact
Canada will rejoin face-to-face negotiations with the United States and Mexico on Tuesday after the two continental partners reached a bilateral deal that raised fresh
Arrival of fibre optics puts squeeze on lower-priced internet service providers
George Burger says his company, VMedia, can’t get internet service into customer buildings and homes the way it once did because copper wiring that the
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