Quebec liquor store employees threaten to strike ahead of Fête nationale holiday
Employees with Quebec’s liquor authority are threatening to strike ahead of the province’s popular Fete nationale holiday, also known as St-Jean-Baptiste day. Workers are scheduled
Canadians at risk of being ‘data cows’ absent big data strategy
Artificial intelligence could give internet giants like Facebook and Amazon even more power to reshape the Canadian economy, threatening the viability of domestic businesses, researchers
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Reading the BoC tea leaves Deputy Bank of Canada governor Lynn Patterson will speak before the Investment Industry Association of Canada on interest-rate benchmarks on
From marijuana beer to pot brownies, Canadian companies creating cannabis edibles
Beer brewed with marijuana, baking mixes concocted to bring out the unique flavours of cannabis oil and good, old-fashioned pot cookies: Canadian companies are creating
Senate won’t fully move out of Centre Block until end of year, reno delayed
Parliament Hill’s iconic Centre Block won’t be shutting down this summer, delaying the start of a badly needed renovation until at least next year. The
Air Transat facing higher fuel prices, limited ability to raise fares
Transat AT Inc. expects to have a more difficult summer season than last year as a result of a sudden increase in jet fuel prices
Liberal caucus endorses Ottawa South MPP John Fraser for interim leader post
An Ottawa legislator could become the interim leader of Ontario’s Liberals, who suffered a massive defeat in last week’s provincial election. The Liberal caucus, which
Roots reports bigger Q1 loss as sales hampered by winter storm
Canadian retailer Roots Corp. is on track to meet its forecasted growth for the year despite absorbing a hit from a winter storm in the
Canada part of winning 2026 World Cup bid
The World Cup is coming to Canada. FIFA’s member associations voted 134 to 65, with one no-vote, Wednesday in favour of the joint North American
National Arts Centre names Christopher Deacon new president and CEO
The National Arts Centre has found a new president and CEO in its orchestra director. The arts centre says Christopher Deacon is the first person
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