Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Never-ending NAFTA: The seventh round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations commence in Mexico City on Monday, where fallout from the recently signed Trans-Pacific
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Loblaw facing challenging year, as Q4 profits fall on PC Optimum, price fixing costs
Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit and said it is prepared for another challenging year in the grocery industry as it
CIBC raises dividend following better-than-expected Q1
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set the tone for banks’ earnings season with a dividend hike and better-than-expected first-quarter net income, helped by a
Quebec loosens Prohibition-era liquor laws, making it easier to get alcohol permits
Quebec restaurants that do not have a bar licence such as Montreal’s Ye Olde Orchard must sell a bowl of pasta or other small plates
Ontario Liberals bring in bill retaliating against Buy American provisions
With roughly three months before a spring election, Ontario’s governing Liberals are using the last legislative session to push back against any state that adopts
Trudeau touts two-way investment deals worth $1B on Indian trip
Some of India’s biggest companies say they will invest more than $250 million in Canada, in everything from pulp mills to pharmaceuticals and the IT
York Region stirs Family Day debate by allowing businesses to open on statutory holidays
Labour groups and some politicians are pushing to repeal a bylaw that allows retailers north of Toronto to stay open on holidays such as Family
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Bread battle fallout Loblaw Co. Ltd. releases fourth-quarter and year-end results on Thursday. The grocery giant rocked the food retail industry in December when it
Canadian Tire Q4 profit and revenue rise above estimates
Canadian Tire Corp. plans to acquire more brands into its fold this year, the company said as its fourth-quarter results topped expectations. “Smaller brand acquisitions
Feds names five ‘superclusters’ that will share $950M in government cash
The federal government named the five winning bids Thursday of its high-tech “superclusters” sweepstakes that will divvy up $950 million of public funding in hope
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