
Ontario’s 25 pot licence lottery winners fielding partnership offers
Businesses and investors are rushing to partner with the 25 winners of the Ontario cannabis retail licence lottery, with offers apparently worth millions of dollars,
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Ontario’s 25 pot licence lottery winners fielding partnership offers
Businesses and investors are rushing to partner with the 25 winners of the Ontario cannabis retail licence lottery, with offers apparently worth millions of dollars,

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Cabinet shuffle Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Monday to deal with the resignation of Treasury Board President Scott Brison who has said

‘Smarter’ rules would ensure all digital players pay for CanCon, panel told
Federal lawmakers need to make foreign content providers, such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime, pay their fair share into producing Canadian content, Canada’s broadcast

Paul Godfrey steps aside as CEO of Postmedia, will remain as chairman
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. announced Thursday that Paul Godfrey is stepping down as CEO and will be succeeded by president and chief operating officer Andrew

From iPads to charcuterie, how realtors woo buyers to an open house
Realtor Ash Alles wanted to throw an open house to remember. So, he catered a food truck. “Food is what drives people in,” said Alles,

Navigating new media landscape, Ottawa’s Alphabet Creative bolsters executive ranks with CEO
Investing in top talent to help Ottawa-based agency stay ahead in a shifting market.

Navigating new media landscape, Ottawa’s Alphabet Creative bolsters executive ranks with CEO
Investing in top talent to help Ottawa-based agency stay ahead in a shifting market.

Bank of Canada holds interest rate, views oil slump as temporary soft patch
The Bank of Canada left its trend-setting interest rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent Wednesday as the sharp decline in oil prices temporarily dims its

Shoppers Drug Mart lights up medical cannabis e-commerce sales portal
Shoppers Drug Mart’s e-commerce platform for medical cannabis launched Tuesday, a month after Health Canada licensed the company to sell the product online. Product information

Small business and the tax revolt
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