Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
BoC speech Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz gives a speech to Atlantic Provinces Economic Council and Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening.
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Ontario government moves to scrap Green Energy Act
Months after cancelling hundreds of renewable energy contracts, the Ontario government introduced legislation Thursday to scrap a law that aimed to bolster the province’s green
The hunt for online herb: feds seek dope on hazy world of pot’s ‘cryptomarket’
The federal government insists pot legalization will help the country snuff out crime – but internally it’s wondering what will become of the fuzzy world
Coca Cannabis? Coke analyzing cannabis in wellness drinks
The Coca-Cola Company said Monday it is “closely watching” the expanding use of a cannabis element in drinks, another sign cannabis and cannabis-infused products are
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Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The House is back The House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday. The Trudeau government is expected to face pointed questions from the opposition on
Canada Post labour dispute looms following union vote
Canada’s labour minister called on Canada Post and its biggest union Tuesday to continue bargaining with the help of a third party after postal workers
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
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
$1,000,000,000,000: Amazon becomes second U.S. firm to reach trillion-dollar market cap
Amazon on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to be worth US$1 trillion, hot on the heels of iPhone maker Apple. Launched as an
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