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
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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
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
Marriott, Airbnb see opportunity in selling ‘experiences’
Hotel and home-sharing companies don’t just want to sell you a room anymore. They also want to sell you an experience. Want a Game of
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
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