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
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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
Trump attacks put fresh focus on Canada’s supply managed dairy system
U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Canada’s supply-managed dairy system over the weekend as he repeatedly warned that the country would face repercussions
Starbucks Canada closes stores for training on race, bias and inclusion
Starbucks closed about 1,100 Canadian locations for anti-bias training Monday afternoon in a bid to make its stores more inclusive after the April arrest of
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Tea party DavidsTea reports its first-quarter results Monday and holds its annual meeting on Thursday, when shareholders will weigh in on a proxy battle for
‘Special place in hell’: Trump’s top advisers accuse Trudeau of betrayal
A generation after Richard Nixon called Justin Trudeau’s father an “asshole,” Donald Trump’s administration broke new ground in American political trash talk Sunday when a
Canada to hold key 5G spectrum auction in 2020: innovation minister
Canada’s government will auction key wireless spectrum for fifth-generation mobile networks in 2020, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Wednesday. “We believe this puts us in
‘Family quarrel’: U.S. official shrugs off escalating trade dispute with Canada
Donald Trump’s top economic adviser dismissed differences over tariffs as a “family quarrel” Wednesday as reports of a testy phone call between the president and
Industry looks for ‘creative ways’ to brand legalized cannabis
Cannabis industry titans will gather in New Brunswick next week to discuss how to market pot in a competitive legal marketplace, and other issues raised
Two-thirds of current pot users will switch to legal retailers, survey suggests
Canadians who currently use cannabis expect to buy nearly two-thirds of their pot from legal retailers once recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, a new
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