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Canadian and international business news relevant to local business leaders here in Ottawa. Includes stories related to inflation, interest rates, employment, major government announcements and more.

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...

Microsoft embraces collaboration in US$7.5B deal for GitHub

Microsoft is paying US$7.5 billion for the popular coder hangout GitHub as the maker of Windows further...

Trump and the G7: stakes stay high for Trudeau Liberals during key stretch

As one week packed with major economic and political developments comes to a close, another begins for...

New transit, water systems to undergo green test in federal funding review

The Trudeau Liberals have laid out the environmental test that new transit and water systems will have...

Twitter unveils new livestreaming deals as telecoms aim to lure in new audiences

Sports commentary, Food Network Canada programming and the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards will be livestreaming soon...

Trump hits back at Trudeau’s criticism of ‘punitive’ U.S. metal tariffs

Justin Trudeau drew the ire of Donald Trump late Thursday, after warning of a new turning point...

Canada invests another $54M into F-35 as Boeing hedges on fighter competition

Canada has quietly paid another $54 million toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter, bringing its total...

Bank of Canada signals next rate hike is on the horizon

The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday, but noted the Canadian...

Indigo full-year earnings inch up to $21.8M on more general merchandise sales

Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it earned $21.8 million last year in an improvement from a...

$4.5B plan to purchase Trans Mountain won’t keep feds in pipeline business: Morneau

The federal Liberal government has no plans to drag Canada permanently into the pipeline business, Finance Minister...
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