Restaurants under growing pressure to ditch plastic straws
This holiday season, cocktail hour could really suck for the straw industry. That’s because some establishments are ditching plastic straws as public backlash grows against
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Feds set new energy efficiency goals for gov’t buildings, cabinet cars
The federal government is going to stop buying internal combustion cars for cabinet ministers starting next year, a new federal environment plan says. The Greening
Renewable energy growing in Canada, but solar installations lag behind
Although the cost to build solar power has plummeted over the last decade, a new report suggests Canadians aren’t rushing use the sun to make
Canada’s cannabis market worth up to $6.2B in 2015: Statistics Canada
The country’s cannabis black market was worth as much as $6.2 billion in 2015 – nearly as much as the wine market, a new report
Wireless carriers struggle to keep up after weekend price-cutting promotion
Canada’s major wireless carriers are apologizing for long customer service wait times as consumers scramble to cash in on limited time promotional offers. While the
Canadian grocers make $3M per year from penny rounding: UBC study
Grocery stores across the country are cashing in on the demise of the penny, according to a young researcher at the University of British Columbia.
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Bombardier-Boeing battle: The bitter dispute between Bombardier and Boeing will enter a critical phase Monday, when the two aerospace rivals appear before the U.S. International
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Bombardier-Boeing battle: The bitter dispute between Bombardier and Boeing will enter a critical phase Monday, when the two aerospace rivals appear before the U.S. International
Debt-to-household income ratio rises in Q3
Sky-high debt loads are one of the central bank governor’s top concerns, he said Thursday after data showed the amount Canadians owe relative to their
Ottawa’s CIRA warns of Canadian impact from U.S. repeal of ‘net neutrality’ regulations
Canadian supporters of “net neutrality” say a U.S. regulator’s vote to repeal Obama-era restraints on internet service providers is a step in the wrong direction because
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