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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.

At the Olympics, fans became walking corporate billboards

He didn't get the hashtag quite right on the first try, so they withheld the free stuffed...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Never-ending NAFTA: The seventh round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations commence in Mexico City on...

Loblaw facing challenging year, as Q4 profits fall on PC Optimum, price fixing costs

Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit and said it is prepared for another...

CIBC raises dividend following better-than-expected Q1

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set the tone for banks' earnings season with a dividend hike...

Amid a flood of plastic, global companies try to clean up image

Once a month, accountant Michael Byrne pulls on his rubber boots and makes his way to a...

Quebec loosens Prohibition-era liquor laws, making it easier to get alcohol permits

Quebec restaurants that do not have a bar licence such as Montreal's Ye Olde Orchard must sell...

Ontario Liberals bring in bill retaliating against Buy American provisions

With roughly three months before a spring election, Ontario's governing Liberals are using the last legislative session...

Trudeau touts two-way investment deals worth $1B on Indian trip

Some of India's biggest companies say they will invest more than $250 million in Canada, in everything...

York Region stirs Family Day debate by allowing businesses to open on statutory holidays

Labour groups and some politicians are pushing to repeal a bylaw that allows retailers north of Toronto...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Bread battle fallout Loblaw Co. Ltd. releases fourth-quarter and year-end results on Thursday. The grocery giant rocked the...
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