
Sweat equity and capital: What it takes to open a successful Canadian franchise
Beeru Mannan owns two Freshii locations in British Columbia with his brother, and the duo plan to open another pair of the chain’s restaurants in
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Sweat equity and capital: What it takes to open a successful Canadian franchise
Beeru Mannan owns two Freshii locations in British Columbia with his brother, and the duo plan to open another pair of the chain’s restaurants in

Stephen Harper offers a gloomy take on the state of international trade, NAFTA
Stephen Harper broke his public silence on current events by offering a gloomy assessment on the state of international trade, describing anti-trade sentiment in the

Feds shortlists nine ‘superclusters’ for $950M in funding
The federal government has announced a short list of nine so-called supercluster proposals that could qualify for a piece of a $950-million federal fund the

Sears Canada seeks court approval to liquidate all stores, 12K to lose jobs
Sears Canada Inc. has decided to shut its doors and is seeking approval to liquidate its roughly 130 remaining stores, leaving another 12,000 employees across

O Canada! Commemorative book celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary launched in Ottawa
With festivities and events marking Canada’s 150th birthday continuing throughout the fall, several Ottawa-based organizations have published a new book that highlights the best of

How independent breweries are sustaining Canada’s craft beer boom
Canada’s remaining independent breweries know they can’t compete with the economies of scale and marketing capabilities of global conglomerates, so they’re concentrating on winning customers

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Trudeau hits the road: The prime minister heads to Washington Tuesday to discuss security and trade with U.S. President Donald Trump, then continues on to

Feds underestimated, ignored issues with Phoenix before rollout: Ottawa firm’s review
A critical report about the federal government’s problem-plagued pay system says officials underestimated the project’s complexity and seemed to ignore warning signs before giving it

Technology companies clash on cross border flow of digital data under NAFTA
Some Canadian information technology companies are pushing back at warnings that the personal information of Canadians is being compromised in the renegotiation of the North

TransCanada cancels Energy East pipeline project
TransCanada has cancelled plans for the Energy East pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects that were to take Alberta oilsands production to Quebec and New Brunswick.
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