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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.

Amid tax reform backlash, Liberals to cut small business rates

Justin Trudeau will belatedly honour his campaign promise to cut the small business tax rate to nine...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Weekly stats: Statistics Canada has a busy week ahead and will release data on Canada's international transactions...

Sears Canada granted permission to liquidate remaining 130 stores

Sears Canada has received court approval to proceed with a full liquidation of its remaining stores, signalling...

U.S. starts delivering bombshell demands at NAFTA talks

The NAFTA talks have now entered their most difficult phase with the United States beginning to drop...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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