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Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Canada & World

A slew of corporate earnings, including Smiths Falls-based cannabis producer Canopy Growth, are set for this week

uOttawa law students make mental health a priority at Ottawa Law Classic

Third annual charity hockey game for DIFD (Do If For Daron) raises highest amount to date

Kaleidoscope of Hope Soirée offers fun, frivolity while shining spotlight on youth mental health

Canada has third-highest youth suicide rate in industrialized world; one in five Ontario youth suffers mental health problems

Experts predict more cannabis layoffs and executive departures coming this year

Canada & World

Industry watchers say this week’s rash of cannabis company layoffs and executive departures is likely to continue

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate dips to 4.3% in January

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.3 per cent in January from 4.4 per cent in December despite a drop in the number of people

Via Rail service between Ottawa, Toronto cancelled as protest blocks tracks near Belleville

Ottawa

Via Rail says it has suspended service on busy routes east of Toronto due to a protest blocking the tracks

An evening of traditional Cape Breton fiddle music in support of St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa

Proceeds go toward programs that enhance care and contribute to health and well-being of residents at long-term care home

SNC Lavalin subsidiaries, including Ontario division, barred from public contracts in Quebec for five years

Canada & World

A Quebec oversight body has blacklisted four subsidiaries of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from bidding on public contracts in the province for five years. The ban