Category: Business
Will the Canadian dollar slip below 70 cents US?
The Canadian dollar has slipped to its lowest level in five years. Outside of the depths of the COVID pandemic, the loonie is weaker than it's ... Read More
Second Cup cuts ties with Montreal franchisee, closes cafés over antisemitic remarks and gesture
WARNING: The story below contains antisemitic remarks and an image of a woman making a Nazi salute.Two Second Cup café locations at Montreal's Jewish General ... Read More
Clothing brands make and sell clothes. Should they pay to deal with the old ones?
In a northeast Calgary industrial park, nestled among storefronts selling flooring and grills, is the Gear Re-Store.Inside are boxes of surplus zippers in every colour of ... Read More
NDP MPs call for investigation into ‘potato cartel’ price-fixing allegations
Two federal politicians have asked Canada's competition commissioner to investigate whether companies have been conspiring to raise the price of frozen potato products — like fries and ... Read More
Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday.The Competition Bureau, in a statement, ... Read More
Smaller businesses to start receiving carbon rebates today
About 600,000 small businesses will start receiving their long-awaited federal carbon rebates today.The federal government has promised to return about $2.5 billion collected from small ... Read More
CN Rail mechanics, clerks vote overwhelmingly to approve strike mandate
Mechanics and clerks at Canadian National Railway Co. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate that could see workers walk off the job ... Read More
Canada Post says it has been temporarily laying off striking workers
The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers ... Read More
Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on products from Canada, Mexico
Donald Trump has levelled his most severe threat against Canada in years, warning that on his first day in office he might impose punishing economic ... Read More
Australia passes youth social media ban. Now it has to figure out how it will actually work
Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for those under 16 years old, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with ... Read More