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Canadian Stock Index Scales New High Amid Ongoing Trade Talks
Canadian stocks edged up to a fresh record on Wednesday despite weaker domestic manufacturing data and US private sector jobs data, as investors focused on the ongoing US-Canada trade talks. After yesterday's holiday on account of Canada Day, the...

Canadian fintech Mogo’s $50M Bitcoin reserve plan ignites 140% share surge at market opening
Canadian fintech Mogo announced on July 2 that its board had cleared up to $50 million for staged Bitcoin purchases as a long-term treasury reserve, prompting its shares to jump 140% at market opening on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MOGO closed...

Canada bows to Donald Trump — tariff negotiations are back on
In the trade war with the rest of the world, Canada threatened to tax Big Tech companies in America. However, just a few comments from President Donald Trump caused Canada to back down, and tariff negotiations are back on the table. “So Canada put...

Canada’s drug price controls undercut American innovation, critics say
(The Center Square) – Although the United States and Canada reached an agreement to scrap Ottawa’s controversial Digital Services Tax – estimated to cost U.S. companies $1 billion annually – a much larger and ongoing dispute over drug prices is...
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization: Do-It-Yourself Investing - With A Little Help From Your Friends, Followers, And Family - New Study Finds Social Motivations For DIY Investors And Surprising Role Of Social Media
A study by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), finds community and social relationships are important to do-it-yourself investors (DIY) – both online and offline – when it comes to getting started with DIY investing and in...

Food retail stocks outperform the market in first half
The stocks of most publicly traded food retailers and wholesalers soared at double-digit rates in the first half of 2025, outpacing the major stock indices amid a tumultuous six-month roller coaster of trading. As the market bounced up and down...

OPINION: Shakedown attempt by Canada Post underscores need for privatization
Article content In January, the Trudeau government loaned Canada Post a whopping $1.034 billion to help “maintain its solvency and continue operating.” Since 2018, Canada Post has lost more than $4.6 billion and according to its latest financial...

Once again Charlotte County goes all out for Canada Day
Canadians–and some Amercians–from all over flocked to Charlotte County to celebrate Canada’s 158th birthday. This year’s Canada Day celebrations felt ever more poignant as Canadians have re-embraced what it means to be Canadian over the last...

Surrey woman tied to 'organized retail crime ring' targeting Lululemon stores
South Surrey home allegedly linked to crimes was searched by police in March 2025 An "organized retail crime ring" that has been operating in Metro Vancouver and targeting Lululemon stores has connections to a Surrey resident, court documents...

Tariffs and consumer habits are shifting, but there’s a way for retailers to win
Not surprisingly, the role of value as a driver of food and beverage consumption weighs heavier on Canadians. Uncertainty breeds behaviour change While it’s not news that Canadians have been grappling with financial pressures, recent political...

How does Canada's burgeoning LNG industry measure up to its ambitions?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Here are the ins and outs of producing liquefied natural gas and the major LNG projects on the go in Canada Canadian and LNG Canada flags fly outside of the company's office in Kitimat, B.C. Photo by Ben Nelms/Bloomberg...

Surrey's Canada Day party draws 75K people
Surrey's Canada Day celebration drew more than 75,000 celebrants to the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale on July 1. Surrey's continues to be western Canada's largest Canada Day celebration.This year's free event, presented by...
Empire and Lactalis Canada become first companies to sign on to grocery code of conduct
The grocery code is intended to promote fair dealings between grocers and their suppliers including the application of penalties and fees. Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. has officially signed on as the first retailer member of Canada’s new...

Cheapest premium gas in cities across Canadian County in week ending June 28
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Canadian County selling...

USA vs Canada Predictions, Picks & Odds for Tonight's Women's Friendly Match
Photo By - Imagn Images. Canada defender Vanessa Gilles (14) kicks the ball down the field. It’s tough to think of any matchup between the USA and Canada as a mere exhibition game, so don’t be fooled by the “friendly” tag for tonight’s clash at...
Correction: Victoria Uber Drivers Secure Historic First Union Certification with UFCW Canada
UFCW Canada is the country’s leading private sector union, representing more than 250,000 union members across Canada working in food retail and processing, transportation, health care, logistics, warehousing, agriculture, hospitality,...

United States vs. Canada FREE LIVE STREAM (7/2/25) | Time, TV, channel for USWNT friendly
The United States faces Canada in a women’s soccer friendly on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 (7/2/25) at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.. How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirecTV or via a subscription to Sling TV, which is...

Edmonton's multifamily home, retail investments surged in 2024
Deol said that multifamily investments have risen as a reaction to rising rental rates. Having remained relatively stagnant compared to other big cities in Canada, rental rates throughout the province, including Edmonton, had room to grow. As...

Rewind It 10® Expands Retail Footprint with Launch at Stop & Shop
MIAMI, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rewind It 10, the men's beard and hair dye brand co-founded by Carolyn Aronson, Founder and CEO of It's a 10 Haircare®, Jeff Aronson, President of It's a 10 Haircare, and Grammy-nominated artist and entrepreneur...

You'll find these London-made Brazilian snacks right across Canada
Breadcrumb Trail Links Food Money News Local News Wallace Franca, chief executive of Frittos and Co., shows off a package of cheese balls, one of many frozen foods the London company produces, on Thursday June 19, 2025. (Derek Ruttan/The London...