MONTREAL — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is postponing the introduction of its low-cost transatlantic service to Canada because of aircraft delivery delays. Spokesman Anders Lindstrom says flights to Canada that were expected to start this summer are now planned to start in the summer of 2019. He says Norwegian remains “very interested” in the Canadian […]
Digital revenue grew by 10.1 per cent, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in digital advertising revenue
VANCOUVER — The city of Vancouver is moving to legalize short-term rental accommodation like Airbnb but operators will only be able to advertise their principal residence. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says the move is to protect and free up rental housing in response to a critically low vacancy rate. There are roughly 6,600 short term […]
TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. is laying off “a number of” full-time workers. The Toronto-based company’s spokesperson Sarah Van Lange is refusing to say exactly how many jobs are being cut, but says the layoffs will impact less than 100 employees. Lange says the cuts are part of a “small restructuring” happening at the entertainment giant. […]
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Canadian pot stocks, most with little or no revenue, are quickly becoming among the most actively traded stocks on the country’s exchanges
Maple Leaf Foods is providing Series A funding to Entomo Farms, an Ontario company that’s North America’s largest farmer of insects for human consumption
GENEVA — The director of a key multilateral trade agency says she is worried about efforts to “exaggerate” the shortcomings of the World Trade Organization and insists the trade body “serves the U.S.’s interests.” International Trade Centre Executive Director Arancha Gonzalez stopped short of directly criticizing President Donald Trump, who has had harsh words for […]
OTTAWA — Regardless of what’s going on behind the scenes, Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government isn’t about to divulge how it plans to salvage the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Speaking in Toronto, Morneau says Ottawa is looking at several options to ensure the Alberta-B.C. pipeline gets built, including a potential financial stake […]
The former Republican House Speaker’s move to serve on the advisory board to a cannabis company shows pot is increasingly supported by American establishment