Canadian Tire Corp. views its $985-million acquisition of Norwegian outdoor clothing and gear maker Helly Hansen as a “major step forward” to diversify its offerings at home and launch new opportunities in international markets. “This is a brand that we truly believe has a lot of runway ahead of it internationally,” CEO Stephen Wetmore said […]
TORONTO — Telus Corp. joined the club of Canadian wireless providers that posted stronger subscriber growth in the first quarter, although its additions paled in comparison to those of its national telecom rivals. The Vancouver-based company’s postpaid wireless subscriber base grew by 48,000 in the quarter, up 9.1 per cent over last year. Telus also […]
The companies and governments want to commercialize a process that eliminates greenhouse gas emissions from traditional smelting by instead producing oxygen
Suspected overdose deaths spiked again in March, reaching the province’s second highest monthly total to date.
President Alex Macedo has been crisscrossing the country over the last few days, meeting with thousands of franchisees in a bid to regain their trust
TORONTO — Emerging tastemaker Jessica Mulroney is taking on a bigger role at Hudson’s Bay Co. The Canadian retailer says the stylist and fashion expert will be the spokeswoman for a new brand launching in the fall called CORE Life. That’s in addition to Mulroney’s other roles in consulting, public relations, social media, and events. […]
WASHINGTON — The federal government swung to a surplus of $214.3 billion in April, primarily reflecting the revenue from that month’s annual tax filing deadline. The Treasury Department reported Thursday that last month’s surplus increased 17.4 per cent from a year ago. The April surplus reflected both an increase in tax revenue and a decrease […]
Even in the colourful world of crypto Xapo’s cache is remarkable — amounting to about 7 per cent of the global Bitcoin supply
NEW YORK — Equifax acknowledged a relatively small number of passport images and information were stolen as part of last year’s security breach, despite previously denying such a thing occurred. The credit monitoring company said 3,200 passport images were stolen last year, according to a letter sent last week by lawyers representing Equifax to the […]
Collapse of the Venezuelan oil industry and possible decline in Iranian exports could make it a reality soon