Category: Blog

Despite pause, U.S. tariffs leave furniture, cabinet makers ‘in dire straits’: industry association

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The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities that were set for Jan. 1, the industry is still being devastated by the existing duties.

Goodfood’s licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the licence of Goodfood — a Montreal-based meal kit and grocery delivery service. 

Tesla loses its crown as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival BYD

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Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday, as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026

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The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country, including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta, who will soon be required back in the office full time.

Canada’s grocery code of conduct kicks in today, with buy-in from 5 major grocers

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The voluntary grocery code of conduct for grocers, suppliers, wholesalers and primary producers in Canada is set to fully roll out on Thursday.

Craig’s Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally

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Nearly 90 employees of Craig’s Cookies have voted to unionize across five shops in Toronto as the Canadian cookie chain expands nationally. 

How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canada to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky

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The aromatic, spicy and sometimes smoky flavour of a smooth, Kentucky bourbon has been but a memory for consumers in this country ever since the spirit was caught in the crossfire of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war and annexation sabre-rattling. As a result, angry Canadians have united behind a “Buy Canadian” movement that experts say is elevating our own whiskies.

Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here’s why that matters

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A darling of the artificial intelligence startup scene was just acquired by Meta — capping off a year of intense competition between U.S. tech giants vying for dominance of the world’s most coveted technology.

Duty free shops say they’re still losing sales as cross-border travel plummets

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Owners of duty free shops in Windsor and Sarnia say they continue to suffer the fall-out from the U.S. trade war, seeing drops in business in the 30 per cent range year over year. 

Lululemon founder launches a proxy fight to reshape apparel maker’s board

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Lululemon Athletica’s founder Chip Wilson said on Monday he had launched a proxy fight by nominating three independent directors to the company’s board, days after the Canadian apparel maker announced the exit of CEO Calvin McDonald.