Non-profit run by 23andMe co-founder gets court approval to buy the genetic testing company

A sign outside a building that says 23andMe

Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “substantially all” of San Francisco-based 23andMe’s assets. The sale comes amid a lawsuit filed by a number of U.S. states that sought to block 23andMe from selling genetic data without customers’ consent.

Lululemon sues Costco over sale of alleged knock-offs

People mill around outside a store that says Lululemon over a glass entranceway.

Lululemon is accusing Costco of infringing on its intellectual property by selling knock-offs of some of its most popular products.

Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Not yet, says expert

Provincial flags set up behind a table.

The federal government is working to break down the interprovincial trade barriers that Mark Carney campaigned on — but one expert says they’re still more of a plan than a reality.

Demand for ‘elbows up’ merchandise dips ahead of Canada Day, businesses say

A person wears a hat featuring the words, 'Canada Strong,' and 'Elbows Up.'

Although business owners say they are selling more Canada-themed products this year leading up to July 1, many have also noted a decline in “elbows up” merchandise sales.

Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action — but only for Quebec customers

A Tims cup with old Roll Up the Rim logo

Superior Court Justice Donald Bisson limited the class action to Quebec residents because the case hinges on that province’s consumer protection laws. In 2024, hundreds of thousands of customers were told via email they had won a boat, Montreal-based firm LPC Avocats says, in what Tim Hortons has called a technical error.

Canada’s stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster

beer bottles

The stubby, a Canadian beer bottle that was once a fixture in fridges from coast to coast, is now being reinterpreted as a subtle form of economic self-defence as trade tensions with the U.S. heat up.

Canada is getting a second shot at becoming a major LNG player

A rendering of the future Cedar LNG project in Kitimat.

A long-awaited liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, B.C., is up and running and there are several more projects in various stages of development. Global appetite for LNG is on the rise, but some caution Canada faces significant challenges in becoming a significant industry player.

Hudson’s Bay landlords don’t want Ruby Liu to move in, but retailer still has a shot

An East Asian woman smiles.

A group of Hudson’s Bay’s landlords don’t want to transfer more than two dozen leases to British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu, but the department store still has a chance to get its way.

DHL Express Canada strike, lockout to end after workers ratify new agreement, union says

DHL shipping facility at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ont., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Canada’s largest private sector union says a three-week lockout and strike at DHL Express Canada is due to end because workers ratified a new agreement.

Giving staff Monday plus Canada Day off a ‘no-brainer,’ some employers say

A closed sign hanging in a window

The statutory holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they use a vacation day to eliminate the wonky schedule.