Shares of CannTrust Holdings Inc. jumped after the cannabis company said it hired a financial adviser to help explore a potential sale and other strategic alternatives as regulators continue to investigate allegations of illicit pot growing at its Ontario greenhouse.
New Molson Coors CEO to address flat beer market with spiked seltzers
Molson Coors Brewing Co.’s newly appointed chief executive is already developing a plan to address a change in consumer tastes away from beer to compete with trendy new products like spiked seltzers and cannabis-infused drinks.
6 people injured in fire at Exxon refinery near Houston
Exxon Mobil says six people were injured during a fire at one of its facilities, the latest in a series of fires in the Houston area involving the petrochemical industry.
U.S. central bank cuts interest rate for 1st time since 2008
The U.S. central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, reducing the cost of borrowing in an attempt to stimulate the world’s largest economy.
Liberals block committee probe into claims of inappropriate pressure on ex-China diplomats
Liberal members of the House committee on foreign affairs today shut down opposition parties’ attempt to launch an investigation into claims a federal official pressured two former diplomats over their statements on Canada-China relations.
Scheer says ‘nothing can happen’ on Canada-U.K. trade deal for now
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, who supports the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, said Tuesday that while he believes in preparing for eventualities, now is not the time to conclude a free trade agreement between Canada and the U.K.
F-35 demo team returns to Canada this fall as fighter jet makers jockey for position
The U.S. Air Force F-35 demonstration team will visit Ottawa in September on the eve of this fall’s anticipated federal election — just as the competition to replace Canada’s aging CF-18s starts heating up.
Freeland called ex-China diplomat to assure him government wasn’t trying to muzzle him
Former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland called him last week to assure him personally that the government wasn’t trying to “muzzle” his public comments on Canada-China relations.
No decision on Huawei and 5G before fall federal election: Goodale
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canadians will have to wait until after this fall’s federal election to find out whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can provide equipment for the country’s next-generation 5G wireless network.
People’s Party of Canada candidate in Sask. slammed over call for more ‘hate speech’
Cody Payant is defending comments he recently made on social media in which he supported the use of hate speech.