Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowestAlberta Premier Smith defends not increasing Alberta's minimum wage. Economic growth in July could give way to stall in August: StatCanEven with the stronger July, activity for the third quarter is tracking slightly weaker than projections in the Bank of Canada's most recent outlooks. North Atlantic reaches agreement to acquire Esso Société Anonyme Française and ExxonMobil Chemical France Agreement brings North Atlantic closer to a major presence in France. Molson Coors Beverage Company Board names Rahul Goyal as president and CEO Goyal to succeed Gavin Hattersley and join Molson Coors’ Board of Directors effective Oct. 1. Parkland, Sunoco clear key U.S. regulatory hurdle for acquisition Parkland shareholders approved Sunoco takeover in June of this year. Parkland receiving Quebec government support in its EV charging expansion efforts Province will give the fuel and retail operator $9.5 million to expand province’s Green Economy plans. Trade dispute, consumer spending slowdown hurting small businesses: Equifax Consumers are cutting back on spending and struggling to navigate a complicated trade landscape. Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists’ expectations Rising rents and mortgage interest costs remain the biggest factors pushing the annual inflation rate higher. Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates after last-minute inflation report Economist expectations for the consumer price index is for the annual rate to rise to 2%, from 1.7% in July. Consumer spending showing signs of returning to normal, Empire says Customers continue to favour Canadian-made products months after the buy local movement took off in response to the trade dispute waged by the U.S. First Previous 3 4 5 6 7 Next Last
