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Tim Hortons launches Harry Potter back to Hogwarts menu and merch
Tim Hortons is leveraging back-to-school consumer traffic with an exclusive Canadian QSR partnership featuring Harry Potter menu items, collectible merchandise and interactive packaging.
Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal
Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said producers in Alberta can spend up to two years trying to get into the British Columbia or Ontario markets, and sometimes still get turned away.

New cigarette packaging rules take effect August 1, 2026

Ammendment: Manufacturers have until July 31st to comply with messaging regulations, and retailers have until October 31, 2026.
Seven & i Holdings names new CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc.

Seven & i Holdings appoints former Keurig Dr Pepper executive Mauricio Leyva as chief executive officer of 7-Eleven, Inc.
It's not just the weather: Understanding heat stress at work

Think heat stress only affects outdoor workers? Think again.
Canadian retail sales up 1% at $73.7 billion in May: StatCan

Gas prices boosted sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors, Statistics Canada said, stating sales at food and beverage retailers also saw a raise.
National crime rates and crime severity both fell in 2025: StatCan

Offsetting 2025's declines in the crime rate was a rise in shoplifting for the fifth year in a row. Police reported over 200 thousand incidents of shoplifting in 2025, up 11% since 2024.
Bacardi Canada signals next phase of commercial growth with major executive shift

Bacardi Canada names a new managing director of Canada with more than 20 years of beverage industry experience to oversee market performance and key customer relationships.
P.E.I. premiers meeting continues as U.S. tariff threats loom

Canada's premiers will continue meetings in Prince Edward Island this morning, the second day of an annual summer gathering.
BC Hydro to triple EV-charging network to 3,500 ports by 2035

The Crown utility is adding over 2,500 charging stations across British Columbia, tripling the network by 2035.