Monthly Archives: June 2025

Lululemon sues Costco over sale of alleged knock-offs

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

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

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.

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

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 … Continue reading →

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 … Continue reading →

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

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.

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

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.

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Some bosses happy to give staff Monday off for a 4-day Canada Day long weekend

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.

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To ‘build, baby, build,’ this country is going to need a whole lot more shop teachers

To meet the federal government’s promise to “build, baby, build,” the country is going to need a whole lot more skilled trades workers. But a shortage of shop class teachers in Canadian high schools might make them hard to find. 

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