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Shoppers to sell Body Shop items as brand makes first expansion beyond its own stores

Shoppers to sell Body Shop items as brand makes first expansion beyond its own stores

TORONTO — The Body Shop will begin selling its products at Shoppers Drug Mart stores. The partnership marks the first time the Body Shop's products have been sold outside the company's own brick-and-mortar stores and online shop.
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Cannabis company Atlantic Cultivation acquires insolvent Tantalus Labs brand

Cannabis company Atlantic Cultivation acquires insolvent Tantalus Labs brand

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cannabis company Atlantic Cultivation has acquired the insolvent Tantalus Labs brand. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available. The deal includes Tantalus Labs' brands and remaining inventory.
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China won't require COVID-19 testing for incoming travelers starting Wednesday

China won't require COVID-19 testing for incoming travelers starting Wednesday

BEIJING (AP) — China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result from incoming travelers starting Wednesday. It is a milestone toward ending the virus restrictions imposed in China since early 2020.
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Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

TORONTO — Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call a strike if bargaining committees can't secure new collective agreements in the coming months.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Markets Trading on financial markets is expected to be light as it is the last full week before the Labour Day holiday. The week comes sandwiched between U.S.
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Canadian banks face squeeze between climate expectations, market pressures

Canadian banks face squeeze between climate expectations, market pressures

TORONTO — In May, Canadian banks offered support to those affected by an early wave of wildfires in Alberta. In June, they extended the offer to those hit in Nova Scotia, and some expanded it further as fires also raged in Quebec and Ontario.
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Grocery delivery company Instacart files for long-awaited IPO

Grocery delivery company Instacart files for long-awaited IPO

Grocery delivery company Instacart is going public. The San Francisco-based company filed paperwork Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The IPO is expected to happen in the next few weeks.
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Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported

Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported

GARYVILLE, La.
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China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban

China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban

Beijing and Ottawa are in talks aimed at increasing flights between China and Canada, following American deals and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, but diplomatic spats and the aviation sector's gradual pace of change could prolong the turbulence.
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Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada

Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada

TORONTO — Canadians soon won't find Kleenex tissues on store shelves. The Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month, U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark said in a statement Friday.
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