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Grocery code of conduct could encourage investment, innovation: advocates

Grocery code of conduct could encourage investment, innovation: advocates

Two of the grocery code of conduct’s biggest advocates say they believe it could spark more investment and innovation by food manufacturers in Canada, hedging against shortages and price volatility in the future.
Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers' data

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers' data

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch data protection watchdog slapped a 290 million euro ($324 million) fine Monday on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate
BC Hydro begins filling reservoir as Site C dam megaproject nears completion

BC Hydro begins filling reservoir as Site C dam megaproject nears completion

It will take up to four months to fill the 83-kilometre-long reservoir, which will cover about 5,550 hectares of land, BC Hydro says.
West Coast Express commuter trains resume Monday as rail staff ordered back to work

West Coast Express commuter trains resume Monday as rail staff ordered back to work

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Metro Vancouver's transit authority says the West Coast Express commuter train service shut down last week due to the Canada-wide rail stoppage will resume operations this week.
‘Long tail’: Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up

‘Long tail’: Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up

MONTREAL — The end of the shutdown at Canada's two major railways came too late for the workers at Conifex Timber. Some 250 employees felt the impact when the company cut the operating schedule in half at its sawmill in Mackenzie, B.C.
GO Transit operations affected by railway dispute to resume service Monday: Metrolinx

GO Transit operations affected by railway dispute to resume service Monday: Metrolinx

The agency responsible for Ontario’s GO Transit system says a commuter line and train station will resume service as the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways comes to an end.
Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing

HALIFAX — The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians ca
Montreal commuter lines halted by rail shutdown to run again starting Monday: Exo

Montreal commuter lines halted by rail shutdown to run again starting Monday: Exo

MONTREAL — Greater Montreal's Exo transit system says commuter lines will start to run again on Monday morning as the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways comes to an end.
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

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week, from a federal cabinet retreat to new GDP figures.
'Definitely dissuasive': Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers

'Definitely dissuasive': Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers

REGINA — Will Robbins has been in the process of taking over his family farm southwest of Saskatoon. The 43-year-old grows organic wheat, oats, lentils, peas and occasionally flax and mustard on 445 hectares of land near Laura, Sask.
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