Curaleaf Holdings Inc. says it intends to launch a takeover bid for Edmonton-based cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. Curaleaf said in a news release on Tuesday it plans to make an offer to purchase all of Aurora’s issued and outstanding common shares. If successful, the move would create a combined cannabis company with a footprint…
CF Montréal has made a major splash, signing Chilean legend Alexis Sanchez through the abbreviated 2027 Major League Soccer sprint season on Tuesday. The agreement includes a club option for the 2027-28 campaign. The 37-year-old forward becomes the MLS club’s highest-profile signing since former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba joined in 2015. The value of the…
Food producer Taylor Fresh Foods, the parent company of Taylor Farms, said it has voluntarily recalled several of its prepared foods with jalapenos due to possible salmonella contamination, including salsa, taco dip, pico de gallo and guacamole. The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central…
Ontario officials say the wildfire season and response is trending in the right direction, but the province is not yet in the clear. “While we are seeing fewer fire starts, our work does not end here,” Mike Harris, minister of natural resources, said in an update Tuesday. There are currently 152 active fires across Ontario,…
More than 41,000 vehicles crossed the new Gordie Howe International Bridge from the U.S. into Canada in its first five days of operation, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency says preliminary inbound traffic figures show 18,900 Canadian resident return trips to Windsor from Detroit between July 27 and 31. During the same period, 18,100 U.S….
Canadians who have been forced to evacuate due to wildfires and other natural disasters may still qualify for employment insurance benefits if they are unable to work as a result. Dozens of communities and thousands of residents have fled their homes and their belongings this year as wildfires approached, including about 20,000 people in Summerland, B.C.,…
If the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade deal, also known as CUSMA, breaks down, it would lead to more than 100,000 job losses in Canada and more than twice that in the United States, a new report by an industry group is warning. In July, Washington said it won’t renew the deal, known as USMCA in the…
Descrease article font dimension Enhance article font dimension Reinforcements are arriving within the battle in opposition to a lethal wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake within the southern B.C. Inside that has compelled 20,000 individuals to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has mentioned 100 Mexican firefighters would arrive in the present…
Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association. The report by the non-profit anti-fraud group, which collected car theft statistics from January to…
Environment and Climate Change Canada is rolling out a new extreme weather alert system that meteorologists are saying could help reduce “alert fatigue”. Beginning Tuesday, Environment Canada is using a system that allows forecasters to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert. This new system allows for a much more targeted…
