Competition Bureau clears EQB’s deal to buy PC Financial from Loblaw
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — The Competition Bureau has cleared EQB Inc.’s proposed acquisition of PC Financial. EQB Inc. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. say the bureau’s approval represents an important regulatory milestone for the deal. The companies say the deal also requires appro…
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Submarine companies reach the deadline to submit proposals as Canada decides on new fleet
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - The competition to build the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government on Monday.
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Netflix drops its bid for Warner Bros., clearing path for takeover by Paramount
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - ‘This is a win-win for shareholders and the industry,’ said a Warner Bros. investor, but Paramount will face ongoing government scrutiny for its deal
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Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work?
Various Contributors / thewalrus - Eight experts break down the plan’s strengths and weaknessesThe post Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work? first appeared on The Walrus.
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Carney will announce defence industrial strategy today
Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada's domestic defence industry.
- Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback (8)
- Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities (5)
- On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan (10)
- Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers (4)
Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback
Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities
On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan
Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers
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Carney’s ‘Buy Canada’ defence plan targets billions in new domestic investment
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Ottawa wants to more than triple Canadian defence industry revenue, boost defence exports by 50 per cent and create 125,000 jobs over 10 years
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Eddie Bauer looking for buyer of Canadian stores amid bankruptcy woes
Denette Wilford / torontosun - Eddie Bauer’s website shows it has 31 stores in Canada, with 15 in Ontario alone
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LG Solution takes over NextStar as Stellantis pulls out
Brian MacLeod / windsorstar - Stellantis is selling 49 per cent equity stake in NextStar Energy to its founding joint venture partner, LG Energy Solution of Korea. The move comes in the wake of devastating tariffs from the United States on the auto industry and it follows a developmen…
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Chinese Zijin Gold set to acquire Canadian Allied Gold for $5.5 billion
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Chinese mining conglomerate, Zijin Gold, is set to acquire the Canadian mining company, Allied Gold, in a deal worth roughly $5.5 billion.
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ICE wants to buy Pattison building to use for ‘holding and processing’
News Staff / citynews - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it wants to buy a building owned by Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as ICE facility. The post ICE wants to buy Pattison building to use for ‘holding and processing’ appeared first on Cit…
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South Korea delegation is travelling to Canada in effort to win sub procurement contract
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - A delegation from South Korea says it is travelling to Canada to meet with the federal government in a bid to win a multi-billion-dollar submarine procurement contract.
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Bo Bichette, New York Mets finalize US$126M, 3-year contract
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bo Bichette will move to third base with the New York Mets despite never playing a professional game at the hot corner.
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Blue Jays introduce new Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto
theglobeandmail - Kazuma Okamoto signed a four-year, US$60-million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, joining Major League Baseball after an 11-year run in Japan.
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Canadiens acquire centre Phillip Danault from Kings for second-round pick
Cole Fortner / citynews - Phillip Danault is heading back to Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens acquired the veteran centre from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick Friday night, announcing the move a little more than an hour before the NHL’s holiday…
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Feds defend $1.1-million Deloitte contract for AI advice after the firm admitted mistakes
Sarah Smellie / nationalobserver - The federal government is defending its decision to award a contract worth up to $1.1 million for advice on deploying artificial intelligence to a Canadian branch of Deloitte, a global consulting firm that is under fire for AI-related blunders.
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Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says
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Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal
Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.
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Inuit artifacts repatriated from the Vatican find temporary home in Museum of History
Matteo Cimellaro / ottawacitizen - Ten pieces were on display, including a kayak dating back over a century
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Paramount makes $108.4-billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
theglobeandmail - Offer follows Netflix’s $72-billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’ film studios and streaming assets, announced Friday
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Netflix set to buy Warner Bros studios, streaming unit for US$72B
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war where Netflix seized the lead with a nearly US$28-a-share offer that eclipsed Paramount Skydance's nearly US$24 bid.
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