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Quebecor saw opportunity to expand footprint when Rogers-Shaw deal was announced

Quebecor saw opportunity to expand footprint when Rogers-Shaw deal was announced

OTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. saw an opportunity for Videotron Ltd. to expand its footprint nationally when Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. was announced in March 2021.
P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.
Stocks end lower on Wall Street as tech weighs down Nasdaq

Stocks end lower on Wall Street as tech weighs down Nasdaq

NEW YORK — Stocks ended lower on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday, while drops in tech companies helped pull the Nasdaq down 1.1%.
Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

OMAHA, Neb.
Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan's publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” acknowledging that the allegedly “hand-signed” copies were not individually inscribed.
Crude oil tumbles on report that OPEC plus could hike production

Crude oil tumbles on report that OPEC plus could hike production

CALGARY — Crude oil prices slumped to a 10-month low Monday morning before rebounding at midday, adding to the volatility that has dogged the Canadian energy sector recently.
Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

TORONTO — Mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by Smith Financial Corp. in a deal that values the company at $1.7 billion as the sector feels the strain from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.
Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw coming

Iger back on top in a Disney plot twist that few saw coming

BURBANK, Calif.
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. changes name to ATS Corp.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. changes name to ATS Corp.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. has changed its name to ATS Corp. ATS CEO Andrew Hider says the new name provides a great platform for the future and serves as the flagship for the company's many operating brands.
New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. acquires Tassal Group of Australia for $1.5B

New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. acquires Tassal Group of Australia for $1.5B

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. says it has completed a C$1.5-billion acquisition of Australian seafood producer Tassal Group Ltd. The parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc.