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As plant-based milk becomes more popular, brands look for new ways to compete

As plant-based milk becomes more popular, brands look for new ways to compete

When it comes to plant-based alternatives, Canadians have never had so many options — and nowhere is that choice more abundantly clear than in the milk section of the dairy aisle.
Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists

Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists

Economists anticipate that Canada's annual inflation rate in August fell to its lowest level since March 2021.
B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected

B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected

VANDERHOOF, B.C. — British Columbia Conservatives are promising changes they say will bring more stability to the province's struggling forest industry.
Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak .
S&P/TSX gains almost 100 points, U.S. markets also higher ahead of rate decision

S&P/TSX gains almost 100 points, U.S. markets also higher ahead of rate decision

TORONTO — Strength in the base metal and technology sectors helped Canada's main stock index gain almost 100 points on Friday, while U.S. stock markets climbed to their best week of the year.
Ontario's public broadcaster under scrutiny for funding, then pulling Russian war doc

Ontario's public broadcaster under scrutiny for funding, then pulling Russian war doc

TORONTO — Ongoing controversy over the documentary "Russians at War" has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund.
Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to the cusp of records and closes its best week of the year

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to the cusp of records and closes its best week of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose closer to their records and closed out their best week of the year as hopes built for a big rate cut next week. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Friday to climb within 0.7% of its all-time high reached in July.
Unifor says workers at Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., vote to join union

Unifor says workers at Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., vote to join union

TORONTO — Walmart workers at a Mississauga, Ont., warehouse have cleared a key hurdle in their fight to become the retailer's first unionized depot in Canada.
Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak .
Arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 10% increase in 1st year of new deal

Arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 10% increase in 1st year of new deal

TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's doctors a nearly 10-per-cent compensation increase for the first year of their new Physician Services Agreement.