The OSC has published an ambitious plan to reform Ontario's securities regulatory regime. The potential reforms, announced on November 19 in the report "Reducing Regulatory Burden in Ontario's Capital Markets",…
A draft statement of priorities and budget published last month by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) was highlighted in a newsletter published on Wednesday. The draft statement…
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is launching an online marketplace featuring toys and furniture from new vendors, as Canada’s largest retailer seeks to be more like Amazon.com Inc. or Walmart Inc. in…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has signed a cross-border co-operation agreement with its counterpart in the Netherlands. The OSC has entered an agreement with the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) that…
Proposed changes to the rules that require dealers to identify in-house accounts to help guard against front-running and illegal insider trading may work for small dealers, but will be an…
Lowe’s Companies Inc., the U.S. owner of Rona and Lowe’s home improvement stores, says it’s closing nearly three-dozen outlets across Canada because of underperformance. The 34 stores to be shut,…
Long-anticipated layoffs at WeWork have begun, part of the struggling office-sharing company’s plan to cut costs after staggering losses. WeWork said Thursday that the reductions will affect 2,400 employees globally.…
Since their detention last December, two Canadian citizens have languished in Chinese jails awaiting trial on trumped-up charges of endangering Chinese national security. Their arrests are a government response to…
A long-overdue parliamentary showdown with the Beijing-friendly wing of the Liberal Party looms ominously next week in a motion before the Senate that calls on Justin Trudeau’s government to sanction…
As multiple Canadian pipeline projects linger in limbo, Russia and China have just turned on the taps on a natural gas behemoth long enough to connect Timmins, Ont., to Burnaby,…
