Canada

Last week, Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED)(NYSE: CGC) formally unveiled its line of products set for "cannabis 2.0." The company projects that in the majority of Canadian markets, new products will hit the shelves at the beginning of January. Canopy Growth announced Friday the first...

Tli Cho Landtran Transport, a trucking company once featured on the TV series "Ice Road Truckers," is shutting down along with several affiliates that hauled freight in some of Canada's most treacherous freight lanes but faced a staggering load of debt and mounting losses in the millions.  Tli Cho...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit ended in London on Wednesday, with the leaders of the allied countries taking plentiful jibes at each other throughout the summit. The U.S. President Donald Trump, of course, led the pack. “Very, Very Nasty” Macron Ahead of the summit, Trump...

The U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking to remove legal protections for internet firms with regards to protecting their online content as part of the revised USMCA deal with Canada and Mexico, according to The Wall Street Journal. What Happened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pushed to drop...

Elixxer Ltd (OTC: ELIXF) recently announced Global Canna Labs, Elixxer's 30% owned Jamaican cannabis producer, has exported 10 kilograms of cannabis from Jamaica into Canada. This cargo represents the largest of its kind known to date and represents an important advancement for the Caribbean...

Maple Leaf Motoring is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of Canadian transportation. This week: how the CN strike played out on SONAR; transport continues to slump in GDP data; and Bison parties down in Winnipeg. The end of the Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) strike couldn't have come...

Maple Leaf Motoring is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of Canadian transportation. This week: Trucking executives tackle the state of Canadian freight at TCA event; Garneau reappointed as transport minister; and TIP cleared to buy Trailer Wizards. As Canada's freight market concludes...

The government corporation that controls cannabis distribution in Canada's largest province, Ontario, plans to allow the private sector to store and transport retail-bound products. The Ontario Cannabis Store informed licensed producers of the forthcoming changes in an email on Nov. 19, according...

Canadian industry groups that depend on the railways to deliver their goods both domestically and internationally ae pressing the parties to end the union strike at Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) soon. Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference began their strike on Nov. 19 against Canadian...

Trakopolis, a Canadian software-as-a-service provider specializing in tracking and analytics, replaced its CEO as the company pursues restructuring. The Calgary firm, which also re-sells KeepTruckin fleet management and electronic logging devices (ELDs) in Canada, said on Nov. 14 that CEO Brent...

This month marks Canada's one-year anniversary of legalized adult-use cannabis sales. New Frontier Data estimates that 1.5 million adults have consumed legal cannabis throughout Year One, with the total expected to reach 7.3 million through 2024. Meantime, Canada's legal cannabis demand...

Flexport has opened its first office in Canada, setting up shop in the country's largest international trade hub, Vancouver. The San Francisco-based freight forwarder announced the expansion in a blog post on Nov. 19. The office positions Flexport to tap into the high volumes of Asian trade coming...

DLT Labs and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Canada have broken through the hype cycle of blockchain to launch what they said is the world's largest production blockchain solution for freight and payment. The solution, which will go completely live by Feb. 1, 2020, covers all of Walmart Canada's third-party...

Intelsat SA (NYSE: I) shares are down 38% in the past two sessions. The stock got a high-profile downgrade Wednesday on concerns about Intelsat’s proposed private spectrum auction proposal. Luxembourg-based Intelsat and SES have partnered with Canadian company Telesat to propose a private...

Topgolf is playing its next stage of international expansion. What Happened On Tuesday, the Texas-based company said it entered a franchise agreement with Sports Entertainment Asia, H.K. Limited (SEAL) with plans to open venues in Greater China and the Philippines. "This franchise partnership...