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07.10.26 - 17:24
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Canada′s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn (The Guardian)
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Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano PessinaThe Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought UK pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9bn (£6.74bn).Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston family that controls the Loblaws grocery chain and Drugmart pharmacy chain in Canada, will own Boots' UK and Irish retail operations and opticians chain, the No7 beauty brand and a franchise arm in Thailand. Continue reading......
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07.10.26 - 07:18
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Former Canadian Intl Trade Minister on Global Trade, AI (Bloomberg)
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Mary Ng, Former Canadian Minister of International Trade and Milken Institute Senior Fellow, discusses her outlook AI's role in trade and investments in the region, and how Canada can work more with partners in Asia to foster opportunities for growth.
She speaks with Avril Hong on the sidelines of the Asia Milken Summit in Singapore on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.10.26 - 02:42
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Mary Ng: Asian Trade Growth Can Boost Canadian Exports (Bloomberg)
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Former Canadian Minister of International Trade and Milken Institute Senior Fellow Mary Ng outlines Canada's expanding trade push across Asia and the Indo-Pacific, emphasizing that deeper market access in energy, technology, and agriculture could reach 3 billion consumers and drive export growth. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.10.26 - 00:30
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"Their Own Country": Quebec Elects Separatists Vowing To Break From Canada (ZeroHedge)
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"Their Own Country": Quebec Elects Separatists Vowing To Break From Canada
Quebec's separatists are returning to government with a promise to take the province out of Canada, reopening a battle over the country's future while Ottawa is already locked in a trade war with Washington.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took a moment to speak to anglophones in the province, saying that all Quebecers face the same challenges, and that he looks forward to solving problems together.Monday's victory for the Parti Québécois puts the independence movement back in power for the first time since 2014. Its leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has promised another referendum on separation. And he used his victory speech to remind Canadians exactly what he intends to achieve.
"The courageous battle of Francophones to protect their language and culture will succeed when they have their own country," he said, according to Politico.
Hours later, writing in French, he framed the night less as a manda...
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