Category: Business

There are few things that really get the passive Canadian public’s blood boiling, but losing the country’s oldest and most historically significant company to an American is definitely one of them.

The customer base for fair-trade products in Canada has finally moved beyond the cliché of tree huggers and hippies.

Though official reports analyzing the revenue for December have yet to be released, the community’s retailers are optimistic, hoping it is followed by a steady January, as consumers redeem gift cards.

An Ottawa-based business has launched a public campaign against Canada Post courier services, claiming the formula used to calculate the cost of shipping irregularly shaped packages is unfair.