Competition Bureau drops inquiry into U.S. company’s acquisition of Jasper SkyTram

Pursuit now owns six of Jasper and Banff’s major sightseeing attractions, which also include the Banff Gondola, the Columbia Icefield Adventure, the Columbia Icefield Skywalk, Banff’s Lake Minnewanka Cruise and Jasper’s Maligne Lake Cruise.

Two new rideshare companies try to compete with Uber and Lyft in Toronto

Two new rideshare companies – one Canadian and one European – have entered the Toronto market in an attempt to compete with ride-hailing behemoths Uber and Lyft decrease and capitalize on the wave of domestic patriotism that is driving Canadian consumers away from American brands in light of the trade war.

Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?

“In Canada, because of a lack of competition, grocery chains were able to fully pass on cost increases to customers, keeping their margins stable and earning higher dollar profits over a now larger cost base,” Bester explained in an email.

China approves Bunge’s merger with Viterra with conditions on crop supply stability

China’s market regulator has granted conditional approval for global agribusiness Bunge Global SA’s merger with Glencore-backed grain handler Viterra, it said on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the $34 billion mega-deal announced two years ago.

Competition Bureau advances its investigation into Amazon’s pricing policy

Canada's Competition Bureau is taking further steps in its investigation into Amazon to determine if the e-commerce giant's rules for sellers on the platform are an abuse of dominance under the federal Competition Act, the agency said on Tuesday

Competition Bureau to probe whether Amazon’s rules are unfair to sellers and consumers

Canada’s Competition Bureau is set to proceed with its investigation into Amazon.com Inc.’s pricing policies for its Canadian online marketplace to determine whether the e-commerce giant’s rules for sellers constitute an abuse of dominance under the Competition Act.

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