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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.

“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’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.

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

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.

The deal was confirmed in a news release issued by the Missouri-based Bunge on Wednesday. It comes nearly six months after the Canadian government approved the merger with Viterra, formerly known as the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.