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Canada’s federal Competition Bureau has launched legal action against food delivery giant DoorDash, alleging the company engaged in misleading pricing practices that deceived consumers. The case centers on the company’s use of what regulators describe as “drip pricing,” where additional mandatory fees are only revealed at the final stage of checkout.

Businesses can make environmental claims — only if they aren’t false or misleading and have been properly substantiated, according to new Canadian anti-greenwashing guidelines.

Continuation funds, once a post-crisis workaround for expiring vehicles in weak exit markets, are booming and find themselves at the centre of growing criticism. Critics warn they distort valuations, mask losses, and edge dangerously close to Ponzi-like dynamics.

Now, as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs take effect, experts warn that grocery prices in Canada could once again spike. It’s worth noting that stabilizing prices won’t undo the price hikes Canadians had already endured, said Keldon Bester from the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC last week was found guilty of illegally building and maintaining a monopoly in some online advertising markets by a judge in the United States, the second major blow to the US$1.8-trillion company that could break up its digital empire and shift the balance of power online.

The economic relationship between the United States and Canada has reached an inflection point and fighting monopoly power has the opportunity to transform it.