Wittington Investments, the Weston family holding company, has agreed to buy Boots from Sycamore Partners for US$8.9 billion, with Fairfax as a partner.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has given Cleveland-Cliffs five days to respond over planned layoffs of up to 500 workers at Stelco in Hamilton, Ont.

As Parliament returns, MPs are sparring over Bill C-39, the 243-page Building Canada Strong Act, with unions, First Nations and the Bloc raising objections.

Insulate drafty windows this fall with a shrink-film kit. Here are six steps, the supplies you need and the safety rules to follow, including emergency exits.

Two Ottawa-area farms say about 40 per cent of their pumpkins were lost after the wettest July on record, and one is buying in stock to fill the gap.

Health Canada says two Innovacon hCG pregnancy tests sold in Canada may show false positives, and all lots are affected.

Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and said the province should focus on the economy, not a possible referendum.

A survey of 1,100 Canadian workers by Edmonton’s Punchcard Systems found 49 per cent of heavy-industry workers use AI, but 70 per cent of users had no formal training.

WestJet no longer flies to 13 international destinations, including all seven of its Cuban markets, Copenhagen, Glasgow and Madrid, and its Guadalajara service ends Oct. 18.