Corporate governance - Vigil

TransAlta Corp. and its partner, Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. have signed a new deal to sell the Pioneer Pipeline to Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd. for $255 million, replacing an earlier agreement to sell it to a subsidiary of TC Energy Corp. for the same price.

We take you back to early September and a brief review of the 24-hour Quebec Inc. torpedo of a proposed takeover of the Montreal-based Cogeco telecom companies — 24 hours that highlight investor, governance and competition issues.

Canadian pot firm Canopy Growth Corp. and Acreage Holdings Inc. plan to launch the former’s cannabis-infused beverages in the United States next summer, the companies said on Thursday.

"Their actions show this was just an empty publicity stunt."

Walt Disney Co. said it would lay off about 28,000 employees at its domestic theme parks, making the announcement shortly after the state of California signaled that Disneyland Resort would likely have to remain closed for the foreseeable future due to Covid-19 concerns.

Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida.

Air France suffered a 70-per-cent fall in revenue in August as its international network operated at around 30% of full capacity, its chief executive told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

Trade disputes could extend beyond the current U.S.-China conflict if the World Trade Organization is unable to transform, according to the South Korean vying to lead the Geneva-based body.

The concept of corporate purpose has rapidly crept into the mainstream in recent years as consumers, governments, regulators, investors and businesses themselves grapple with the role that business has in defining and addressing sustainability.

Recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country's largest provinces could threaten future gains

General Motors and Nikola are not expected to finalize a $2 billion deal scheduled to close before Wednesday after allegations of fraud and sexual abuse surfaced against the embattled start-up’s founder and former executive chairman, Trevor Milton, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.

The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to swing to a record increase in the quarter that just ended.

H&M plans to close hundreds of stores next year as the coronavirus crisis drives more shoppers online, the world’s second biggest fashion retailer said on Thursday, after reporting a smaller than expected drop in third-quarter profit.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will start paying select media outlets to display curated content on its news app in a concession to the industry which has accused the search engine and other tech giants of unfairly using content for years.

Apple looking for $31 million in damages from GEEP Canada, plus the full amount of any proceeds it made from reselling the devices

Corporate America is at a crossroads. The choices companies make today will impact women in the workplace for decades to come.

Federal Reserve officials’ promises to hold interest rates very low for a long time could pose a dilemma once the pandemic is over: how to deal with the risk of asset bubbles.

Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10 per cent of its work force, as part of a major overhaul to shift the oil and gas giant to low-carbon energy.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde set the scene on Wednesday for a change of strategy that could align the ECB with the U.S. Federal Reserve, possibly including a commitment to let inflation overshoot after it has been low for too long.

U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment agreed on Wednesday to buy British-based gambling group William Hill for 2.9 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) to expand in the fast-growing U.S. sports-betting market.

Eight years after Canadians first became able to use their mortgage payments to build their credit scores, a similar option now exists for those who rent.

In involving himself in the day-to-day affairs of the museum as he did, de la Chenelière committed “the greatest ill of governance,” said governance expert Michel Nadeau.

Cyber risks are ever-increasing in the Covid-19 era. On one hand, businesses are going through a radical transformation while on the other, the attack surface is rapidly expanding due to more people working from home. There is increased pressure on executive teams to step-up and get a better handle on cybersecurity.