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China has stopped all new purchases of Canadian canola seeds in what some see as retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Canola Council of Canada said late Thursday exporters are reporting Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase the seeds at this time. In 2018, China bought about 40 per cent of Canada’s canola exports for a total of $2.1 billion.

MTY Food Group Inc. ("MTY" or the "Company") (TSX: MTY) announced today that pursuant to the announcement made on December 11, 2018, one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has acquired substantially most of the assets of South Street Burger. The total consideration for the transaction is approximately $5.1 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. A total of approximately $4.

Walmart burst onto the Canadian retail scene when it acquired the 122-store Woolco division of Woolworth Canada in 1994. Twenty-five years later and the big-box retailer has 410 stores, employs more than 85,000 associates, and serves more than 1.2 million customers in Canada every day.

When David Coburn was growing up, preparing chickens for the market was a family affair. "So every Friday morning we would kill 40 or 50 birds as a family, and they would be plucked before breakfast, kids fed and then off to school." Now the sixth-generation chicken farmer just does egg production, but the business of the family farm is still something he shares with his sons.

General Mills was 8% stronger in its third quarter, after net sales rose to $4.2 billion. The snack company added more than $300 million in additional revenue compared to the same period last year, while operating profit rose by 14.4% to reach $651 million. The Minneapolis-based firm has stabilised under CEO Jeff Harmening but has faced recent retail struggles in North America, its largest market, which saw declines in net sales of 2% and 3.4% respectively in its first and second quarters.

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre has appointed Ian Potter as its new chief executive officer, starting on April 1. “I am excited to be joining Vineland as CEO and look forward to relocating to the Niagara region and working alongside key stakeholders to expedite opportunities for further collaboration and success within the Canadian horticultural space,” said Potter.

Couche-Tard Inc. (ATDb.TO) is boosting is quarterly dividend by 25 per cent after posting record third-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations. The Quebec-based convenience store operator says its quarterly payout will increase to 12.5 cents per share from 10 cents per share, payable April 11 to shareholders on record as of March 28.