Devon Quinton News Today

CALGARY - Pot shop owner SNDL Inc. says it will acquire cannabis manufacturer the Valens Company Inc. and combine the businesses in an all-stock transaction it valued at $138 million.

TORONTO - Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will receive an award for his performance in the upcoming film "The Whale" at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

OTTAWA - Moderna says the federal government has purchased a total of 12 million doses of the company's bivalent vaccine that targets both the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers and cross-border business advocates in the United States want Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to go back to the future in order to ease travel delays between the U.S. and Canada.

OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government has cut funding to an anti-racism project over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant involved in the strategy.

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Monday lauded Russia's flag as a symbol of a country that is determined to defend its interests and remain loyal to traditional values.

TORONTO - Canada’s largest stock index saw another day of triple-digit losses Monday, as U.S. markets also suffered a broad-based decline against the backdrop of ongoing inflation fears.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A bag with an explosive charge was found in a Stockholm park during an annual cultural festival and police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted public destruction, police in Sweden said Monday.

MONTREAL - Trucking company TFI International Inc. has signed a deal to sell CFI’s truckload, temp control and Mexican non-asset logistics businesses to Heartland Express Inc. for US$525 million.

MONTREAL - Quebec's Conservative Party is launching its electoral campaign today in Quebec City even though the official first day of campaigning has yet to be called.