Hudson’s Bay to sell off all merchandise at 6 stores previously spared from liquidation

Hudson’s Bay Co. will start selling off all merchandise on Friday at the six stores previously spared from liquidation, effectively ending the retail empire’s reign and significantly dimming the possibility that the business dating back to 1670 will stay alive. Canada’s oldest company is making the move because “it is unlikely” that it will find…

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Canada’s Linkletter eyes 1st marathon win next month in Ottawa after ‘surreal’ Boston performance

Rory Linkletter will return home to Canada next month with a clear-cut goal for his Ottawa Marathon debut. “I want to try to win a marathon,” he told CBC Sports before placing sixth on Monday in Boston, where he took 59 seconds off his personal best, finishing in two hours seven minutes two seconds. “Ottawa was…

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Federal leaders remember Pope Francis as humble pontiff who moved reconciliation forward

Canada’s political leaders are remembering Pope Francis as a humble leader with a deep moral obligation and the spiritual courage to help the world’s most vulnerable. “Today, the world lost a man who profoundly touched the lives of billions of people,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a campaign stop in Charlottetown on Monday.  “Pope Francis was…

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