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MONTREAL - DavidsTea Inc. says it swung to a loss in its last quarter as onerous contract charges and impairments weighed on its balance sheet. The specialty tea retailer says it had a loss of $16.1 million for the fourth quarter ending Feb. Source

Rogers Communications Inc. reported a $425 million net profit in its first quarter, up 37 per cent from $310 million in the comparable period last year. The wireless, cable, internet and media company's adjusted earnings grew even more, rising by 45 per cent to $477 million under new accounting rules that Rogers began using in the quarter ended March 31. Source

OTTAWA -- Federal data breach regulations set to take effect Nov. 1 will require mandatory reporting of security breaches that pose a "real risk of significant harm," but give businesses flexibility about how that's done. Source

The Tim Hortons franchisee advisory board is slamming a group representing at least half of the brand's restaurant owners for publicly making complaints about their parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. In a letter to franchisees obtained by The Canadian Press, the board argues that the comments by the Great White North Franchisee Association criticizing the company in the media and to the federal government is corrosive and damaging to the Tim Hortons brand. Source

TORONTO -- A subsidiary of Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. says gold production at its Tanzanian operations plunged 45 per cent last quarter as it grappled with export restrictions from the country. London-based miner Acacia Mining, owned 64 per cent by Barrick, says the drop in production resulted from reduced operations at its Bulyanhulu mine and producing mostly from lower-grade stockpiles at its Buzwagi mine. Source

CALGARY -- A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on bringing beer from Quebec into New Brunswick has implications for the trade war between Alberta and B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Experts say the court seems to be addressing the issue in its decision when it notes that while some trade barriers can be allowed in some circumstances, those designed to punish another province or to protect a local industry would not be permissible. Source

An unaffordable price tag kept Melanie Laxson out of the dentist's chair until the pain became unbearable. With no access to insurance, the 38-year-old says there's no way she could afford the full cost of a dentist. Source

MONTREAL - The Conference Board of Canada says the growth of the country's airline industry will slow in 2018 as profits are forecast to decrease from last year's peak primarily because of higher fuel and labour prices. Source

Talk that Saudi Arabia has its sights on $80-$100 US a barrel oil again and of more U.S. sanctions on Russia ignited a rally in commodities and resource stocks on Thursday, though the potential boost to inflation hit fixed-income assets. Source

Talk that Saudi Arabia has its sights on $80-$100 US a barrel oil again and of more U.S. sanctions on Russia ignited a rally in commodities and resource stocks on Thursday, though the potential boost to inflation hit fixed-income assets. Source