Hudson's Bay

• At 356, the HBC charter is about to get a Manitoba Museum welcome

  The Thursday ceremony will bring the charter home in some ways; the museum hosts 28,000 HBC artifacts donated in 1994 and Winnipeg is where the company opened its first store.

  Canada

  Jun 10
  
• Ontario court extends Hudson’s Bay’s reprieve from creditors

  An Ontario court has extended the reprieve Hudson’s Bay has from creditors after Judge Jessica Kimmel pushed the end of the collapsed retailer’s stay from March 31 to June 30.

  Canada

  Mar 19
  
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• Thomson, Weston families win Hudson’s Bay charter auction: retailer

  If a court approves the sale, the families will donate the charter to the Archives of Manitoba, the Manitoba Museum, the Canadian Museum of History and the Royal Ontario Museum.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
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• Auction begins for ‘cream’ of Hudson’s Bay art collection in Toronto

  Art lovers, historians and those wistful about the fall of Canada's oldest company are expected in Toronto.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2025
• B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu loses court fight to take over Hudson’s Bay properties

  Judge rules Ruby Liu can’t take over former Hudson’s Bay leases, citing doubts about her experience and business plan despite her $69M bid.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2025
• Hudson’s Bay can auction off 4,400 art pieces and artifacts, judge rules

  Though the company has yet to reveal exactly what will be up for grabs, a lawyer for the firm says the items are from Hudson's Bay's 'retail era,' rather than its fur trading days.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2025
• Hudson’s Bay wants to auction off historic founding charter, court docs say

  If it gets approval, interested parties will have until Oct. 3 to submit bids of no less than $15 million and must commit to donating the 1670 document.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2025
• Landlord says B.C. billionaire’s plan for Bay properties ‘defies commercial common sense’

  In filings to Ontario Superior Court, Cadillac Fairview says it is 'resolutely opposed' to Ruby Liu becoming a tenant at some of its malls as she has no credible business plan.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2025
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• Time capsule inside St. Albert Hudson’s Bay store donated to local museum

  The time capsule contained an array of memories from the 1990s — staff names, pictures from The Bay's 325th anniversary, a catalogue, local newspaper, along a CD and cassettes.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2025
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• Canadian Tire can buy Hudson’s Bay trademarks, judge rules

  In approving the $30-million deal on Tuesday, Judge Peter Osborne called it the 'best outcome,' given the 355-year-old company's recent descent into liquidation.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2025