Hudson Bay

• Two of Canada’s wealthiest families have teamed up to make $18M bid for Hudson’s Bay charter

  Two Canadian families want to acquire the 1670 HBC Royal Charter and donate it to public museums, ensuring long-term preservation and national access.

  Canada

  Nov 15
  
• Zellers aims to make ‘cultural comeback’ as first store reopens in Edmonton

  Iconic Canadian retailer Zellers returns with a new Edmonton store, blending nostalgia with modern design and curated apparel, home, and lifestyle goods.

  Consumer

  Oct 30
  
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• Hudson’s Bay at Burlington Centre to close permanently in 2024

  The in-store Zellers will also disappear with the closing, but another is earmarked to open just down the road inside Mapleview shopping centre.

  Consumer

  Jul 13, 2023
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• Rail line to Churchill, Man. receives more support through federal, provincial funding

  The two governments are promising a combined $147 million over two years to fund upgrades and the ongoing operation of the Hudson Bay Railway.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
• Heavy smoke means Shoal Lake, Red Earth Cree Nation evacuees will have to wait longer to return

  Smoke from the late-season Bell fire near Hudson Bay, Sask. is still blowing into the communities, making the air quality unsafe for many people’s health.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2021
• Saskatchewan barrel racer wins in Calgary Stampede debut

  Bertina Olafson, of Hudson Bay, Sask., won the ladies barrel racing event during rodeo finals action at the Calgary Stampede this past weekend.

  Sports

  Jul 20, 2021
• Manitoba creates $25M fund for downtown HBC building redevelopment

  The province has created a trust fund to help preserve the landmark Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg, and invites the city to match it.

  Politics

  Apr 7, 2021
• 25-storey office building atop longstanding Montreal The Bay store gets city approval

  Montreal city council has approved plans to build a 25-storey office building atop The Bay store in downtown Montreal.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2021
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• Vancouver-based company fined $180K for workplace injury in Hudson Bay, Sask.

  Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd. was ordered to pay $182,000 in regards to a serious workplace injury that happened in Hudson Bay, Sask., in 2017.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2020
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• Polar bears become the face of climate change as Arctic ice caps shrink. Is it too late to save the species?

  "With no polar ice, there will not be polar bears," said Brandon Laforest, a senior specialist of Arctic species at WWF Canada.

  Environment

  Feb 27, 2020