Competition Bureau seeks to block Nortera’s proposed acquisition of B&G’s Green Giant and Le Sieur Canadian vegetable business
August 19, 2026– GATINEAU (Québec), Competition Bureau
Backgrounder: Competition Bureau seeks to block Nortera’s proposed acquisition of B&G’s Green Giant and Le Sieur Canadian vegetable businessAugust 19, 2026
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The Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Member of Parliament for Outremont and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, will announce Government of Canada funding to support the growth of a Roberval manufacturing business.
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament for Orléans, Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa, and Laura Dudas, Councillor for Orléans West-Innes.
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
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Further to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-003), the Tribunal today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of wheat gluten from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom has caused injury to the domestic industry.
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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-004) into a complaint by Great Pacific Enterprises Limited Partnership (Genpak), of Mississauga, Ontario, that it has suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of paperboard cups and containers from China. The Tribunal’s inquiry is conducted pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) as a result of the initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
As of today, there are 582 active wildfires nationally including 31 that are out of control, with full response. In total this season, there have been 4,793 fires and 4.1 million hectares burned. Last year we saw fewer fires at this time – 4,584 fires by mid-August - but a more significant number of hectares burned – 7.7 million.
Wildfires continue to impact communities across Canada. The Government of Canada’s Wildfires 2026 web page includes vital information about programs, policies and initiatives to keep Canadians informed about the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.