Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

A Canadian court has cleared the reorganization plan of Red Lobster that will see the seafood chain exit bankruptcy. Justice Peter Cavanagh of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Tuesday granted an order that recognizes and gives force to the plan approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge last week. The future of the … Read more

Sale of Atlantic Canada’s biggest newspaper chain could reduce local content: expert

Sale of Atlantic Canada’s biggest newspaper chain could reduce local content: expert

An expert who tracks Canada’s mainstream media industry says Postmedia’s pending purchase of Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content. April Lindgren, a journalism professor with Toronto Metropolitan University, says Postmedia Network Inc. has also made a habit of closing unprofitable publications, having … Read more

Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs as part of business optimization plan

Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs as part of business optimization plan

OpenText Corp.’s chief executive says the company plans to shed about 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan. In an open letter to stakeholders released Wednesday, Mark Barrenechea describes the cuts as a way of “placing the right talent in the right locations of our business, funding growth and innovations, and completing these … Read more