Tara Deschamps
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The Canadian Press business reporter, covering tech (including AI) and retail. Cinephile. [email protected]
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Since March, I’ve written 75 stories on the fall of Hudson’s Bay and yet the closure of its stores today still feels surreal.

If you’ve missed any of my coverage, find it all here:

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Branding is seen at the Hudson's Bay store in Toronto on Monday, March 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Hudson's Bay wants to revert to its original plan to auction off its founding charter after more parties signalled interest in buying and then donating the 1670 document.

Also, its art auction could happen in November with 24 Indigenous pieces removed.

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Hudson's Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, docs say
TORONTO - New court documents say Hudson's Bay wants to revert to its original plan to auction off its founding charter after more parties signalled interest in buying and then
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"It's a lot of obstacles and variables nowadays compared to where it used to be.”

Each year, more of the once-open space around TIFF’s red carpets is taken up by fan zones and corporate watch areas.

I talked to selfie seekers about the shift www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/lig... #TIFF25
Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate
When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time in 2015, she realized she could walk up to almost any part of the red
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BREAKING: A holding company owned by David Thomson wants to buy the royal charter that formed the Hudson's Bay retailer for at least $15 million and donate it to the Archives of Manitoba.

The Westons were already picked to buy it for $12.5M.

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Billionaire David Thomson interested in buying Hudson's Bay charter, donating it
TORONTO - New court filings show a holding company owned by David Thomson, of Thomson Reuters, wants to buy the royal charter that formed the Hudson's Bay retailer for at
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