Press Digest: Canada - December 24

GDI Integrated Facility Services

24/12/2025 13:43

Dec 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

- GDI Integrated Facility Services GDI.TO, a Canadian provider of janitorial and HVAC services, is being taken private by its chief executive and Birch Hill Equity Partners in an C$862 million ($630.21 million) deal.

- Canada's federal government has advanced steps to scrap its looming ban on single-use plastic exports, while the Alberta government urged Ottawa to also scrap the domestic prohibition on such items.

NATIONAL POST

- Bank of Canada policymakers identified the upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) as a "significant risk" to the economic outlook.

($1 = 1.3678 Canadian dollars)

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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