** Shares of cannabis retailer SNDL SNDL.O up 2.80% to
$1.47 premarket
** Co's net loss for Q3 narrows to C$21.8 mln from a loss
of C$98 mln last year
** SNDL reports positive quarterly free cash flow of C$16.5
mln vs. negative C$67.1 mln a year ago
** Q3 net rev rises 3.1% to C$237.6 mln from C$230.5 mln YOY
** SNDL announces renewal of share buyback program till
November 2024 after the current program expires on Nov 20
** Share buyback of up to C$100 mln authorized, with an
upper repurchase limit of 13.1 mln shares
** Up to last close, stock is down 31.58% YTD
$1 = C$1.38
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com))