TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, Hudson’s Bay says it has found a way to keep a half-dozen stores open — for now.

Canada’s oldest company was in court Monday to seek permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate all but six stores starting Monday.

The six stores Hudson’s Bay wants to save from the liquidation sale include the flagship location on Yonge Street in Toronto, as well as a store in the city’s Yorkdale mall and another at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Ont. The remaining three are in Montreal, the Carrefour Laval mall and Pointe-Claire, Que.

The company did not say how deep the discounts at the remaining stores will be during the liquidation period, which would run until June 15. It is promising to…

TORONTO — Canada’s oldest company will begin liquidating most of its stores this morning.

Hudson’s Bay says all but six of its locations will be selling off their inventory.

The company is aiming to wrap up the liquidation by June 15. Gift cards will be accepted until April 6, but loyalty points cannot be used.

The six stores omitted from the liquidation sales include the flagship on Yonge Street in Toronto, as well as a location in the city’s Yorkdale mall and another farther north in Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill, Ont.

The remaining three span downtown Montreal, the Carrefour Laval mall and Point-Claire, Que.

The liquidation comes after the company filed for creditor protection earlier this month, saying it was…

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• In the same period, more than £4.5 million was paid into the company’s accounts, indicating it had enough income to pay the tax it owed in full 

• His wife, Emilie Middleton, has also been disqualified as a company director for four years following investigations by the Insolvency Service 

• The pair ended up owing their company almost £3 million at the time of liquidation due to an overdrawn director’s loan account 

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Hasan Nawaz Sharif, son of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, has been declared bankrupt by the London High Court in a tax and liability case filed by the United Kingdom’s tax and revenue department, according to official court documents.

The UK Gazette, which maintains public records, states that Hasan, a resident of Flat 17 Avenfield House, 118 Park Lane, and listed as a company director, was declared bankrupt in High Court case no694 of 2023.

The bankruptcy declaration follows legal proceedings over non-payment of liabilities, adding to the…