HAMILTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 2, 2026--
Pizza Nova, Ontario’s family-owned premium pizza restaurant, and Oak View Group, the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, today announce a multi-year agreement making Pizza Nova the official pizza partner of Hamilton’s TD Coliseum. The partnership brings Pizza Nova’s authentic and iconic pizza to the city’s newly revitalized sports and entertainment venue.
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As part of the agreement, Pizza Nova will serve its signature flavours to guests at the downtown 18,000-seat arena, which recently hosted the 55th annual JUNO Awards and will welcome major concerts and events this year.
“Venues like TD Coliseum bring communities together to share memorable moments,” says Domenic Primucci, president of Pizza Nova. “We are proud to be part of this experience and to bring to local fans the same commitment to quality that has been at the heart of our success since 1963.”
In a move that aims to redefine expectations for arena food, Pizza Nova will prepare each pizza with the exact same ingredients, care, and craft used in its restaurants. The brand’s team will hand-stretch the dough onsite and include the company’s same fresh signature sauce and beloved mozzarella blend to deliver the authentic pizzeria-quality pizza customers have come to expect across the network of more than 150 Pizza Nova restaurants across Ontario.
“We’re continuing to invest in TD Coliseum, including partnering with strong local companies to deliver a high-quality guest experience,” says Tom Pistore, president of OVG Canada. “Pizza Nova brings a trusted Canadian brand into the building and adds a favourite food option for event attendees.”
“Great food is a big part of the live event experience,” added Nick DeLuco, Senior Vice President and General Manager, TD Coliseum. “By partnering with Pizza Nova, we’re adding a local favourite that fans already know and love to TD Coliseum.”
The new location expands Pizza Nova’s presence in Hamilton. The company recently opened a new location on Rymal Road and continues to grow across Southern Ontario.
TD Coliseum opened to great fanfare in late November 2025 with a sold-out, grand opening performance by Paul McCartney. As the new centrepiece for concerts, sporting events and family entertainment in the Golden Horseshoe, the celebrated building is set to host Monster Jam, Goo Goo Dolls, Old Dominion, Canada’s Stars on Ice, Charlie Puth and Triumph in the coming weeks.
“As we continue to grow, we see opportunities to bring Pizza Nova to more of the places where people gather to enjoy sports, music and entertainment,” concludes Primucci. “TD Coliseum is an exciting step in that direction.”
To learn more about Pizza Nova and its menu, visit the Pizza Nova App or pizzanova.com.
About Pizza Nova
Founded in 1963, Pizza Nova is a family-operated business that is committed to sharing the rich taste of Italy with Canadians. Pizza Nova has more than 150 stores and concession locations in Southern Ontario and inspired by family values such as trust, integrity, and authenticity. The company is known for its fresh toppings, high-quality ingredients and a wide range of authentic Italian menu items including lasagna, panzerotti, Italian sandwiches and chicken wings. They also have a line of Primucci branded products featuring Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Homestyle Tomato Sauce, Italian Hot Peppers, Spicy Green Olives, and Sundried Black Olives. Taste the Difference and learn more at pizzanova.com.
About TD Coliseum
TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Canada, is Southern Ontario’s premier live entertainment venue for concerts, sporting events, and family shows. TD Coliseum opened in November 2025 after an extensive $300 million transformation of a Hamilton landmark. The 18,000-seat state-of-the-art arena is home to the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock and is set to attract world-class entertainment as the cultural cornerstone of the Golden Horseshoe. For more information about TD Coliseum, please visit tdcoliseum.com and follow @TDColiseum.
TD Coliseum welcomes fans to the heart of Hamilton, with Pizza Nova proudly serving as its official pizza partner.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks recovered most of their earlier losses as volatility returned to Wall Street after two days of solid gains.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2% after slumping as much as 1.5% in early trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 154 points, or 0.3% as of 12:35 p.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. Stocks in Europe pared their losses.
Oil prices remained elevated although down from earlier highs. The price for a barrel of U.S. crude rose close to $114 a barrel at one point.
The unsettled trading follows a national address late Wednesday from President Donald Trump, where he vowed the U.S. will continue to attack Iran and failed to offer a clear timetable for ending the conflict in the Middle East. Those comments appeared to dim the hopes for a near-term conclusion to the war that had pushed stocks higher through most the week.
Major indexes are still on track to close out the week with gains. Thursday is the last day of trading on Wall Street this week with with the stock market closed on Good Friday.
Crude oil prices have been the main force behind the sharp swings for stocks globally. Shipping traffic has been severely curtailed in the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s traded oil passes through during peacetime.
The price of Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 6.5% to $107.72. per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 11.3% to $111.44 per barrel. Prices had been sliding back toward $100 per barrel prior to Trump’s address on Wednesday. The U.S. only relies on the Persian Gulf for a fraction of the oil it imports, but oil is a commodity and prices are set in a global market. A disruption anywhere affects prices everywhere.
Markets have been broadly sliding since the war began, with indexes often rising and falling sharply along with statements from Trump about the direction of the war. Just on Monday, the S&P 500 briefly neared a 10% drop from its record, a steep-enough fall that professional investors have a name for it: a “correction. The index gained ground Tuesday and Wednesday on hope that the war could end soon.
“For markets, a prolonged conflict increases the risk of sustained pressures on inflation, global growth, interest rates, and equity valuations,” wrote Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial, in a note to investors.
Airlines and other travel-related companies were among the biggest losers on Thursday. United Airlines fell 4.1% and Carnival shed 4%.
Tesla fell 4.4% after a report showing that sales over the past three months fell short of analysts' expectations.
Several big technology stocks gained ground to help offset losses elsewhere in the market. Intel jumped 3% and Advanced Micro Devices rose 1.6%.
Treasury yields remained relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to to 4.30% from 4.32%.
Wall Street is worried that higher energy prices are adding to already stubbornly high inflation. Rising fuel prices take a bigger chunk out of consumers' wallets in several ways. Directly, gasoline prices in the U.S. have surged more than 33 percent from a month ago to average $4.08 per gallon, according to the auto club AAA.
Indirectly, rising fuel prices tend to make a wide range of services and goods more expensive. Flights become more expensive as airlines raise ticket prices to offset rising fuel costs. Consumer goods become more expensive as shipping and transportation costs rise.
Inflation has been stubbornly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. The war and its corresponding surge in energy prices effectively pushes inflation higher and that has dashed hopes for the Fed to cut interest rates. Wall Street had hoped for the central bank to cut rates in order to help offset a weakening job market. Lower interest rates could help stimulate the economy by lowering borrowing costs, but they also risk worsening inflation.
Traders came into 2026 forecasting several cuts to the Fed's benchmark interest rate, which influences rates for mortgages and other loans. They are now expecting the benchmark rate to remain steady this year.
The war with Iran has overshadowed many of the other moving pieces within the economy that the Fed and Wall Street have been monitoring. It remains a mixed picture. Reports this week revealed that consumers remain confident and are still spending, though inflation remains a big concern. A report Thursday showed that mortgage rates continue climbing, posing an obstacle for prospective home buyers. Another update Friday will give a more detailed view of the job market.
Associated Press journalists Chan Ho-Him and Matt Ott contributed to this report.
Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo)
Perople walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP Pool)
Persons walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
