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George Weston Ltd.

12:01 PM EST - George Weston Ltd. : reported a lower fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations on Wednesday, as the company's supermarket chain Loblaw Cos Ltd. continued to suffer from a restructuring plan. Weston said earnings from continuing operations, before taking into account a huge charge related to an expected goodwill impairment at Loblaw, was $170 million, or 42 cents. That is down from $440 million, or $1.78 a share, in the year earlier period. George Weston Ltd. shares T.WN are trading down 16 cents at $71.60.