Category: Business

Will the Canadian dollar slip below 70 cents US?

godfear.in- November 29, 2024 0

The Canadian dollar has slipped to its lowest level in five years. Outside of the depths of the COVID pandemic, the loonie is weaker than it's ... Read More

Second Cup cuts ties with Montreal franchisee, closes cafés over antisemitic remarks and gesture

godfear.in- November 29, 2024 0

WARNING: The story below contains antisemitic remarks and an image of a woman making a Nazi salute.Two Second Cup café locations at Montreal's Jewish General ... Read More

Clothing brands make and sell clothes. Should they pay to deal with the old ones?

godfear.in- November 29, 2024 0

In a northeast Calgary industrial park, nestled among storefronts selling flooring and grills, is the Gear Re-Store.Inside are boxes of surplus zippers in every colour of ... Read More

NDP MPs call for investigation into ‘potato cartel’ price-fixing allegations

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

Two federal politicians have asked Canada's competition commissioner to investigate whether companies have been conspiring to raise the price of frozen potato products — like fries and ... Read More

Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday.The Competition Bureau, in a statement, ... Read More

Smaller businesses to start receiving carbon rebates today

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

About 600,000 small businesses will start receiving their long-awaited federal carbon rebates today.The federal government has promised to return about $2.5 billion collected from small ... Read More

CN Rail mechanics, clerks vote overwhelmingly to approve strike mandate

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

Mechanics and clerks at Canadian National Railway Co. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate that could see workers walk off the job ... Read More

Canada Post says it has been temporarily laying off striking workers

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers ... Read More

Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on products from Canada, Mexico

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

Donald Trump has levelled his most severe threat against Canada in years, warning that on his first day in office he might impose punishing economic ... Read More

Australia passes youth social media ban. Now it has to figure out how it will actually work

godfear.in- November 28, 2024 0

Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for those under 16 years old, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with ... Read More