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Bell faces human rights complaint over alleged inaccessibility for blind customers
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
TORONTO – Bell Communications Inc. is facing a human rights complaint over allegations that it’s failing to provide full service to its blind customers. The company’s set-top boxes don’t include the screen-reading technology that enables blind people to navigate through menus, use applications or discern what channel they’re on, Toronto lawyer David Lepofsky alleges in ... Read More »
1 responseFrigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
By Carolyn Thompson And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of ... Read More »
1 responseFrigid monster storm across US claims at least 30 lives
By Carolyn Thompson And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday that 12 deaths have been confirmed in the state from the massive winter storm that battered the United States over the holiday weekend, snarling travel and knocking out power to tens of thousands across the country. The deaths were announced in snowbound Erie County ... Read More »
1 responsealpha brand plant-based breakfast sandwiches, burritos recalled over undeclared milk
By The Canadian Press on December 24th, 2022
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a recall for alpha brand plant-based products because they contain milk that is not listed on the label. The original recall for alpha brand Plant-Based Breakfast Sandwich — meatless sausage has now been expanded to include Plant-based Breakfast Sandwich – Meatless Chorizo, Plant-based Breakfast Burrito – Meatless Sausage ... Read More »
1 responseGood riddance: Most Canadians feel 2022 was worse than 2021, poll suggests
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – Many Canadians will be saying “good riddance” to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year. Polling firm Leger asked Canadians at the beginning of December what their impressions were of the past year and ... Read More »
1 responseS&P/TSX composite up more than 150 points, U.S. markets also up
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock indexwas up more than 150 points on the last day of trading before Christmas, while U.S. markets were also on the sunny side after a dramatic slide Thursday on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 156.99 points at 19,506.65. In New York, the Dow Jones ... Read More »
1 responseKeystone pipeline reopening plan approved; in-service date not yet announced
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
CALGARY – TC Energy Corp. says it has received regulatory approval to restart the remaining segment of the Keystone pipeline that has been shut down since a Dec. 7 oil spill. The Calgary-based pipeline company says the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has approved a restart plan for the 154-km stretch of pipeline ... Read More »
1 responseOctober travel continues upward trend, but still under pre-pandemic levels: StatCan
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says Canadian international travel rebounded sharply in October as the transportation industry continued its post-pandemic recovery. The agency says Canadian residents returned from 3.3 million trips abroad in October, nearly four times the figure recorded during the same month of 2021. International arrivals to Canada, which includes both visitors and returning ... Read More »
1 responseWeather ruin your holiday plans? Here’s what to do if your flight was cancelled
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
The holiday plans of thousands of people have been disrupted as bad weather forces the cancellation of large swathes of flights across the country. Here are some frequently asked questions, and tips, about what to do if it happens to you: Q: My flight’s been cancelled. Should I call the airline? A: No. The airlines ... Read More »
1 responseFederal government posts $0.2 billion deficit for April to October period
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government posted a deficit of $0.2 billion during the first seven months of the 2022-23 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the finance department says the deficit between April and October compares with a deficit of $72.3 billion reported for the same period last year. Compared with the same seven ... Read More »
1 responseAn inflation measure watched by the Fed eases to 5.5%
By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a revised 6.1% increase in October and ... Read More »
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