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Cogeco signs pair of agreements to advance plans to offer wireless services
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. says it has signed partnership agreements with both a national wireless network operator and Eastlink as part of its plan to develop its wireless service in Canada. The company called the agreements an important milestone in its plan to offer wireless services to more than 4.2 million Canadians residing within its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFIB says work stoppage this week at CN and CPKC would hurt businesses
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says a potential work stoppage at Canada’s major railways this week could be devastating for small businesses. The business association says many small businesses rely on rail services to send and receive goods, products and essential materials. CFIB says the shutdowns could also disrupt public transit and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Operator of 7-Eleven in Japan receives takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – The company behind the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan says it has received a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Terms of the proposal by the Canadian convenience store company were not disclosed. In a statement, Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. says it has received a confidential, non-binding and preliminary offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sectors that earned most corporate capital gains created no jobs over 5 years: report
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Two sectors were responsible for the majority of corporate capital gains earned in Canada over five years but added no new jobs over that time span, a new study found. The Centre for Future Work and l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques, two progressive policy thinktanks, published a report that delves into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young people flaunt their used stuff as ‘underconsumption’ goes viral
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2024
Young people on social media are showing off their 12-year-old water bottles, sweaters from high school with patched holes and dish rags made from cut up old T-shirts. It’s all part of a trend that has taken social media by storm in recent months called “underconsumption core,” where users boast about how they’re continuing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teamsters union serves strike notice to CPKC; CN Rail issues lockout notice
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
CALGARY – The union representing thousands of workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says it has served a 72-hour strike notice to the railway. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a press release saying unless the parties can reach a last-minute agreement, workers will be off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teamsters union serves 72-hour strike notice to Canadian Pacific Kansas City
By The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
CALGARY – The union representing thousands of workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says it has served a 72-hour strike notice to the railway. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says in a press release that unless the parties can reach a last-minute agreement, workers will be off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto area sees more rain a day after record-setting downpour
By Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Several southern Ontario communities saw more rain on Sunday and braced for still more wet weather a day after a storm soaked the region and broke at least one precipitation record. Heavy rainfall warnings from Environment Canada remained in effect for a region that includes the Greater Toronto Area, with more than 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy rain expected in Toronto area after Saturday’s record-setting downpour
By Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Residents of southern Ontario could be in for a wet and rainy Sunday after a record-setting rainfall a day earlier. Environment Canada says a heavy rainfall warning is still in effect for a region that includes the Greater Toronto Area, with more than 100 millimetres of precipitation expected in some areas. Environment Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neighbouring town of fire-struck Jasper ready to help long-term, for better or worse
By Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
HINTON, Alta. – It’s been hard to find a hotel room in Hinton, Alta., lately. Firefighters from across Canada and around the world have been calling the town of 10,000 home since late July after joining the fight against massive wildfires some 75 kilometres down the highway in Jasper National Park. Also stationed in Hinton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back to school means back to the spotlight for Big Tech
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on August 18th, 2024
Back to school could mean back to the hot seat for Big Tech. Social media platforms TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat spent last school year embroiled in alawsuitaccusing them of disrupting learning, contributing to a mental health crisis among youth and leaving teachers to manage the fallout. When students return to class this September, experts ... Read More »
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