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‘Shelves empty’: Sales up at Quebec liquor stores near Ontario amid LCBO strike
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s liquor Crown corporation says it’s seeing a surge in sales at some stores along the boundary with Ontario amid a strike by workers of that province’s liquor control board. Société des alcools du Québec spokeswoman Linda Bouchard said since last week there has been an increase in customers at between 20 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon water regulator said miner ‘flouted’ licence, saved millions, long before spill
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
WHITEHORSE – Two years before the disastrous ore slide and spill of cyanide solution last month at the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon, the former head of the Yukon Water Board accused the mine’s owner of violating conditions of its water licence. Roger Lockwood, then director of the Yukon Water Board, told a court that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kaspersky will shutter US operations after software is banned by Commerce Department, citing risk
By The Associated Press on July 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it’s shutting down all of its operations in the United States, just weeks after the Commerce Department banned the use of the company’s software in the country. Kaspersky will “gradually wind down” its U.S. operations starting July 20, according to a statement from the Moscow company. Positions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
EDMONTON – The premiers of Alberta and B.C. are celebrating an agreement to again allow direct sales to consumers after a tiff over taxes. With the temporary deal, Albertans can order wine directly from more than 350 wineries in B.C. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it means the province’s liquor wholesaler can collect consistent fees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigo to remove portraits of Alice Munro from stores; keep books on shelves
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s biggest bookseller will remove images of Alice Munro from its stores, but a spokeswoman for Indigo says the store will keep her books on the shelves. A spokeswoman for the company says Indigo supports Munro’s daughter Andrea Skinner, who last week published an essay revealing that she had been sexually abused by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Edward Island to restrict cellphone access in classrooms starting September
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
CHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward Island is following in the footsteps of several other provinces and restricting cellphone use in schools. The Education Department says in a news release it aims to enhance student focus and to create more conducive learning environments by restricting the devices in classrooms starting this September. However, it says teachers will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban the installation of oil furnaces in new construction as early as 2028. The federal government’s planned phase-out of heating oil would be paired with more financial support for Canadians to purchase and install heat pumps instead. Liberal ministers say the Canada Green Buildings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amazon Prime Day is a major cause of injuries for warehouse workers, Senate review says
By Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press on July 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant’s facilities across the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The report, which draws information from a year-long Senate committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec liquor board says sales are up at some stores amid LCBO strike
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s liquor Crown corporation says it’s seeing a surge in sales at some stores along the boundary with Ontario amid a strike by workers of that province’s liquor control board. Société des alcools du Québec spokeswoman Linda Bouchard says that since last week the shelves have been emptying quickly at between 20 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investment regulator imposed $14M in enforcement penalties in latest fiscal year
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s investment product regulator says it imposed more than $14 million in fines and other financial enforcements in its last fiscal year. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) says the total also includes imposed costs and the forced return of ill-gotten profits. The regulator says it also ordered suspensions and permanent prohibitions in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Media companies win court injunction against sports-streaming pirates
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Major broadcasters have won a court injunction to prevent internet pirates from illegally streaming live sports events to online viewers. A newly released Federal Court ruling says the anonymous and elusive pirates make money by infringing the media companies’ copyright. Rogers Communications, Bell Media, Groupe TVA and others went to court to try ... Read More »
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