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US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
May 06, 2022 - 11:36 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs.
Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts
March 18, 2022 - 12:19 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state resevoirs will get less than planned this year as fears of a third consecutive dry year become reality, state officials announced Friday.
Ont. court certifies class action against Uber
August 12, 2021 - 5:04 PM

TORONTO - Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform's Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees.
Quebec miners go back to work with new restrictions to limit COVID-19 spread
April 14, 2020 - 10:05 AM

TORONTO - Companies with mines in Quebec are moving to restart suspended operations after the province announced Monday it would redesignate mining, residential construction, auto mechanics and landscaping operations as essential services starting Wednesday.
Stranded Canadians struggle to return home—and get refunds for cancelled flights
March 18, 2020 - 4:07 PM

Canadians abroad are raising concerns about compensation as they try to find a way back home, with some stranded as borders close and airlines cut flights due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Drilling forecast goes from bad to worse after slow start to summer deployments
July 23, 2019 - 12:58 PM

CALGARY - The Canadian oilfield services sector is expected to continue to suffer as it enters the summer drilling season despite recent developments such as the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the election of a conservative government in Alberta.
Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds
March 27, 2019 - 2:18 PM

LOS ANGELES - Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Trump was facing legal scrutiny for his business practices.
Businesses spent $14B on cybersecurity in 2017, more than 20% hit by cyberattack
October 15, 2018 - 1:36 PM

More than one in five Canadian companies say they were hit by a cyberattack last year, with businesses spending $14 billion on cybersecurity as they confront greater risks in the digital world, according to a new Statistics Canada survey.
Loblaw shareholders reject living wage, independent board chair proposals
May 03, 2018 - 10:18 AM

Shareholders of Canada's largest grocer rejected a proposal that Loblaw Companies Ltd. determine the feasibility of paying its employees a living wage — one that varies by location and is calculated by its cost of living.
Amid Trump visit, it's business as usual for border towns
March 13, 2018 - 4:11 AM

CALEXICO, Calif. - The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president. Hundreds of Mexicans cross the border and line the sidewalks of Calexico's tiny downtown by 4 a.m., napping on cardboard sheets and blankets or sipping coffee from a 24-hour doughnut shop until buses leave for the fields.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

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US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts

Ont. court certifies class action against Uber

Quebec miners go back to work with new restrictions to limit COVID-19 spread

Stranded Canadians struggle to return home—and get refunds for cancelled flights

Drilling forecast goes from bad to worse after slow start to summer deployments

Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds

Businesses spent $14B on cybersecurity in 2017, more than 20% hit by cyberattack

Loblaw shareholders reject living wage, independent board chair proposals

Amid Trump visit, it's business as usual for border towns

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