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‘Our airline’s well-being has become grave overnight’: WestJet attendants expect mass layoffs due to COVID-19
The union representing WestJet flight attendants is expecting layoffs of more than 50 per cent of its staff as the number of flight...
Bank of Canada makes emergency interest rate cut
The Bank of Canada has made an unexpected rate cut, cutting the central bank’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.75...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world March 14
Some of the latest developments: N.L. and P.E.I. announced their first cases on Saturday. Saskatchewan confirmed its first two presumptive cases. B.C. detected nine new cases, bringing...
Is the coronavirus ravaging your investment portfolio? Here’s what you need to know
As the coronavirus continues its global spread, Canadians are worried not only about their health but also about their retirement plans. Many people’s hard-earned investment...
Football News : Coronavirus: Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk pledges to take Premier League title to fans
Football News : Coronavirus: Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk pledges to take Premier League title to fans, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits...
4th case of coronavirus in Ontario confirmed
Ontario health officials have confirmed a new case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the fourth in the province since...
Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis
The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...
Turkey passed up Canada’s offer of help with Khashoggi investigation, documents show
Turkey passed up Canada’s offer of help with Khashoggi investigation, documents show, Canada offered to help Turkey investigate the killing of Jamal Khashoggi,...
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis According to fresh data, the Canadian real estate market is booming again....
Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today
Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today Finance Minister Bill Morneau will meet with his provincial and territorial...
Toronto lawyer pushing province to bring in ‘Textalyzers’ to catch texting drivers
A Toronto lawyer and prominent road safety advocate is pushing Ontario to implement a controversial technology that would allow police to test cellphones at the...
Banks deny compensation when hackers steal customers’ money
Sunjit Lidhar was awoken by a phone call from Scotiabank last February, informing him that $3,000 had been transferred out of his savings...
7 reasons Canada could escape economic doom Don Pittis
For those looking for some fresh economic bad news last week, it wasn’t hard to find. On Friday, the country that is now by some measures the...
5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis
This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...
Nestle Tim Hortons named Canada’s top plastic polluters again
For the second year in a row, Nestle and Tim Hortons were the top companies behind branded plastic bottles, coffee cups and lids...
