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CRTC might ease Corus' Canadian content spending requirements after profit plunge

CRTC might ease Corus' Canadian content spending requirements after profit plunge

Canada's telecommunications regulator is looking to ease some Canadian content spending requirements for Corus Entertainment Inc. as the company says labour unrest in the U.S. entertainment industry and high inflation have hurt its bottom line.
Timing, patience key to nabbing affordable concert, sports resale tickets: fans

Timing, patience key to nabbing affordable concert, sports resale tickets: fans

TORONTO — When Jagger Long heads to the Rogers Centre to watch a Toronto Blue Jays match, you'll often spot him in the first row behind home plate and at Scotiabank Arena, he's a pro at snagging seats with access to the venue's tunnel where you can b
Aimia board recommends shareholders reject takeover offer from Mithaq Capital

Aimia board recommends shareholders reject takeover offer from Mithaq Capital

TORONTO — The board of directors of Aimia Inc. recommended that shareholders reject a takeover offer from Mithaq Capital SPC because it says it undervalues the company and is not compelling.
Retail sales down slightly at $66.1 billion in August, Statistics Canada says

Retail sales down slightly at $66.1 billion in August, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales fell 0.1 per cent to $66.1 billion in August as sales at new and used car dealers fell for the month, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Israel-Hamas war: How to avoid misinformation when sharing imagery on social media

Israel-Hamas war: How to avoid misinformation when sharing imagery on social media

As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, fact-checkers have stressed the need to be careful when recirculating photos and videos seen on social media that purport to illustrate the violence on the ground.
Banning plastic waste exports won't solve the world's plastic trash woes: Guilbeault

Banning plastic waste exports won't solve the world's plastic trash woes: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — The mountains of trash from foreign countries seen piling up around homes and temples in Myanmar are renewing calls for Canada and other wealthy countries to deal with their own plastic garbage at home, instead of exporting waste — and the p
Quebec eyes construction industry shakeup to boost housing, infrastructure projects

Quebec eyes construction industry shakeup to boost housing, infrastructure projects

MONTREAL — How many workers does it take to shift a wall in Quebec? Too many, says Isabelle Rinfret of construction and real estate management company Arvisais, based roughly 95 kilometres northeast of Montreal, in Louiseville, Que.
Transat AT CFO Patrick Bui moving to take job at retailer Dollarama

Transat AT CFO Patrick Bui moving to take job at retailer Dollarama

MONTREAL — The chief financial officer of Transat AT Inc. is leaving the company to become chief financial officer at Dollarama Inc. Transat says Patrick Bui will step down from his position at the travel company on Dec. 15.
Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests

Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests

PORTLAND, Ore.
Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste. But it's still happening.

Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste. But it's still happening.

OTTAWA — On the northern fringe of Myanmar's largest city is a township of nearly 300,000 people with a growing industrial base in textiles, consumer goods and food products.