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Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices

Quebecers warned that new language rules could lead to fewer products, higher prices

MONTREAL — Popular consumer products risk disappearing from stores across Quebec — and those that remain could be more expensive — because of the province's French-language reform, says an association that represents thousands of foreign businesses.
Need to improve Canadian productivity has reached emergency level, BoC official says

Need to improve Canadian productivity has reached emergency level, BoC official says

HALIFAX — A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation may be more of a threat than in the past few decades.
Canadian National Railway Co. releases new Indigenous relations policy

Canadian National Railway Co. releases new Indigenous relations policy

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. has released a new Indigenous relations policy for the railway months after its advisory council of prominent Indigenous leaders resigned en masse.
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024

Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.
Luxury parka maker Canada Goose laying off 17% of corporate staff

Luxury parka maker Canada Goose laying off 17% of corporate staff

TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc. says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce.
US consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future are a bit more cloudy

US consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future are a bit more cloudy

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans wrestle with higher prices and feel less optimistic about the short-term future.
Financial mythbusting 101: Don't get stuck on financial advice that doesn't ring true

Financial mythbusting 101: Don't get stuck on financial advice that doesn't ring true

TORONTO — Finance tips and advice that worked decades ago aren't always relevant in today's day and age.
UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S.
China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO

China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO

BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are discriminatory requirements for American subsidies for electric vehicles. Starting this year, U.S.
With completion in sight, what's next for the Trans Mountain pipeline project?

With completion in sight, what's next for the Trans Mountain pipeline project?

CALGARY — After more than four years of construction and at least $34 billion in costs, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is nearly complete.