National Business

CRA says strike will mean certain services will be delayed or unavailable

TORONTO — If the current strike by thousands of public sector workers is successful, it could have a domino effect for unionized workers in other industries, labour experts said. “Strikes in the federal public service are extremely rare.

Metro Inc. is launching a new loyalty program that will give the grocery and drugstore retailer insight into customer behaviour and shopping patterns.

OTTAWA — Construction of new homes picked up in several of Canada's major cities last year, said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), but the agency foresees a slowdown as interest rates weigh on building costs.

TORONTO — Allowing tech companies to apply brazen labels to the social media accounts of credible publications can harm the reputations of news outlets and mislead the public, academics say.

VANCOUVER — Glencore says it is willing to consider improving its offer to acquire Teck Resources Ltd.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.

OTTAWA — Once upon a time, Chrystia Freeland attempted to relate to Canadians' cost-of-living concerns with a personal anecdote — and it didn't produce a fairy-tale ending.

The tight hold on the market of RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, Scotiabank and National Bank is not from a lack of others trying.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company's lawsuit that would have exposed how the network promoted lies about the 2020 presidential election.