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Manitoba Tories promise to lift the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals

Manitoba Tories promise to lift the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to remove the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals if they are re-elected on Oct. 3.
Oil companies can only decarbonize as fast as the rest of the economy: Shell Canada

Oil companies can only decarbonize as fast as the rest of the economy: Shell Canada

CALGARY — The fossil fuel industry is increasingly under the microscope for its contribution to climate change, but the president of British oil giant Shell's Canadian subsidiary says oil and gas companies can't be held solely responsible for the pac
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023

A wave of layoffs last year, which left thousands of Canadian workers jobless, is continuing this year as recession predictions loom and the tech sector downturn deepens.
National home sales fall 4% between July and August as market slows: CREA

National home sales fall 4% between July and August as market slows: CREA

The national housing market slowed last month with sales and prices tumbling between July and August as the Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike rattled buyers.
Employers must use caution amid workplace power dynamics, experts say

Employers must use caution amid workplace power dynamics, experts say

TORONTO — NHL coach Mike Babcock thought he was just trying to get to know his players better, but experts say he may have crossed a line that's sometimes hard to see.
Canadian tech organization urges 'responsible' approach to AI regulation

Canadian tech organization urges 'responsible' approach to AI regulation

TORONTO — An organization representing more than 150 Canadian tech companies is calling on the country to take a sensitive but speedy approach to artificial intelligence.
Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower but is still on track for weekly gains

Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower but is still on track for weekly gains

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in early trading on Wall Street but not enough to erase the market’s gains for the week. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in the first few minutes of trading Friday.
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 1.6% in July after falling in June

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 1.6% in July after falling in June

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.6 per cent to $71.9 billion in July, boosted by higher sales of food products, petroleum and coal products and transportation equipment. The increase followed at 2.0 per cent decline in June.
TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules

TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules

LONDON (AP) — European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy , the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe's strict data privacy rules
UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri

UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it will go on strike at three vehicle assembly plants as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers.