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Blasting Through Barriers: How Twincon Enterprises Shapes the Okanagan Landscape
Business Spotlight
Twincon Enterprises in Penticton is one of the leading earth-moving companies in the Okanagan Valley,…
These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023
TORONTO – A wave of layoffs last year, which left thousands of Canadian workers jobless,…
Black Friday sales hit $4.1 billion, top last year’s numbers: Shopify
OTTAWA – Shopify Inc. says this year’s Black Friday sales across its merchants were 22…
Electric vehicle maker Lion Electric cutting 150 jobs to reduce costs
MONTREAL – The Lion Electric Co. says it is cutting 150 jobs or about 10…
Suncor restarts production at Terra Nova after work to extend life of project
CALGARY – Suncor Energy Inc. says it has restarted production at its Terra Nova production,…
Air Transat flight attendants OK strike mandate if new contract cannot be reached
MONTREAL – The union representing 2,100 flight attendants at Air Transat says workers have voted…
Buyer beware: porch piracy set to ramp up with holiday season fast approaching
TORONTO – You’ve been tracking your online shopping haul for days. It’s finally the day…
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go a tanker…
Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a…
No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify deal with wage gains, full-time jobs
TORONTO – No Frills workers at 17 stores in Ontario have ratified a new collective…
One person dead, 63 confirmed cases in salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe: PHAC
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says one person has died after a…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming…
Banks set to report earnings strained by economic slowdown
TORONTO – Signs of economic slowdown are growing, and Canadian banks could add more evidence…
Alberta Energy Regulator reports runoff spill at Suncor’s Fort Hills oilsands site
CALGARY – A spill of surface runoff from a containment pond at Suncor Energy’s Fort…
Smith says she’ll reveal details next week on threat to invoke sovereignty act
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will reveal details next week on her…
Feds aimed secret cybersecurity briefing at energy sector executives: memo
OTTAWA – Federal security officials have been briefing leaders of major energy and utility firms…
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came…
Oil and gas well drillers want federal funding to help industry decarbonize
CALGARY – Canada’s oil and gas well drilling sector is lobbying for a piece of…
Dairy D-Day: panel rules ‘clearly in favour of Canada’ in U.S. trade dispute
WASHINGTON – Ottawa declared a decisive victory Friday over the United States in an ongoing…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Mastermind Toys granted creditor protection, wants permission to close some stores
TORONTO – Toy store Mastermind GP Inc. says it has obtained an initial order for…
S&P/TSX composite ends slightly down Friday; U.S. markets mixed
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index closed down slightly Friday while U.S. markets were mixed…
Aerospace firms push back against Bombardier, tout upsides of a Boeing military deal
MONTREAL – Canadian aerospace companies are pushing back against the idea that a Bombardier Inc.…
APTN says funds needed from online streaming giants to help promote Indigenous voices
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network says online streaming services should be required to contribute funding…