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London, Ont., meat plant shut for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak affecting 82 workers
A London, Ont., meat-processing plant with 900 employees has been shut down temporarily to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak, with the number of active cases now at 82. The Cargill plant, which processes poultry, was closed for 14…
Federal government, Air Canada reach deal on relief package that includes customer re…
The federal government has reached an agreement with Air Canada that will provide the pandemic-battered airline with financial support — while committing the airline to refunding customers who saw their flights cancelled last year…
How COVID-19 created a buyer’s market for office space
When COVID-19 began spreading across Canada, the newly formed Broken Heart Love Affair creative agency had set up in a Toronto lightbulb plant-turned office building originally built in 1908. Now celebrating its first anniversary, the…
Canadians should expect ‘significant’ move in budget for child care, early…
Access to national early learning programs and child care have become an "economic imperative" and Canadians should expect a "significant" announcement in the forthcoming federal budget, said Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic…
B.C. liquor servers to get pay boost on par with general minimum wage increase
The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers — liquor servers — are getting a pay boost to match the general minimum wage that's also set to increase in June. Labour Minister Harry Bains says he's proud to…
E-commerce giant Alibaba fined $3.5B over China’s anti-monopoly rules
Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($3.5 billion Cdn) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics, as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over fast-growing tech…
Amazon workers in Alabama vote against forming union
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., handed the online retail giant a decisive victory when they voted against forming a union and cut off a path that labour activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the…
Bank regulator proposes higher mortgage stress test level, making it harder to qualif…
Canada's top banking regulator is proposing to raise the mortgage stress test level to 5.25 per cent or two percentage points above the market rate, whichever is higher. That's a hike from 4.79 per cent, which is the current average…
Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?
As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid by some wealthy corporations. This week the New Democratic Party is considering how to soak the…
Summer driving season about to kick off and it could be ‘off the charts’ busy
Highways could be flooded with vehicles this summer as people hit the road to escape their homes and look for a change of scenery during the pandemic, experts say, regardless of prices at the pump. Gasoline consumption is still below…