Unifor and Ford have reached a tentative contract deal, averting a strike that would have seen around 5,600 Canadian workers hit the picket lines, and providing a roadmap for an agreement for thousands of other autoworkers employed by General Motors and Stellantis. Contract deal comes a day after strike deadline …
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David Sobey, who helped transform Sobeys into national grocery juggernaut, dead at 92
A former president and CEO of Sobeys is being remembered today for his role in transforming the Stellarton grocer from a regional business into a multi-billion dollar company. Condolences rolling in for former chairman and president of Sobeys Inc. A former president and CEO of Sobeys Inc. is being remembered …
Read More »Canada’s inflation rate increases to 4%
Canada's inflation rate jumped higher last month, to an annual pace of four per cent, mostly because of an increase in gasoline prices. Grocery prices increased at 6.9 per cent annual pace Canada's inflation rate jumped higher last month, to an annual pace of four per cent, mostly because of …
Read More »Why unions have had a ‘summer of strikes’
From the Canadian federal workers strike to actors and writers in Hollywood to port workers in B.C. — not to mention broadcasters at TV Ontario, city workers in Saint John, N.B., and employees at Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries — it's no wonder this has been dubbed the "summer of strikes". …
Read More »Indigo founder Heather Reisman returns as CEO
After a brief retirement, Heather Reisman has been reinstated as CEO of Indigo, the book retailer she founded almost 30 years ago. Founder had announced her retirement this summer before her successor abruptly resigned After a brief retirement, Heather Reisman has been reinstated as CEO of Indigo, the book retailer …
Read More »BMO shutting down indirect retail auto finance business as bad debts mount
Bank of Montreal (BMO) is winding down its indirect retail auto finance business and shifting focus to other areas in a move that will result in an unspecified number of job losses, Canada's third-largest bank said. Move will result in unspecified number of layoffs Bank of Montreal (BMO) is winding …
Read More »Métro Média to declare bankruptcy as local journalism takes another hit
Métro Média will declare bankruptcy this week, permanently ending its coverage of local government in parts of the province's two largest cities, the head of the Quebec newspaper publisher said Sunday. 'The Journal Métro as you knew it no longer exists,' says Métro Média CEO Métro Média will declare bankruptcy …
Read More »How pay transparency is breaking down the taboo of talking about your salary
"How much do you make?" The once-taboo question is becoming increasingly common, as more workers push to normalize pay transparency — or open conversations about salary — in an effort to close gender and racial pay gaps. Canada's female workers make about 89 cents for every dollar earned by men …
Read More »TikTok hit with $500M fine in Europe for past failings safeguarding youth privacy
TikTok was handed a large fine from a regulator in Europe for past shortcomings in protecting the privacy of younger users, a development that experts say could have implications for Canadian regulators and young people using the popular platform here. Privacy experts say Irish watchdog's ruling could have implications in …
Read More »Digital nomads want to work from anywhere. Some worry that’s creating problems for local communities
The trend toward digital nomadism has been growing in recent years, but saw a sharp rise after the pandemic opened the door to more flexibility at work. But that freedom to work from anywhere has created tension in some communities where the cost of living has spiked for locals. Housing …
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