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Canadian politicians have been trying to tackle grocery prices, which have risen significantly in just a few years amid overall inflation and higher interest rates.
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Grocers are facing government crackdowns, but will grocery prices go down?

Unionized Apple retail employees in the U.S. reached a tentative agreement with the tech giant on Friday over improvement in work-life balance, pay raises and job security.
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U.S. union and Apple reach tentative labour agreement

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is ready to return to flight after suffering a mission-ending failure during a routine journey earlier this month.
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SpaceX cleared to launch Falcon 9 rocket after rare failure

Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic cited ‘congestion issues’ in his response to a letter sent by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai this week to the company, expressing frustrations about poor cellphone service in the territory where the company is the dominant player.
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Bell Canada president admits ‘congestion’ issues slowed down Yukon cell network

Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is pausing sales of one of its new product lines that have generated complaints from consumers.
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Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is ‘unflattering’

The wildfires raging in Jasper National Park and the shutdown of rail traffic through the area are expected to have an impact on Canada’s supply chain.
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Jasper fires disrupt rail service, delays expected at Port of Vancouver

Postmedia Network Inc. announced plans Friday to buy certain businesses belonging to SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two insolvent companies behind Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain.
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Postmedia plans to buy Atlantic Canada’s insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain

Whether they’re shopping at multiple stores, flipping through flyers or seeking out independent grocers, many Canadians say they have changed their grocery shopping habits in recent years as a response to high inflation and, for some, growing distrust of large chains.
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Flyers, price-matching, local stores: How Canadians’ grocery habits have changed

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says Bell should be embarrassed by the terrible cellphone service the territory has been getting over the last several months.
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‘Embarrassing’: Yukon premier blasts Bell over service issues

More than 97 per cent of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike’s CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage.
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CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online