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Summer is already in full swing, but there is still time to plan a vacation — and even save some money, while you’re at it.
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Planning a last-minute summer vacation? Here’s how to save money

One week after it ended, WestJet continues to feel the effects of a mechanics strike that nearly shut down the airline’s network for 29 hours.
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‘Meltdown’: A week later, WestJet continues to feel the fallout from mechanics strike

Paying back student loans has always been a challenge, but at a time when housing and meals eat up a bigger slice of income than ever, making smart choices around loans and repayment is all too critical.
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How to lower your student debt — and cut through misconceptions around it

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) may face some hurdles in collecting the money loaned through COVID-19 pandemic relief programs, like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), according to a tax lawyer.
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Owe money for CERB? Here’s how the CRA is getting it back

Statistics Canada’s latest jobs report shows youth unemployment reached a near decade high.
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Summer jobs could prove tough to come by for students, according to latest job stats

An Ontario judge has authorized a sale process which could see The Body Shop Canada land new owners.
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Ontario judge authorizes sales process for The Body Shop Canada

Prosecutors in Milan are investigating the supply chain of around a dozen more fashion brands, a person with knowledge of the matter said, after a unit of France’s LVMH in Italy was placed under court administration in a worker exploitation probe.
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Italian prosecutors probing supply chain of around a dozen fashion brands, says source

In the first few weeks of summer, the real estate sector is experiencing an upturn marked by more housing inventory, a Canadian realtor says
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Trying to sell or buy a home this summer? What a realtor says you should know

As a wave of companies rush to embed artificial intelligence into their operations, Matt Wood has noticed the technology’s fastest adopters are businesses more typically described as slow to change.
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‘A way to leapfrog’: Amazon executive says regulated industries moving fastest on AI

A First Nation in central Yukon is demanding the immediate halt of all mining activity in its traditional territory, and an independent investigation into the recent failure of equipment at a gold mine which it says could be catastrophic.
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First Nation seeks halt to Yukon mining after failure at gold mine