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Trying to get a table at a buzzy new restaurant in New York or Los Angeles? You’ll have better luck if you’re an American Express cardholder and pay the requisite hundreds of dollars in fees.
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American Express is taking control of restaurant reservations

WestJet has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of travellers over the Canada Day long weekend.
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Deal reached in WestJet mechanics’ strike, but travel disruptions still expected

The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to two people who heard federal prosecutors detail the offer Sunday.
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U.S. wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say

Business owners have found that offering summer hours – a reduced schedule on Fridays, usually between Victoria Day and Labour Day — can be a way to boost employee morale. Workers are able to deal with summer childcare gaps, return to the office refreshed and feel like their job values them, owners say.
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Summer hours are a perk small businesses can offer to workers to boost morale

In a country traditionally dominated by two national airlines, a new set of aviation rivalries has emerged. Porter is increasingly moving in on Air Canada’s home turf of Central Canada as well as cross-country routes, while WestJet seeks to counter the threat of Flair Airlines in a shift from the decades-old industry dynamic of sparring between the two biggest carriers.
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The new airline rivalries: Air Canada vs. Porter, WestJet vs. Flair

If you gathered all the wealth that billionaires currently have worldwide, you would have about US$14.2 trillion, according to Forbes Magazine. But what about in Canada alone?
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Who are the richest people in Canada? Here’s how many billionaires there are

If you gathered all the wealth that billionaires currently have worldwide, you would have about US$14.2 trillion, according to Forbes Magazine. But what about in Canada alone?
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Some of Canada’s wealthiest billionaires, according to Forbes

Are you retired and looking for some ideas to help make some extra money? Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew has some tips to help you earn some income in your golden years.
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Practical tips for seniors who want to supplement their retirement income

In the age of quick attention spans and fleeting infatuations, many large companies are working hard to stay relevant and, most importantly, on-trend.
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Provocative or crude: Do some corporate accounts go too far on social media?

WestJet says it is ‘outraged’ after its airline maintenance engineers went ahead with their previously threatened strike on Friday evening.
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WestJet warns of travel disruption as mechanics union opts to ‘continue with strike action’