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‘Quiet vacationing’ is the latest new term to describe the rough edges of office culture, and survey data shows it’s widespread among North American workers.
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Leaving time on the table: Surveys show unused paid vacation, ‘quiet vacationing’

‘Quiet vacationing’ is the latest new term to describe the rough edges of office culture, and survey data shows it’s widespread among North American workers.
Source: ctv business
‘Quiet vacationing’: Surveys show workers don’t use all of their vacation days, play hooky

Lynx Air is selling off everything from life jackets to oxygen masks as it tries to recoup a portion of the losses it suffered before filing for creditor protection earlier this year.
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Defunct Lynx Air selling off life jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

The federal government is putting another $31 million towards The Bay building project in Downtown Winnipeg.
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Ottawa providing M in funding for Downtown Winnipeg Bay project

The federal government is putting up another $31 million for the transformation of a former Hudson’s Bay Company flagship store in Winnipeg.
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Ottawa puts up more money to transform historic Bay building into Indigenous hub

Canadian retail sales slowed in March as shoppers spent less at furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales down 0.2% in March at .4 billion

Kabosu, the dog that launched a thousand ‘doge’ memes, has died, her owner announced Friday.
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The dog who inspired Dogecoin has died

Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry ‘unlawful.’
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Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys owners

Gildan Activewear announced Thursday that all board members have resigned and its president and CEO, Vince Tyra, has stepped down.
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Gildan CEO, board resign ahead of shareholder vote, paving way for ex-CEO’s return

Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom.
Source: ctv business
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs