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Passengers with WestJet’s Encore airline can breathe a little easier after an agreement was reached between the company and its pilots.
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WestJet Encore pilots approve agreement, avoid strike action

The Truth Social owner dropped by another 8 per cent on Monday, adding to a brutal week that wiped out a third of the stock’s value.
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Trump’s net worth has tumbled by US billion since Truth Social stock peaked last month

Royal Bank of Canada says it has terminated chief financial officer Nadine Ahn following an investigation into a personal relationship she allegedly had with another employee.
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RBC terminates Nadine Ahn as CFO following probe into personal relationship

When Irina Novoselsky contemplates social media, she’s certain the next decade won’t be anything like the last because consumers increasingly allow the online world to shape nearly every aspect of their lives.
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Vancouver-based Hootsuite buys analytics firm Talkwalker as CEO foresees social media disruption

Paper bags could soon return to the LCBO following a request from Ontario’s premier.
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Doug Ford directs LCBO to go back to using single-use paper bags

After five straight holds of the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate that followed its hiking cycle of more than a year, economists say a rebound awaits the national housing market — but don’t expect a big surge just yet.
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Spring housing market surge unlikely as affordability, cost of living weigh on buyers

Some Canadians are feeling a little more optimistic about their debt with the prospect of interest rate cuts on the horizon, said MNP Ltd.
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Many Canadians still feeling squeezed even as debt worries ease: insolvency firm

Canadians are more likely to blame grocery stores for rising food prices than any other reason, and nearly one-in-five Canadians say they or someone they know has used a food bank in the past year, according to a survey conducted by Nanos Research for CTV News.
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32 per cent of Canadians blame grocery stores for rising food prices, more than any other reason: Nanos

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was awarded a giant stock bonus on top of his more-than-a-million-dollar salary last year, despite overseeing a company that has been plagued by chronic losses and safety problems.
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was paid US.8 million in 2023

Canadian and American markets moved higher on Friday, with the TSX posting a new all-time closing high, even as jobs reports in both countries painted different economic pictures.
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Canadian, U.S. markets rally after differing labour market reports