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While Diana Skakavac has clipped coupons, scoured flyers and rooted around clearance aisles, some of her most powerful savings tools are grocery loyalty apps on her phone.
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Here’s how you can make the most of loyalty programs

Retailers tell customers their loyalty program offers are determined by how they shop. That’s true, but it’s a bit more complicated than simply granting rewards based on past purchases.
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‘Rewarding you for the stuff you buy’: How personalized offers shape grocery shopping

Stock markets may be hovering around record highs internationally, but Canadian bank shares haven’t seen as much momentum as they head into first-quarter earnings results this week.
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Banking sector worries ease ahead of Q1 results, but relief still a ways off

Ryanair may be forced to cut flights and raise fares in the peak summer season this year because crisis-hit Boeing can’t deliver the planes it promised.
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‘Inexcusable.’ Ryanair says it may have to raise fares this summer because of Boeing

About 3,000 York University employees are on strike as of Monday morning after negotiations with the post-secondary institution stagnated.
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Thousands of York University workers go on strike

From parched southern Alberta to water-scarce east Texas, ranchers have been downsizing their herds due to a lack of grass for grazing.
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Why drought on the prairies is making your steak more expensive

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In his annual letter, Warren Buffett tells investors to ignore Wall Street pundits

In its documentary ‘Who’s At Your Door?’, CTV W5 investigates companies that allegedly trick homeowners into signing long-term contracts for services they don’t need.
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Who’s at your door?: Homeowners allegedly exploited by Ontario company

Cheaper daycare was one of the Liberal government’s biggest promises, but now the program is struggling, with daycare operators warning of closures if things don’t change.
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Ottawa daycare operators say /day program not working, warning of closures

A federal judge on Friday barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to entice recruits, granting a request for a preliminary injunction from the states of Tennessee and Virginia and dealing another blow to the association’s ability to govern college sports and more than 500,000 athletes.
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Judge rules against NCAA, says NIL compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes