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Canadian officials are meeting representatives of Honda Motor this week, a government source said, following a news report that the carmaker was considering building an almost US$13.9 billion electric vehicle plant in the country.
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Canada, Honda to meet about potential EV plant, says government source

Canadian air travellers will be largely unaffected by the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 airplane, but they may want to double-check their itineraries all the same.
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Canadian travellers should check connecting flights after grounding of Boeing Max 9

Apple said Monday that its Vision Pro mixed reality headset will be available for purchase in the United States beginning on February 2, with pre-orders beginning on January 19.
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Apple announces when the Vision Pro will go on sale

Lululemon Athletica Inc. has raised its financial guidance for its fourth quarter.
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Lululemon Athletica raises financial guidance for fourth quarter

Air Transat and the union representing its 2,100 flight attendants say they have reached a new tentative agreement.
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Air Transat and CUPE reach new tentative contact for flight attendants

After a year marked by caution and shifting expectations spurred by rising borrowing costs, economists believe the Canadian housing market could be in for a rebound in 2024.
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Economists see ‘turning point’ in housing market this year as interest rate cuts loom

Around a quarter of the workforce in Canada was working exclusively from home two years ago. But now, with more and more employers returning to in-person work, what does this mean for Canadians who embraced remote work?
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More workplaces in Canada are going back to the office full time. Here’s what this means for you

No community anywhere would willingly choose to have a nearly 30 per cent office vacancy rate in its downtown core.
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Calgary transforms old offices to apartments; experts say other cities should follow

A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies sued Ohio on Friday over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps.
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A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids’ use of social media

The United Nations issued a sombre global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high-interest rates and increasing climate disasters.
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UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters