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Quebec’s treasury board president is imploring unionized workers to table a counter-offer to the government’s last contract proposal ahead of this week’s planned, provincewide public sector strikes.
Source: ctv business
Public sector strike: Quebec government calls on unions to submit counter-offer

A tentative deal has been reached between No Frills and Unifor.
Source: ctv business
Strike averted at 17 No Frills stores in Ontario

A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as ‘the most sought-after’ in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds (US$2.7 million), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.
Source: ctv business
Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record US.7 million at auction

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods.
Source: ctv business
‘Please regulate AI’: Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry, force automakers to absorb higher costs and help reshape the auto business as it shifts away from gasoline-fuelled vehicles.
Source: ctv business
Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a similar deal with General Motors will raise pay across the industry, force automakers to absorb higher costs and help reshape the auto business as it shifts away from gasoline-fueled vehicles.
Source: ctv business
Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

More than 1,500 Canadian authors, writers and publishers have signed an open letter calling for the charges against anti-war protesters who interrupted the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony to be dropped.
Source: ctv business
More than 1,500 Canadian writers call for charges to be dropped against protesters who disrupted Giller Prize gala

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash or fire.
Source: ctv business
Honda recalls nearly 250K vehicles because bearing can fail and cause engines to run poorly or stall

Strength in energy stocks helped lead the way higher for Canada’s main stock index Friday, while markets in the U.S. were muted.
Source: ctv business
Energy helps S&P/TSX composite gain more than 100 points, U.S. markets muted

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence.
Source: ctv business
Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it plows resources into AI