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Air Canada flight attendant union calls $50M cuts ‘premature’
The union representing flight attendants at Air Canada says the airline acted too quickly in moving to cut costs by $50 million in the current quarter. Continue reading
Flaherty dismisses fears over housing slowdown
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is dismissing fears about Canada’s housing market, saying the current slowdown is welcome news and that there is no need for further government intervention. Continue reading
Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs over gearshift problem
Chrysler is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles’ circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gear shifts to neutral, the No. 3 U.S. automaker said Saturday.Included are 2006- to 2010-model-year Jeep Commanders and 2005 to 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokees, of which about 295,000 are in the United States, 28,500 are in Canada .. Continue reading
Cheap American flights threaten Canadian airport business
The promise of cheaper flights is driving many Canadians across the border to U.S. Continue reading
North Carolina 8th Graders Win $10,000 at 2013 National School SCRABBLE Championship in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A pair of 8th graders from Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, NC defeated 88 other teams from all over the United States and Canada to win the 11th annual … Continue reading
Nurses, IT analysts among top 10 fastest-growing temp jobs
Despite Canada’s bleak employment numbers in recent years, there has been an increase in jobs such as nursing, banking and landscaping — as long as you’re a temporary worker. Continue reading
Put Your City on the Map in WWF’s 2014 Global Earth Hour City Challenge
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/03/13 — WWF-Canada invites Canadian municipalities to join cities in 14 countries around the world in their bid to be the world’s next Earth Hour Capital. C… Continue reading
TSX slides as mining, energy issues stumble
By Solarina Ho TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's main stock market finished lower on Friday as natural resource stocks slumped and market sentiment soured following U.S. economic growth data that fell short of expectations. U.S Continue reading
Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book"
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) – One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Continue reading
‘Non-Conspiracy’ Theorists Are Saps for Wall Street
VANCOUVER, Canada (Bullion Bulls Canada) — Conspiracy nut. Looking for a cheap laugh at a social gathering Continue reading
