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Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise

Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise

More shoppers opting for curbside pickup or in-person purchases now
Canadians’ savings are slowly dripping away as deposit interest lags far behind inflation

Canadians’ savings are slowly dripping away as deposit interest lags far behind inflation

“They will lose money. The value of their savings is decreasing.”
‘I got this wrong:’ Shopify CEO announces plan to layoff 10 per cent of staff

‘I got this wrong:’ Shopify CEO announces plan to layoff 10 per cent of staff

Layoffs come as buyers revert to pre-pandemic shopping habits
Unifor pushes for job guarantees in federal review of Westjet’s takeover of Sunwing

Unifor pushes for job guarantees in federal review of Westjet’s takeover of Sunwing

Union concerned acquisition will create lower wages, job instability
Rogers pursuing deal with competitors to juggle 911 calls in case of outage

Rogers pursuing deal with competitors to juggle 911 calls in case of outage

July 8 outage left millions unable to use phone for emergency services
Rogers unable to switch customers to Bell, Telus during outage, despite competing carrier offers

Rogers unable to switch customers to Bell, Telus during outage, despite competing carrier offers

As a result, Rogers was unable to route most 911 calls
Let’s make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration

Let’s make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration

About 30 per cent of the timber used in the U.S. comes from Canada
West Fraser Timber shuts down takeover report; shares spike

West Fraser Timber shuts down takeover report; shares spike

Company says it has not received a proposal and there are no ongoing discussions
WestJet employees in Calgary and Vancouver back strike vote if deal can’t be reached

WestJet employees in Calgary and Vancouver back strike vote if deal can’t be reached

Unifor says wages are a key issue in the contract talks as strike vote see 98 per cent in favour
Economists predict inflation climbed even higher in June amid ‘reopening effect’

Economists predict inflation climbed even higher in June amid ‘reopening effect’

Statistics Canada set to release latest inflation data on July 20