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Canada Post reaches deal with second-largest union, negotiations continue with CUPW

Canada Post reaches deal with second-largest union, negotiations continue with CUPW

The agreement with the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association covers about 8,500 employees, who mostly manage post offices in rural Canada.
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Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading

Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading

Rob Alexander's father wasn't supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985. "My mother had actually booked him on an Air France flight to go see his mother in India," recalled Alexander, who was in his teens at the time.
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Watchdog recommends foreign ownership of domestic airlines amid low competition

Watchdog recommends foreign ownership of domestic airlines amid low competition

Canada should allow up to 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines in a bid to lower fares and boost flight options, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country's "highly concentrated" aviation industry.
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Ontario to provide ice storm recovery funding for businesses, municipalities

Ontario to provide ice storm recovery funding for businesses, municipalities

The Ontario government says it's introducing two financial assistance programs to help municipalities and businesses recover from a severe March ice storm.
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum

Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum

MONTREAL — A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum.
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Scientists question Ottawa more than doubling cod catch in Newfoundland and Labrador

Scientists question Ottawa more than doubling cod catch in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S — Scientists say they are surprised and “puzzled” by the federal fisheries minister’s decision Wednesday to more than double the catch in this year’s northern cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Empire reports Q4 profit up, CEO says food inflation at its stores remained stable

Empire reports Q4 profit up, CEO says food inflation at its stores remained stable

Empire Co. Ltd.’s top executive said the company’s price inflation remained stable during its latest quarter and that he expects the trend to continue, as the grocery retailer reported its latest financial results.
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses

CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses

CALGARY — Oilpatch companies are big spenders on Indigenous-affiliated businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released Thursday.
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