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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to restrict low-wage foreign workers, consider lower immigration targets

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to restrict low-wage foreign workers, consider lower immigration targets

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging businesses to hire Canadians as his government announces new restrictions to limit the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers in the country.
S&P/TSX composite up Monday with price of oil, U.S. markets mixed as Dow hits high

S&P/TSX composite up Monday with price of oil, U.S. markets mixed as Dow hits high

TORONTO — Energy prices helped the TSX post a gain Monday, while U.S. markets were mixed as the Dow posted a record high. Big tech names weighed down U.S.
Baldrey: $5B deficit? No surprise for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government's current spending

Baldrey: $5B deficit? No surprise for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government's current spending

Expect the NDP to include these "eye-popping numbers" for its messaging in the upcoming 2024 election, columnist Keith Baldrey says.
Stock market today: Dow closes at a record even as losses for Big Tech pull S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower

Stock market today: Dow closes at a record even as losses for Big Tech pull S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Wall Street, even as losses for Big Tech companies pulled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite lower. The Dow edged up 0.2% Monday, enough to beat the all-time high it set last month.
RBC details case for firing former CFO, employee in court documents

RBC details case for firing former CFO, employee in court documents

TORONTO — Royal Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has laid out in court documents the details of why it fired its former CFO and another employee for allegedly being in an intimate relationship that led to conflicts of interest.
Hospital Employees' Union hears 'pushback' to return of unvaccinated workers

Hospital Employees' Union hears 'pushback' to return of unvaccinated workers

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was one of the last jurisdictions in the world to drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers.
Jordan Bateman: A BC United insider’s guide to supporting the BC Conservatives

Jordan Bateman: A BC United insider’s guide to supporting the BC Conservatives

A former party supporter explains why BC united can no longer hold back the wave of change in provincial politics
‘Long tail’: Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up

‘Long tail’: Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up

MONTREAL — The end of the shutdown at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s two major railways came too late for the workers at Conifex Timber. Some 250 employees felt the impact when the company cut the operating schedule in half at its sawmill in Mackenzie, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week, from a federal cabinet retreat to new GDP figures.
Opinion: Toxic bosses are a global issue with devastating consequences for organizations and employees

Opinion: Toxic bosses are a global issue with devastating consequences for organizations and employees

Toxic bosses inflict significant harm, and organizations must be more vigilant in their hiring, performance management and promotion practices.