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Calgary sees record home sales as supply returns to market: real estate board

Calgary sees record home sales as supply returns to market: real estate board

CALGARY 鈥 The Calgary Real Estate Board says last month set a new record for sales activity as 4,107 homes changed hands.
Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize in historic labor win

Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize in historic labor win

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant鈥檚 history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive.
New apps offering grocery delivery in under 10 min pin their hopes on power of habit

New apps offering grocery delivery in under 10 min pin their hopes on power of habit

TORONTO 鈥 Wesley Yue鈥檚 staff race against the clock every day. When orders arrive through an app, 鈥渞iders鈥 at his grocery delivery company Ninja have just 10 minutes to round up items and get them to customers via e-bike.
New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg

New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg

DETROIT (AP) 鈥 New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump.
US added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

US added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

America鈥檚 employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy鈥檚 resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia's war against Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years.
Unifor reaches deal with Metro averting looming strike at grocery distribution centre

Unifor reaches deal with Metro averting looming strike at grocery distribution centre

TORONTO 鈥 Unifor says it has reached a tentative agreement with Metro Inc. covering more than 900 full-time workers at a Toronto-area distribution centre.
European inflation soars to record 7.5% on fuel, food costs

European inflation soars to record 7.5% on fuel, food costs

LONDON (AP) 鈥 Inflation in Europe soared to another record, according to new EU figures released Friday, in a fresh sign that rising energy prices fueled by Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine are squeezing consumers and adding pressure on the central bank to ra
Cannabis retailer buying two stores in Alberta for $2.2M in shares

Cannabis retailer buying two stores in Alberta for $2.2M in shares

CALGARY 鈥 Cannabis retailer High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy two stores in Alberta for $2.2 million in shares. The company says it will acquire the company operating as Boreal Cannabis Company, which has a store in Slave Lake, Alta.
Chartwell Retirement Residences selling and buying Ontario long-term care homes

Chartwell Retirement Residences selling and buying Ontario long-term care homes

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. 鈥 Chartwell Retirement Residences says it is selling some long-term care homes and assets while also buying others.
BlackBerry ends the year in the black as it earns US$144M in fourth quarter

BlackBerry ends the year in the black as it earns US$144M in fourth quarter

WATERLOO, ONTARIO 鈥 BlackBerry Ltd. ended the year in the black despite lower revenues as it swung to a US$144-million profit in the fourth quarter. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S.