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Five Ontario school boards, two schools join legal fight against social media giants

Five Ontario school boards, two schools join legal fight against social media giants

TORONTO — Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined the multibillion-dollar legal fight against social media giants Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, accusing their parent companies of leaving educators to manage the
Residential mortgage debt hits $2.16 trillion amid slowest growth in 23 years: CMHC

Residential mortgage debt hits $2.16 trillion amid slowest growth in 23 years: CMHC

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the country’s total residential mortgage debt totalled $2.16 trillion as of February this year, up 3.4 per cent year-over-year and representing the slowest growth in 23 years.
An Iceland volcano starts erupting again, spewing lava into the sky

An Iceland volcano starts erupting again, spewing lava into the sky

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature’s power and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal s
Gildan CEO lands 84% of votes in board election, other nominees see high support

Gildan CEO lands 84% of votes in board election, other nominees see high support

MONTREAL — Gildan Activewear Inc. says just shy of 84 per cent of shareholder votes cast in its Tuesday election were in favour of the company's newly returned CEO retaking his place on the company's board.
ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal as energy prices rise

ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal as energy prices rise

ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt.
Patients who end up in ER for severe dependence on alcohol need medications: doctors

Patients who end up in ER for severe dependence on alcohol need medications: doctors

A group of Canadian and American experts is urging emergency room doctors to prescribe specific medications to help curb cravings and alleviate withdrawal from heavy use of alcohol, which leads to more hospitalizations than any other substance.
Property controls a major barrier for grocery competition in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: experts

Property controls a major barrier for grocery competition in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: experts

As Canadian consumers have increasingly soured on the major grocers, the country's competition watchdog has turned its sights on restrictive clauses in retail leases that it says are hampering competition in the grocery sector.
Black-owned business program gives owners a shot at government, corporate contracts

Black-owned business program gives owners a shot at government, corporate contracts

VANCOUVER — Governments and corporations in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ spend billions each year procuring products and services, but Jackee Kasandy says that historically barely any has gone to businesses owned by Black people, and she wants that to change.
Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after be
Ontario judge upholds Red Lobster's U.S. bankruptcy case in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Ontario judge upholds Red Lobster's U.S. bankruptcy case in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

TORONTO — An Ontario judge issued an order Tuesday that recognizes and enforces Red Lobster’s U.S. bankruptcy protection proceedings in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.