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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
The complex and sometimes controversial task of counting how far a dollar goes

The complex and sometimes controversial task of counting how far a dollar goes

“It’s a very, very tough concept to measure,” said Derek Holt, head of capital markets at Scotiabank
Industry minister suggests Rogers outage could weigh on $26-billion Shaw deal

Industry minister suggests Rogers outage could weigh on $26-billion Shaw deal

“This is certainly going to be on my mind, and the mind of all Canadians”
Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming or downloading music online

Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming or downloading music online

Under the law, a work is “performed” as soon as it is made available for on-demand streaming