Air Canada on Sunday suspended its plan to resume flights over a strike by flight attendants that has effectively shut down the airline
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Will Ottawa cover Disability Tax Credit application fees as promised?
In 2024, Ottawa pledged to spend $240 million to cover the costs of Disability Tax Credit application fees. But where is the money?
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Air Canada cancels flights over strike threat
Air Canada began cancelling flights on Thursday after receiving a strike notice from the flight attendants’ union, warning all operations could be shut down by Saturday
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Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security
Hackers can crack passwords in seconds; passwords are often susceptible in data breaches when they are not stored safely
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U.K. watchdog bans Zara ads over ‘unhealthily thin’ model photos
Advertising Standards Agency received complaints about two ads Zara ran in May with models that appeared “unhealthily thin”; Zara says the models were certified as healthy
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Should prediction markets be legal in Canada?
As online prediction markets like Polymarket take off, Canada’s regulatory landscape looks increasingly out of step
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Who pays for Trump’s tariffs?
From cars to T-shirts to diapers to toys, here’s how the U.S. tariffs could impact how much you pay at checkout
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Gen Z shift, high costs force U.K. nightclubs to reinvent
About 400 venues have shuttered since 2020, prompting London’s mayor to create a task force that will publish a report later this year
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Plastic pollution treaty talks open with ‘global crisis’ warning
Talks broke down last December when oil-producing nations blocked a consensus on a treaty about curbing plastic pollution
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Brewed awakening: German beer sales lowest on record
Beer sales are 6 per cent less than sales a year ago; historic low sales may be result of economic uncertainty and changes in consumers’ taste