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As sales drop, Starbucks is killing extra charges for non-dairy options
Starbucks will stop charging customers an extra fee for substituting dairy milk with a non-dairy alternative, part of the mega coffee chain’s efforts to fix what its CEO called “very disappointing” sales results and revenue drops. The change goes into effect on Nov. 7 at its stores in Canada and the U.S., and it will apply…
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Canada Post presents latest offer in union negotiations after last week’s strike mandate
Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer in labour negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) less than a week after the union received a strike mandate from workers. In a bid to reach a new deal without a labour disruption, the latest proposal includes annual wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over…
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How high-speed rail would change Ontario and Quebec — if it actually happens
A high-speed rail line linking Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But with the federal Liberal government poised to announce more detailed plans for the project, that dream is a step closer to reality. In Ontario, the line would include stops in…
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Canadian oil exports to U.S. rise to record high
Canadian oil exports to the United States have reached a record high, buoyed by completion of the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline. Refineries on the U.S. West Coast have been among the frequent buyers of oil from the pipeline, which began operations in May. The amount of Canadian oil exported south of the border climbed to…
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CRA duped in $40M bogus tax refund case. Why did it take a big bank to notice?
In the summer of 2023, a Canadian taxpayer logged into his Canada Revenue Agency account, falsely amended previous tax returns and wrongly claimed he was suddenly owed more than $40 million in refunds. Then, without verifying the newly filed tax slips, the Canada Revenue Agency authorized the payments and promptly began making the initial instalments, according…
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Unifor files for conciliation in contract talks with Canadian Pacific Kansas City
The union that represents mechanics and labourers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. has filed for conciliation in its contract talks with the railway company. Unifor — which represents more than 1,200 mechanics, labourers, diesel service attendants and mechanical support staff at Calgary-based CPKC — said Tuesday its negotiations with the railway are at an…
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Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds
At the height of this year’s tax season, the Canada Revenue Agency discovered that hackers had obtained confidential data used by one of the country’s largest tax preparation firms, H&R Block Canada. Imposters used the company’s confidential credentials to get unauthorized access into hundreds of Canadians’ personal CRA accounts, change direct deposit information, submit false…
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Sharp thieves make off with tonnes of gourmet cheddar
That’s a lot of cheddar. A U.K.-based artisan cheese distributor, wholesaler, and retailer says it’s been “the victim of a sophisticated fraud” after con artists posing as a retailer for a French wholesale distributor made off with more than $540K Cdn (£300,000) in clothbound, award-winning cheddar. In a statement posted Oct. 22, Neal Yard’s Dairy says it only realized the fraud…
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McDonald’s says testing rules out Quarter Pounder patties as source of E. coli outbreak in U.S.
Testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the company said Sunday. It will resume selling the Quarter Pounder in the coming week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the…
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VideoVideoEating out is expensive. Some restaurants are using discounts to bring customers backOctober 25
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