Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives, Zuckerberg alleges … Read more
Air Canada pilots have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate, putting them in a position to walk off the job as early as Sept. 17. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents more than 5,400 aviators at the country’s largest carrier, said the vote passed with 98 per cent support on Thursday. The employees … Read more
Password-sharing types, beware: Costco is cracking down on people who borrow membership cards from friends and family by testing a new membership scanning system launching in several Canadian markets. The scanners, which were announced last week, are set up at Costco warehouse entrances in Ottawa, Edmonton, Regina and B.C.’s Lower Mainland, a company representative confirmed to CBC News. The new … Read more
When Dorothy Grant entered the fashion world in 1988, she did not fit easily into any of the established categories. She was one of the first Indigenous fashion designers in the industry, making her stand out from many others as she combined traditional Haida ceremonial dress with contemporary style. “Mainstream fashion didn’t know what to … Read more
The economy in Alberta looks good — from a distance — where record immigration has led to a jump in consumer spending. But when you shine a brighter light onto it, there are some problems a GDP fails to measure. “We didn’t have the famous two quarters of contraction that would normally characterize a recession,” Charles … Read more
The owner of Canada’s most recognizable fast-food chain managed to grow its profit in its most recent quarter, even as a pullback in consumer spending that’s long been roiling retailers cropped up in the quick-serve market. The chief executive of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) said his company’s brands — Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeye’s … Read more
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World Federation of Advertisers and … Read more
The economy in Alberta looks good — from a distance — where record immigration has led to a jump in consumer spending, but when you shine a brighter light onto it, there are some problems a GDP fails to measure. “We didn’t have the famous two quarters of contraction that would normally characterize a recession,” Charles … Read more
Intel was set to erase nearly $25 billion US in stock market value on Friday in potentially its worst sell-off since 2000, after it suspended its dividend and slashed its workforce to fund a costly turnaround for its chipmaking business. The company’s stock fell nearly 21 per cent in pre-market trading after Intel late on Thursday … Read more
A new agreement between Canada and the United States is reigniting the possibility of a spaceport in rural Nova Scotia. Federal cabinet minister and Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser announced in Halifax Friday that the two countries have negotiated a Technology Safeguards Agreement, which would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data … Read more
