Significant increase in the circulation of counterfeit bills in retail stores

News Staff / citynews - MONTREAL — The Retail Council of Canada is sounding the alarm about the significant increase in circulation of fake $20, $50, and $100 bills since November. The association reports that it has detected more counterfeit bills in one month than in the entir…

2 months / sootoday

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

sootoday - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes.

#crime #aviation #publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse #business

NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina

2 months / sootoday

NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina

2 months / sootoday

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths after business jet crashes in North Carolina: authorities

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Multiple deaths reported in North Carolina crash of business jet connected to retired NASCAR driver

2 months / sootoday

Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths reported in fiery business jet crash at regional airport in North Carolina

2 months / sootoday

WATCH: Former NASCAR driver's private jet crashes in North Carolina, multiple fatalities reported

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

A business jet crashed while landing at an airport in North Carolina, erupting in a large fire

2 months / sootoday

Multiple deaths reported in fiery business jet crash at regional airport in North Carolina

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canadian leisure travel to the U.S. down 40%: Flight Centre

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - But interest in other destinations like the Caribbean are way up

#uscanadarelations #canada #traveladvisories #business

Flight Centre survey shows Canadian travel to the U.S. down 40 per cent

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

62% of Canadians less likely to travel to the U.S. next year: Flight Centre

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Canadian leisure travel to the U.S. down 40%: Flight Centre

2 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank

sootoday - OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries.

#economicpolicy #security #ontario #toronto #internationalrelations #dougford #defence #government #finance #business

Opinion: Toronto is the natural home for the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank

2 months / nationalpost / Special to National Post

Doug Ford endorses Toronto as potential headquarters for multinational defence bank

2 months / theglobeandmail / Pippa Norman

Ford promotes Toronto as Ottawa, B.C. and Montreal make pitches to host defence bank

2 months / sootoday

Toronto launches bid to host NATO-linked defence bank

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank

2 months / sootoday

Toronto, Ontario bid to be potential Canadian host for new international defence bank

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Toronto makes bid to host headquarters for new global defence bank that could create 3,500 jobs

2 months / nationalpost / Chris Lambie

Via Rail head Mario Péloquin to step down in January

theglobeandmail - Péloquin retiring after 41 years in the rail industry, transport minister says

#politics #canada #quebec #publicsafety #transit #infrastructure #government #business #jobs #resignation

Head of Via Rail leaves post in January as Canada pursues high-speed rail

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Via Rail head Mario Péloquin to step down in January

2 months / theglobeandmail

Head of Via Rail to step down in January as Canada pursues high-speed rail

2 months / sootoday

Via Rail CEO stepping down as Crown corporation faces increasing scrutiny

2 months / reddit / /u/Full_Hunt_3087

Ottawa’s new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement rules kick in amid trade war

Uday Rana / globalnews - The procurement policy will extend immediately to government contracts valued at $25 million and over, Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said Tuesday.

#trade #uscanadarelations #economicpolicy #canada #government #business

Buy Canadian policy lets foreign-owned firms qualify as Canadian, Lightbound says

2 months / thelogic / Laura Osman

'Buy Canadian' policy comes into effect as layoffs mount in steel and forestry industries

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

'Buy Canadian' policy takes effect, changing rules for federal procurement

2 months / sootoday

‘Buy Canadian’ policy comes into effect, changing rules for federal procurement

2 months / reddit / /u/AtomicVGZ

Ottawa’s new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement rules kick in amid trade war

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

'Buy Canadian' policy comes into effect, changing rules for federal procurement

2 months / sootoday

‘Buy Canadian’ policy comes into effect, changing rules for federal procurement

2 months / citynews / News Staff

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, 'little treats' provide sense of solace

Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes.

#BC #vancouver #youth #localelections #business #foodsafety

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, 'little treats' provide sense of solace

2 months / nationalobserver / Brenna Owen

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how ‘little treats’ provide sense of solace

2 months / citynews / News Staff

From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace

2 months / sootoday

Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say

sootoday - OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has approved a merger between Canadian natural resources company Teck Resources Ltd. and Britain's Anglo American PLC.

#canada #ottawa #mining #merger #government #energy #finance #stockmarket #business

Ottawa approves Anglo Teck deal, Joly says merger is a 'net benefit' for Canada

2 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American merger

2 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say

2 months / sootoday

Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say

2 months / citynews / News Staff

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say

2 months / sootoday

Ottawa approves Anglo-Teck merger, companies say

2 months / reddit / /u/_I_AM_GHOST_

Ottawa approves Anglo-Teck merger, companies say

2 months / theglobeandmail / Niall McGee

Montreal bus, metro drivers vote in favour of new deal with transit agency

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The union representing the 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators, and station agents — the largest of the six unions at the agency — voted on Sunday.

#quebec #montreal #labour #transit #business #jobs

Montreal bus, metro drivers vote in favour of new deal with transit agency

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

STM professional strike: essential services sufficient, Quebec labour tribunal rules

2 months / citynews / Manoj Subramaniam

STM métro operators, bus drivers vote in favour of tentative agreement

2 months / montrealgazette / James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

STM drivers and operators vote in favour of tentative agreement

2 months / citynews / Manoj Subramaniam

Federal government funds four quantum computer developers, aiming to keep them in Canada

/u/ZestyBeanDude / reddit - submitted by /u/ZestyBeanDude [link] [comments]

#economicpolicy #canada #technology #digitalinfrastructure #government #business

Canada launches bid to secure its quantum computing future

2 months / thelogic / Murad Hemmadi

Canada launches it own quantum research program to rival DARPA initiative

2 months / betakit / Madison McLauchlan

Federal government funds four quantum computer developers, aiming to keep them in Canada

2 months / reddit / /u/ZestyBeanDude

Federal government funds four quantum computer developers, aiming to keep them in Canada

2 months / theglobeandmail / Sean Silcoff

Two companies hit with $1.3-million in fines over fatal crane accident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park

Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - EllisDon fined about $515,000 while Newway Concrete hit with a $113,000 penalty over accident that killed one worker

#crime #BC #vancouver #publicsafety #legalaffairs #infrastructure #workplacesafety #business

Two companies hit with $1.3-million in fines over fatal crane accident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park

2 months / theglobeandmail / Chuck Chiang

Construction firms fined $1.3M for crane accidents including Vancouver tragedy

2 months / dailyhive / Amir Ali

Companies fined over fatal crane accident at Vancouver's Oakridge Park

2 months / sootoday

WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - WestJet VP Robert Antoniuk told staff in a memo the new configuration will only go ahead on 22 planes "for the time being," with 21 of those already sporting the tighter interior.

#canada #labour #aviation #traveladvisories #consumerprotection #business

WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback

2 months / reddit / /u/CMikeHunt

WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

WestJet throttles back on removing reclining seats for now

2 months / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

WestJet pauses plan to install non-reclining seats after pushback

2 months / theglobeandmail / Christopher Reynolds

WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal

Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.

#canada #technology #aviation #acquisition #defence #military #government #business

Bombardier wins $753M federal contract to replace RCAF’s Challenger fleet

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal

2 months / montrealgazette / Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette

Government inks $753M deal for 6 Bombardier Global 6500 jets to replace Challengers

2 months / reddit / /u/CanadianErk

Bombardier wins $753M contract to replace RCAF's Challengers

2 months / sootoday

Bombardier awarded CAF contract for six aircraft

2 months / theglobeandmail / Pippa Norman

Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro signs five-year deal to continue ‘relentless pursuit’ of World Series title

Rob Longley / torontosun - The lead man in the braintrust that brought the Blue Jays to the brink of the World Series isn’t going anywhere. Team owner Rogers Communications announced on Friday that president and CEO Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year extension with the team to rem…

#bluejays #baseball #sports #toronto #business

Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro signs five-year deal to continue ‘relentless pursuit’ of World Series title

2 months / torontosun / Rob Longley

Toronto Blue Jays renew president and CEO Mark Shapiro on five-year contract

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Mark Shapiro agrees to 5-year extension as Blue Jays’ President and CEO

2 months / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $153 million for September, its first surplus since January. The result came after a trade deficit of $6.4 billion in August. Statistics Canada says total exports rose 6.3 p…

#trade #uscanadarelations #economicpolicy #canada #internationalrelations #deficit #government #finance #business #jobs

For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported - National | Globalnews.ca

2 months / reddit / /u/1baby2cats

All that glitters in Canada’s trade turnaround

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jason Kirby

Canada swings to first trade surplus in seven months on export boost

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jameson Berkow

For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canada's posts a trade surplus in September beating expectations of a deficit

2 months / reddit / /u/Leather-Paramedic-10

Canada records surprise trade surplus in September after seven months of deficits

2 months / theglobeandmail

In September 2025, Canada's merchandise exports increased 6.3%, while imports were down 4.1% / En septembre 2025, les exportations de marchandises du Canada ont augmenté de 6,3 %, alors que les importations ont diminué de 4,1 %

2 months / reddit / /u/StatCanada

$18-million sale of HBC charter to Thomsons, Westons approved by court

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Two of Canada's wealthiest families have cleared the final hurdle on the road to buying and donating the royal charter that created the Hudson's Bay Co.

#canada #royalfamily #legalaffairs #supremecourt #billionaires #business

Handle with care: Moving centuries-old Hudson’s Bay charter a delicate operation

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Handle with care: Moving centuries-old Hudson's Bay charter a delicate operation

2 months / sootoday

Manitoba Museum eager to showcase Hudson Bay Co. royal charter after court approves sale

2 months / winnipegfreepress / Tyler Searle

$18-million sale of HBC charter to Thomsons, Westons approved by court

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Sale of Hudson’s Bay charter receives court approval

2 months / theglobeandmail / Susan Krashinsky Robertson

$18-million sale of HBC charter to Thomsons, Westons approved by court

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Cowichan case is blamed for sinking BC property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

Nono Shen, Darryl Greer / nationalobserver - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, BC, pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to th…

#crime #BC #vancouver #ontario #legalaffairs #firstnations #finance #business

Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

2 months / reddit / /u/cyclinginvancouver

Cowichan case is blamed for sinking BC property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

2 months / nationalobserver / Nono Shen, Darryl Greer

Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

2 months / sootoday

Alberta designates Castle, Fortress and Nakiska as all-season resort areas

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Alberta has officially designated Castle, Fortress and Nakiska as the province’s first all-season resort areas, clearing the way for year-round recreation and revitalization of some of the province’s most iconic ski destinations.

#economicpolicy #alberta #calgary #traveladvisories #infrastructure #government #energy #business #jobs

Alberta government creating new all season resorts at Castle, Nakiska, Fortress

2 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Alberta designates Castle, Fortress and Nakiska as all-season resort areas

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

'This is just the beginning': Alberta to build all-season resorts in Castle, Fortress and Nakiska

2 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

Air Transat says flight cancellations capped at 18 after strike averted

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The airline says the suspended flights to or from Toronto and Montreal included destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Peru as well as London, Paris, Spain and Portugal.

#canada #toronto #montreal #labour #aviation #flightcancellations #traveladvisories #business

Air Transat strike averted: Fallout limited with only 18 flight cancellations

2 months / citynews / Lola Kalder

Wages proved the final sticking point in Air Transat pilot talks

2 months / sootoday

Air Transat says flight cancellations capped at 18 after strike averted

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Air Transat limits fallout from strike threat, flight cancellations under two dozen

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Air Transat limits fallout from strike threat, flight cancellations under two dozen

2 months / sootoday

Bank of Canada set to announce last interest rate decision of 2025

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to announce today its last interest rate decision of the year. In its most recent decision in October, the central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent. Market data shows most econ…

#economicpolicy #canada #bankofcanada #government #finance #business