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Air Canada ground staff reject contract deal

Air Canada's baggage handlers, ground crews and maintenance workers rejected a tentative deal signed earlier this month with Canada's biggest airline, shortly after its dispatchers ratified a new contract.

Online surveillance bill setup costs estimated at $80M

It's going to cost at least $80 million to implement the government's lawful access bill to force internet and telecommunications service providers to collect customer information in case police need it for an investigation, CBC News has learned.

Canada Goose sues competitor over alleged replicas

Canadian outerwear manufacturer Canada Goose Inc. is suing a competitor for trademark infringement, accusing it of making shoddy replicas of the distinctive Canada Goose parkas.

Most Canadians expect to work past age 66

As Canadian live longer and face tougher financial choices in their golden years, fewer than a third of respondents in a new survey plan to be fully retired by 66.

Greece scrambles to adopt cuts program

Greece scrambled Wednesday to adopt a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and government spending, while revising deficit estimates higher, a day after securing a new bailout and debt relief deal designed to stave off bankruptcy.

Talisman in venture with Mitsubishi

Talisman Energy Inc. has embarked on a partnership with Mitsubishi Corp. to develop natural gas properties in Papua New Guinea, the second recent move by the Japanese company to secure gas assets from a Canadian producer

Sears profit falls 53%

Department store retailer Sears Canada Inc. saw its net profits cut by more than half in the latest quarter on a drop in revenues at its stores.

Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked

Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security software firm Symantec for the second year in a row, followed by Port Coquitlam, Vancouver and Langley, B.C.

Chinese exports to Europe slow

Data released Wednesday suggested China's manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth straight month in February.

Existing home sales rise in U.S.

Home sales rose in January to the highest pace in nearly two years, flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.

Rogers profit rises on wireless growth

Rogers Communications Inc. announced an 11 per cent increase in its dividend Wednesday as the telecom giant reported higher fourth-quarter profits that easily beat analyst expectations.

Honda recalls vans with falling doors

Honda is recalling 2,790 Honda Odyssey vans in Canada as part of a larger recall because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly — and have done so on at least two occasions in the U.S.

Gasoline prices rise as oil hits $106 US

The Canadian average price for regular gasoline rose more than a 10th of a cent Tuesday as oil prices spiked 2.5 per cent and hit their highest levels in nine months.

Electro-Motive, CAW reach closure deal

Electro-Motive Canada says it has reached a tentative closeout deal for the "safe and orderly" shutdown of its locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ont.

BlackBerry PlayBook gets built-in email, Android apps

Built-in email and new apps are now available to BlackBerry PlayBook users, with the release of a long-awaited operating system upgrade.

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