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Stellantis vows to reconnect with customers as it flags $2.4B Cdn tariff hit for 2025
The French-Italian-American automaker’s new CEO Antonio Filosa says he aims to restore growth after recent struggles in the U.S. market.
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Hudson’s Bay takes landlords to court over billionaire’s lease takeover
Hudson’s Bay has solidified its faith in a controversial deal to sell leases to a B.C. billionaire by asking a court to force landlords critical of her to let her move in.
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Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75% as economy shows resilience in the face of tariffs
The Bank of Canada held its interest rate at 2.75 per cent on Wednesday, citing resilience in the economy despite the ongoing global trade war brought on by the U.S.
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Canadian Tire reducing corporate roles, but declines to detail cuts
Retail giant Canadian Tire confirms it will reduce its corporate staff roles, as part of a transformation and modernization push the company says is necessary to remain competitive.
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Survey suggests employees ‘upset’ about return to office, prefer flexible work
As more and more employers order their workers back to the office, the employees returning to Canada’s corporate workplaces say they like the flexibility to work from home — and aren’t so happy about being forced to return.
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The U.S. economy is thriving in spite of tariffs. Will it last?
When the Trump administration launched its trade war, economists said it would cause severe economic pain in both Canada and the U.S. So far, that pain has been contained to specific sectors. That resilience sheds some light on what may … Continue reading
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Will we have thinking robots by 2030? Or is this just hype from big tech?
Some big tech companies say that they’re just a few years away from artificial general intelligence, a type of AI that can think, take action and even learn. But skeptics say you shouldn’t believe the hype.
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Big Bank upsell update; more Buy Canadian complaints investigated: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
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U.S. hikes anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber | Hanomansing Tonight
Andy Rielly, president of Rielly Lumber, says the U.S. raising anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber is devastating for his business.
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Door-to-door salespeople are finding success amid skepticism of online scams
It might seem old-fashioned, but people in the business of door-to-door work say the industry’s survived because it stands out amidst growing distrust of marketing by phone or online advertising.
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