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Workers compensation to become mandatory for P.E.I. farm employees

As of Jan. 1, Island farmers will be required to sign their employees up for workers compensation coverage. The P.E.I. Workers Compensation Board says until now, about 15 per cent of farmers have chosen to sig…

Calm Air codeshare flights not affected by First Air-Canadian North codeshare end

The end of the codeshare agreement between First Air and Canadian North will not affect agreements b…

Alberta ahead of game in coal-fired power plant shutdowns, environment minister says

Phillips's federal counterpart, Catherine McKenna, announced Ottawa will speed up the phase-out so t…

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Workers compensation to become mandatory for P.E.I. farm employees
As of Jan. 1, Island farmers will be required to sign their employees up for workers compensation coverage. The P.E.I. Workers Compensation Board says until now, about 15 per cent of farmers have chosen …
As of Jan. 1, Island farmers will be required to sign their employees up for workers compensation coverage. The P.E.I. Workers Compensation Board says until now, about 15 per cent of farmers have chosen to sign on, meaning about 70 per cent of farm workers were already covered. It pays farm workers if they get hurt, and …
Calm Air codeshare flights not affected by First Air-Canadian North codeshare end
The end of the codeshare agreement between First Air and Canadian North will not affect agreements between those airlines and Calm Air, says the airline's president.
The end of the codeshare agreement between First Air and Canadian North will not affect agreements between those airlines and Calm Air, says the airline's president.
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Alberta ahead of game in coal-fired power plant shutdowns, environment minister says
Phillips's federal counterpart, Catherine McKenna, announced Ottawa will speed up the phase-out so the use of coal-fired plants is mostly ended by 2030. Alberta's NDP government announced last year it …
Phillips's federal counterpart, Catherine McKenna, announced Ottawa will speed up the phase-out so the use of coal-fired plants is mostly ended by 2030. Alberta's NDP government announced last year it would decommission the last six coal-fired plants not affected by previous federal regulations by 2030. Phillips said …
Nova Scotia and Ottawa reach deal on coal plants
Nova Scotia and the federal government have reached an agreement in principle that will allow the province to keep its coal-fired electricity plants open beyond a 2030 federal deadline to end coal-fired …
Nova Scotia and the federal government have reached an agreement in principle that will allow the province to keep its coal-fired electricity plants open beyond a 2030 federal deadline to end coal-fired electricity. Provincial officials said the agreement in principle is recognition by the federal government that Nova …
TSX hits 17-month high as U.S. indexes reach new records
Higher oil prices helped send North American stocks upward on Monday, with the benchmark Canadian index rising to levels not seen since early June 2015 and major U.S. markets scoring a trio of record high …
Higher oil prices helped send North American stocks upward on Monday, with the benchmark Canadian index rising to levels not seen since early June 2015 and major U.S. markets scoring a trio of record high closes. In trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, light sweet crude for January delivery rose $1.88 to close …
Sun Life makes changes to streamline life insurance applications
Sun Life is eliminating the need for many of its medical test requirements as part of a life insurance underwriting overhaul the company announced Monday. As part of a shift to make it easier for people …
Sun Life is eliminating the need for many of its medical test requirements as part of a life insurance underwriting overhaul the company announced Monday. As part of a shift to make it easier for people to get coverage, Sun Life said it will no longer routinely require medical exams, ECGs, oral fluid samples and urine …
Crown alleges Thibeault 'sought certain benefits' to defect to Ontario Liberals
The prosecutor handling the Sudbury byelection bribery case shed a little more light on the allegations following the first court appearance for the charges on Monday. Prominent Sudbury businessman Gerry …
The prosecutor handling the Sudbury byelection bribery case shed a little more light on the allegations following the first court appearance for the charges on Monday. Prominent Sudbury businessman Gerry Lougheed and former top Liberal party official Pat Sorbara are both charged with trying to bribe former Sudbury candidate …
Wind Mobile launches LTE service and rebrands as Freedom Mobile
Wind Mobile is rebranding itself as Freedom Mobile and adding to its old 3G network with an LTE network that should be available in every market where it operates by August. The company, which was acquired …
Wind Mobile is rebranding itself as Freedom Mobile and adding to its old 3G network with an LTE network that should be available in every market where it operates by August. The company, which was acquired last year by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, has grown to roughly one million customers since its launch under …
Baptist group ends Sobeys boycott after grocer agrees to anti-racism training
The African United Baptist Association, an umbrella group that represents 19 Nova Scotia churches, is ending its boycott of one of Canada's largest grocery store chains. The group said in a news release …
The African United Baptist Association, an umbrella group that represents 19 Nova Scotia churches, is ending its boycott of one of Canada's largest grocery store chains. The group said in a news release Monday its members will stop boycotting Sobeys after the grocer agreed to train all of its employees — including staff at …
McDonald's and WestJet sign exclusive deal for coffee on flights
The battle to win over Canadian coffee drinkers has launched an air campaign with McDonald's move to sell its coffee on Westjet flights starting today. Starting Monday and moving toward full implementation …
The battle to win over Canadian coffee drinkers has launched an air campaign with McDonald's move to sell its coffee on Westjet flights starting today. Starting Monday and moving toward full implementation by December 1st, McDonald's will be the only coffee available on 650 WestJet flights, serving an estimated 30,000 …
Don't go into debt this holiday season: 7 tips
"I think a lot of people overdo it during the Christmas holidays," McNutt said. If you don't have enough money to cover gifts and other holiday spending, McNutt said, you have two choices: figure out …
"I think a lot of people overdo it during the Christmas holidays," McNutt said. If you don't have enough money to cover gifts and other holiday spending, McNutt said, you have two choices: figure out a way to make more money or reduce your spending limit. "Everybody wants to holidays to be as spectacular as possible," …
Vaunted First Nations jobs plan misses target inside Indigenous Affairs Ministry
The Liberals' vaunted support for First Nations, Métis and Inuit job-seekers appears to be absent in the government's own hiring practices. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada went on a hiring spree …
The Liberals' vaunted support for First Nations, Métis and Inuit job-seekers appears to be absent in the government's own hiring practices. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada went on a hiring spree this year — and so far there are relatively few Indigenous workers among the lucky recruits for stable, full-time jobs. …
From coffee cups to fake badges, how some people try to avoid parking tickets
Nobody likes the sight of one of those parking tickets slapped to the windshield of their car. A CBC Marketplace investigation found that drivers in five Canadian cities alone — Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, …
Nobody likes the sight of one of those parking tickets slapped to the windshield of their car. A CBC Marketplace investigation found that drivers in five Canadian cities alone — Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver — were hit with 3.1 million parking tickets last year, worth a staggering $171 million. Steve, …
Mortgage rates, grocery bills, airline fees all heading up: The Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
If you've been too busy this week to keep up with health and consumer news, CBC's Marketplace is here to help.
If you've been too busy this week to keep up with health and consumer news, CBC's Marketplace is here to help.
Air Miles customers complain they can't get their hands on their rewards
Robert Hunter thought he'd found a great way to redeem some Air Miles before they expire. "I was unhappy," says Hunter who lives in Toronto. Hunter joins numerous Air Miles collectors who've complained …
Robert Hunter thought he'd found a great way to redeem some Air Miles before they expire. "I was unhappy," says Hunter who lives in Toronto. Hunter joins numerous Air Miles collectors who've complained to CBC News that they're having problems getting their hands on their chosen rewards, either because of shipping delays …
'Deceptive marketing works' — social media ads grab attention of regulators
Casey Palmer is no Kim Kardashian — and never will be. Both he and Kardashian — who's been described as famous for being famous — are so-called social media influencers. Advertisers such as Telus, Pampers …
Casey Palmer is no Kim Kardashian — and never will be. Both he and Kardashian — who's been described as famous for being famous — are so-called social media influencers. Advertisers such as Telus, Pampers and Subway Sandwiches are eager to pay Palmer to write about their products in a positive way, and spread the good …
'No real role': Canada's watchdog for mining abroad struggles to sharpen its teeth
A lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses by a Canadian mining company in Eritrea highlights the challenges facing the federal government as it tries to step up its oversight of Canadian companies' behaviour …
A lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses by a Canadian mining company in Eritrea highlights the challenges facing the federal government as it tries to step up its oversight of Canadian companies' behaviour abroad. The case, which centres on the Bisha gold mine in Eritrea that is controlled by Vancouver-based Nevsun …
Ottawa to decide this week on Enbridge's biggest pipeline project
Canada's federal cabinet has a number of major pipeline decisions on its plate, but this week it will have to rule on two projects, including the renewal of a massive $7.5-billion pipeline to the U.S. …
Canada's federal cabinet has a number of major pipeline decisions on its plate, but this week it will have to rule on two projects, including the renewal of a massive $7.5-billion pipeline to the U.S. One project, which has already attracted a great deal of public scrutiny, is Enbridge's Northern Gateway, a pipeline that …
Syrian newcomers learn at Arabic entrepeneurship workshop
At least 70 Syrian newcomers attended an employment and entrepreneurial workshop hosted by the non-profit groups Fusion Halifax and Enactus Dalhousie Saturday. The two-day event provided childcare while …
At least 70 Syrian newcomers attended an employment and entrepreneurial workshop hosted by the non-profit groups Fusion Halifax and Enactus Dalhousie Saturday. The two-day event provided childcare while participants learn employment skills — all in Arabic — from business owners. At the end of the event participants were …
President of strike-hit Chronicle Herald asks for public advertising
Mark Lever says his daily paper is facing a crunch in a changing media landscape, having only a few months ago closed one of the company's free weeklies. "I believe the government has at its disposal …
Mark Lever says his daily paper is facing a crunch in a changing media landscape, having only a few months ago closed one of the company's free weeklies. "I believe the government has at its disposal an ability and a capacity to help," said Lever, pointing to government's shift to advertising on social media. Mark Lever …