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Laid-off airline workers mull post-COVID job options as industry languishes

Laid-off airline workers mull post-COVID job options as industry languishes

MONTREAL — After being laid off from her job as a flight attendant for Air Transat in April, Jennifer Yurchuk, who has 29 years of experience on the job, found work as a courier for FedEx while living off of her savings until her airline calls her ba
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics ca
Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Empire Company Ltd. has agreed to buy a majority stake in supermarket chain Longo's and its Grocery Gateway e-commerce business in a deal that further consolidates Canada's grocery retail landscape.
Le Chateau brand for sale by U.S. advisory firm under creditor protection process

Le Chateau brand for sale by U.S. advisory firm under creditor protection process

NEW YORK — A U.S. advisory firm is hoping that Canadian clothing retailer Le Chateau will rise from the ashes of insolvency.
OSFI unwinding temporary rules for banks put in place to help weather the pandemic

OSFI unwinding temporary rules for banks put in place to help weather the pandemic

OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator is rolling back temporary changes it put in place last year to help the country's banks weather the pandemic.
Foxconn mulls making electric vehicles at Wisconsin plant

Foxconn mulls making electric vehicles at Wisconsin plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its announcement in 2017, the company's chairma
February retail sales fall 3% after soaring the month before

February retail sales fall 3% after soaring the month before

NEW YORK — Americans spent less last month, partly due to bad weather in parts of the country that kept shoppers away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 3% in February from the month before, the U.S.
Ford partners with U-M on robotics research, new building

Ford partners with U-M on robotics research, new building

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah — staccato-like — does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side.
Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs to ramp up R&D in 5G race

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs to ramp up R&D in 5G race

HELSINKI — Wireless network maker Nokia says it is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs, or over 10% of its staff, to reduce costs as it invests in research and development and tries to cement its role as a key supplier of 5G technology.
NatWest unit faces criminal charge in money laundering case

NatWest unit faces criminal charge in money laundering case

LONDON — National Westminster Bank has been charged with violating money laundering laws in relation to 365 million pounds ($505 million) deposited into a single customer’s accounts over a period of five years, Britain’s financial regulator said Tues
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