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Striking Metro workers say they face challenges affording the very food they sell

Striking Metro workers say they face challenges affording the very food they sell

TORONTO — Metro grocery store workers on strike in the Greater Toronto Area say they are fighting for their wages to keep up with the cost of living, as the rapid pace of food inflation in recent years has caused struggles in affording the same groce
Auto sales up 8% in July for ninth month of growth: DesRosiers

Auto sales up 8% in July for ninth month of growth: DesRosiers

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says auto sales growth continued in July but at a slower pace than recent months.
RioCan REIT Q2 net income rises by almost 43% from last year

RioCan REIT Q2 net income rises by almost 43% from last year

TORONTO — One of the Greater Toronto Area's most prominent landlords says it is keeping a close eye on spaces occupied by small businesses, whose owners it foresees being hardest hit by the high interest rate environment.
Amazon to open robotics-backed fulfilment centre in Southwold, Ont., will hire 1,000

Amazon to open robotics-backed fulfilment centre in Southwold, Ont., will hire 1,000

SOUTHWOLD, Ont. — Amazon Canada. says it will open a new robotics-backed fulfilment centre south of London, Ont. later this year. The e-commerce giant says the new fulfilment centre is expected to open in Southwold on Oct. 1.
Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July

Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices rose from June amid strong sales figures and low levels of housing inventory. The board says the composite benchmark sat at just over $1.2 million in July, up 0.
Thomson Reuters turns second-quarter profit, reports revenue up from year ago

Thomson Reuters turns second-quarter profit, reports revenue up from year ago

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. says it earned a second-quarter profit of US$894 million as its revenue rose two per cent compared with a year ago. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to US$1.
6.6 million 'unsafe vehicles' ply the roads despite safety recalls: Transport Canada

6.6 million 'unsafe vehicles' ply the roads despite safety recalls: Transport Canada

Some 6.6 million "unsafe vehicles" are likely on the road despite having unresolved safety recalls, the federal government says. In an analysis from June, Transport Canada estimated that one in five of the 33.
Rejected agreements show workers are fighting to catch up: experts

Rejected agreements show workers are fighting to catch up: experts

TORONTO — A recent string of rejected tentative agreements across the country is a sign that workers are expecting more from their employers, and their unions, experts said.
Saskatchewan Crown corporations report earning losses; SaskPower faces steep hit

Saskatchewan Crown corporations report earning losses; SaskPower faces steep hit

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Crown corporations are reporting sizable earning losses this year, with the government-owned electrical utility facing its biggest financial hit yet.
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government's credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades.
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