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Montreal dockworkers vote as employer threatens lockout barring deal

Montreal dockworkers vote as employer threatens lockout barring deal

MONTREAL — The clock is ticking on a threat by the employers association at the Port of Montreal to lockout some 1,200 dockworkers if their union doesn't agree to a deal Sunday on what it calls a final contract offer.
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Newfoundland man fatally electrocuted by downed power line, two women injured

Newfoundland man fatally electrocuted by downed power line, two women injured

TORBAY, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland say a man was fatally electrocuted Saturday by a downed power wire about 10 kilometres north of St. John's, N.L.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Shopify results Shopify Inc. is to report its third-quarter results and hold a conference call to discuss them before financial markets open for trading on Tuesday.
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‘I just wanted to work again’: Finding a new job in your 50s comes with extra hurdles

‘I just wanted to work again’: Finding a new job in your 50s comes with extra hurdles

TORONTO — Shannon Davidson was let go from her executive role at a marketing firm last year after a merger led to cuts. She knew she wasn't done with her career yet, but finding her next workplace in her mid-50s was a daunting prospect.
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Affordability or bust: Nova Scotia election campaign all about cost of living

Affordability or bust: Nova Scotia election campaign all about cost of living

HALIFAX — A lot has changed in Nova Scotia since the Progressive Conservatives won a dominant electoral majority in the 2021 election with a targeted focus on health care.
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Deputy minister appointed interim CEO of AIMCo after Alberta government fires board

Deputy minister appointed interim CEO of AIMCo after Alberta government fires board

EDMONTON — Longtime Alberta bureaucrat Ray Gilmour has been appointed interim leader of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, the Crown agency set up to manage public pensions and investments at arm's-length from government.
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Spanish phone company subsidiary to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme

Spanish phone company subsidiary to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Venezuelan subsidiary of a Spanish phone company will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a scheme to bribe Venezuelan government officials, the department said Friday.
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S&P/TSX composite index down Friday, Wall St. extends post-election gains

S&P/TSX composite index down Friday, Wall St. extends post-election gains

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Friday, weighed down by base metals and energy stocks as the price of oil fell, while U.S. markets cruised to close Wall St.'s best week this year on a wave of post-election bets.
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Stock market today: Wall Street cruises to more records as it closes its best week in a year

Stock market today: Wall Street cruises to more records as it closes its best week in a year

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to cap its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023 and briefly crossed above the 6,000 level for the first time.
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Port of Montreal employer submits 'final' offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout

Port of Montreal employer submits 'final' offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout

MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dockworkers' union a "final, comprehensive offer," threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn't reached.
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