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• Air Canada could start cancelling flights on Friday as strike looms

  Unless a settlement is reached by Sunday, either Air Canada or the union representing pilots could issue a 72-hour lockout or strike notice.

  Canada

  Sep 9
• Fall housing market could be ripe for 1st-time buyers. Here’s why

  Falling interest rates are setting the stage for a stronger autumn real estate market, experts say. But some also caution that prices may still decline in certain segements.

  Money

  Sep 7
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• B.C. to require flush toilets on large construction sites starting Oct. 1

  Starting Oct. 1, construction worksites in B.C. with more than 25 workers will be required to provide flush toilets with handwashing facilities to those on site.

  Economy

  Sep 6
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• Montreal home sales, prices on upswing in August

  The median price for a single-family home rose 5.2 per cent to $590,000 and the median price for a condominium rose 4.4 per cent to $407,100.

  Consumer

  Sep 6
• 7-Eleven owner rejects Couche-Tard’s takeover offer

  The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said the takeover proposal by the Canadian convenience store operator 'grossly undervalues' the company.

  Canada

  Sep 6
• Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high in August

  More signs of weakness in the Canadian labour market have some economists wondering if the Bank of Canada should pick up the pace of cuts.

  Economy

  Sep 6
• China requests talks with Canada at WTO over EV tariffs

  China said on Friday it had requested talks with Canada at the World Trade Organization on tariffs Ottawa has imposed on its electric vehicles as well as steel and aluminum goods.

  Canada

  Sep 6
• Air Canada, union head to key talks as strike looms: ‘Completely stalled’

  As the outcome of talks happening this week to try to avert an Air Canada strike remain uncertain, the union representing pilots says negotiations had stalled as of last week.

  Canada

  Sep 5
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• Canfor to shutter pair of B.C. mills, affecting 500 workers

  Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern B.C. sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month.

  Economy

  Sep 5
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• Interest rates on car payments not heavily affected by BoC key interest rate drop

  Despite the Bank of Canada cutting its interest rate a third time, car dealerships in Regina say it has little to no short-term effect on vehicle financing and interest payments.

  Canada

  Sep 5