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Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak
Two major coffee chains have stopped serving beverages in reusable cups brought by customers amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd. say they are temporarily halting the...
Mar 05, 2020
Without Indigenous consent for pipelines, expect more confrontations
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect more disruptive protests if the federal government pushes forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion against the wishes of some of the Indigenous communities it w...
Mar 05, 2020
Via Rail calling back employees as service resumes to normal schedule
MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada says most of the 1,000 employees affected by the suspension of service last month due to blockades will be called back to work as most normal service resumes on Sa...
Mar 04, 2020
Rights group: Lacoste gloves made in Chinese internment camp
Gloves made in China for the popular French brand Lacoste appear to have been sewn inside a factory where ethnic minorities face forced ideological and behavioural re-education, according to a U.S.-ba...
Mar 03, 2020
CRTC won't force wireless telecom companies to offer bills on paper
OTTAWA - Canada's telecom regulator won't force mobile service providers to offer customers paper invoices, at least not yet. But the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission i...
Mar 03, 2020
Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners
OTTAWA - Canada is making off-road electric vehicles and automotive equipment eligible for immediate tax writeoffs in a bid to encourage Canadian companies to buy them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s...
Mar 02, 2020
ECB's Lagarde: 'Ready to take targeted action' on economy
FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank said Monday that Europe's top monetary authority is ready to take "appropriate and targeted measures" if necessary to support the economy against the ...
Mar 02, 2020
Factories expand despite virus, though deliveries slow
WASHINGTON - American factories expanded in February for the second straight month, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The winning streak, however, may prove short-lived. The Inst...
Mar 02, 2020
Virus fears close down France's famed Louvre Museum
PARIS - The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France's Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its famous trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of tourist...
Mar 01, 2020
Subway must pay CBC $500,000 for failed defamation lawsuit over chicken
TORONTO - Subway has been ordered to pay the CBC $500,000 in legal costs following its failed bid to sue the public broadcaster for defamation. In his decision, Ontario Superior Court Justice Ed Morga...
Feb 28, 2020
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