MONTREAL — Former Aveos employees have been authorized to proceed with a class action lawsuit against Air Canada. The airline could have to pay more than $100 million if found guilty, lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a statement Tuesday after a Quebec Superior Court justice gave the green light to the legal action. Aveos […]
Established in 2014, Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX.V: VENZ) provides system connectivity and data transformation to the $23 trillion retail industry and the burgeoning blockchain space through its products, Venzee.com and Meshblockchain.com. Venzee replaces spreadsheets as the primary method for data exchange in the retail industry with AI-powered data transformation that gets products and updates into […]
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Metis Federation says it is taking the province to court in a dispute over planned hydro projects. Metis federation president David Chartrand met Tuesday with Crown Services Minister Cliff Cullen and Manitoba Hydro to discuss a deal between the federation and the Crown utility. In March, Premier Brian Pallister quashed a […]
SEATTLE — A Florida man who wielded a wine bottle in a brawl last year with flight attendants and passengers as he tried to open the door of a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to China has been sentenced to two years in prison. The Seattle Times reports 24-year-old Joseph Hudek IV was sentenced […]
CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are some critics who will never be convinced he’s doing enough to ensure the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion goes ahead. But he says his government is working hard as a deadline imposed by pipeline builder Kinder Morgan fast approaches. The Texas-based company has warned it will pull […]
One of the most significant markets for brokers who sell travel insurance is visitors to Canada. According to Destination Canada, a government research source, and Statistics Canada, as many as 20.8 million visitors entered...
TORONTO — The Ontario Real Estate Association is pulling four election-focused billboard advertisements as it steps away from political advocacy amid a spat with the Toronto Real Estate Board. OREA said Tuesday that four billboards supporting two candidates in the provincial election were put up “in error” and will be removed. The real estate association […]
LAS VEGAS — Six U.S. states on Tuesday sued the maker of the opioid OxyContin of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths. Drugmaker Purdue Pharma minimized risks and overstated benefits of long-term use of narcotic opioids, according to a civil complaint filed in Nevada state court in Las Vegas. […]
WASHINGTON — Corporate America is seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on at least $50 billion in Chinese goods as negotiators seek to prevent a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Best Buy wants televisions to be spared from the tariffs. Sanden International (USA) of Wylie, Texas, warns it will have […]
Fasting during Ramadan can be physically challenging, especially if you like to be physically active. Here’s how you can maintain your health and fitness goals this month.