Monthly Archive: May 2018

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Quebec court authorizes class action against Air Canada by former Aveos employees

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 […]

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Venzee’s cloud-based technology is reducing labour and costs by automating supply chain ordering

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 […]

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Metis taking Manitoba government to court in hydro spat after talks break down

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 […]

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Man who used wine bottle in flight brawl gets 2 years prison

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 […]

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Ottawa working behind the scenes to get Trans Mountain pipeline built: Trudeau

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 […]

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Ontario Real Estate Association says pro-candidate ads were put up ‘in error’

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 […]

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6 US states accuse opioid maker Purdue of fueling overdoses

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. […]

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US firms seek tariff relief as US and China try to mend rift

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 […]