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TORONTO — The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing 10,000 of its workers reached a tentative contract deal Friday to end a two-week-old strike. The LCBO said in a statement that the tentative agreement will end the strike at 12:01 a.m. on Monday if it is ratified and the retailer is planning […]

TORONTO — Canadians waking up to a worldwide technology outage that disrupted airlines, hospitals and banks on Friday may be having flashbacks to a widespread telecom outage from two years ago. The July 2022 outage of Rogers Communications Inc.’s networks lasted more than 24 hours and affected more than 12 million customers, while paralyzing communications […]

TORONTO — Marketing experts say two brands that recently had to recall plant-based milk contaminated with Listeria can come back from the deadly outbreak, but they must move quickly to regain consumer trust. They say both Danone and Walmart should apologize swiftly for their recalled Silk and Great Value products, respectively, and specifically outline to […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Friday, as companies and organizations around the world grappled with outages stemming from a faulty CrowdStrike software update, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 35.02 points at 22,691.74. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 333.76 points […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says governments can be required to pay damages for making unconstitutional laws. In a new ruling, a majority of the top court says governments have a limited liability for drafting and passing laws that are later found to violate the Charter. The decision paves the way for a […]

OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has arrived at Rideau Hall, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to swear in a new labour minister this morning. Trudeau is appointing a replacement for Seamus O’Regan, whose resignation is effective today after he announced Thursday he was leaving cabinet for family reasons. MacKinnon joined cabinet […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.8 per cent to $66.1 billion in May, weighed down by decreases at grocers and alcoholic beverage retailers. The agency says sales were down in eight of the nine subsectors it tracks led by the 1.9 per cent decline in sales at food and beverage retailers. Sales […]

TORONTO — A global technology outage had grounded flights, disrupted hospitals and backed up border crossings in Canada on Friday, as reported issues persisted hours after the issues with Microsoft services were said to be getting fixed. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident […]

TORONTO — Toronto Pearson International Airport says a global technology outage that caused disruptions around the world early Friday morning could lead to flight delays and cancellations throughout the day. It says the outage is causing tech disruptions to some airlines and that travellers should contact their airlines directly for specific flight information. The issue […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are back home after a nine-game road trip and MLB all-star break. Chris Bassitt takes the mound as Toronto (44-52) opens a three-game series Friday night against the Detroit Tigers for its first game at Rogers Centre since July 4. Detroit (47-50) counters with right-hander Jack Flaherty. After going […]