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Leap year 2024: Extra day doesn’t necessarily mean more pay. Why?Millions of employed Canadians will be at work this Feb. 29 — a date that occurs once every four years — but will they walk home with more money for the extra day this leap year?MoneyFeb 26
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Lynx Air is shutting down. What to do if you have travel bookedCanadians booked with Lynx Air find themselves in limbo Friday after the ultra-low-cost-carrier announced it is going out of business.ConsumerFeb 23
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ArriveCAN violated Canadians’ rights, proposed class-action lawsuit allegesA proposed class-action lawsuit is seeking damages as it alleges the controversial ArriveCAN app was a violation of Canadians’ rights.CanadaFeb 22
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MPs call Guilbeault to explain road funding remarks at committeeEnvironment Minister Steven Guilbeault has been asked to a House of Commons committee to explain his remarks on federal road funding.PoliticsFeb 21
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Millennials overtake baby boomers as dominant generation in CanadaStatistics Canada said Wednesday that millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, surpassed the baby boomer generation on July 1, 2023.CanadaFeb 21
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MPs want Guilbeault to explain road funding remarks. Will it happen?Conservative, Bloc Quebecois and NDP MPs on the House of Commons' transport committee want Steven Guilbeault to explain his comments around federal road infrastructure investments.PoliticsFeb 20
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Alexei Navalny death reports ‘tragic and horrifying,’ Justin Trudeau saysAlexei Navalny, the fiercest critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, died in prison Friday, according to media reports citing Russian prison officials.CanadaFeb 16
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EV owners likely to pay more for insurance, report says. Here’s whyOwners of electric vehicles in Canada may start to see their insurance rates jolt in the coming years, a new report indicates. Here's why.ConsumerFeb 15
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Keeping NATO strong is in U.S. interests, chief says amid Trump remarksJens Stoltenberg's remarks come days after U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said members who miss their spending targets should be abandoned.WorldFeb 14
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Canada’s housing market is ‘starting to turn a corner.’ Are prices rising?According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, the housing market has seen an uptick in sales activity despite interest rates being at a 22-year high.CanadaFeb 14
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Uber, Lyft drivers plan Valentine’s Day strikes across Canada. What to knowThousands of Uber and Lyft drivers are taking a break from the job this Valentine's Day as part of a global protest over pay and benefits.CanadaFeb 14
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Interest rate cuts would ease housing supply constraint, Fraser suggestsSean Fraser says that based on conversations he’s had with housing developers, he thinks residential construction projects will begin to move forward once interest rates are cut.EconomyFeb 13
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ArriveCAN process ‘unacceptable,’ LeBlanc says after scathing auditThe federal departments behind ArriveCAN “repeatedly failed” to follow best practices in the creation of the now controversial app, Canada’s auditor general says.CanadaFeb 12
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Canada adds an unexpected 37K jobs in January. Will rate cuts be delayed?The gains, which were above some analyst expectations, were mostly driven by part-time work, and were well above the 10,000 jobs RBC predicted Canadian employers would add.EconomyFeb 9
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Flair Airlines CEO foresees more domestic travel, shorter trips this yearThe head of ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines is forecasting stronger demand for domestic trips this year as "affordable travel" becomes a realistic option for Canadians.ConsumerFeb 8
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‘Scary’ secret report prompts MPs to suspend ArriveCAN hearingsThe House of Commons operations committee has suspended future ArriveCAN hearings given a “scary” secret report on the controversial app.PoliticsFeb 8
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Is retirement realistic for millennials? Why they say they need to save moreBMO's annual retirement survey, released Wednesday, found Canadians ages 28 to 44 believe they will need about $2.1 million to retire, the highest among all adult generations.MoneyFeb 7
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Ottawa to top up Canada Housing Benefit rent support by $99M: FreelandThe federal government will top up the Canada Housing Benefit by $99 million, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Tuesday.PoliticsFeb 6
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London police apologize for delay in World Juniors sexual assault caseThe chief of the London Police Service apologized Monday to the alleged victim in the 2018 World Juniors sexual assault case for how long “it has taken to reach this point.”CanadaFeb 5
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As Dry Feb begins, is there a ‘growing desire’ for alcohol abstention?With campaigns such as Dry Feb and Dry January, and the growing popularity of non-alcoholic drinks, the stigma of not drinking alcohol may be starting to shift.CanadaFeb 1
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Boeing’s 737 MAX-9 jets are heading back to the skies: CEOBoeing's 737 MAX-9 airplanes are returning to the skies after a going through a new federal inspection process, CEO Dave Calhoun says.U.S. NewsJan 31
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Ethics czar verifies ‘allegations of friendships’ in Trudeau Jamaica tripInterim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein said his office did 'our research' before Trudeau and his family left for the Caribbean nation Dec. 26 to Jan. 4.PoliticsJan 30
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Toyota Canada issues ‘do not drive’ notice to 7.3K owners. Here’s whyToyota Canada is urging roughly 7,300 Canadian owners to 'stop driving' their vehicles due to a potentially fatal fault with the airbag inflator.ConsumerJan 30
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Microsoft Teams slowly returns to normal after hours-long outageMicrosoft's Teams app services were down for thousands of users on Friday, according to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com.TechJan 26
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Long-awaited reports on controversial ArriveCAN app coming. What to expectTwo long-awaited reports into the government’s controversial ArriveCAN app are set to be released over the coming days. Here's what you can expect.PoliticsJan 26
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