46 h. ago CHAUDHRI: Tariff threat may lead to job cuts and big employee payouts

Canadian businesses are bracing for higher costs and preparing to make deep cuts – including to workforces

Economics

4 d. ago Why your coffee fix has gotten so pricey — and it will only get worse

For coffee lovers, getting their caffeine fix is becoming more expensive – and there’s little relief in sight. It’s one reason Starbucks, attempting a turnaround after a disappointing 2024, on Monday announced job cuts and a further streamlining of operations. And it’s not just coffee chains – with all the costs of labour and order […]

Economics

4 d. ago Fanshawe College faces program cuts, job losses as revenue sinks: President

Citing provincial underfunding and a massive drop in lucrative international-student enrolment, Fanshawe College faces permanent program suspensions and layoffs, its president warned staff at a town hall on Wednesday morning. “The Fanshawe College of tomorrow will look different,” Peter Devlin said in the meeting, which was streamed live over YouTube and dubbed Fanshawe’s Road to […]

Sport

4 d. ago Fanshawe College staff, students fret as program cuts, job losses loom

Citing provincial underfunding and a massive drop in lucrative international-student enrolment, Fanshawe College faces permanent program suspensions and layoffs

Sport

7 d. ago Trump admin to slash 2,000 USAID jobs, put thousands more staff on leave

The move comes after a federal judge allowed the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job in the United States and around the world.

Other

1 week ago Southwest Airlines is slashing 15% of its corporate workforce, its first major layoffs in 53 years

Southwest Airlines is eliminating 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate workforce, in the first major layoffs in the company’s 53-year history. The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the job cuts would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions,” including senior leadership and directors. Eleven senior leadership positions, representing 15% of the […]

Politics