25 h. ago Layoffs in Canada’s oilpatch as producers brace for tougher times ahead: FP video

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8 d. ago Bryan Adams brings the hits during marathon show at the Saddledome Friday night

Bryan Adams was not quite at the half-way mark of his concert Friday night at the Saddledome when he added a novel twist to his 42-year-old hit This Time. He performed it as the black-and-white video he made in 1983 played on the Jumbotron behind him. “I don’t want you to laugh at my hair,” […]

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9 d. ago Starbucks announces massive layoffs and store closures including Canada

Starbucks will be closing hundreds of stores and laying off hundreds of employees in Canada and the United States, according to an announcement on Thursday.In a message to employees, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol shared two decisions the company has made in support of its "Back to Starbucks" plan.After reviewing the coffee chain's North America portfolio, Niccol said they identified stores that weren't performing well financially."These locations will be closed," he wrote. "Each year, we open and close coffeehouses for a variety of reasons, from financial performance to lease expirations. This is a more significant action that we understand will impact partners and customers."The CEO stated that the company will be closing about one per cent of Starbucks locations across Canada and the U.S. At the end of June, the company had 18,734 stores in North America. According to Niccol, this will be cut down to 18,300 stores by the end of September.In ...

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9 d. ago Starbucks to lay off 900 workers and close some stores in the Canada, US

Starbucks says it plans to close some stores in Canada and the United States and layoff 900 workers, although it isn't clear how many locations will shut down down in total.

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2 w. ago Layoffs at Google, X helped spur ‘avalanche’ of online terrorist content since Oct. 7: government documents

Officials flagged reports that content considered to be antisemitic had exploded on X by more than 900 per cent on the platform

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3 w. ago Ontario man charged, accused of filming himself speeding: police

Police launched an investigation after officers were 'made aware' of the cellphone video, and confirmed the date, time, location and speed of the vehicle, police said.

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4 w. ago Public Health Agency of Canada slashing workforce with hundreds of layoffs

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce as part of its "post-pandemic recalibration."In an email statement shared on Thursday, PHAC spokesperson Mark Johnson confirmed that the government agency will implement Workforce Adjustment measures to align with its approved funding for fiscal year 2026-2027."The agency must focus resources on government-funded priorities. This means re-prioritizing and streamlining some programs, and in some cases discontinuing work," he states.Johnson says Canada's public health agency can't confirm the exact number of layoffs at this time, but it expects that this process will result in approximately 320 full-time positions being cut to align with funding levels for fiscal year 2026-2027."This process is separate from the government-wide Comprehensive Expenditure Review process, which was announced earlier this year," he notes.Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champ...

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