Tag Archives: Canada

Ford recalling 275,000 vehicles in Canada over airbag deficiencies and tires | CTV News

DEARBORN, MICH. — Ford Motor Co. has issued two safety recalls involving more than 2.6 million vehicles in North America, including nearly 275,000 in Canada, mainly over airbag problems. One recall involves Takata driver-side front airbags for 2006-12 Ford Fusion, 2007-10 Ford Edge, 2007-11 Ford Ranger, 2006-11 Mercury Milan, 2006-12 Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ and 2007-10 Lincoln […]

‘Now I’m stuck’: Canadians on EI left in limbo about caregiver, sickness benefits – National

Navigating the changes to emergency relief benefits throughout the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t always been easy. London, Ont., resident Erin Birtwistle is no stranger to that challenge. She lost her job in retail at the onset of the pandemic last spring and has been on Employment Insurance (EI) since the fall after moving off the […]

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg summoned to testify before Commons heritage committee

TORONTO — NDP MP Heather McPherson says Canada’s heritage committee has decided to summon Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to testify. She says Zuckerberg would likely be asked about regulating online hate speech, Facebook’s ability to self-police content on its platform and the company’s effect on the Canadian news industry. Zuckerberg could also be […]

Locked out by CRA? How to gain access to your online account – National

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Friday it will be locking out 800,000 online taxpayer accounts on Saturday, following an internal investigation that revealed some credentials such as user IDs and passwords may have been compromised. However, those impacted can “re-gain” access to their CRA account “by going to the CRA login page to […]

Spend on haircuts, home renos and restaurants to stimulate economy: CIBC economist

TORONTO — A CIBC senior economist says Canadians who want to help the country’s economy rebound should book haircuts, hire tradespeople for home renovations and keep ordering from local restaurants. Royce Mendes says these actions are more likely to stimulate Canada’s economy and keep money within the country than online impulse shopping. Throughout the COVID-19 […]

Canadian economy added 259K jobs in February, blowing past estimates – National

Statistics Canada says the economy added 259,000 jobs in February, almost wiping out losses sustained over the previous two months. The economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdown measures erased months of gains, and marked the worst monthly declines since last April. Read more: How the COVID-19 pandemic left lifelong scars on […]

Statistics Canada to outline how labour market fared in February

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will say today how the country’s job market fared in February after it started 2021 with a steep drop. The economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdowns wiped out months of gains, and marked the worst monthly declines since last April. The second straight month of losses left the […]

Asian shares mixed after stimulus lifts Dow, S&P to records

BANGKOK — Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after broad gains lifted several major indexes to all-time highs on Wall Street. Tokyo’s benchmark rose 1.7%. Hong Kong declined but the Shanghai Composite index recovered from early losses. Oil prices fell and the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury rose to 1.57%. U.S. markets surged […]