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Cenovus raises MEG Energy offer, wins Strathcona support
Cenovus Energy Inc. has raised its takeover offer for MEG Energy Corp., winning the support of Strathcona Resources Ltd., which had opposed the deal. Source link
Leaked files reveal CRA refunded millions by mistake
More than two years after paying out $4.99 million in an allegedly bogus refund, the Canada Revenue Agency is stuck in Federal Court trying to figure out where the money went and how to get it back. Source link
Ottawa is pledging more on defence — and Calgary wants a piece of the action
While Calgary is best known as an oil and gas town, a growing aerospace and defence industry has largely flown under the radar. The sector hopes to get a boost from a renewed national interest in defence spending, and in sourcing contracts from Canadian companies. Source link
Bodycams worn by Toronto FreshCo cashiers raise questions about safety and privacy
Sobeys Inc. confirmed it’s running a body-worn camera pilot after FreshCo cashiers were spotted wearing them in a store located at Sherbourne and Isabella streets. Source link
Statistics Canada to delay publishing September trade data as U.S. government shutdown continues
Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data for September because of the government shutdown in the United States. Source link
U.S. inflation stays high but prices rose less than economists forecast
U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as the costs of some imported goods rose while rental prices cooled. Source link
Air Canada makes 'difficult decision' to cut management jobs
Air Canada is reducing a number of non-union management positions, the airline said Thursday. Source link
Toys 'R' Us Canada notifies customers of breach that may have compromised personal data
In an email sent to shoppers Thursday morning, the company said the breached records may include the names, addresses, emails and phone numbers of customers — though no passwords, credit card details or similar confidential data were involved in the incident. Source link
Amazon cloud outage downed millions of sites — and exposed the risks of overdependence
A few days after Amazon’s cloud services company AWS had an outage that plunged millions of popular websites and apps into the dark, questions still linger about why some companies get so big in the first place — and why it’s so hard to keep them from controlling markets. Source link
Jays fans swing — and miss — at securing face-value tickets to the World Series
By the time many fans made it to the front of the queue, they say only high-priced resale tickets were available on sites like Ticketmaster. Experts say creating legislation to make ticket buying more fair could help, but it’s no easy task. Source link