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Which consumer services are adding a fuel surcharge (or not) as oil prices rise?
As the war in the Middle East continues, crude oil prices are hovering well above the $100 US mark — a pressure that is starting to weigh on consumer-facing, fuel-guzzling businesses like airlines, shipping couriers and rideshare companies. Source link
Canada's economy saw slight growth in January
Canada’s economy saw slight growth in January, as gains in goods-producing industries like mining offset a slowdown in manufacturing, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Source link
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire later this year following language controversy
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter after nearly two decades with the Canadian carrier, the airline said on Monday, a week after the executive made headlines for issuing an English-only condolence following the AC8646 crash. Source link
How AI is infiltrating the dating world, from crafting flirty messages to matchmaking
Companies have been keen to jump on the AI bandwagon in the last year, unveiling new AI features that promise to help users level up their dating game. But some users, particularly women, say it’s making it more difficult to tell fact from fiction, and making the quest for love more difficult. Source link
Settlement approved for Canadians affected by past 23andMe data breach
A multimillion-dollar settlement has been approved in a class action claim involving Canadian customers of the 23andMe genetic testing company who were affected by a past data breach. Source link
North American stocks fall, oil prices rise as Trump's delays fail to quell fears
The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all sank in early trading, a day after Wall Street’s worst drop since the conflict with Iran started. Source link
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon's blacklist of AI company Anthropic
In their lawsuit, Anthropic accused the government of violating its rights when U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk. The judge’s decision is the latest in the saga between the AI company and the government over how Anthropic’s technology can be used for defence purposes. Source link
Judge hands defeat to Musk's X, throws out lawsuit accusing advertisters of illegal boycott
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp.’s antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s social media company. Source link
Canada loaning millions to proposed Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to Trump White House
Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175-million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely linked to the Trump administration. Source link
Wall Street sees worst drop since Iran war began, as Nasdaq sinks 10% below its record
Stocks fell sharply on Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Source link