By Mae Anderson The Associated Press NEW YORK — This year’s Super Bowl ads ran the gamut from tame humour to … tame messages about social causes. After a divisive year, advertisers during the Big Game worked overtime to win over audiences with messages that entertained and strove not to […]
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The Canadian Press Two of Canada’s better-known rewards programs merge today as Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus become PC Optimum. Loblaw says they’ve had some “bumps” during the merger, with some members complaining online about troubles with the new app and points conversions. However, the company says it’s seeing massive […]
By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — DarkMatter, a growing cybersecurity company in the United Arab Emirates that’s recruited Western intelligence analysts, is stepping out of the shadows amid concerns by activists about its power and potential targets. The company’s founder and CEO, Faisal al-Bannai, […]
The Canadian Press Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. was accused Wednesday by a Dutch non-profit of avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian taxes through the use of tax havens. The report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, known as SOMO, said Turquoise Hill parent company Rio […]
The Canadian Press Ontario’s largest public-sector union wants to take the lead in repairing the relationship between Unifor and the Canadian Labour Congress after a recent spat over the right of workers to choose which union represents them. In a letter released yesterday, OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas says OPSEU […]
The Canadian Press Ontario’s largest public sector union wants to take the lead in repairing the relationship between Unifor and the Canadian Labour Congress after a recent spat over the right of workers to choose which union represents them. In a letter released Monday, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged airline subsidies, seven individuals familiar with the deal said Monday, as Qatar’s government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration. The agreement will see state-owned […]
By Mae Anderson The Associated Press NEW YORK — After a year of political and cultural upheaval, Super Bowl advertisers appear to be pulling back from themes of unity in favour of in-game stunts and ads that aim for the heart and in some cases even lower. The stakes are […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal copyright board has raised the music streaming royalties for songwriters and music publishers by more than 40 per cent to narrow the financial divide separating them from recording labels. The decision announced earlier this weekend by the National Music […]
The Associated PressJoseph Pisani NEW YORK–The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain–the first female celebrity in the role. In commercials starting next week, McEntire dons the Colonel’s […]
The Associated Press PARIS — Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted pots of chocolate and hazelnut spread. Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the Intermarche chain, which offered massive discounts on pots of Nutella. […]
First Nations raising funds to challenge west coast oil tanker ban CALGARY — A coalition of First Nations is raising funds to mount a legal challenge to the proposed oil-tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast. The challenge is coming from the backers of the proposed Eagle Spirit pipeline, a First […]
