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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5

Moviegoers said yes to more “ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket...

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Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists
Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists

Economists anticipate that Canada's annual inflation rate in August fell to its lowest level since March 2021. Ahead of Statistics Canada's consumer price index set to be released on Tuesday, economists...

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B.C. victim's family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case
B.C. victim's family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — Family members say Annie Kong wanted nothing more than to gather with all her extended family under one roof at her West Vancouver home for Christmas 2022. "She was talking about...

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Carbon pricing to cause economic 'nuclear winter,' Poilievre tells his MPs
Carbon pricing to cause economic 'nuclear winter,' Poilievre tells his MPs

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre signaled the Liberals' carbon price and the economy will remain his prime target when Parliament resumes this week. He painted a dystopian picture during...

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Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups
Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

MONTREAL — Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted...

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B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected
B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected

British Columbia Conservatives are promising changes they say will bring more stability to the province's struggling forest industry. Leader John Rustad announced his plan for the sector a week before...

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No indication of agreement between Air Canada, pilots as strike notice deadline passes
No indication of agreement between Air Canada, pilots as strike notice deadline passes

A midnight deadline passed for Air Canada and its pilots with no indication of an agreement meaning either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline. After more than 14...

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Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?
Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?

NEW YORK (AP) — A strike by some 33,000 Boeing machinists has halted production of the American aerospace giant's best-selling airplanes. The workers began picketing at Boeing factories and plants in...
YVR business as usual, so far, as Air Canada pilot talks near deadline
YVR business as usual, so far, as Air Canada pilot talks near deadline

Air Canada says some operations will start to be affected Thursday as time is running out before a potential shutdown because of a labour dispute with its pilots.
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a tentative contract that would...