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Canada Life Centre goes cashless for food and beverage sales at arena – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size If you’re planning on attending a concert or seeing a live Jets, Moose or Sea Bears game at Winnipeg’s downtown arena, you won’t need to bring cash. Canada Life Centre announced Tuesday that it has gone cashless in an effort to increase …

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Competition policy becoming a ‘kitchen-table issue’ for Canadians amid inflation  – National

As Canadians grow more concerned about rising inflation, competition across different sectors of the economy has become a “kitchen-table issue” at a time when the federal government is reviewing its competition law. The country’s two largest newspaper chains, Postmedia and the owners of the Toronto Star, recently confirmed talks about …

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Increasing vacancy rate in Kelowna best path to improving housing affordability: City

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Groundbreaking for a new apartment building which is expected to bring some relief to Kelowna’s tight rental market is scheduled for Wednesday. The building will be located at the former Building Blocks daycare at Gordon Drive and Lawrence Avenue. PC Urban Properties …

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Canada leading most countries in retail sales. Why is spending so high? – National

Retail sales growth in Canada is continuing to outperform much of the world so far this year, a sign of the ongoing resiliency of Canadian shoppers despite higher inflation and recession predictions, a new report has found. The Colliers 2023 Retail Outlook said consumers are still spending, even though retail …

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Bell cuts off phone for 95-year-old Etobicoke senior and his wife

Mykola Latyshko takes a television news crew on a brief tour of his Etobicoke bungalow, pointing out landline telephones in the bedrooms and an office. Latyshko and his wife have five landline telephones in various rooms. Since the couple do not own cellular phones, the home phones represent the only …

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Air Canada customer outraged after charged twice on credit card for airline tickets

An Air Canada customer is sharing her travel nightmare with the airline after she says she was charged twice for a round trip. “They don’t even have the heart to listen to me,” said Cristhel Fernandez. “I don’t have the extra money to pay that off.” Back in May, the …

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Alberta car seller hits roadblocks after VIN allegedly stolen, registered in Ontario

A Calgary man got a shocking discovery when he went into a local dealership to sell his car: he was told he wasn’t the only registered owner. Rick Barvir told Global News the CARFAX vehicle history report showed his vehicle’s identification number, or VIN, was also registered by someone in …

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Air Canada flights delayed as airline faces 2nd technical issue in a week

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada says a technical issue is delaying flights across its network on Thursday. The airline said in a statement to Global News that it is continuing to operate flights “at a reduced rate.” Air Canada flagged a “temporary technical issue” with …

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