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More Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ amid push to retain staff – National

When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell – and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. “I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question: ‘who are you talking to or what type …

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Technology and base metal stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets also up

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 26, 2023 11:57 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Strength in the technology and base metal sectors helped Canada’s main stock index gain more than 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were also higher on the final …

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Manitoba highway construction to cause delays, but projects worth the wait – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Highways across Manitoba will be getting facelifts over the coming months, and with that will come more traffic delays. With the announcement of a multi-year infrastructure strategy in March – and more than $500 million tagged for projects in 2023 alone – …

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S&P/TSX composite down in late morning trading, U.S. stock markets also lower

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning, pulled lower by losses in the industrial and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were also slightly lower. The S&P/TSX composite index …

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MPI names Marnie Kacher as interim CEO – Winnipeg

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has appointed Marnie Kacher as interim President and CEO. Kacher previously served as MPI’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and has been with the crown corporation for 12 years. “Effictively immediately, Mr. Eric Herbelin is no longer employed with Manitoba Public Insurance,” MPI Board of …

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G7 countries say they will lessen dependence on China – National

The G7 nations have declared their intentions to decrease their dependencies on China, but their leaders say they don’t plan to part ways with the world’s second largest economy. The G7 leaders meeting in Hiroshima for their annual summit released their communique on Saturday. “Our policy approaches are not designed …

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Ontario offering more money to automaker Stellantis, Ford says

Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days …

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Stellantis ‘stalemate’ can end if Ontario pays its ‘fair share,’ Champagne says

Ottawa is “very confident” it can settle a dispute with automaker Stellantis if the Ontario government pays its “fair share,” Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says. Stellantis, one of the world’s largest automakers that makes vehicles including Chrysler, Ram and Fiat, said Monday it stopped construction on a $5-billion electric vehicle …

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Housing upturn could delay a shift by Bank of Canada to cut rates. What to know – National

Signs of recovery in Canada’s housing market after a year-long slump, just as higher borrowing costs are expected to slow much of the rest of the economy, could raise inflation and delay a shift by the central bank to interest rate cuts, analysts said. The housing market’s upturn comes after …

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Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2023 12:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a southwestern Ontario city says he expects the federal government to live up to a deal that would see one of the world’s biggest automakers build an electric …

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