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Amazon adding fuel surcharge for Canadian sellers starting April 17

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Amazon is applying a fuel surcharge to fulfillment fees for Canada-based sellers starting on April 17, a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant confirmed to CBC News on Thursday.

Stellantis talks to build Chinese EVs in Brampton is ‘unacceptable’: Ontario premier

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reacted to reports that Stellantis is in talks with a Chinese automobile manufacturer about the possibility of building Chinese electric vehicles in Canada at its idled ⁠Brampton assembly plant.

Wall Street drops over 1% after Trump’s comments dent Iran resolution hopes

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Wall Street’s main indexes ​tumbled on Thursday, in the last session of a holiday-truncated week, after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled more aggressive attacks on ‌Iran, dampening expectations for a swift end to the Middle East conflict.

Hershey says it will go back to classic recipe for all Reese’s products after criticism

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Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients.

Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here’s how community mailboxes will work

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If your dog goes crazy every time the mail delivery person shows up at your door, you may be relieved to know that it soon may no longer be a problem. But beyond that, a lot of people are uncertain what the pending demise of door-to-door mail delivery means for them.

Which consumer services are adding a fuel surcharge (or not) as oil prices rise?

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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.

Trump administration launches new bid to attract U.S. oil companies to Venezuela — but finding few takers

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President Donald Trump has been pressuring U.S. oil and gas executives to invest in Venezuela’s energy sector, nearly three months after the toppling of former president Nicolás Maduro, as the country is said to have the largest crude oil reserves in the world.

Canada’s economy saw slight growth in January with gains in mining, oil and gas

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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.

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire later this year following language controversy

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Air ‌Canada CEO Michael ​Rousseau will retire ​sometime in the fall after nearly ⁠two ⁠decades ‌with the airline, it said on Monday, a week after he made headlines by issuing an English-only message of condolence following the crash of Flight 8646 in New York.

How AI is infiltrating the dating world, from crafting flirty messages to matchmaking

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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.