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Canadian travellers with trips planned to Mexico weighing whether or not to stay home

four middle aged  tourists pull suitcases out of the back of a car in front of an airport in puerto vallarta, and military officials with guns can be seen patrolling beside them

While Canadian airlines started flying to and from Mexico again on Tuesday, caution is still advised in the region, leaving tourists trying to decide what to do. And unless travellers bought the right kind of insurance, they might not be able to get their money back if they want to cancel or rebook their vacations.

Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat

A plane on a tarmac.

Federal regulators are giving the thumbs up to Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada.

Pre-construction condo buyers face steep losses as Toronto prices slide

Several under construction condo towers are pictured in Vaughan, Ont.

Homebuyers who gambled that buying a home before it was actually constructed could get them an advance foothold in an expensive housing market are discovering they have few options to avoid losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a market that is considerably less expensive.

Loblaw-owned Superstore fined $10K for promoting imported food as Canadian

A maple leaf used to promote a product in a store

Canada’s food regulator has fined a Loblaw-owned store $10,000 for promoting imported food as a “Product of Canada.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Toronto store used “maple leaf advertising decals” as part of an in-store display to promote a foreign product.

Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups inventor accuses Hershey of recipe changes

Chocolate peanut butter cup candy is shown in orange packaging with two cups seen out of focus.

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products.

Arbitrator settles flight attendant wages at Air Canada, bringing labour dispute to an end

A woman wearing a flight attendant uniform is shown from behind with a set of luggage to her right and another set leaning against a nearby pillar.

An arbitrator reviewing wages for flight attendants at Air Canada has finalized rates at the airline, bringing an end to the labour dispute that saw travel disrupted for thousands of people last summer.

Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark trial alleging that social media harms children

A man in a black t-shirt is shown gesturing as he speaks.

Meta CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the ‌first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram’s effect on the mental health of young users, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues.

Saskatchewan-raised co-owner of non-alcoholic winery lands $1M deal on Dragons’ Den

Two men drink wine on a stage.

ONES is the passion project of Tyler Harlton from Pense, Sask., and Chris Pagliocchini, a scientist for Agriculture Canada. Harlton is no stranger to the agriculture industry himself, having grown up surrounded by Prairie farms.

National real estate association blames Ontario snowstorm for cooling housing sales January

A view of snow covered rooftops following a snowstorm in Toronto

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is blaming Old Man Winter as a factor in cool housing sales during the month of January.

A chat with Shohei? This tech firm is pitching an AI version of baseball’s biggest stars

A baseball player wearing a blue and gray uniform prepares to pitch the ball.

How would you like to have a one-on-one friendship with your favourite professional baseball player? A California-based tech company is pitching exactly that — by building AI-powered avatars of every Major League Baseball star.