DHL Express workers on strike after company locks them out, adding to parcel sector turmoil

Airport delivery containers on a tarmac.

Unifor says DHL Express Canada locked out workers just after midnight Sunday as the two sides failed to reach a contract deal, injecting more labour turmoil into the country’s parcel delivery market.

Customs brokers are cross-border trade gurus. With tariff whiplash, they’re facing ‘toxic uncertainty’

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Customs brokers help businesses understand how much duty might apply to their imports and exports, then file that information with the government. With the ever-changing tariff landscape, brokers like Dan Patrick De Los Santos have been working overtime.

New AI tools promise real-time translation so you don’t have to. But is that a good thing?

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Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have live translation devices either in the works or already on the market. But tech watchers say these developments raise larger questions about how AI tools are changing language learning and translation.

Indigenous business leaders support push to build major projects — but want ‘terms that work for us’

A man with long hair, a blue blazer and a dress shirt is pictured with his arms crossed in front of a conference sign.

Indigenous business leaders gathered outside Calgary for an energy industry conference say they’re not opposed to building major projects quickly, but warn lack of consultation with First Nations will drag timelines out.

That’s bananas! Why it might be harder or pricier to find some brands in grocery stores

A close-up of four bananas with stickers that say chiquita

A labour dispute could potentially mean we see fewer bananas and higher prices at the grocery store. And in another hit to your breakfast, a popular coffee brand has been yanked from shelves at Loblaws stores over a pricing spat — all of which experts say highlights the fragility of the global supply chain.

Canada’s unemployment rate ticks up to 7% in May, highest in 9 years outside of pandemic

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Canada’s unemployment rate rose to seven per cent in May, the highest it’s been in nine years outside of the pandemic, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert

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The B.C. government has approved the continued construction of a new pipeline project that could supply natural gas to a proposed floating liquefied natural gas export terminal off B.C.’s North Coast.

Consumer group accuses Shein of manipulating shoppers with ‘dark patterns’

Shein logo on coat hangers during a media preview of the first permanent showroom of Chinese online fast fashion giant Shein in Tokyo.

A consumer organization filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of “dark patterns,” which are tactics designed to make people buy more on its app and website.

April’s $7.1B merchandise trade deficit was the largest on record

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Canada posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April — at $7.1 billion — as exports fell sharply in the face of U.S. tariffs.

Vermilion Energy selling U.S. assets for $120 million in cash

A production manager for Canadian-based Vermilion oil company, watches an oil rig, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Andrezel, southeast of Paris.

Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to sell its assets in the U.S. for $120 million in cash.