Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was roasted by opponents last week when he posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) of himself eating a lobster in Malaysia while on a trade mission in the Indo-Pacific.The P.E.I. politician was denounced as tone deaf and out of touch...
Here's the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees.WestJet and several U.S. airlines recently hiked their checked bag charges. Discount carrier Flair Airlines has raised some other fees, and added a surcharge when customers pay for their flight...
Olu Awoseyi remembers that sinking feeling after boarding a plane that he didn't have his three-month-old, pricey Samsung phone. Awoseyi, his wife and two children were returning from a vacation from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. They had just taken their seats on the Toronto to Edmonton...
Day 65:22A romance bookstore owner explains the fairy-driven frenzy pushing romantasy books to record salesIf you've been on TikTok or in a bookstore lately, you've probably noticed the buzz around the hashtag #romantasy, or of titles like House of Flame and Shadow, Iron Flame and...
Technology giant Nvidia is hitting new heights thanks to demand for products connected to artificial intelligence, leading the chip maker to a market value that this week approached that of the entire Canadian economy.The California-based company briefly hit $2 trillion US in overall value, or market capitalization, for the first time...
Did Subway discontinue yellow mustard in Canada?That's the chatter online, as franchise owners on Reddit, customers on X and Facebook, and a notice sent out to parents of a school lunch program all allege the sandwich chain has stopped offering a beloved Canadian condiment.On Thursday, some parents of children at a school in Kingston, Ont., received an...
Less than two years after entering the market, Lynx Air is winding down operations, making the Calgary-based airline the latest in a long line of Canadian discount carriers that have failed to take off.The company — which rebranded from "Enerjet" in 2021 — cited rising operational costs,...
In a blockbuster seafood deal, St. John's-based Ocean Choice International (OCI) has sold its Canadian offshore scallop quota — worth an estimated $200-million — to three Nova Scotia companies.Ocean Choice held 16.77 per cent of the offshore scallop quota, which is fished mostly on Georges Bank...
When spending more than $100 yields only a little bag of groceries, Nora Jean Omand is trying her best to do more with less. This week, the resident of Norway House in northern Manitoba is hoping a package of stewing beef will be enough to feed...
Lynx Air, a Calgary-based airline that launched less than two years ago, says it will cease operations on Monday.The news came as the low-cost airline announced it had sought and obtained an initial order for creditor protection from the Court of King's Bench of Alberta."Over the...