WestJet adding fuel surcharge to companion voucher bookings | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The impact of higher fuel prices due to violence in the Middle East is now starting to show up in more places, including flight bookings. WestJet will begin charging more for customers to use one of the perks included in their annual rewards membership, due to aviation fuel skyrocketing in price. Beginning April 8, […]
Conservatives call for federal tax cut on gas and diesel fuel – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Rob Westgate The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2026 8:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal Conservatives are calling for Ottawa to drop the tax on gas and diesel fuel for the rest of this year. The Tories say their plan would eliminate the Fuel Excise […]
New mental health facility to open in Fort Qu’Appelle – Regina | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calling Lakes Wellness Centre is planning to open in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., with the aim of allowing people to remove themselves from the struggles of everyday life and ground themselves. Before the mental health facility opens its doors, there will be three phases to its programming. […]
Air Canada’s CEO Michael Rousseau to retire after days of resignation calls | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada has announced that CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of this year’s third quarter on Monday morning. The news comes after backlash from political leaders last week over Rousseau’s English-only video condolences after the deadly Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport that […]
Saskatoon’s Gather Local Market welcomes Rebellion as its newest anchor tenant | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sitting in the heart of Saskatoon’s downtown, Gather Local Market has always been a community staple, home to crafty small businesses with flair. They’re welcoming a new anchor tenant to the building. “When we gather, we invite people to stay longer. They spend more money, and […]
Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Alberta’s government has tabled legislation — Bill 21, the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act — to ease regulations and barriers to more easily enable the sale of some goods from other provinces. It’s part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and federal counterparts in signing an interprovincial free trade pact in November. […]
Multiple milk brands in Canada recalled over risk of ‘pieces of glass’ – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Select milk products sold through the Farmers, Natrel and Québon brands are being recalled due to a “possible presence of pieces of glass.” The recalls were initially triggered by Agropur, Canada’s largest dairy co-operative, on Wednesday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently conducting a “food safety investigation.” Get daily National news Get […]
Spike in cost of diesel threatens consumer wallets, global supply chain: experts | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] While the war in Iran has sent gasoline prices soaring around the world, there are growing concerns about how the spike in the cost of other fuels could also affect consumers and the broader economy. In Canada, the average price of diesel has surged to nearly $2.30 per litre — more than 50 per […]
Trim OAS for higher income seniors? 73% says yes, new poll suggests – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A new poll finds there is growing support for a proposal to lower an Old Age Security (OAS) threshold for some Canadians in order to help reduce the federal government’s deficit. Seventy-three per cent of Canadians polled this month said they support such a move, which would effectively trim back Old Age Security from higher […]
Canada’s federal minimum wage is about to go up – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal minimum wage in Canada is set to go up. The federal minimum wage will rise from the current $17.75 to $18.15 an hour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) said Tuesday in a press release. This will apply to all workers in federally regulated […]