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Amazon Prime Video users will see ads on shows and movies from early next year unless they subscribe to an ad-free tier that would cost more, the tech giant said on Friday. Move will take effect in 2024, Canadians can opt out of ads for a yet-to-be determined monthly fee …

The ongoing strike by autoworkers at automotive plants in the United States will idle manufacturing plants in Canada in a matter of days, according to industry experts. UAW has threatened to expand strike action if no 'serious progress' in negotiations The ongoing strike by autoworkers at automotive plants in the …

The Authors Guild, a U.S. trade group for writers, filed the proposed class-action on Tuesday on behalf of 17 plaintiffs, including big literary names John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Roxane Gay, Suzanne Collins, Doug Preston George R.R. Martin and Jonathan Franzen. The Authors Guild's proposed class action says writers should be …

The list of creditors to insolvent sports drink company BioSteel is a high-profile lineup of companies small and large. It shows prominent pro sports franchises, leagues and superstars are collectively owed millions of dollars.  Canadian sports drink company has a myriad of ties with professional sports stars, teams and leagues. …

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but suggested it expects one more small rate hike before the end of the year — and a very low chance of significant cuts any time before 2025.  Investors expect rate cuts, but more than half of Fed members say …

Japan plans to import millions of tons of ammonia in the next few years as part of a push to decarbonize that country’s power generation — an initiative that could present a big opportunity for Alberta’s energy sector.  Country plans to ramp up ammonia imports to decarbonize coal plants. Japan …

TOKYO: Japan’s exports fell 0.8 percent last month from a year earlier, with steep declines in shipments to China and the rest of Asia, its largest regional market. Imports sank nearly 18 percent, the Japanese Finance Ministry said in preliminary data released Wednesday. That left a trade deficit of 930.5 …

Canada’s inflation rate jumped higher last month, to an annual pace of four per cent, mostly because of an increase in gasoline prices.  Grocery prices increased at 6.9 per cent annual pace. Canada’s inflation rate jumped higher last month, to an annual pace of four per cent, mostly because of …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday it is too early to gauge the economic impact from an ongoing, historic strike at three top car manufacturers. “It’s premature to be making forecasts about what it means for the economy,” she said in an interview on CNBC, adding …

Unifor and Ford have reached a tentative contract deal, averting a strike that would have seen around 5,600 Canadian workers hit the picket lines, and providing a roadmap for an agreement for thousands of other autoworkers employed by General Motors and Stellantis.  Contract deal comes a day after strike deadline …