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Equifax launches foreign credit score sourcing program for newcomers

Equifax launches foreign credit score sourcing program for newcomers

TORONTO — Equifax Inc. is launching a program to allow newcomers to transfer their foreign credit history to Canada.
Used car market expecting supply crunch as fewer off-lease cars return

Used car market expecting supply crunch as fewer off-lease cars return

Already low on inventory, the used car market is facing an additional supply crunch as fewer off-lease vehicles return to dealership lots — and that’s contributing to higher prices.
Vancouver begins process of closing homeless encampment at Crab Park

Vancouver begins process of closing homeless encampment at Crab Park

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's park board says it has begun the process of closing the homeless encampment that has been in place at a local park since 2021.
Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike

Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers voted Wednesday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald's outbreak

What to know about E. coli and the McDonald's outbreak

A food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death.
Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US as E. coli cases are investigated

Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald's in US as E. coli cases are investigated

McDonald’s worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
Labout tribunal rejects Amazon's challenge of Quebec warehouse's unionization

Labout tribunal rejects Amazon's challenge of Quebec warehouse's unionization

LAVAL, Que. — A labour tribunal has dismissed Amazon's challenge of the unionization of its warehouse workers in Laval, Que.
'No one can work for free': Alberta Pharmacists' Association says cuts will hurt care

'No one can work for free': Alberta Pharmacists' Association says cuts will hurt care

EDMONTON — The Alberta Pharmacists' Association says upcoming government cuts to service compensation fees will have a big impact on pharmacists and also patient care.
Tesla posts surprise $2.17 billion third-quarter profit, up 17.3% from a year ago

Tesla posts surprise $2.17 billion third-quarter profit, up 17.3% from a year ago

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s third-quarter net income rose 17.3% compared with a year ago as its quarterly electric vehicle sales rose for the first time this year. The Austin, Texas, company said Wednesday that it made $2.
Semi-trailer rollover kills 17 cattle on busy Calgary ring road

Semi-trailer rollover kills 17 cattle on busy Calgary ring road

CALGARY — A semi-truck carrying a load of cattle rolled over on a busy ring road in Calgary on Tuesday night. Police say the truck, carrying about 95 cattle, was in a single-vehicle crash on an off-ramp from Stoney Trail.