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B.C. port union files constitutional challenge of back-to-work order

20Nov

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B.C. port union files constitutional challenge of back-to-work order

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 20, 2024 2:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work. In a legal document dated Tuesday, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 says it’s questioning whether the order issued by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week violates the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike.The union says these rights are protected by the Charter of Rights and Freed...

McDonald’s preparing ‘McValue’ offering for 2025

20Nov

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McDonald’s preparing ‘McValue’ offering for 2025

A McDonald's is seen in the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 23, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesMcDonald's is preparing 2025 value offerings in a bid to hang onto customers who are fed up with high costs at restaurants.The company is working on a new "McValue" approach for next year that involves keeping the $5 value meal offer it launched this summer on the menu for the first half of the year, along with introducing a "buy one add one" option for $1 more, CNBC has learned. The "buy one add one" offer includes a double cheeseburger; McChicken sandwich; 6 piece chicken nuggets and small fry; or breakfast options of a Sausage McMuffin, sausage biscuit or sausage burrito and a hash brown, according to a person familiar with the matter.Local value offerings hav...

Donald Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for Education secretary

20Nov

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Donald Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for Education secretary

By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins and John Towfighi, CNN Linda McMahon, former administrator of Small Business Administration, speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on 18 July. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters via CNN Newsource President-elect Donald Trump has named his transition co-chair Linda McMahon as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Education. The decision, which Trump announced Tuesday night confirming CNN's earlier reporting, took shape after it became clear that McMahon would be passed over for Commerce secretary. Trump named his other transition co-chair, Howard Lutnick, as his pick to lead the Commerce Department earlier Tuesday after the Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive had thrown his name into the mix for T...

Randy Boissonnault out of cabinet amid business dealings controversy

20Nov

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Randy Boissonnault out of cabinet amid business dealings controversy

Randy Boissonnault is out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after months of controversy surrounding his former medical supply business. In a brief statement Wednesday, Trudeau said Boissonnault “agreed … (to) step away from cabinet effective immediately.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “Mr. Boissonnault will focus on clearing the allegations made against him,” Trudeau’s office said.Those allegations, first reported by Global News, involve Boissonnault’s former business Global Health Imports, co-founded with Stephen Anderson in early 2020 after Boissonnault lost his seat in the 2019 election. Tre...

20Nov

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Business

Nvidia earnings are on deck. Here’s what Wall Street is watching for

Expectations are high for Nvidia's earnings. Nvidia is expected to report fiscal 2025 third-quarter results Wednesday after the close. Analysts see the darling chipmaker reporting a profit of 75 cents per share on revenue of $33.16 billion, per LSEG. Both figures represent more than 80% growth from the year-earlier period. The report will likely have implications for the broader market, given Nvidia's massive size. The semiconductor giant has a market capitalization of more than $3.6 trillion, making it the most valuable U.S.-listed company. But just as key as the results themselves will be is what Nvidia says about the demand behind its latest Blackwell graphics processing unit, or GPU, which is designed to meet the heavy processing needs for AI capabilities and often sold to large tech h...

What happens to mumfluencers when their kids grow up?

20Nov

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What happens to mumfluencers when their kids grow up?

Maria Foy. Photo: supplied On 10 June 2024, Maria Foy posted a comment on her Facebook page to half a million followers. They probably knew her better by her online brand, Happy Mum Happy Child. It was honest, a key tenet of Foy's nature that propelled her to one of New Zealand's most popular 'mumfluencers' when social media felt sparkly and new in the 2010s. "After thinking long and hard about this I feel it's time to pivot from this thing I started almost 10 years ago as my children are older now, and they don't want to be shown on social media in the same way they were as young kids." Foy accidentally started a successful brand out of being a fun, creative, sometimes goofy and always honest mum. Her posts were seen by thousands and could also make thousands of dollars from brands as ...

Babil Khan on one year of ‘The Railway Men’: `Still carry lessons it taught me`

20Nov

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Babil Khan on one year of ‘The Railway Men’: `Still carry lessons it taught me`

Actor Babil Khan is celebrating the first anniversary of his period streaming series ‘The Railway Men’. The actor essayed the role of Imad Riaz, a young loco pilot, whose contribution to the rescue operations in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy is unparalleled. Reflecting on the journey, Babil shared, “Working on ‘The Railway Men’ was an emotional journey for me. It wasn’t just acting, but a heartfelt homage to the real heroes who stood tall in the face of tragedy. Even one year later, I still carry the lessons it taught me. Collaborating with legends like Madhavan Sir and K.K. Menon Sir was a privilege—they taught me so much during the shoot”. His character in the series goes from being a Union Carbide worker to loco pilot at Bhopal Junction. The character’s transformation from innocence to braver...

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: TGT, NVDA, APP, WSM

20Nov

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: TGT, NVDA, APP, WSM

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Williams-Sonoma — The home goods retailer soared about 29% after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter and raising full-year guidance. Williams-Sonoma earned $1.96 per share on $1.80 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had anticipated just $1.78 in earnings per share and $1.79 billion in revenue. Ford Motor — Shares of the U.S. automaker slid 3% after Ford said on Wednesday it plans to cut around 14% of its European workforce . The company cited significant losses in recent years driven by weak demand for electric vehicles, a lack of government support for the shift toward electric vehicles and greater industry competition. Nvidia — Shares dipped 1% ahead of the chipmaker's fiscal third-quarter r...

Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS

20Nov

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Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS

By Anastasiia Malenko, Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder, Reuters A Storm Shadown missile on show at the International Paris Air Show 2023. Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/AFP Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired US ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. Moscow has said the use of Western weapons to strike into Russian territory far from the border would be a major escalation in the conflict. Kyiv says it needs the capability to defend itself by hitting Russian rear bases used to support Moscow's invasion, which entered its thousandth day this w...

Liam Payne funeral: One Direction bandmates, family, friends gather in London – National

20Nov

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Liam Payne funeral: One Direction bandmates, family, friends gather in London – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The former members of boy band One Direction were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne on Wednesday, just over a month after he died aged 31. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined Payne’s family and friends for the private church service in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. One Direction band member Harry Styles leaves following the funeral of singer Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, on November 20, 2024 in Amersham, United Kingdom. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The father of one was found dead after he fell from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in mid-Octobe...