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Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover, Windsor’s plan to save its downtown.
This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies since the early 1980s.
As cities across Canada grapple with high office vacancy rates, Windsor has rolled out a $3.2 million plan to lure people back into its desolate business district.
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Movie hangover 🎥– Barbenheimer box office hangover, Windsor’s plan to save its downtown.
This past weekend, Canadian and U.S. box office numbers were down 40% compared to last year, after disappointing new releases by both Furiosa and Garfield. In fact, it was one of the weakest Memorial Day weekends seen at the movies since the early 1980s.
As cities across Canada grapple with high office vacancy rates, Windsor has rolled out a $3.2 million plan to lure people back into its desolate business district.
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No baggage ✈️ – WestJet rolls out cheap seats, Shein and Temu imports are overwhelming.
Air travel is starting to feel more and more like building a Chipotle bowl: If you want the good stuff, it’s going to cost you.
Online bargain bin giants like Shein and Temu have benefitted from long-standing tax breaks forgoing duties on foreign packages under a certain price threshold, but that might soon end.
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Low risk 📊— Troubling times for Lululemon, Pension plans are lowering risk.
Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans.
Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are proving to be a powerful weapon for fighting the flames.
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Trade tribulations 🚙— Canada has a tariff dilemma. AI cameras notch assist in wildfire fight.
Tariffs recently announced by the U.S. on a slew of Chinese imports have forced Canada to answer some tough questions about its climate plans.
Western Canada has seen an early start to the wildfire season, but some new high-tech cameras are proving to be a powerful weapon for fighting the flames.
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Up in flames 🔥 — Phoenix is burning cash, Via Rail ridership is up.
Jumping on the train might seem like a nice alternative to a traffic jam… until you realize your train is also sitting in a traffic jam.
Unlike the mythological bird of the same name, the federal government’s Phoenix payroll system is not going to rise from the ashes.
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