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No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

MONTREAL — Air Canada is poised to roll out facial recognition technology at the gate, making it the first Canadian airline to deploy the software in a bid to streamline the boarding process.
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S&P/TSX composite rises, led by energy and industrial stocks

S&P/TSX composite rises, led by energy and industrial stocks

TORONTO — Strength in energy and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index move higher Thursday. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 55.22 points at 25,543.52. U.S. stock markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Saskatchewan mid-year financials project $743M deficit, more than double from budget

Saskatchewan mid-year financials project $743M deficit, more than double from budget

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is projecting a deficit that’s more than double from budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming season.
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Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

TORONTO — A region in northern Ontario was chosen Thursday as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository, a critical milestone in a $26-billion, decades-long project to bury millions of used fuel bundles underground.
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Montreal billionaire sued for allegedly paying minors for sex wants names of accusers

Montreal billionaire sued for allegedly paying minors for sex wants names of accusers

MONTREAL — A lawyer representing Quebec electronics billionaire Robert Miller says his client must know who his accusers are in a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he paid minors for sex.
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Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark

Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark

OTTAWA — Canadian officials say negotiations on an international plastics treaty have been predictably difficult, with no indication yet on whether there will even be a treaty at all.
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Poilievre calls two-month GST break inflationary, says Tories will vote against it

Poilievre calls two-month GST break inflationary, says Tories will vote against it

OTTAWA — The Liberals' GST holiday legislation is expected to pass in the House of Commons on Thursday night, even as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his party will vote against the tax break.
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Trump's tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

Trump's tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
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Competition Bureau suing Google, wants company to sell off two advertising services

Competition Bureau suing Google, wants company to sell off two advertising services

The Competition Bureau is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay a penalty.
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Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

The proposed federal ban on open net-pen salmon farms in British Columbia coastal waters will cost taxpayers billions and seriously impact Canada's economy, food security and Indigenous communities, says a report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers
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