Meta is cutting 5% of its ‘lowest performers’
Meta is aiming to cut about 5% of what it calls its “lowest performers” with plans to backfill those roles later this year, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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Barrick begins temporary suspension of operations at mining complex in Mali
Barrick Gold Corp. says it has initiated the temporary suspension of operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali.
P.E.I.'s King takes delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border.
Unifor members vote to back strike mandate at CPKC if new contract not reached
Workers represented by Unifor at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway have voted in favour of strike action if their union cannot reach a new deal with the company.
Polish town invites Elon Musk to buy its castle for his European headquarters
A town in Poland is encouraging Elon Musk to buy its vast 13th-century castle and turn it into his European headquarters.
Biden signs executive order to ensure power for AI data centers
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said.
World Economic Forum says Trump to take part virtually in Davos meeting, days after inauguration
U.S. President Donald Trump will take part virtually in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos just days after his inauguration, the forum president said Tuesday.
Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada
Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market.
A star NFL player was seen reading a self-help book during a playoff game. It’s now the top-selling book on Amazon
On Sunday evening in Philadelphia, as the Eagles hosted a playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver A.J. Brown did something peculiar: he sat down and opened a book.
Amazon is ending its 'Try Before You Buy' option for Prime members
The service, which allowed Amazon’s Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes and accessories at home before completing a purchase, is set to wind down in the coming weeks.
Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction
A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms, more than double what it proposed when it lost to The Onion satirical news outlet in a bankruptcy auction that was later voided by a judge, a lawyer in the case said Monday.
Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.
U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report
The U.S. benefits just as much as Canada does from the current bilateral trade relationship, argues a new report by economist Jim Stanford.
7 ideas to help you break free from living paycheque to paycheque
In his personal finance column for CTVNews.ca, Christopher Liew offers seven ideas to help break the cycle of living paycheque to paycheque.