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• Moneris says systems back online after users across Canada report outages affecting debit, credit payments

  The payment processing company Moneris says it has resolved an outage that appeared to affect debit and credit transactions across the country.

• Ford offers Unifor wage increases up to 25 per cent

  Ford Motor has offered Canadian union Unifor wage increases of up to 25 per cent in its tentative agreement, the union said on Saturday. The agreement provides a 10 per cent wage increase for the first year followed by increases of two per cent and three per cent through the second and third year and a $10,000 productivity and quality bonus to all employees on the active roll of the company, Unifor said.

• Autoworkers still have room to expand their strike against carmakers. But they also face risks

  Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits.

• Ramp up in U.S. auto strike expected to affect Canadian parts producers

  Autoworkers in the U.S. ramped up their strike Friday in a move that's expected to have knock-on effects for Canadian parts producers.

• Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a US$2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

  Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions.

• Canada-India tensions spell trouble for trade growth, investment: business leaders

  The escalating tension between Canada and India is jeopardizing delicate trade and investment relationships that the two sides have been working for years to advance, business leaders said.

• Kosovo so awash with fake euro coins they are accepted as payment

  At a cafe in Kosovo's capital Pristina, staff have given up checking whether the two-euro coins people use to pay are genuine, as such a high proportion are fake and as the high quality of some counterfeits makes it almost impossible to tell.

• Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch's exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

  Before he hit America, Rupert Murdoch ripped through Britain's media like a tornado. His newspapers changed the political and cultural weather and swung elections. His satellite television channels upended the staid broadcasting scene.

• Retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $66.1 billion in July, Statistics Canada reports

  Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $66.1 billion in July, helped by the strength of sales at supermarkets and grocery stores.

• United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions

  The U.S. Treasury Department and China's Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations.

• Is a 'no-tipping' policy ready to be adopted by Canadian restaurants?

  As Canadians report their frustrations with 'out-of-control' tipping culture, some wonder whether it is time to remove the option to tip at restaurants and is it even possible amid rising food costs?

• U.S. autoworkers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support

  The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38 parts-distribution centres operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states but sparing Ford from further shutdowns.