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Gasoline prices to keep climbing, in spite of crude oil pullback

Gasoline prices to keep climbing, in spite of crude oil pullback

CALGARY — Gasoline costs across Canada are expected to keep smashing records despite a significant mid-week dip in the price of oil. The average Canadian retail fuel price Thursday morning climbed to nearly $1.87 per litre, up from about $1.
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Supply chain 'No. 1 challenge' for Canadian retailers: Sobeys CEO

Supply chain 'No. 1 challenge' for Canadian retailers: Sobeys CEO

Empire Co. Ltd. pulled off a higher profit and sales in its latest quarter despite a challenging retail environment punctuated by higher costs and supply chains bottlenecks.
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Omicron eats into Transat sales as fuel costs rise, but summer bookings look bright

Omicron eats into Transat sales as fuel costs rise, but summer bookings look bright

MONTREAL — Transat A.T. Inc. felt the pain of the Omicron variant last quarter, but saw bookings rebound as COVID-19 measures eased, leaving the tour operator's CEO "cautiously optimistic" but wary of skyrocketing fuel prices.
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Premier won't call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill

Premier won't call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's not calling on Ottawa to sanction a Russian oligarch who's a major shareholder of Evraz, which operates a steel mill in the province.
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WSP Global dropping projects in Russia as it unveils growth plan

WSP Global dropping projects in Russia as it unveils growth plan

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. is quitting its projects in Russia and will stop seeking out work in that country or Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions, the engineering firm said Thursday.
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Bureaucratic backlogs delaying return to the cockpit, pilots say

Bureaucratic backlogs delaying return to the cockpit, pilots say

MONTREAL — Pilots say a Transport Canada backlog is holding up medical certification, leading to months-long delays before they can return to the skies.
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McCain Foods suspends shipments to Russia, ends production facility project

McCain Foods suspends shipments to Russia, ends production facility project

TORONTO — McCain Foods is ending a project to build a production facility in Russia and suspending shipments of its products to the country because of the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach

US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through mid-April — while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule.
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US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.
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US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.
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