Public Sector
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GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near
GM’s U.S. factories have been shut down since the workers walked out Sept. 16. Parts shortages forced the company to close plants in Mexico and Canada
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Global shares mixed on U.S. jobs; eyes on China trade talks
The world’s two largest economies are set to resume trade talks this week
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Food fraud test kits help diners detect mislabelling at home, in restaurants
LifeScanner makes kits for people to collect samples of animal or insect tissue to be tested for identification using DNA barcoding technology
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Ontario provincial government reaches deal with education workers, avoid strike
Details of the deal are sketchy, but CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions claims it made no concessions
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Filmmaker Michael Moore says it was ‘crushing’ to see Trudeau blackface photos
Moore noted he didn’t like anyone interfering in American elections and he didn’t want to interfere in Canada’s. But he said he felt sad about Canadians’ choices
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Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit fell to $955M in August
Exports posted their first growth after two months of declines
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Johnson battles to surmount EU opposition to Brexit plan
The EU has responded coolly to the U.K.’s plan for maintaining an open Irish border after Britain leaves the bloc
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Leaders gather in capital for potentially pivotal English debate
How leaders come off when facing opponents directly can buoy or sink a campaign. All six federal party leaders square off in a national debate today
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Saskatchewan’s Crown corporations hit by strike; essential services maintained
More than 5,000 unionized workers at six Crown corporations and one Crown agency are at the picket lines protesting the demand for wage freezes
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WestJet, Sunwing inspects Boeing 737 NG aircraft for cracks after FAA directive
Calgary-based WestJet says it has 43 aircraft that fall under an inspection directive issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Thursday
