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WestJet announces layoffs for nearly 50% of staff due to COVID-19
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March 24, 2020
WestJet Airlines has announced 6,900 employees will be released from the company — some temporarily — due to COVID-19. The company says the reduction in staff comes as very few people are travelling due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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WestJet announces layoffs for nearly 50% of staff due to COVID-1901:00 | March 24, 2020
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How to be responsible with your summer spending04:33 | 10 hours ago
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LCBO stores closed as Ontario-wide strike begins00:51 | 11 hours ago
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Canada enacts controversial digital services tax01:35 | July 4, 2024
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Work more, not less: Could Canada follow Greece’s 6-day workweek?01:56 | July 3, 2024
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Deal reached in WestJet mechanics strike, passengers still stranded02:14 | July 1, 2024
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WestJet says it has reached a deal with striking mechanics, ending AMFA strike00:40 | July 1, 2024
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Federal Government Steps in, Prevents WestJet Strike06:18 | June 28, 2024
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WestJet, mechanics union ordered into arbitration02:42 | June 27, 2024
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Mortgage servicing costs, rent, gas prices all up02:13 | June 25, 2024
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Interest rate cuts ‘reasonable’ to expect if inflation lines up with Bank of Canada’s expectations: Macklem02:44 | June 24, 2024
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WestJet cancels dozens of flights ahead of potential mechanic strike01:56 | June 19, 2024
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‘Wackonomics’: Poilievre lambastes economy under Trudeau as Canadians are ‘living through hell’05:56 | June 19, 2024
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Airplane food bill tops $220K on Trudeau’s 6-day Indo-Pacific trip: report01:02 | June 19, 2024
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Small rate cut not enough to get most Canadians off housing market sidelines01:40 | June 11, 2024
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Capital gains tax changes will help build more housing: Freeland00:33 | June 11, 2024
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Business Matters: Interest rate cut not enough to get most Canadians off housing market sidelines03:22 | June 11, 2024
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Federal government tables motion to increase capital gains tax02:17 | June 10, 2024
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CRA saw thousands of bare trust tax forms filed despite last-minute pause01:57 | June 10, 2024
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WestJet announces layoffs for nearly 50% of staff due to COVID-1901:00 | March 24, 2020
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WestJet says it has reached a deal with striking mechanics, ending AMFA strike00:40 | July 1, 2024
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Federal Government Steps in, Prevents WestJet Strike06:18 | June 28, 2024
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WestJet, mechanics union ordered into arbitration02:42 | June 27, 2024
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Interest rate cuts ‘reasonable’ to expect if inflation lines up with Bank of Canada’s expectations: Macklem02:44 | June 24, 2024
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Business Matters: Inflation data has big implications for Bank of Canada. Here’s what to expect02:38 | June 24, 2024
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Small rate cut not enough to get most Canadians off housing market sidelines01:40 | June 11, 2024
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Business Matters: Interest rate cut not enough to get most Canadians off housing market sidelines03:22 | June 11, 2024
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CRA saw thousands of bare trust tax forms filed despite last-minute pause01:57 | June 10, 2024
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WestJet announces layoffs for nearly 50% of staff due to COVID-19
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March 24, 2020
WestJet Airlines has announced 6,900 employees will be released from the company — some temporarily — due to COVID-19. The company says the reduction in staff comes as very few people are travelling due to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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