The Canadian Press

Shopify Inc. and a group of textbook publishers, which accused the tech company of profiting from content that is pirated or infringes on their trademarks, have asked a U.S. court to dismiss the case.

Expert say that demand could spike further if remaining COVID-19 restrictions such as vaccine mandates are lifted, encouraging travellers who were previously hesitant to fly due to the restrictions.

Shopify is one of the many tech companies not backing away from new digs even as their leaders espouse hybrid or remote work arrangements.

Statistics Canada said Thursday that the economy grew by 0.1 per cent in July, outperforming its preliminary estimate that pointed to a contraction of 0.1 per cent.

The average price of a residential property in the capital was $550,933.75 at the end of August, down 1.1 per cent from a year earlier, real estate network says in its fall market outlook.

Tight job market means unemployment might not rise as much as it typically would during a recession, Deloitte says in its latest Canadian economic outlook.

New deals will see OEGRC, which already owns 64 Tokyo Smoke stores, take control of 23 Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Worker shortages mean many employees have additional leverage to push their bosses to accommodate their desire to keep working remotely, Ottawa lawyer says.

The province says the funding opens on Thursday to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed.

The agency says the number of trips by U.S. residents in July was 2.2 million, 11 times the number of trips taken in July 2021 but still about 60 per cent of the trips reported in July 2019.