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Canada’s chief actuary has determined that Alberta is not entitled to take more than half the funds in the Canada Pension Plan if its provincial government decides to follow through on a proposal to leave the national retirement scheme.

Ben Woolfitt has the perfectly rumpled look of a Canadian abstract painter of international renown. With his shock of white hair, black-rimmed glasses, green pants and a t-shirt that rides up over his belly when he sits at the kitchen table in his groovy, two-storey painter’s loft, it’s hard to imagine the artist hanging his easels anywhere else.

Canada’s Rogers Communications on Thursday missed market expectations for third-quarter wireless subscriber additions, hit by cautious spending on its mobile plans and stiff competition in the telecom space.

Rogers Communications Inc., Canada’s largest wireless company, says it’s close to a $7 billion structured equity investment to finance parts of its network and reduce its debt load.

More and more companies are looking to bring employees back into the office.

banking error at one of Canada’s largest banks.Jason and Susan Lyne say money was being withdrawn monthly from a joint RBC account they share with their daughter without their authorization.“They (RBC) could never answer the question ‘how can someone else’s account or how does someone access my daughter’s account?’” Jason told Consumer Matters.The Lynes say their frustration with RBC started when their daughter noticed payments to Telus exiting their joint account. They say those payments had no association with them or their daughter.

Telus Corp. has informed around 150 call centre employees based in Ontario they must relocate by October, apply for another role or agree to be laid off.

Wildfires continue to rage across parts of western Canada and this past weekend, some communities were left without a way to communicate through internet or phone after fibre optic lines were damaged by the flames.

The chief executives of Canada’s three largest telecom companies stressed that phone and internet prices are coming down during an appearance before MPs on Monday, citing increased data usage, high spectrum costs and regulatory conditions as some reasons Canadians may feel otherwise.

Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator's mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such as beheadings, in a case that could have implications for how social media firms work with moderators. The Barcelona court, upholding a decision by Spain's social security agency, said the psychiatric treatment the subcontracted moderator required was due to work-related issues, meaning he is entitled to extra compensation for sick leave.

Some Rogers mobile customers will be paying a little more for their wireless plans this year.

Barclays PLC has hired Ryan Voegeli as its new head of investment banking in Canada, adding to a slate of new leaders after it experienced a series of high-level departures last year.

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Manitoba RCMP will provide details Tuesday on a cryptocurrency-based money-laundering operation.

Canadian legal software provider Dye & Durham Ltd. has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. to advise it on a potential sale of non-core assets, including its financial services division. The shares jumped.

The prospect of Alberta pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan in favour of its own pension scheme is back in the spotlight with an independent report — three years in the making — claiming the oil-rich province is entitled to more than half of the assets in the CPP Fund.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is set to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program.

employees surveyed in a joint study on workplace mental health in Asia by Aon and TELUS Health have moderate (47%) to high (35%) risk of developing mental health issues, findings released on Thursday have revealed. 54% believe their career options would be limited if their employer knew they had a mental illness. The inaugural Aon TELUS Health Asia Mental Health Index report, which explores workplace mental health and the impact on productivity across 12 countries in Asia aims to improve understanding of the mental health risk of employees and help businesses make better decisions to manage employee mental health and increase workforce resilience. Key findings on workplace productivity showed that 45% of respondents across the region report that their mental health is negatively impacting their work while stress, anxiety and burnout are on the rise. 51% employees reported feeling more sensitive to stress this year compared to last year; while 45% of them believe their colleagues are showing more signs of stress this year.

A court has ordered Canada’s competition commissioner to pay telcos Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. millions in costs following weeks-long court proceedings late last year, but a competition law expert said the award is small compared to the actual costs the companies spent due to the hearings.

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. says it is cutting 6,000 jobs.

TELUS International India has introduced the TELUS International University (TIU) initiative, aimed at supporting its team members and their families in pursuing their educational aspirations at prominent institutions in the region. The programme aims to offer a distinctive partnership model that includes employee subsidies and discounted courses. TIU claims to provide an extensive range of in-person and virtual courses for personal and professional development, covering various subjects like artificial intelligence, cyber security, product leadership and strategy, HR analytics and business management, according to an official release.