Canadian cellphone bills likely to rise further

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Description: Canadian cellphone users are already paying a high rate, but with Telus likely to acquire Mobilicity, the cellphone bills are likely to increase further. The consolidation of the Canadian cellphone market will mean that the large cellphone players have fewer incentives to reduce prices. Source: CBC Date: May 16 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2385683002/ Questions… Read more »

Passengers bypassing Canadian airports

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Description: An estimated five million Canadians hop the border every year to catch their flights from U.S. airports. By driving a few extra hours to U.S. airports, Canadian passengers save thousands of dollars. Source: CBC Date: May 03 2013 Video link:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2383198577/ Questions for Discussion: Should Canadians be flying out of U.S. airports given that… Read more »

Loblaw on Bangladesh

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Description: Following the tragic collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh, Loblaw decided to compensate the families of the victims and to continue their operations in the country. They also stressed that they will increasingly audit the working conditions at their outsourced factories. Source: CBC Date: May 02 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2382985825/?page=2 Questions for Discussion:… Read more »

PC sales plunge

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Description: Sales of personal computers experienced the biggest decline since 1994. There is high uncertainty over the future of personal computers. Source: CBC Date: April 11 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2375459219/ Questions for Discussion: Have PCs reached the decline stage of their product life cycle? Can you suggest any modifications or innovations that can revive the… Read more »

RBC criticized for layoffs and outsourcing jobs

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Description: RBC’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Zabeen Hirji, responds to allegations of outsourcing jobs to overseas workers. Source: CBC Date: April 07 2013 Video link:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2373110556/ Questions for Discussion: What were the justifications given by Zabeen Hirji for layoffs and for hiring temporary overseas workers? Do you agree with her explanations? Do companies need to… Read more »

Discouraging job numbers for Canada

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Description: Nearly 55,000 jobs were lost in Canada during the month of March 2013. This is in contrast to the rise in the number of jobs for the month of February 2013. Source: CBC Date: April 05 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2371637436/ Questions for Discussion: Why are the job numbers in Canada fluctuating so much? Do… Read more »

Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone

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Description: In a spectacular event at the New York Times Square, Samsung launched their latest smartphone – the Galaxy S4. It is been touted as the biggest threat to Apples’ iPhone. Source: CBC Date: March 15 2013 Video link:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2345189746/  Questions for Discussion: Will this product shake-up the smartphone market in the U.S.? In your… Read more »

Banning bottled water in university campuses

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Description: Increasing number of universities is banning the sale of bottled water in university campuses. They want students to instead use municipal water. Source: CBC Date: March 15 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2345918765/ Questions for Discussion: Do you agree with the decision to ban bottled water in universities? Do you agree with the argument that the… Read more »

Good news in the job market

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Description: Latest news suggests that many new jobs have been created both in Canada and the U.S. These numbers have surpassed expectations. Source: CBC Date: March 8 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2341643160/ Questions for Discussion: Does this news signal that the economy seems to be on the rebound? How confident can we be that these numbers… Read more »

Completion in the Cellphone Industry

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Description: Five years back, the Canadian government opened the telecom sector to allow more competition, however, the cellphone bills have not come down despite more players in the wireless market. Alek Krstajik, CEO of Public Mobile, discusses some of the obstacles facing the wireless market.     Source: CBC Date: February 20 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2337120874/… Read more »