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Snack manufacturer launches Cereal Pop with Fruity Pebbles

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ORLANDO, FL. — SNAX-Sational Brands, a producer of flavored popcorn snacks, is partnering with Post Consumer Brands to launch Cereal Pop popcorn made with Fruity Pebbles. SNAX-Sational currently has two other lines of popcorn, Cookie Pop and Candy Pop, that each feature partnerships with notable companies in their respective sectors.

The Fruity Pebbles partnership is the first product in SNAX-Sational’s new Cereal Pop brand. Like the Cookie Pop and Candy Pop brands, Cereal Pop is made using non-GMO corn and comes in at 150 calories per serving. Currently available at Sam’s Club in 20-oz “Club Size” bags, the all-new Cereal

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WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop

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WestJet is shutting down its budget airline, Swoop.

The company made the announcement in a news release Friday, noting that the ratification of its recent deal with its pilots allows it to integrate all of its staff at various airlines into a single banner.

“As negotiated in the collective agreement, the WestJet Group will now begin integration efforts of its ultra-low-cost airline, Swoop,” the airline said.

“Through an expedited process, the airline anticipates a full integration into its mainline operations by the end of October. To avoid traveler impact, Swoop will operate its existing network through to the end of

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Temporary foreign workers need more paths to immigration, experts say

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TORONTO –

As hotel and restaurant owners increasingly turn to temporary foreign workers to fill labor gaps, there are growing calls to give those workers more paths to permanent residency.

“If there are particular occupations where there’s a real need and we’ve become dependent on temporary foreign workers… we should include them in a permanent system,” said Naomi Alboim, a senior policy fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the labor picture for the accommodation and food service industry, the use of temporary foreign workers in the sector has been increasing for years. According to Statistics

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Consumer insolvency spiked to highest level since 2019

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Consumer insolvencies have risen to their highest level since 2019, new numbers showed Wednesday, in a troubling sign that Canadians are having trouble staying on top of their debt load.

Data released from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcies on Wednesday showed that 11,768 people filed insolvency paperwork in March. That’s the highest single monthly figure since late 2019.

The insolvency figure from the country’s top financial regulator includes both personal bankruptcy filings and also what’s known as proposals to creditors — where people in debt make up alternative arrangements with their creditors on terms that generally see them

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Saskatchewan among the world’s top 3 regions for mining investment

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Three provinces make the top 10, according to Fraser Institute

Published May 05, 2023 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 4 minute read

An employee of Sayona Quebec in front of a lithium deposit at the company's North American Lithium Complex in La Corne, central Quebec.
An employee of Sayona Quebec in front of a lithium deposit at the company’s North American Lithium Complex in La Corne, central Quebec. Photo by MATHIEU DUPUIS/SAYONA/AFP via Getty Images files

Saskatchewan is the world’s third-most attractive region for mining investment, topped only by Nevada and Western Australia, according to the Fraser Institute’s latest Annual Survey of Mining Companies.

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Lyft gears up to make ‘significant’ layoffs under new CEO – Business News

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Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with an eye toward driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber.

Risher, a former Amazon executive, informed Lyft’s workforce of more than 4,000 employees in an email posted online Friday that a “significant” number of them would lose their jobs. It came

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Uneasy marijuana industry seeks broader trade amid glut – Business News

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The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under.

“Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items for sale: LED grow lights for $500 a piece. Rotary evaporators for hash oil, $10,000.

Across the Columbia River in Oregon, where the state’s top marijuana regulator recently warned of an “existential crisis” in the industry, it’s an open secret some licensed growers have funneled product to the out-of-state black market just to stay afloat.

California’s “Apple store of

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