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WestJet closes deal to buy Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines – Business News

WestJet closes Sunwing deal

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The WestJet Group says it has closed its acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines that was first announced in March last year.

The company says that, initially, the airlines will continue independent operations.

However, WestJet says the two airlines will move from being competitors to collaborators.

Stephen Hunter, formerly the CEO of Sunwing Vacations, has been appointed CEO of the WestJet Group’s vacations business. Hunter will be responsible for all tour operating and vacation package businesses at both

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Business celebrates 10,000 customers – WBBJ TV

JACKSON, Tenn. — An internet company celebrated a major milestone.

Aeneas Internet and Telephone is celebrating it’s 10,000 customers!

The company hosted a celebration for its customers in downtown Jackson. There was food and entertainment provided by Tyler Goodson.

Customers also got the chance to enter a raffle for prizes such as a smart TV and up to two months for free internet service.

“We’ve been able to reach a lot of people who have

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Vancouver’s April home sales down 16.5% from a year ago – Business News

Home sales are still down

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The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms.

The BC board says sales for the month totaled 2,741, almost 16 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.

The composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver hit $1,170,700 last month, down 7.4 per cent from a year ago but up 2.4 per cent from March.

There were 4,307

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Minnesota deli owner named Small Business Person of the Year

st. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man who immigrated to the US and built a successful food business was named Monday as the National Small Business Person of the Year.

The honor for Abdirahman Kahin, CEO and owner of Afro Deli & Grill in St. Paul, was announced at an awards ceremony in Washington DC marking National Small Business Week.

Kahin, who immigrated to the US in 1996, opened Afro Deli & Grill in 2014 as a fast-casual restaurant serving healthy, fresh African fusion cuisine.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced restaurants to close and change to grab-and-go products, according to

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Past Fox fires carry lessons for network after Carlson

NEW YORK — Before ousting Tucker Carlson, Fox News twice fired wildly popular hosts — and both times the network recovered better than the stars it cut loose.

Fox’s dismissals of Glenn Beck in 2011 and Bill O’Reilly in 2017 offer lessons in what the post-Carlson fallout might be. Carlson was let go on Monday, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million for airing bogus claims of voter fraud following the 2020 election.

Fox’s two most popular programs last year — Carlson’s being one of them — were the replacements for Beck and

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Judge denies Elizabeth Holmes’ request to stay out of prison while she appeals fraud conviction

A US District Court judge has ruled that Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of the disgraced blood-testing company Theranos, cannot remain free on bail while she appeals her fraud conviction.

According to court documents filed Monday, Judge Edward Davila ruled that the portion of the conviction that Holmes is appealing is not likely to be overturned. A jury found Holmes guilty in January 2022 of four counts of fraud in connection with her leadership at Theranos. In November, she was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.

In his latest decision, Davila noted Holmes is challenging her conviction based

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Canadian wholesale sales up 2.4% at $84.2B in January – Business News

Wholesale sales up

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Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 2.4 per cent to $84.2 billion in January, led by growth in both the machinery, equipment and supplies and food, beverage and tobacco subsectors.

The agency says sales increased in six of the seven subsectors, accounting for 84 per cent of wholesale sales.

Sales of machinery, equipment, and supplies rose 3.2 per cent to $17.7 billion in January, following a sharp decline in December, while food, beverage and tobacco product sales grew 3.6 per

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The Billionaires Bidding on Commanders, Who Is Out, and Who Could Join

Who could still crash the party: Jeff Bezos

Kansas City Chiefs Owner Clark Hunt, Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Los Angeles Chargers Owner Dean Spanos

Jeff Bezos stands with Kansas City Chiefs Owner Clark Hunt (left) and Los Angeles Chargers Owner Dean Spanos.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has long been considered a strong candidate to purchase the Commanders, but his path to potentially owning the club has been a bit of a roller coaster.

In February, it was reported that Bezos had hired the same investment firm that handled the recent sales of the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. However, according to Ben Standig and Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic, Bezos was barred from

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