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You asked, we listened. Our last article answering your credit card charge questions got you a lot of follow-up, so we’re back with more answers about the additional fees you might see when using your Visa or MasterCard. Should businesses notify customers that the surcharge applies? Businesses that apply the surcharge must make it clear to customers that they are doing so — and there is a strict protocol. For brick-and-mortar businesses, merchants should make sure they have a sign on the door indicating they intend to charge a surcharge for credit card transactions, said Corinne Pohlmann, senior vice-president of national affairs and partnerships at the Canadian Federation of Independents Businesses (CFIB)....

Bob Robichaud, Environment Canada warning preparedness meteorologist, said in a briefing Thursday that Hurricane Fiona is an “extremely powerful and dangerous storm.” “It will be as strong as [Hurricane] Juan when Juan made landfall in 2003 where there were extreme winds but they were concentrated in a small area?’ he said. “This storm will be larger in size compared to what Juan was, but maybe a little stronger than we saw with Dorian....

Posted: 21:00, 20 September 2022 | Updated: 22:03, 20 September 2022 Astrologers are in for a big treat when Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963 on Monday afternoon. The giant planet, which will be 367 million miles from us at its closest point, reaches opposition next week. This simply means that the planet will rise in the east as the sun sets in the west – putting Jupiter and the sun on opposite sides of the Earth....

22.09.2022, 20:25 Uhr Sie haben seit Jahren eine angespannte Beziehung. Aber ging es so weit, dass Prinz Andrew seinem Bruder Charles seinen Platz auf dem Thron verweigerte? Ein aufschlussreiches Buch besagt, dass sogar Lady Diana Teil eines Netzwerks von Intrigen am Hof ​​der Königin gewesen sein soll. Prinz Andrew, der immer als Lieblingssohn von Königin Elizabeth II. galt, soll sich mit seinem älteren Bruder Charles nie gut verstanden haben. Die Spannungen in der Beziehung der Geschwister könnten jedoch so tief sein, dass Andrew Charles sogar daran hindern wollte, den Thron zu besteigen....

Beim Eintreffen der Rettungskräfte stand der Bus aus dem Raum Hartberg-Fürstenfeld laut Feuerwehrverband Liezen “glücklicherweise auf den Rädern, direkt neben stehendem Wasser”. Nach Angaben der Polizei (mit 17 Mann vor Ort) war die Reisegruppe auf dem Weg zum Grundlsee – „auf einer unbefestigten Straße“, wie die Feuerwehr ergänzt. Der Fahrer stieg daraufhin mit seinem Fahrzeug aus dem Fahrzeug aus, der Reisebus fuhr über die angrenzende Böschung und überschlug sich einmal....

Inhalt Autor: Lucas Blatter ist im Liveticker Knapp sieben Monate nach Kriegsbeginn ordnete Russland eine Teilmobilmachung der Streitkräfte an. Er habe das Dekret unterzeichnet, sagte der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin in einer Fernsehansprache. Am Rande der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen forderte der Schweizer Präsident Ignazio Cassis den russischen Außenminister Sergej Lawrow auf, keine gefälschten Referenden in den besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine abzuhalten. Er äußerte sich auch besorgt über die Gefahr des Einsatzes von Atomwaffen....

Amid fears of the UK on the brink of recession, the aftershocks of Tom Scholar’s sacking as permanent secretary have left many civil servants feeling raw and worried about the leadership of the Treasury. They said it was evidence he was willing to emulate Liz Truss, who earlier this week said she was willing to be unpopular for the sake of what she believed were right changes for the country....

“No person should be used as a political pawn in the nation’s highly polarized immigration debate,” said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights. The lawsuit alleges that several dozen immigrants were gathered by a woman to “sign a document to receive a $10 McDonald’s gift card” and that she “did not explain what the document said and was not fully translated into Spanish: an entire paragraph about responsibility and transportation was not translated at all, and the language specifying that the trip would be from Texas to Massachusetts was not translated at all....

The Conservatives took 49.6% of the vote in North Evington, with 32.7 points in their favour, while Labor took just 22.5% of the vote. The party was relegated to third place in a previously Labor stronghold, with the Green party receiving 25.8% of the vote. Overall participation in North Evington, an Asian-majority textile-dominated area, was 45%. Religious leaders in the region have been working to mend relations after unrest erupted between Hindu and Muslim communities last month, and some felt that ongoing tensions spilled over into the election campaign....

À regarder demain : Notre guide des meilleurs pneus d’hiver pour VUS et camionnettes au Canada pour 2022-2023 Ça y est, c’est reparti ! Au moment d’écrire ces lignes, de nombreux automobilistes commencent à s’inquiéter du besoin de pneus neufs pour l’hiver à venir. Ce besoin est encore plus ressenti par les automobilistes du Québec, où les pneus d’hiver sont obligatoires depuis le 1er décembre, et de la Colombie-Britannique, où ils sont obligatoires dans certaines régions de la province, notamment sur les grands axes routiers du nord et de l’intérieur, et surtout dans le important Sea-Skyway, sauf pour certaines parties de l’île de Vancouver....

C’est une opportunité pour les entreprises du monde entier de faire des affaires à Taiwan. Nous rencontrons beaucoup de monde et de clients, explique l’un des vice-présidents de Win Way Technology, Jason Chen. C’est un très grand spectacle cette année, mais attendez l’année prochaine ! Cette édition de Semicon s’est déroulée à un moment où l’industrie taiwanaise tente de se rassurer pour conserver son leadership sur le marché. L’incertitude règne sur la possibilité d’une invasion de Taïwan par la Chine....

Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it has locked in prices on the popular house brand, which includes more than 1,500 grocery items, until Jan. 31, 2023. In a letter shared with customers Monday, Loblaw chairman and president Galen G. Weston says the price of an average basket of groceries is up about 10 percent this year, with items like apples, soups and chips to increase even more. He says a lot of it is “crazy” out of the company’s control as food suppliers pass on higher costs to Loblaw....

The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region of southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine. It said the two men, from an unnamed former Soviet nation, fired at soldiers during target practice and were killed by return fire. The ministry described the incident as a terrorist attack. The shootings come amid a hasty mobilization ordered by President Vladimir Putin to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine – a move that has sparked protests and caused hundreds of thousands to flee Russia....

The song, “Semper Supra” (“Always Above”), joins the ranks of “The Marine’s Hymn,” “The Army Goes Rolling In” and other staples of the American military anthem repertoire. It’s also… Wait. What are you laughing? I knew as soon as I said “Space Force” this would happen. Because the Space Force is, for the foreseeable future, the New type among the military branches. Because its sudden and spontaneous public release in 2019 was largely outsourced to late-night writers’ rooms....

The woman hadn’t been seen for several days and when neighbors reported a foul smell, police conducted a well-being check on Apt 6F just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. They found the remains of a woman in two suitcases. Detectives are working on the assumption that she is a resident of the apartment, but the medical examiner will confirm her identity and determine the cause of death. Residents told police the woman lived in the apartment with a man, who detectives are now looking to speak to....

The Nicaraguan government took CNN en Español off the air shortly after 10pm local time on Wednesday. He has not explained why he removed CNN’s Spanish-language service and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. Cable companies that carry CNN en Español in the country also did not respond. “Today the government of Nicaragua pulled our TV signal, denying news and information about Nicaragua from our TV network, which they have relied on for 25 years,” the US-based agency said in a statement....

Peter Gregg, the company’s president and CEO, said there have been wind speeds never before seen in the province. Gregg made the comments Saturday afternoon at a briefing put on by Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office (EMO). Around 380,000 customers are without power. Gregg said the company has restored power to around 60,000 customers. Winds hampering restoration efforts However, he said wind speeds must be below 80 km/h for crews to restore electricity....

The RCMP must be held accountable for mistakes police made in April 2020 when they failed to stop a Nova Scotia gunman from killing 22 people during a 13-hour rampage, an inquest into the massacre heard Tuesday. Lawyers representing most of the victims presented their closing oral arguments to the commission of inquiry, which began public hearings in February and is expected to submit a final report with recommendations to improve public safety by March 31....

Over the next year, the regulator will start investigating a wider range of digital services. WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom will come to the fore, with Ofcom looking at how their market power affects traditional calling and messaging and whether the lack of interoperability “raises potential concerns”. Selina Chadha, Ofcom’s director of connectivity, said: “The way we live, work, play and do business has been transformed by digital services. “But as the number of platforms, devices and networks serving content continues to grow, so do the technological and financial issues facing regulators....

Total est l’une des 20 premières entreprises d’énergies fossiles qui émettent directement et indirectement le plus de gaz à effet de serre depuis 1965. Aujourd’hui, l’entreprise reste à l’origine de près de 1 % des émissions mondiales de GES, soit l’équivalent des émissions annuelles de la France. Et surtout, contrairement à la communication souriante de la multinationale, qui affiche un objectif de neutralité carbone en 2050, Total consacre encore près de 80 % de ses investissements au développement des énergies fossiles, qui représentent encore 90 % de son activité....