Description: The “Big Owe” is a nickname long associated with Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, given its history of cost overruns and other issues. The original retractable roof had been a source of problems, and the stadium has not been available for winter events for quite some time. But now, rather than pursue the option of a… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Financial Accounting
We’re #10!
Description: Air Canada ranked tenth – i.e. last – for on-time performance among ten North American airlines. Westjet came in at seventh place, while Delta finished first overall. Industry watcher John Lawford of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre suggested this poor result “would seem to be a good wake up call for Air Canada.” Date:… Read more »
Air Canada Trying to Settle
Description: Air Canada has been offering disgruntled customers cash or vouchers to settle their claims for travel interruptions. Thousands of Canadians have taken their disputes with Air Canada to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), piling up a backlog of over 60,000 claims for compensation for disrupted travel and other matters. Air Canada maintains it pays… Read more »
Air Canada Centre Renos
Description: If you happen to be one of the fortunate fans to have had a ticket to Wednesday’s NHL season opener for the Leafs and the Habs, you may have noticed the new beer stand where you swipe your way in with a credit card, then AI tracks what you pick up, before charging your… Read more »
Birkenstock Now Public
Description: Those comfortable Birkenstock sandals have been a favourite of many consumers for years, often symbolizing a counter-culture outfit. The arch-supporting footwear has been made in Germany since 1774, but this past week Birkenstock stock was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time. The initial public offering (IPO) brought in… Read more »
A Tiny Step
Description: Vancouver-based holding company Tiny has stepped into the film space by acquiring 60% of the shares of Letterboxd. Letterboxd is a film rating service that also allows users to develop a diary of their film experiences. Letterboxd has over 10 million users, including a number of celebrities. Date: September 29, 2023 Source: ctvnews.ca Link:… Read more »
Moneris Back Online
Description: A service outage by online payment processor Moneris on Saturday caused all sorts of problems for retailers and their customers. Darren Leroux of Moneris said that the system outage was approximately 90 minutes, impacting both debit and credit payments. Moneris indicated that this outage did not appear to be related to any sort of… Read more »
Alberta Wants What?
Description: Half of the money in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP); that’s what Alberta wants for what it says is its share of the CPP. Not so fast, say experts. Before Alberta can withdraw it’s share out of the plan – if it even can – other Canadian provinces may have something to say about… Read more »
And Here Comes Another iPhone
Description: Wired is calling it a new era for Apple. The iPhone 15 had its splashy kickoff last week, and one big change is the lightning port has been replaced by the USB-C port, meaning all your Apple devices can now be charged with the same cord. On the Pro Max model, Apple has introduced… Read more »
Square Problem
Description: Payment processing company Square was facing problems on Thursday and Friday as customers were unable to access their accounts. Square has been a popular innovation for small vendors who use it to process payments from customers. The system outages also impacted Cash App, an application that is not available in Canada. Date: September 8,… Read more »
Burnley Understanding Financial Accounting, 3rd Canadian Edition
Kimmel Financial Accounting, 8th Canadian Edition
Weygandt Accounting Principles, 9th Canadian Edition
Kimmel Survey of Accounting, 2nd Edition
Kieso Intermediate Accounting, 13th Canadian Edition
Weygandt Managerial Accounting, 6th Canadian Edition
Farmer Cost Accounting, 1st Edition
Savage Accounting Information Systems, 1st Edition