America's largest jeweller, Signet, reported a dramatic drop in engagement ring sales in 2023 but the industry is expected to spike this year.
Wedding vendors say there was a wedding boom in 2022, partly due to couples whose big days got postponed in 2020, but it was followed by a bit of a lull. "We are starting to see a lot of COVID proposals that are starting to arise right now," said Saaraa Premji Virani of Blush and Co. Events, a Calgary-based company specializing in South Asian weddings.Some couples might even consider getting married this year ahead of the rush.That's good news for Nomsa Siziba, who started dating her partner in Lethbridge before the pandemic.
Air Canada's chatbot gave a B.C. man the wrong information. Now, the airline has to pay for the mistakeEight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, authorities said, as terrified fans ran for cover and yet another high-profile public event was marred by gun violence. One person was killed, a mother of two identified by her radio station as a DJ.
Mayor Olivia Chow's first budget was left largely intact when it went to council Wednesday, barring several key amendments, including a restoration of the police budget approved by the Toronto Police Services Board and money to save a windrow-clearing program.