The failure of Canada’s grocers to reinstate “hero pay” for employees amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases is “about greed, period,” the head of the country’s largest private-sector union said Friday. Unifor national...
The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement Thursday, the bureau says the company...
A financial report this week celebrated the launch of yet another cryptocurrency, this time a new LGBTQ-focused coin that aims to “fight against homophobia.” If it takes off, the maricoin, a name which, as Reuters reported, is derived from...
An intensifying labour shortage is rippling through the economy, forcing businesses to curtail operations, reduce hours and in some cases, euthanize livestock. The situation is a result of a chronic worker shortage worsened by...
With thousands descending on Las Vegas this week for a glimpse of the latest gadgets and innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organizers offered the media a glimpse of what’s in store when...
From the old way of carbon copying an account number and having a customer sign off on a purchase through to the advent of magnetic stripes and the chip-and-pin systems of today, the act of using...
From the old way of carbon copying an account number and having a customer sign off on a purchase through to the advent of magnetic stripes and the chip-and-pin systems of today, the act of using...
If 2021 had a battle cry for U.S. lawmakers facing off with the world’s biggest tech companies, it would be this: “Legislation is coming.” This year, lawmakers went beyond just grilling companies like Apple,...
Jan. 1 is going to feel like Groundhog Day for all those paying into the Canada Pension Plan. Like last year, contributions are going up again by more than originally planned, and the reason...
When Alicia Dempster started her maternity leave in June 2019, she never dreamed that she would still be at home two and a half years later. The Stouffville, Ont., woman fully intended to return...
