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Cynthia Black believes her rent has been rigged. Since 2022, the Toronto resident says she has twice faced annual rent increases of either seven or 11 per cent — depending on the lease type her household was offered — in two Livmore buildings owned by GWL Realty Advisors, a divisionContinue Reading

Business Starbucks will stop charging customers an extra fee for substituting dairy milk with a non-dairy alternative, the company announced on Wednesday, part of a series of changes the company says it’s trying out to boost a global drop in sales. CEO calls financial results ‘very disappointing,’ but promises dairy-alternativeContinue Reading

Business Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer in labour negotiations with Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) less than a week after the union received a strike mandate from workers. CUPW said members voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2024Continue Reading

Business·Marketplace CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week. Consumer and health news you need from the week Dexter McMillan · CBC News · Posted: Oct 27, 2024 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago A Canadian Border Services Agency warehouse fullContinue Reading

Business Are you the kind of traveller who skips ahead in line during boarding calls? One major airline has a message for you: Not so fast. American Airlines is experimenting with new technology that triggers a signal to gate agents when a passenger tries to board ahead of their group. Continue Reading

Business Reducing the number of new immigrants admitted to Canada could have negative consequences for the economy and pose challenges for commerce, according to business advocates and economists. Business group says federal move to roll back numbers is ‘going to hurt’ economy Anis Heydari · CBC News · Posted: OctContinue Reading

Business Several major retailers are offering paper bags to customers after Ottawa banned single-use plastic ones. But environmentalists say paper bags are not a sustainable solution as they’re also single-use and leave a sizable carbon footprint. Environmental experts say single-use paper bags aren’t a sustainable solution Sophia Harris · CBCContinue Reading

Federal employees in Ottawa produced 25 per cent fewer emissions when they worked remotely compared to those who were working in the office full time, a new study suggests, in research that comes as a major public sector union continues to push back on the government mandating more in-office work.  The decrease inContinue Reading

Business Cineplex has filed an appeal of a record $38.9-million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed against it by the Competition Tribunal. Competition regulator levied fine over $1.50 online booking feeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 24, 2024 10:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 24 A Cineplex theatre atContinue Reading