Tara Deschamps
TorontoStar
Toronto, ON, Canada
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GTA housing market showing signs of tightening: Toronto real estate board
Toronto’s housing market continued to tighten last month as prices edged up four per cent from March and sales moved closer to the level they were at ... → Read More
Canadian Twitter users on why they decided to pay for their blue check mark
TORONTO - When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his attention to the platform’s highly sought-after status symbol: the blu... → Read More
British shops in Canada see demand for King Charles goods, despite royal drama
When Queen Elizabeth died in September, Carl Hulme happened to be in England — the perfect spot to scoop up commemorative fine bone china, tea towels ... → Read More
Canada’s entertainment production sector awaiting direction for CRTC on C-11
TORONTO - Canada’s film and television industry is anxiously awaiting forthcoming directions from the federal government to the country’s broadcasting... → Read More
Professionals see less credibility, value on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
Canada was plunging into the H1N1 crisis, when Anne Marie Aikins first encountered Twitter. → Read More
Average home price to end the year 4.8% lower than 2022, will rise 4.7% in 2024: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association expects the average price of a home to end the year 4.8 per cent lower than 2022, but says prices will rise by ro... → Read More
Average rent in March sees first month-over-month increase since November: report
A new report says average rents across Canada were up one per cent between February and March – the first month-over-month increase since November. → Read More
Apps help Canadians save, but where does data go?
TORONTO – When it comes to saving on groceries or trips to the mall, Nichole Schaubroeck is a pro. She scours flyers and websites, alerting her @couponcutiecanada Instagram account’s 254,... → Read More
Tim Hortons glitch wrongly says customers won
TORONTO – Some Tim Hortons customers who were told they had won $10,000 from the coffee chain’s popular Roll Up To Win contest are now being notified that the prize message was a glitch. T... → Read More
New Netflix rules likely to be copied: expert
TORONTO – Canadians who spent the month sorting out how to untangle Netflix accounts shared by loved ones after new policies came into effect this week should get used to the debacle. The strea... → Read More
Indigo creates temporary website after cyberattack
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. has created a temporary website for its customers to browse for books and gifts after a cyberattack halted the company’s online operations last week... → Read More
How tech layoffs, boomers are changing labour
TORONTO – Canada’s economy has seen a constant stream of layoffs hitting companies from the tech sector and beyond in recent months while many employers lament a shortage of workers, but n... → Read More
Google notifying Canadian employees affected by global layoff of 12,000 workers
TORONTO – Canadian Google employees affected by recently announced job cuts were being told Monday whether they have been laid off. Google Canada spokesperson Lauren Skelly confirmed in an email... → Read More
Postmedia to lay off 11 per cent of staff, sources say
TORONTO – Sources say newspaper publisher Postmedia Network Corp. is laying off 11 per cent of its editorial staff, less than a week after workers were told the company was grappling with “... → Read More
Wave of tech layoffs tips power back in favour of employers in sector
Members of Canada’s technology industry say another wave of layoffs the sector saw this week is tipping the power dynamic back in favour of employers. → Read More
Postmedia announces plan to move 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, layoff staff
TORONTO – Postmedia is moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing, laying off workers and selling the home of the Calg... → Read More
U.S. travel problems affecting transborder flights: Air Canada, WestJet
TORONTO – Air Canada and WestJet encouraged travellers headed to or from the U.S. to check their flights before going to the airport after a key computer outage at the U.S. Federal Aviation Admi... → Read More
Feds change pot drink regulations, allowing Canadians to buy more beverages at once
OTTAWA – The federal government has approved a change in how the cannabis content of beverages is calculated, pushing the number of standard-sized, canned pot drinks that can be bought at once f... → Read More
DoorDash Canada moves to tiered commission system, charging some restaurants 29%
TORONTO – DoorDash is changing the way it charges commission to Canadian restaurants with a new, tiered model. The San Francisco-based food delivery service announced the switch Tuesday, saying... → Read More
Food delivery robots hit Canadian sidewalks, but many challenges delay mass adoption
TORONTO – When customers in downtown Vancouver placed orders with Pizza Hut in September, many of the pies landed on their doorsteps without a courier in sight. Instead, diners were met by Angie... → Read More