This week, X, formerly known as Twitter, made likes private — meaning people can no longer see which users have liked posts. It’s a move the company says is […]
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.75%
Business·Live The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent. ‘We’ve come a long way in the fight against inflation,’ […]
Corporations are buying local vet clinics — raising questions about price, choice and quality of care
Dr. Ryan Redgrave isn’t a dying breed, but his kind aren’t as common as they once were. You see, Redgrave is an independent vet. “It’s […]
South Asian liquor lovers in Ontario frustrated by absence of favourite brands at LCBO
Ravindra Kumar finds great pleasure in sharing a glass of whisky with his friends at his bar when they visit his home in Brampton, Ont. […]
Shopify’s shares hit a 6-month low after quarterly growth slows
Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify forecast its slowest quarterly revenue growth in two years against the backdrop of an uncertain economy and tepid consumer spending, sending […]
Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here’s why some people aren’t shopping around
Location. Costs. Time and convenience. There are many reasons that people aren’t participating in the Loblaw boycott, a movement fuelled by customers fed up with high prices at […]
Loblaw reports $13.58B in Q1 revenue, as Reddit group’s boycott kicks off
Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group […]
Pro sports feels harsh spotlight of gambling scandals, now visible in legal market
Well-paid athletes shouldn’t be likely to run into trouble with gambling, right? Tell that to Shohei Ohtani, the MLB superstar with a $700-million US contract, whose […]
Home sales and prices edging up as housing market ‘could get interesting,’ reports say
The housing market could soon get “interesting,” economists say, as home prices and sales start to edge up, according to a pair of new reports released Friday. In […]
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, says things moving in right direction
The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent for the sixth consecutive time since July, saying it will look […]