May 29 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. "I know people get called by recruiters, so I've asked the que...
May 25 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A new survey shows more than one in 10 Canadians own an investment property — and their ranks are expected to grow over the next five years. The online survey released by real estate firm Royal LePage on Thursday shows 11 per cent or about 4....
May 19 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Anna Pobletts has spent the last few years on a mission to make passwords a thing of the past, but passkeys — the technology that could replace them — have never truly been on the brink of widespread consumer adoption until this year. "We're ...
May 18 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — In the fleeting days of the school year, some students will head to class with more than books, lunch and excitement for their impending summer off. They'll also be toting tokens of appreciation for the teachers they spent the year learning f...
May 17 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Canadian teens will soon be able to hitch a ride with Uber as the ride-hailing app works to expand its market. The U.S. tech giant announced at its global product showcase Wednesday that it will begin allowing Canadians between the ages of 13...
May 4 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — You've received an invitation to a milestone birthday, wedding or baby shower and after glossing over some details you spot the saying: “your presence is a present.” The line has been making it into invitations for years, but can still be con...
May 4 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Shopify Inc. says it will reduce its head count by about 20 per cent and sell its logistics business as it aims to reduce distracting "side quests" in the latest big change by the Canadian tech company. The changes come despite Shopify presid...
May 4 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Colin Cutler has been going to coin shows since he was 14 but has never come across a coin as popular as the black-ringed toonie the Royal Canadian Mint released to memorialize the late Queen Elizabeth. "I have never seen a coin with this kin...
May 3 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — 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 last April, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board revealed Wednesday. April's average price tumbled 7...
May 3 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — When Elon Musk took over Twitter last November, he quickly turned his attention to the platform's highly sought-after status symbol: the blue verification check mark. The seal of approval previously handed out to celebrities, politicians, jou...
May 1 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Labour experts say the wage increases the country's largest federal public-sector union secured Monday are far from the hefty gains some might perceive them to be. The experts say the 12.6 per cent wage increase over four years brings the s...
May 1 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — 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 and canvas bags to stock his Blimeys British Store and Gift Shop in Essex, Ont. Most of it sold by the...
Apr 24 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Whether you're catching a flight, opening a new bank account or picking up groceries, a small group of big names takes up most of the market share. Competition Ltd. is a Canadian Press series that explores what this means for products — and p...
Apr 18 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Yung Wu has founded, built and invested in at least seven companies, but there's one thing that's not his strong suit: retiring. The first time the serial entrepreneur retired was in 2007, after the sale of his first company, Castek Inc., to ...
Apr 16 2023 — Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — When Elisa Keay works at her Toronto cannabis store, the days feel long and dark — even when the sun is bright. The gloominess comes from the frosted windows that adorn K's Pot Shop in Leslieville, blocking out the weather or even who is abou...