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The pandemic undercut Canada Post’s business model — and showed it a new one
The global pandemic posed major challenges to Canada Post — and pointed the way to a new business model for the Crown corporation — as limits...
Inflatable holiday decorations are everywhere. Thank car dealerships for that
Long before inflatable holiday decorations were a top seller for Texas-based Gemmy Industries, the company was better known for producing an animatronic fish...
In Ottawa’s rush to buy PPE, companies with little or no experience got some of the biggest contracts
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...
‘Not Amazon’ website seeks to boost local businesses across Canada
A Toronto woman is hoping to shift online shopping habits to local businesses during the holiday season by making the experience as convenient...
IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...
Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians. But it’s not cheap
When Vernon Kejick got a first taste of Starlink satellite internet on the Pikangikum First Nation, his initial review was succinct. “All I...
COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy
The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist’s in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media...
How local, online startups are hoping to snatch Black Friday away from the big boys amid COVID-19
Black Friday sales on now have traditionally been the domain of big, national chains with beefed-up advertising budgets. But this year, there’s a growing...
Small retailers push back against lockdown policy that favours big-box stores
Small businesses in Toronto and Peel Region say it’s not fair that they should be closed for in-person shopping while big-box stores can sell all...
This is How you can watch every season of Dance Moms
Star of the Lifetime series Dance Moms and head of the Abby Lee Dance Company, Abby Lee Miller, has certainly learned the fame...
Package didn’t arrive? Don’t get caught between retailers and shipping companies
A Calgary online shopper is told his almost $2,000 drum set was lost in shipping and he’ll have to eat the cost. A Vancouver...
Indie booksellers thriving during pandemic thanks to new ways of connecting with customers
Ask Mosaic Books owner Michael Neill about business during the pandemic, and he gets a little embarrassed. “Overall, it’s amazing,” he said. “The past...
Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies
Less than a week before millions of Canadians are set to pay their respects to veterans by wearing a poppy, a national grocery...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
The latest: French doctors expressed relief but business owners were in despair as France prepared Thursday to shut down again for a month...
Watching Friday’s jobs data for the dreaded K-shaped recovery
“We’re all in this together” has a friendly reassuring tone. Used by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and many others,...
The shady side of Axl Rose you didn’t know about
So what’s the deal with Axl Rose? The Guns N’ Roses lead singer, who frequently spent time in jail growing up, has had many criminal...
