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Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis
The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis According to fresh data, the Canadian real estate market is booming again....
Banks deny compensation when hackers steal customers’ money
Sunjit Lidhar was awoken by a phone call from Scotiabank last February, informing him that $3,000 had been transferred out of his savings...
7 reasons Canada could escape economic doom Don Pittis
For those looking for some fresh economic bad news last week, it wasn’t hard to find. On Friday, the country that is now by some measures the...
Cannabis producer CannTrust to destroy $77M worth of plants, inventory to regain compliance
Cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings Inc. said on Monday it would destroy about $12 million worth of plants and about $65 million worth of...
5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis
This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...
TransUnion says data on 37,000 Canadians may have been compromised
The personal information of about 37,000 Canadians held by TransUnion may have been compromised this past summer, leaving both of Canada’s credit monitoring agencies...
All eyes on Canadian jobs numbers as election heads into 5th week: Don Pittis
When Canada’s jobs numbers come out on Friday there will only be 10 days before Canadians vote in the federal election. Those who...
Why engineers in Alberta think they’ve found a way for the oilsands to produce clean fuel
As the world reaches for cleaner energy, hydrogen has long been viewed with a lot of hope. Often called the fuel of the future,...
Trans Mountain oil tankers aren’t the only thing endangering whales on the West Coast
As Captain Aaron Nagler sets out onto the water, his boat navigates through a harbour full of vessels, from kayaks and sea ferries...
What the attack on Saudi oil facilities could mean for Canada’s oilpatch and Keystone XL
The secure supply of Canadian oil to the United States could recapture the attention of American decision-makers following the recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, experts...
Hidden asbestos: Hundreds of homes in Peterborough, Ont., suspected of containing toxic material from GE plant
When Ernie Farris walked past his childhood home in Peterborough, Ont., this summer for the first time in years, he had an alarming...
To pay off or borrow more is the question facing Canadians: Don Pittis
Two side-by-side transit ads on my morning commute this week seemed to define a Canadian predicament. (My apologies to the people I had to nudge...
23% of millennials justify lying on a mortgage application, Equifax finds
Some millennials believe it is justifiable to lie on a mortgage application, according to a new Equifax Canada survey on mortgage fraud. The survey, which...
What profits at Canada’s big banks are saying about the odds of a recession
If a recession is headed our way, the canaries in the economic coal mine that are most likely to sing its arrival will be Canada’s...
Red Bull class action lawsuit settlement has Canadians eligible for up to $10 in damages
Canadians who consumed or bought a Red Bull energy drink between January 1, 2007 to July 23, 2019 could be entitled to up to $10...
