Loblaws will no longer offer 50% discount on expiring food products
If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until food is marked down to 50 per cent, get ready for some sticker shock on your …
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Housing projects supplant Bay Area offices, stores as tech boom fades
A fast-shifting economy is prompting more developers to pursue what was unthinkable during the remarkable years-long tech boom: replacing office space with homes. Gone are ambitious and game-changing proposals for …
Arc’teryx wins injunction against Adidas over Terrex outdoor gear store in Vancouver
The Vancouver outdoor company Arc’teryx has won a temporary injunction barring Adidas from using the name “Terrex” on a Kitsilano store, in what a judge has described as a David …
Loss of cooking skills has hurt our ability to adapt to rising food prices, experts say
Cost of Living1:56Mike von Massow Skyrocketing prices have taken a big bite out of what Canadians are able to serve up for dinner but food economists say our ability to …
Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads
Two Inuit leaders in Labrador are calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to chip in for flights to their fly-in communities as the province becomes the latest to support …
Mastermind Toys customers warned to use gift cards by Dec. 24 as company is set to change hands
Mastermind Toys shoppers have less than a week to redeem store gift cards. The Canadian toy retailer announced earlier this month that it had signed an asset purchase agreement with Unity Acquisitions Inc. Mastermind filed …
As the holidays approach, Canadians say they’re being tipped over the edge
Cathy Khalil recently tipped five bucks on an $18 box of doughnuts at one Ottawa store — and says she has no regrets. “I think when people see [the options …
When my aging mom thought the Christmas tree was a wondrous new invention, we had to laugh
This First Person column is written by Gavin Crawford, host of the CBC podcast, Let’s Not Be Kidding. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. …
Curling team from Japan playing in Wadena bonspiel ‘treated like celebrities’ in Sask. town
A group of curlers from the Japanese national team playing in a rural Saskatchewan tournament this weekend say they’ve been impressed by the level of competition so far. “In Canada [there’s] a lot and really …
Rule changes, merchandise sales next on the docket as PWHL races to puck drop
Nine pre-season games hosted in upstate New York last week offered the first opportunity for Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) players to scope out the competition, and for general managers …