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Canadian airlines in spat over which was first to offer refunds for cancelled flights
Canadian airlines in spat over which was first to offer refunds for cancelled flights

The country's two major airlines are in a Twitter fight over which one was the first to offer refunds to passengers for cancelled flights. The social-media spat though isn't much comfort to customers. Soon...
Tim Hortons ending 'double-cupping' to minimize garbage waste
Tim Hortons ending 'double-cupping' to minimize garbage waste

The next time you're at a Tim Hortons, don't be surprised if your coffee cup comes with a cardboard sleeve instead of two-cups. The company is making some more moves for the environment. Tim Hortons...
City of Toronto extends multi-million dollar private waste collection deal
City of Toronto extends multi-million dollar private waste collection deal

The City of Toronto has quietly extended a multi-million dollar private waste collection deal. Garbage collection company Green For Life is now set to continue residential waste collection in part of...
Toronto rental rates continue to get less expensive for seventh month straight
Toronto rental rates continue to get less expensive for seventh month straight

Rental rates are continuing to get less expensive in Toronto, and the smaller the apartment, the larger the decline. With a surge of new condos coming into the rental pipeline, and people looking for...
Unemployment rate fell last month, jobs regained: Statistics Canada
Unemployment rate fell last month, jobs regained: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country added 378,00 jobs in September as Canadians adapted to back-to-school routines and bringing employment to with 720,000 of pre-pandemic levels. The unemployment...
Ottawa moving forward in fight against plastics
Ottawa moving forward in fight against plastics

The Trudeau government is pushing forward in its fight against plastics with a list of banned single-use plastic items. The move could further put pressure on Alberta's economy, already struggling under...
Toronto real estate at high risk of being in 'bubble,' according to global bank
Toronto real estate at high risk of being in 'bubble,' according to global bank

A red-flag for Toronto real-estate. A global bank said the city is the only one in North America at high risk of being in a bubble. Toronto real-estate prices have gone up and up, hitting records. The...
'CERB' switching over to new program under Employment Insurance on Sunday
'CERB' switching over to new program under Employment Insurance on Sunday

If you're on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program, known as the CERB, as of Sunday it's changing over to a new program under Employment Insurance. The Trudeau government has sided with NDP...
Rental prices continue to drop in Toronto amid pandemic
Rental prices continue to drop in Toronto amid pandemic

The cost to rent an apartment or condo in Toronto continues to get less expensive. Rental prices have dropped for nine months in a row, led by a double digit percentage drop in the downtown. The...