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Independent Canadian media outlets are cropping up and 2021-01-18 11:00:16Media institutions rely on decades of built-up trust whereas these entrepreneurs hustle to prove their mettle while developing intimate connections wi

Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire venture capitalist investing in 2021-01-18 11:00:07While the U of Waterloo alumnus has some negative feedback for capitalism in its current form, he uses market forces to put his massive wealth to work

How Wes Hall is attacking racist systems, starting 2021-01-18 10:59:34The Torontonian—who grew up in a tin shack in Jamaica and went on to establish a top shareholder advisory firm—launched the BlackNorth Ini

Why Shopify’s Tobias Lütke is No. 2 on 2021-01-18 10:59:30The software company's nimbleness and growth during the pandemic has cemented the reputation of its CEO as one of Canada’s foremost business vi

The Power List 2021-01-18 10:59:0350 Canadians who are breaking ground, leading the debate and shaping how we think and live The post The Power List appeared first on Macleans.ca.

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Why spice lovers are flocking to Dave’s Hot 2021-01-25 15:34:00Dave’s Hot Chicken, at 1582 Queen Street West, is the first in Canada and the first outside of California where there are seven, but it won&rsqu

Delta to activate 400 idled pilots in sign 2021-01-25 15:32:03Delta Air Lines Inc. will return 400 pilots to full flying status by this summer, betting that the expansion of coronavirus vaccinations will trigger

Canadian crude-by-rail exports surge 87% to 170,000 barrels 2021-01-25 15:19:25

Torstar expands parcel delivery business with acquisition of 2021-01-25 15:09:05Guelph-based logistics company ShipperBee will maintain its software development division and intellectual property

BlackBerry says it doesn’t know what’s behind recent 2021-01-25 14:45:33

TFI expanding North American reach with US$800 million 2021-01-25 13:19:49

N.S. food delivery startup offers restaurants lower fees, 2021-01-25 13:11:38

Amazon asks India court to jail retail tycoon 2021-01-25 13:01:01Cash strapped Indian retailer Future Group caught between two of the world’s richest men as they battle for dominance in India’s estimated

AMC says bankruptcy ‘off the table’ for now 2021-01-25 12:32:00The world’s largest cinema chain’s shares soared in New York trading Monday after announcing it was no longer at risk of an imminent bankr

Google paying for news? Australia says it’s ‘inevitable’ 2021-01-25 12:27:00Treasurer says proposed law gives nation a chance to be a ‘world leader’ in compensating media.

Moderna says shot works against COVID variants, developing 2021-01-25 12:23:00Moderna says its vaccine will protect against two known variants of the COVID-19 vaccine, but it plans to start human studies of a booster shot for a

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Bitcoin slides to 10-day low amid fears of 2021-01-21 15:35:33Bitcoin was last down 10.6 per cent at US$31,724. It has lost about 27 per cent of its value after touching a record US$42,000 on Jan. 8.

W-shaped recovery would be ‘severe’ without government relief: 2021-01-21 12:59:19A W-shaped recovery is when an economy begins to rebound from a recession quickly but then rapidly falls into another period of downturn before recove

More than 200K small businesses could close permanently 2021-01-21 11:22:13The closures would jeopardize millions of jobs, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business warns.

‘Loneliness pandemic’: Work from home during COVID-19 takes 2021-01-21 10:40:11With record low social interactions amid coronavirus restrictions, both workplace productivity and mental health are taking a hit, a new report shows.

Pfizer pushes Liberals to include corporate tax breaks 2021-01-20 23:22:00The domestic arm of the company behind the first coronavirus vaccine approved by Health Canada says the government should do more to attract the pharm

‘An incredible milestone’: Canadian tech darling Wattpad to 2021-01-20 10:13:33Wattpad said its board of directors unanimously approved a cash and stock transaction Tuesday that will see it acquired by South Korean internet giant

Canada’s inflation rate slows to 0.7% in December 2021-01-20 09:12:45The pace of inflation slowed down from a year-over-year increase of one per cent in November, Statistics Canada said.

Bank of Canada keeps rates at 0.25%, warns 2021-01-20 09:10:40Canada's central bank said it expects the economy to contract in the first three months of the year.

Stocks climb as Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury 2021-01-19 16:31:42At her confirmation hearing Tuesday, Janet Yellen said the benefits of a big package outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden.

Office Depot parent rejects Staples’ US$2B takeover bid, 2021-01-19 09:50:08ODP, which also owns Office Depot, said it preferred a sale of its retail and e-commerce operations or a joint venture to a full takeover.

Pandemic housing boom means affordability is no longer 2021-01-16 08:00:56As homebuyers move away from big cities and downtown cores, they're driving double-digit prices increases in the suburbs, smaller cities and lower-co

Canada’s top jobs with the fastest-growing demand in 2021-01-16 07:00:50Many job seekers may find opportunities outside the industry they've been working in, Randstad's research suggests.

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Rural Canada Is ‘Getting Its Mojo Back,’ And 2021-01-24 09:40:56If you want to know where people are moving these days, just ask U-Haul. The do-it-yourself moving company has developed a system for tracking migrati

No Frills 'Anime' Ad Sparks Awe, Frustration Among 2021-01-22 15:38:26This is part of an ongoing HuffPost Canada series on food insecurity and how it’s affecting Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edit

P.E.I. Lozenge Plant Lays Off 30 Staff Because 2021-01-22 10:06:39CHARLOTTETOWN ― A lozenge plant in Prince Edward Island has laid off 30 workers, citing an “almost non-existent” cold and cough seas

Moving To A More Affordable City? Canadian Employers 2021-01-21 14:06:15TORONTO ― More than one-fifth of Canadian companies say they will adjust their employee’s pay if they move to a different location, accord

5 Tips To Increase Your Chances Of Getting 2021-01-21 11:46:05If you’re planning to buy a home, you’ll probably need to get a mortgage. Comparing mortgage rates is a good first step, but applying and

TC Energy Cuts 1,000 Jobs After Biden Rescinds 2021-01-21 10:27:42CALGARY ― TC Energy Corp. is planning to eliminate more than 1,000 construction jobs related to its decision to halt work on its Keystone XL pip

CFIB Report Says 2.4 Million Jobs At Risk 2021-01-21 09:16:41TORONTO ― More than 200,000 Canadian businesses could close permanently during the COVID-19 crisis, throwing millions of people out of work as t

Canada Post Says 121 Workers Tested Positive For 2021-01-21 08:51:13Canada Post says 121 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at a facility in Mississauga, Ont., since the start of the new year.A spokesman s

Joe Biden Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Hours 2021-01-20 18:46:27CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for the federal government to impose economic sanctions against the United States in resp

How Trump’s Legacy Will Haunt New Chapter Of 2021-01-20 17:56:34OTTAWA — Joe Biden was sworn in as president Wednesday, exactly two weeks after Donald Trump incited insurrectionists at a rally on the National

Canada's Economy Will Shrink In Early Part Of 2021-01-20 11:42:25OTTAWA ― The Bank of Canada says the national economy will go in reverse for the first quarter of 2021, hammering the hardest-hit workers again

Canada Seeing ‘Dramatic Widening’ Of Income Gap Amid 2021-01-19 17:39:17Canada’s income gap is growing rapidly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says ― but it’s not just because many low-wage jobs

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Where the lopsided economic impact of COVID-19 in 2021-01-26 04:00:00The COVID-19 pandemic has created two distinct economies in Canada. One is thriving. The other is trying desperately to hold on, Peter Armstrong write

Former casino CEO, actress identified as couple who 2021-01-25 13:34:26Married couple Rod and Ekaterina Baker are accused of flouting COVID-19 rules and lying about being local motel workers in order to obtain doses of th

'Short squeeze' pushes GameStop shares up 100% again, 2021-01-25 13:17:21Shares of U.S. videogame retailer GameStop surged as much as 144 per cent on Monday, touching another record high after already surging about 245

Big advertisers balk at big Super Bowl spending 2021-01-25 12:17:58For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the beer giant isn't advertising its

Investor exuberance pushes BlackBerry shares up to highest 2021-01-25 11:08:35Shares in Canadian technology company BlackBerry are changing hands at their highest level in almost a decade on Monday, as investor enthusiasm for th

You've heard of net zero? These oil companies 2021-01-25 04:00:00'Net zero' is a popular goal these days for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint, usually with a timeline decades in the future. Now, a pa

Should governments name workplaces that have COVID-19 outbreaks? 2021-01-24 04:00:00Canada has a patchwork of different policies in place regarding the public disclosure of COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, and expert opinion seems as

N.S. video game industry on the hunt for 2021-01-23 05:00:06As industries across the province shed jobs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the video game industry in Nova Scotia is in the middle of a recruit

WestJet halts Boeing 737 Max jet before takeoff 2021-01-22 15:34:40WestJet temporarily grounded a Boeing 737 Max jet that was supposed to fly from Calgary to Toronto on Friday after a warning light came on in the cock

Godiva closing 128 stores in North America, including 2021-01-22 09:41:47COVID-19 has been far from sweet for Godiva, which has decided to sell or close its stores across North America.

Retail sales continue rebound, rising for 7 months 2021-01-22 08:57:06Retail sales have risen for seven months in a row and are now more than 5 per cent higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Statistic

Retail sales continue rebound, having risen 7 months 2021-01-22 08:57:06Retail sales have risen for seven months in a row and are now more than five per cent higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Statis

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CEOs spurn Trump and his allies: How big 2021-01-15 17:40:40Corporations are spurning politicians who challenged 2020 election results. The moves impose a financial penalty – not least on Donald Trump.

US unemployment applications spike to highest since August 2021-01-14 16:59:38Layoffs are coinciding with an economy that has faltered as consumers avoid traveling, shopping, and dining out as confirmed COVID-19 cases rise. And

How young people are responding to the COVID-19 2021-01-13 11:18:10The pandemic has frustrated a generation young people looking to launch their careers. Against all odds, many have found innovative ways to join the l

In US-Mexico border towns, pandemic hits businesses especially 2021-01-05 17:35:00Pandemic restrictions have upended the connections that have long tethered businesses and consumers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Why US stock markets closed out 2020 at 2020-12-31 17:17:00The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes hit record highs Friday in a volatile year that rebounded after big losses in March.

Boeing gets a boost as its 737 Max 2020-12-29 20:18:00American Airlines is the first of several carriers to put the previously grounded plane, now cleared by safety regulators, back in service.