When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools last spring, crosswalk guard and recent graduate Danny Thomson was encouraged by the Ottawa Safety Council to apply for the new COVID-19 emergency benefits. But even though Thomson returned $3,000 in Canada Emergency Response Benefits last year after they realized they were ineligible, their tax slip from the […]
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Amazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavourable comparisons. Users of the Amazon Shopping app will now see a brown box that resembles a parcel with a blue strip that looks like packaging tape above the company’s signature arrow in the shape […]
The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country shutting down businesses and putting people out of work. Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product shrank 5.4 per cent in 2020, the steepest annual decline since comparable data was first recorded in 1961. The […]
TORONTO — Are we more vulnerable to fraud due to the pandemic? I would argue yes, we are. Fraudsters have become more intrusive and are very skillful at deciding who to target. Criminals have always preyed on those who may be showing signs of perceived weakness. Those experiencing isolation as we enter into year two […]
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is expected to say this morning precisely how bad a year the Canadian economy suffered in 2020. Preliminary estimates from late January suggested the economy suffered its worst year on record with contraction of 5.1 per cent last year, which would be the worst decline in six decades of comparable data. […]
DOVER, DEL. — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts. The plan was filed Monday in Delaware bankruptcy […]
A manager at Amazon.com Inc sued the online retailer for discrimination on Monday, saying it hires Black people for lower positions and promotes them more slowly than white workers, and that she was subjected to harassment. The lawsuit from Charlotte Newman, a business development head at Amazon Web Services who is Black, said the company […]
TORONTO — Torstar Corp. is making a gamble of its own with plans to start an online casino betting business in 2021 once it goes through a consultation and approval process with the Ontario government, the publishing company announced Monday. A gaming industry consultant hired by Torstar to advise the company said it’s not clear […]
TORONTO — When earnings season rolls around, Duncan Fulton spends days preparing for calls with media, analysts and investors, but hardly ever gets a chance to deliver his messages directly to the people who frequent his Tim Hortons coffee shops or Popeyes drive-thrus. That changed in February when the chief operating officer of Restaurant Brands […]
The largest and oldest power co-operative in Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing last month’s winter storm that left millions without power. Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, which serves 16 distribution member co-operatives that cater to more than 1.5 million Texans across 68 counties from the Texas Panhandle to Houston, said Monday that […]