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Canada’s hotel owners are renewing their call for the federal government to tax short-term rental operators such as Airbnb, and this time they want to make it an election issue. During a news conference Wednesday at the Lord Elgin Hotel in downtown Ottawa, the Hotel Association of Canada launched a …

When Jenn Kivimaki noticed an unexpected charge of $119.88 to Spotify in her TD chequing account last week, it was alarmingly familiar. In 2015, she was shocked to find her TD bank account about $20,000 in overdraft while she was attending a friend’s funeral. It turned out someone had been …

Various Joe Fresh baby girl and boy sun hats have been recalled due to a choking hazard. In a notice posted on Tuesday, Health Canada said the fastener on the hat may detach and pose a choking hazard to children. The agency said anyone whose child owns the hat should …

The federal government has unveiled new protections for airline passengers, rules designed to make sure both airlines and the people who fly on them are up to date on what they are entitled to when things go wrong. Some of the new rules will be in place immediately, while the …

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Canadian inspectors intercepted nearly 900 food products from China over concerns about faulty labels, unmentioned allergens and harmful contaminants that included glass and metal between 2017 and early 2019, according to internal federal records. The document provides an inside look at imports from China that caught the attention of officials …

The head of Middle Eastern food chain Paramount Fine Foods has tapped into a global refugee talent pool to hire a new team member. CEO Mohamed Fakih hired Nabil Maati at his Paramount Crestlawn location as a chef and kitchen manager, through a non-governmental organization called Talent Beyond Boundaries. Paramount …

Alexandra Krawczyk was paralyzed by fear after her billionaire parents, Barry and Honey Sherman, were murdered. “I couldn’t leave my home for months because I was too scared,” Krawczyk says. She’s still afraid, knowing police have yet to make any arrests in the shocking case. But she refuses to let …

Chris Johnston (wearing the hat) with his wife Carolyn, son Henry and daughter Esther hiked the West Coast Trail in B.C. for five days on his first sabbatical from Steam Whistle Brewery.(Supplied by Chris Johnston) In the world of employee benefits there’s a practice that’s well-loved by employees and well …

Wang Park had carved out a successful operation in Saskatchewan: he made chopsticks. The Korean-born businessman was president of what CBC reporter Dan Bjarnason called “the biggest chopstick plant on the continent.” Wood for the eating implements was trucked in from northern Saskatchewan to Park’s Regina plant, called Western General …