The new year brings with it tax changes at the federal level that will affect just about every Canadian, as well as small businesses. One of the first changes workers will see is an increase in Canada Pension Plan premiums coming off their paycheques — the first of five years...
Netflix subscribers are being warned about phony text and email messages being sent to subscribers. The company says on its website that some Canadian users are receiving "suspicious" texts and emails asking for their login details. The fake messages tell subscribers their Netflix access has been suspended due to a payment...
The Canadian dollar was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after the pause of a high profile COVID-19 vaccine trial offset robust Chinese trade data, with the currency holding near an earlier five-week high. Data showing that Chinese exports and imports climbed in September boosted the price of...
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency traders are looking at a sea of red on exchanges today as major cryptocurrencies dive. The bitcoin price has dropped from over $35,000 per bitcoin last night to under $33,000, currently down almost 10% on the last 24 hours in a continuation of a sell-off that's wiped...
Prices across the country rose at their fastest annual rate in a decade last month, with the promise of similar numbers through to the fall as the national economic reopening from pandemic measures allows consumers to spend more freely . Statistics Canada said the 3.6-per-cent increase in the consumer price...
Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation jumped higher in March due in large part to a plunge in prices a year ago at the start of the pandemic. The agency says the consumer price index in March was up 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase...
In any normal winter, Cameron Birch and his family of five would pack their bags for an all-inclusive vacation somewhere warm and sunny. But when the pandemic kept them from booking a trip south, the Kelowna, B.C., family looked closer to home and bought season passes to Big White Ski...
The fall season has well and truly been shaken up. Pumpkin Spice Kraft Dinner is coming to Canada and it’s being described as a “spicy cheesy treat.” You’ll have to be quick though — this fall meal is limited to just 1,000 boxes! Pumpkin spice is the unofficial flavour of...
A recent discussion with a medical equipment provider yielded surprising information. The issue at stake is how business finds and arrives at the provider. To understand the surprise, it is important to understand the situation. A local medical device provider resides in a small strip mall and this mall has...
Rumor had it that Bill Gates, the world’s second richest person, had bought a £500 million ($645 million) superyacht that’s still in the early design stage to fulfill his family’s future recreational needs. The luxury boat in question is Aqua, a hydrogen-powered concept ship designed by Dutch firm Sinot Yacht...