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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Canada Post rotating strikes could broaden as holiday season nears. www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada Post rotating strikes could broaden as holiday season nears, labour analysts say
CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant acknowledged the union is deliberately staying away from major centres with the strikes but warned that could change.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Fixed mortgage rates are likely at their ‘lowest point this year,’ experts say. www.thestar.com/business/fix...
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Fixed mortgage rates are likely at their ‘lowest point this year,’ experts say
“We’re seeing the weaker economy, paradoxically, is allowing more people into the real estate market,” said Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.25% in widely expected move. www.thestar.com/business/ban...
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.25% in widely expected move
In its second-last announcement of the year, the central bank decided to give more support to the economy by lowering the rate by 25 basis points.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Annual inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent last month from 1.9 per cent in August.
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Inflation jumps to 2.4% in September thanks to gas, grocery costs
A Reuters poll of economists expects the annual rate of inflation will accelerate to 2.3 per cent for September, up from 1.9 per cent in August.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Canada Post’s new contract offer to striking workers lays groundwork for major layoffs. www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada Post’s new contract offer to striking workers lays groundwork for major layoffs
The new offer also removes a signing bonus and targets almost 500 urban and suburban post offices for potential closure.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor general says. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor general says
The provincial government must also address both staffing and space shortages in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement that is set to expire next spring.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Olivia Chow warns Toronto faces tax increase due to shelter funding cuts. www.thestar.com/news/gta/oli...
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Olivia Chow warns Toronto faces tax increase — or people on the streets — due to shelter funding cuts
The city is facing a shortage of funding from the federal and provincial governments for housing people in its homeless shelter system.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
New CPP and OAS payments arrive this week. Here’s what Canadians need to know.
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New CPP and OAS payments arrive this week. Here’s what Canadians need to know
Who gets pension payments? How much will Canadians get? When will it hit your bank account? All your questions, answered.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% www.thestar.com/business/ban...
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5%
This is the first cut to interest rates by the central bank since March.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s files for creditor protection in Canada, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
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Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s files for creditor protection in Canada, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
The Canadian subsidiary of Claire's is seeking to liquidate some or all of its 120 stores across the country.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Michael Wekerle out at Toronto’s El Mocambo as venue sells to Brookfield exec.
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Michael Wekerle out at Toronto’s El Mocambo as venue sells to Brookfield exec
Financial details were not disclosed, but an El Mocambo spokesperson says the former "Dragons' Den" star is not involved in the deal.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Trump tariffs: The Star is tracking what’s active, what’s coming and how Canada has responded.
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Trump’s tariff threats keep changing. We’re tracking what’s active, what’s coming and how Canada has responded
Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada is escalating with new measures from the U.S. and retaliatory responses from Canada. Here’s what’s in effect.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Follow the Star’s live coverage as Trump’s trade war ramps up again.
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Live updates: Trump boosts tariff on certain Canadian goods to 35%; Carney responds
Follow the Star’s live coverage on Donald Trump and tariffs on Canada.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Opinion | As an employment lawyer here is my defence of the cheating Coldplay concert executives.
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As an employment lawyer here is my defence of the cheating Coldplay concert executives
I am not suggesting that romance at work is always a personal matter. However, the default should be privacy absent some concern about workplace interference any lovebirds may cause.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Parkside speed camera slashed overnight for the sixth time. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
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The Parkside speed camera has been cut down again. This time, police may have footage of the vandal
The Parkside speed camera was slashed overnight for the sixth time. Toronto police say they will investigate.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 02/07/2025
#BREAKING: Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
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The jury has reached a verdict on all charges in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury has reached a verdict Wednesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York City on the third day of deliberations.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 01/07/2025
'Hang a Larry from the dooryard': Dictionary of ‘Canadianisms’ gets major Canada Day update
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Hang a larry from the dooryard: Dictionary of ‘Canadianisms’ gets major Canada Day update
The dictionary of uniquely Canadian terms has been updated with 137 new words and phrases, from “elbows up” to “maplewashing.”
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
From rib festivals to car shows, here are ways to celebrate Father’s Day in Toronto.
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From rib festivals to car shows, here are ways to celebrate Father’s Day in Toronto
Here’s everything you need to know if you want celebrate the big day with your dad or father figure.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Trump tariffs trigger sharpest drop in Canadian manufacturing sales since 2023.
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Trump tariffs trigger sharpest drop in Canadian manufacturing sales since 2023
Statistics Canada’s April survey shows about half of Canadian manufacturers reported tariff-related impacts, including increased costs for raw materials, shipping or labour, and fluctuations in produc...
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Most 16-year-olds are working on finding themselves. Mathilda Paatz has been focusing her attention on racing 240 kilometres an hour, thousands of miles from home, in a metronomically engineered car.
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How a ‘little girl with a huge dream’ made her way to Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix
Mathilda Paatz, a wild-card driver in the F1 Academy, will be driving a Gatorade-sponsored car at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend in Montreal.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Will cops return to Toronto-area schools? Doug Ford’s plan is met with anger, worry. www.thestar.com/news/gta/wil...
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Canadians continued to avoid making trips to the U.S. in May, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.
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Number of Canadians returning from U.S. trips down again in May: StatCan
OTTAWA - Canadians continued to avoid making trips to the U.S. in May, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Opinion | The government knew it would get no political points for building up the military because voters didn’t see the need; given a choice between guns and butter, complacent Canadians would take butter every time.
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Andrew Phillips: Carney takes a risk by choosing guns over butter
The prime minister announced a 17 per cent hike in military spending on Monday. "It will be a long road back to a military worthy of a country that takes
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82.
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Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly and the Family Stone, formed circa 1966, was the first major group to include Black and white men and women.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Opinion: The isolation, loss, distrust and disruption that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to make their mark on us today. It’s time to talk about what COVID did to Toronto, and to us.
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Star Editorial Board: It’s time to talk about what COVID did to Toronto, and to us
We've been trying to bury the trauma of the pandemic. But it won't get better until we talk about it.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
‘Elbows up’: Canadian public opinion of the U.S. hits a new low after Donald Trump’s election: “It’s really the worst collective opinions of the U.S. that we have recorded."
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‘Elbows up’: Canadian public opinion of the U.S. hits a new low after Donald Trump’s election
The Environics survey also found the vast majority of Canadians were strongly opposed to becoming the 51st state.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Governments of 12 countries whose citizens will be banned from visiting the United States beginning next week scrambled Thursday to understand President Donald Trump’s latest move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term.
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Governments scramble to understand Trump’s latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday
The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%, in line with expectations. www.thestar.com/business/ban...
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%
Experts had forecasted the bank would be pushing the pause button after gross domestic product data for the first quarter of 2025 came in surprisingly robust.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
DEVELOPING: Will the central bank keep key interest rate unchanged? Decision at 9:45 a.m. www.thestar.com/business/ban...
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Bank of Canada expected to keep key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday
Despite rising concerns of an economic slowdown, most economists are forecasting the bank to stand pat on rates Wednesday — though some say the bank needs to lower rates as
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
MPPs getting 35% raise after Doug Ford lifts 16-year pay freeze.
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MPPs getting 35% raise after Doug Ford lifts 16-year pay freeze
As Ford pledged days after his Progressive Conservatives were re-elected Feb. 27, provincial parliamentarians will be getting their first salary hike since 2008 and their first pension plan in decades...
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
BREAKING: The prosecution has closed. Here’s how to understand the Crown’s case in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial.
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The prosecution has closed. Here’s how to understand the Crown’s case in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial
The Crown completed its evidence at the Hockey Canada sex assault trial on Thursday morning. Here’s what you need to know to catch up, starting with the basics.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Latest: Trump’s tariffs blocked and Musk quits government role.
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The Latest: Trump’s tariffs blocked and Musk quits government role
A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic polic...
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/05/2025
Canada Post has delivered its final offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Wednesday afternoon after days of mulling the union’s response to its previous offer Sunday.
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Canada Post presents final offer to union as delivery volumes continue to plummet
Canada Post and its union are back at the bargaining table as deliveries plummet and the overtime ban continues.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Personally, I love them. 💯
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Trudeau attends throne speech in bright green and orange Adidas ‘retirement runners’
Online, X users began commenting on the fashion choice with some joking about Trudeau’s trendiness since leaving office and others critiquing the sneakers as an immature choice.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
DEVELOPING: WSIB, union back at bargaining table Wednesday a week after thousands of workers hit picket lines.
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WSIB, union back at bargaining table Wednesday a week after thousands of workers hit picket lines
News of both sides returning to the bargaining table comes one week after the OCEU entered a legal strike position when the first round of talks stalled ahead of the
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The Toronto Star is seeking a sharp, curious and ambitious reporter to join its intrepid business team, details below.
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Journalist - Business
Company Description: Torstar Corporation is a progressive media organization with a long, proud history in newspapers and a passion for capitalizing on the fluid world of digital and mobile media...
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Follow the Star’s real-time coverage on day two of the whirlwind royal visit.
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Live updates: King Charles delivering throne speech
Follow the Star’s real-time coverage on day two of the whirlwind royal visit.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Hudson’s Bay to close all its stores and terminate 8,000 employees by June 1.
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Hudson’s Bay to close all its stores and terminate 8,000 employees by June 1
The 355-year-old company said in a court document that it will have terminated about 8,347 employees — approximatey 89 per cent of its current workforce — by June 1, when it completes the liquidation ...
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
BREAKING: CRA cutting up to 280 permanent jobs in response to fiscal constraints.
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CRA cutting up to 280 permanent jobs in response to fiscal constraints
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is cutting up to 280 permanent employees in response to fiscal constraints.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
DEVELOPING: Canada Post warns about possible delays as workers refuse overtime.
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Canada Post warns about possible delays as workers refuse overtime
Canada Post workers won’t be walking off the job even though a last-ditch effort to avoid another strike fell short of what the Crown corporation called “meaningful progress.”
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Maple Leafs part ways with president Brendan Shanahan. www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...
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Maple Leafs part ways with president Brendan Shanahan
During his 11-year presidency in Toronto, Shanahan’s Leafs consistently failed to make deep playoff runs despite a talented roster of homegrown stars.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Canada Post, union have no talks scheduled as clock ticks down on strike action.
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Canada Post, union have no talks scheduled as clock ticks down on strike action
Thursday morning, Canada Post said CUPW hadn't officially responded to a contract offer presented Wednesday, and said customers have already started bailing in anticipation of another work stoppage.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
‘We were stuck:’ Bell says services restored after widespread outage hits Ontario, Quebec.
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‘We were stuck:’ Bell says services restored after widespread outage hits Ontario, Quebec
Nearly 140,000 Bell users across the country said they had experienced issues connecting to the internet or accessing their account at the peak of the outage just after 9:30 a.m.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
BREAKING: Canada Post presents new offer to union, including 13 per cent wage hike and weekend delivery.
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Canada Post presents new offer to union, including 13 per cent wage hike and weekend delivery
Canada Post is expected to present its workers Wednesday with a contract offer aimed at avoiding another strike.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Postal workers could be back on the picket line as of 12:01 a.m. Friday.
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Canada Post expected to present new offer to union Wednesday
Canada Post is expected to present its workers Wednesday with a contract offer aimed at avoiding another strike.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
BREAKING: Canada Post effectively ‘bankrupt,’ federal mediator says in report pushing for weekend delivery. www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canada Post effectively ‘bankrupt,’ federal mediator says in report pushing for weekend delivery
The Crown corporation should be allowed to close more rural post offices, open more community mailboxes, and offer weekend delivery with part-time workers, according to the report.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
BREAKING: Jury dismissed. Hockey Canada trial to go judge-alone after jurors report being ‘made fun of’ by defence lawyers.
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Jury dismissed. Hockey Canada trial to go judge-alone after jurors report being ‘made fun of’ by defence lawyers
The Hockey Canada trial will continue as a judge-alone trial after jurors reported “being judged and made fun of” by lawyers for player Alex Formenton.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Canadian Tire to pay $30M for Hudson’s Bay name, brands and stripes: ‘Some things are just meant to stay Canadian.’
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Canadian Tire to pay $30M for Hudson’s Bay name, brands and stripes: ‘Some things are just meant to stay Canadian’
The deal, totalling $30 million, is pending court approval
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Loblaw warns of surge in tariff-hit food products as pre-tariff inventory runs out.
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Loblaw warns of surge in tariff-hit food products as pre-tariff inventory runs out
TORONTO - The head of Loblaw Cos. Ltd. says the company expects a surge of tariff-related price increases at its stores as its pre-tariff inventory runs out.
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torontoeditor.bsky.social @torontoeditor.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Bank of Canada says Trump’s trade war could create ‘dysfunctional’ financial market.
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Bank of Canada says Trump’s trade war could create ‘dysfunctional’ financial market
The bank is increasingly concerned that Trump’s trade war will cause a “disorderly” market sell-off in the near-term, harming Canadian households and amplifying the risk of an economic slowdown.
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