Ontario to lift freeze on domestic postsecondary tuition fees
Joe Friesen / theglobeandmail - Government also changing OSAP to deliver more loans, fewer grants
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Shopify stock slides despite strong fourth quarter and AI shopping push
Yvonne Lau / financialpost - Shopify’s gross merchandise value, grew 30% in the quarter
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Auto thefts down 18% year-over-year while recovery remains low: report
sootoday - OTTAWA — The number of vehicles stolen in Canada fell sharply last year but there were still almost 47,000 such thefts reported and more than a third of those were never recovered, says a new report released Wednesday.
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A quarter of Canadians have been victims of fraud or extortion: survey
sootoday - OTTAWA — One in four Canadians report having been a victim of fraud or extortion, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll, which was conducted online and can't be assigned a margin of error, surveyed 1,536 Canadians between Feb. 6 and Feb. 9.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 19011 / 6 stories in 23 days
Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike
Meredith Bond / citynews - Toronto city council has adopted the mayor’s 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2 per cent property tax hike, compared to a 6.9 increase last year…
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Quebec’s Caisse suspends dealmaking with DP World in wake of Epstein revelations
Nicolas Van Praet / theglobeandmail - E-mails released by the U.S. State Department link the logistics company’s chairman and CEO to the disgraced financier
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Advocates call on Ottawa to extend tax incentive for employee ownership trusts
Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Supporters say allowing a 2023 tax measure to end this year would undercut the new succession model before it’s given a chance to shine
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Eddie Bauer looking for buyer of Canadian stores amid bankruptcy woes
Denette Wilford / torontosun - Eddie Bauer’s website shows it has 31 stores in Canada, with 15 in Ontario alone
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 18961 / 4 stories in 25 days
Laid-off GM workers should get lower taxes on severance, Tories urge
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
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A needed pivot on Canadian EV policy
Editorial / winnipegfreepress - Prime Minister Mark Carney has put a charge — pun intended —into Canada’s beleaguered auto industry. His timing could not be better. This week, the prime minister announced he was […]
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Montreal’s Royal Vic conversion to student housing will cost $845 million: CDPQ Infra
News Staff / citynews - The conversion of the Royal Victoria Hospital buildings into student residences would cost $845 million due to structural work needed on the heritage buildings. In a press release Friday, CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of La Caisse, which was behind high-profil…
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Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal government will provide Canada Post a $1.01B repayable loan to maintain services and support reforms for long-term stability.
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Millions in restaurant tips are missing from a major Canadian fintech platform
Claire Brownell / thelogic - The post Millions in restaurant tips are missing from a major Canadian fintech platform appeared first on The Logic.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 18864 / 2 stories in 28 days
Canadian Tire to pay $1.29-million fine related to false advertising charges in Quebec
Susan Krashinsky Robertson / theglobeandmail - Province’s consumer protection office filed 74 charges against retailer for misleading advertising in 2021
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 2:23 pm / permalink 18843 / 5 stories in 28 days
LG Solution takes over NextStar as Stellantis pulls out
Brian MacLeod / windsorstar - Stellantis is selling 49 per cent equity stake in NextStar Energy to its founding joint venture partner, LG Energy Solution of Korea. The move comes in the wake of devastating tariffs from the United States on the auto industry and it follows a developmen…
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Statistics Canada to release January jobs numbers
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning.
- Job losses with lower unemployment (10)
- Regional and anomaly-specific reports (2)
- Scheduled stats release updates (4)
Job losses with lower unemployment
Regional and anomaly-specific reports
Scheduled stats release updates
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AI may be killing entry-level jobs, Bank of Canada governor warns
Uday Rana / globalnews - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said economic observers had expressed concern about 'over-investment and over-valuation as well as fears of job destruction' from AI.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 8:23 pm / permalink 18818 / 4 stories in 29 days
Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC
sootoday - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver, with missed mortgage payments projected to steadily increase, albeit from a low level.
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UPDATED: Washington Post cuts one-third of all staff, eliminates sports department
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff.
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Toronto-area home sales, prices slide in January with more weakness ahead: TRREB
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Toronto's real estate association says it expects home price and sales weakness to persist for at least the first half of the year.
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