Telus, Bell and Shaw are all raising prices on select internet plans over the next few months. The hikes come on the heels of internet price increases by Telus, Shaw, Bell and Rogers in 2018.
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Canada Post union pitches low-income bank, greener tech. But critics ask, who pays the bill?
As arbitration grinds on at Canada Post following back-to-work legislation, the union has made a series of proposals beyond standard contract negotiations on wages and benefits: they want the company to open a new bank for low-income people and turn the post office into a hub for green technology.
TD Bank should have seen ‘red flags’ as senior lost $732K in romance scam, son says
The son of an Ontario senior who drained his life savings and racked up massive debt in a matter of a few months says TD Bank didn’t do enough to stop his father from being victimized in an online romance scam. The bank says staff asked the necessary questions and followed “rigorous processes.”
DNA ancestry tests, food waste and juice gets squeezed: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including why Bell wants to track its customers, problematic plumbing, and trying to go plastic free at the grocery store.
Abandon Trans Mountain if consultations fail to satisfy all Indigenous stakeholders, says Singh
Jagmeet Singh says the federal government should be willing to end the expansion of the TransMountain pipeline if consultations do not end in “partnership” and “buy in” from all the communities along the route.
U.S. faces deadline to extradite Huawei exec from Canada
Canadian police arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport Dec. 1 at the request of American authorities, who are seeking her extradition on fraud allegations.
Virtual dealership promises no used car salesmen
A virtual used car dealership called Clutch intends to exploit the bad reputation of used car salesmen by offering a service with no sales staff, and a “concierge” to bring the car to the customer for a test drive. No commissions and no showrooms means the startup is also promising lower prices.
Costco-style membership for hay aims to modernize handshake deals
An Okotoks-area woman says she was tired of hearing about sky-rocketing hay prices, or people getting ripped off when buying and selling hay so she has opened up a Costco-style membership hay business to try to provide an affordable and secure alternative for livestock producers.
Computer scientist David Magerman wants to build a more ethical internet
David Magerman became rich working with Robert Mercer, the billionaire co-owner of Cambridge Analytica. Having seen the role online data mining had in helping Donald Trump become president, Magerman now wants to create a better, less profit-driven internet.
Inflation rate ticks up to 2% in December
The cost of living increased at a two per cent annual pace in December, as cheaper energy prices were offset by higher prices for just about everything else.