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“Making me question the dream”: Tech layoffs worry young Canadians

Canada News Mar 5, 2023

The real impact behind mass layoffs in Canada’s tech industry

Provincial vaccine passport causes chaos, confusion for businesses

Business & Tech Canada Health Lifestyle News Ontario Politics Toronto Toronto Oct 4, 2021

Since Ontario’s vaccine passport inception last week, it has caused a lot of chaos and confusion for both business owners and patrons alike. Matthew Percy, catering manager at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, says it’s often the businesses who end up dealing the short end of the... Read more

Toronto arts club introduces vaccine passport and waiver for extra safety

Canada COVID-19 Health Lifestyle News Politics Toronto Sep 19, 2021

Vaccine passports have been the cause of division and major controversy for a lot of Canadians since the federal election was announced. For Matthew Percy, it’s a sense of extra protection. “I have felt it offers a safer environment to be working in and certainly in this initial phase... Read more

‘Pandemic Puppy’ trend feeding irresponsible breeders

COVID-19 Lifestyle News Apr 13, 2021

The increase in demand for pets during the pandemic has pushed people to breed animals irresponsibly in order to create an easy income.

Online shopping an opportunity during pandemic

Canada COVID-19 Etobicoke Health Lifestyle Lifestyle News Politics Mar 25, 2021

Shopping online during the pandemic has become vital to our way of life. Learn how we adapt and change.

Toronto restaurants struggle to survive during the pandemic

Canada COVID-19 News Toronto Toronto Mar 23, 2021

The Toronto restaurant industry has struggled during the pandemic, with some establishments having no choice but to shut their doors for good. Jeffrey Markus from Daddyo’s Pasta & Salads and Thom Fitzgerald of DROM Taberna are both restaurant owners in downtown Toronto. They describe how the pandemic has affected... Read more

Kitchener thrift store thrives in spite of pandemic

Lifestyle News Mar 5, 2021

The pandemic has affected many businesses and second-hand stores are not exempt. However, one innovative thrift store owner has found a way to beat the odds. Bobbie Kennedy, the founder of The Clothing Exchange has found a chance to grow thanks to social media, even with the challenges brought... Read more

YouTube Black creators paving their own lane

Canada Culture Entertainment News Mar 2, 2021

By Emma Harris In October 2020, YouTube launched a fund for creators from the Black community. The #YouTubeBlack voices fund is a multi-year grant program that aims on providing funding and promoting content from Black creators throughout the world. But for some Black Canadian YouTubers, the fund never came... Read more

Skincare products proving more popular during COVID, but make-up isn’t forgotten

Culture Lifestyle News Mar 2, 2021

By Thaïs Grandisoli Since wearing masks in public became the new norm, beauty enthusiasts have shifted their focus to skincare products, according to new market research. But industry watchers are wondering if the increased popularity of skincare products will endure, and replace people’s appreciation for make-up after COVID. Beatriz... Read more

“You have to be patient”: starting a career after graduating

Business & Tech Etobicoke Fashion Feb 26, 2019

Joyneat Chahal, 23, and Kamalpreet Gill, 25, started a new jewelry business in Etobicoke this year. They named their business Lehaazz Designz. Chahal and Gill are high school friends who lost touch after graduating because they had different pathways. Chahal is a Humber Alumni who graduated from Humber’s paralegal... Read more