Eamonn O’Rourke, left, and Joelle Chartrand, co-founders of RenoRun, outside their offices in Montreal, Quebec, on Jan. 27, 2022. The hardware delivery company must secure a buyer fast or it may seek creditor protection as soon as this week.Christine Muschi/The Globe and Mail RenoRun Inc. was one of Canada’s hottest startups when it announced a…
NEW Triple Coaching Certification – Keto, Carnivore and Protein Sparing Modified Fast!
Turn Key Brand-able Website for Certified Coaches! We are always expanding the program and now we have very exciting NEWS to help our coaches be successful right after graduating! We created a NEW brand-able website with packaged courses for your clients! The package includes; perfect meal plans made by Maria, the best keto recipes made…
The Federal Budget makes progress in lowering credit card fees for small businesses
Missed opportunity to address small business debt and cost pressures Ottawa, March 28, 2023 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pleased that today’s federal budget confirms a deal to lower credit card fees for small merchants, as promised in last fall’s economic statement. However, the budget was a missed opportunity to provide…
Vale is working to meet the demand for clean nickel for the auto market
The nickel market in Canada is expanding so fast that suppliers can barely keep up with demand for that critical mineral. And with Vale as the key supplier of nickel for the North American automotive battery market, the company’s head of Ontario base metal operations, said this presents huge economic opportunities for Vale and its…
No blue badges, no problems; Media Outlets opt out of Twitter’s paid verification plan
Twitter’s plan to replace its current verification badges with a new paid subscription service, Twitter Blue, is facing resistance from major media outlets. Twitter Blue will give users a blue badge on their account for $8 per month. However, as Twitter prepares to remove the badge from non-paying accounts on April 1, media companies have…
Regional Council approves 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget
Whitby, Ont – Durham Regional Council has approved the 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget. The 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget totals $1.9 billion in gross expenditures, requiring a 2023 tax levy of approximately $817.4 million. This represents a proposed net property tax increase of 5.2 per cent, or approximately…
Women are changing the tone in Washington: We’re all better for it
“Hey, I’m a governor, too,” she joked. I had struck up a conversation with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) at the annual dinner hosted by the journalistic organization, the Gridiron Club and Foundation, earlier this month, only to be warmly interrupted by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D). Later in March, I had the privilege…
Rogers’ takeover of Shaw is approved, with conditions
The federal government has approved the multibillion-dollar merger of telecom companies Rogers and Shaw, but with conditions that Ottawa insists will make the deal good for consumers. François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and industry, said at a news conference Friday that the government has approved the transaction first proposed in 2021. As part of…