With Vancouver and Toronto vacancy rates at 0.9 and 1.7 per cent respectively, and rental prices surging, seniors, students, new immigrants, single parents and people with disabilities — those on modest or fixed incomes — are being priced out of their communities. Ren Thomas, associate professor of planning at Dalhousie University in Halifax, warns it’s…
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No more clumpy lip gloss: How TikTok’s ‘deinfluencing’ trend became a marketing tactic
Just a few weeks ago, Lauren Rutherglen’s 10,000 TikTok followers would have expected advice on what beauty products to buy. But as she rummaged through the creamy Glossier eyeshadows, Ilia serums and Charlotte Tilbury liquid bronzers in her drawer, the Calgary-based content creator was reminded of the expensive but disappointing products that the Internet had…
Tesla recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles over ‘full self-driving’ software that could lead to crashes
Tesla is recalling 362,758 vehicles because a version of its “full self-driving” software may increase the risk of crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in response to a notice Tesla sent the agency on Wednesday. According to the recall document, the FSD’s “beta” release may cause affected Tesla vehicles to act unsafely…
Are You Prepared for Russian Ransomware?
Recently, a health network in Pennsylvania was hacked by a Russian ransomware gang called BlackCat. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). BlackCat attacked a physician practice in Pennsylvania, but did not disrupt…
Russia blocks access to The Bell news website
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia’s top journalists, the latest website to be taken offline as Moscow cracks down on independent media. Russia has blocked dozens of news sites since it invaded Ukraine last year, often accusing them of publishing “fake” news…
The IRS tells 21 states how to handle last year’s special payments
After much outside criticism, the Internal Revenue Service basically told taxpayers in most — but not all — states that they do not need to report income from special state tax refunds or payments on their 2022 federal income tax returns. Tens of millions of taxpayers in 21 states — not including Michigan — were…
Immigration increase alone won’t fix the labor market, experts say – Business News
Photo: The Canadian Press Experts say Canada’s plan to increase immigration may ease some pressures in the labor market, but bigger changes are needed to ensure new permanent residents are matched with the jobs that most need filling. With the unemployment rate at historic lows, many companies are “starved” for workers, and new immigrants will…
Elon Musk’s tweeting style seizes spotlight in Tesla trial – Business News
Photo: The Canadian Press Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges he misled Tesla shareholders with a tweet about an aborted buyout that the billionaire defiantly insisted on…