If there is such a thing as too much financial freedom, pay on demand would seem to qualify. With pay on demand, employees of participating companies can request salary they’ve earned to date instead of... read more
We’ve had three straight years of personal finance drama, but 2023 may be the worst of them. Inflation has been running hot for two years, interest rates are peaking and the number of consumer insolvencies... read more
The origins of Proto-Indo-European, the ancestral tongue that diverged into hundreds of languages spoken by more than three billion people worldwide, have long been a matter of debate. According to the leading scenario, the language... read more
Vanessa Winer has been scouring the web since February looking for the perfect match. But the 25-year-old talent acquisition professional isn’t looking for romance – she’s looking for a roommate. Currently living in Markham, Ont.,... read more
The U.S. actors’ strike that begins Friday will grind film and TV production to a halt worldwide, augmenting the continuing American screenwriter walkout in a move that will clear out sound stages across Canada and... read more
The federal government’s online news act Bill C-18 became law on June 22. The law will require tech companies like Google and Meta to compensate Canadian news organizations for the content that appears on their platforms. The... read more
Personal finance is different for women – they earn less on average, take time out of the work force to raise children and live longer than men. According to Janine Rogan, author of a new... read more
The last normal summer was in 2019. Since then, we’ve slipped into what feels like a perma-crisis world of pandemic, war in Europe, an overloaded health care system and climate change disruption. The world isn’t headed back to the... read more
Entrepreneurs aren’t yet back at anywhere close to the level of activity we saw before COVID-19. Ten days into the first pandemic lockdown, already an eternity for thousands of Canadian business owners forced to shut their... read more
A stabbing that wounded three people in a gender-studies class at Ontario’s University of Waterloo was motivated by hate, investigators say, shaking the community and heightening concerns that education is being targeted by ideological extremists.... read more
If they ever reboot the TV show Thirtysomething, the characters should live at home with their parents. The late 1980s drama was about a group of people in their 30s juggling children and careers. In a... read more
Nothing says summer like staking a claim on a blanket in front of a stage on a sunny day, cold drink in hand, to hear a favorite band blast out tunes al fresco. But as... read more
Olivia Chow was elected mayor of Toronto on Monday, taking on the leadership of a city facing a housing affordability crisis, concerns about public safety and troubled finances. The 1990s-era city councillor and later NDP... read more
At Fat Mao Noodles in downtown Vancouver, all four burners of the open kitchen’s induction cooktop are on the go. Tatsanee Lim, one of the cooks in the 25-seat Thai diner, first learned her craft using... read more
David Dodge is a former governor of the Bank of Canada and deputy minister of finance. He is senior adviser at Bennett Jones LLP. Bob Fay is managing director of digital economy at the Centre... read more
