The grocery industry seems poised to adopt a grocery code of conduct, voluntarily or otherwise. But to what extent will it help Canadians with their food bills?
Category: Consumer
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Owning a home doesn’t have to be the Canadian dream
Home prices have gotten so high that asset diversification can be unachievable. Owning a home can mean putting all your eggs in one basket
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Nissan, Honda explore partnership in electric vehicles
‘We are not competing only with the traditional car makers but also with new players… innovative products and business models’: Nissan CEO
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Harmful chemicals in plastics require better regulation, experts say
Canada banned BPA from baby bottles over a decade ago. But its replacement, BPS, is just as toxic and ubiquitous and needs to be regulated
Posted inConsumer
Lego steams ahead despite struggling toy market
Lego’s sales inched up by two per cent to US$9.6 billion, a record sum, even while toy sales slumped in China
Posted inConsumer
Proliferating ‘news’ sites spew AI-generated fake stories
AI-powered sites mimicking news fuel an explosion of false stories that researcher warns could be a “major part” of US presidential election
Posted inConsumer
World food prices drop for seventh month
The FAO index measures commodity market prices, and it can take a while for these to filter through to supermarket shelves
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Canada central bank holds key lending rate at 5%
The bank ‘is still concerned about risks to the outlook for inflation, particularly the persistence in underlying inflation’
Posted inConsumer
EU strikes deal to ban products made using forced labour
European Union advances toward prohibiting forced labor products in landmark agreement, addressing concerns over imports tied to the Uyghurs
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Reverse mortgages grow in popularity among Canadian seniors
Reverse mortgages enable Canadian seniors to secure cash immediately without repaying until the home is sold. But there’s a hefty price tag