Sales of the Chinese company BYD have grown by 250 per cent during the first half of this year
Category: Consumer
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
The EU generates 130kgs of food waste per person and 15kgs of textile waste a year; countries will have to slash food waste by 30 per cent by 2030
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Need a pee? Japan has QR code for that
Japanese toilet giant TOTO has launched a service allowing those caught short in public to locate the nearest washrooms and see how busy they are
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Electric cars more eco-friendly over lifetime than gas cars, study finds
On average, an electric vehicle with about 70 per cent less emissions than a car with a petrol combustion engine
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Hidden ‘death threats’: Why seniors need to take home modifications seriously
Most Canadians want to age at home — but few are preparing their houses for it. Here’s how to change that
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Walmart expects better sales, earnings as shoppers squeezed by tariffs
Consumers are not being hit by tariffs now, but economists are closely watching to see if consumers will be impacted in the future
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India seeks to ban online gambling
Industry warns this could devastate a sector with major foreign investment and force consumers to use unregulated operators
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Canada posts 1.7 per cent annual inflation rate in July
Lower crude prices are one reason for the drop in inflation, Statistics Canada says; analysts say this shows that tariff-related price increases happened months ago
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Air Canada flight attendants end strike after reaching ‘tentative’ deal
Details of the tentative agreement are still unknown; Air Canada says it may take up to 10 days for regular service to resume
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Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy latest back-to-work order
Solution “has to be at the bargaining table,” union president said, after federal government ordered flight attendants back to work Monday afternoon