Toronto home prices decline, sales up 8.5% in September

A For Sale sign in front of a house.

Toronto’s real estate board says sales rose in September as prices continued to decline.

What could be the future of GM’s Oshawa plant?

General Motors factory plant in Oshawa

General Motors has employed workers in Oshawa for generations. So while its presence in the city has been declining for decades, GM still looms large culturally, as hundreds of workers are expected to be laid off in the plant in the new year. 

Meet Costco’s newest shoppers — young people on the hunt for deals and trending products

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In a recent earnings call, the wholesaler reported that nearly half of their new member signups were now coming from people under the age of 40. They say they’re turning to Costco both for bulk deals on basic items, and for products they’ve seen on TikTok, where the store has legions of fans.

‘Offensive’ phrase still used for tank tops on Amazon, even though it violates Canada’s advertising code

An ad on Amazon for a men's "wife beater" tank top.

Several ads for men’s tank tops remain on Amazon’s Canadian website, despite an Ad Standards Council ruling that the phrase used to describe them — “wife beater” — is offensive, trivializes domestic violence and violates Canada’s advertising code.

After losing billions of dollars on Keystone XL and tank cars, Alberta is pursuing another pipeline

A piece of pipeline is installed in the ground.

After months of Premier Danielle Smith vowing to find a company willing to develop a new oil export pipeline, the Alberta government itself is taking the plunge. The move is already drawing both praise and concern from the oilpatch, which wants a new pipeline, but rejects government intervention. 

U.S. government takes a stake in Vancouver-based Lithium Americas

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The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a Vancouver-based company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

OpenAI launches Sora social media app for AI-generated videos, raising ‘AI slop’ and copyright worries

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The Sora app’s official launch video features an AI-generated version of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking from a psychedelic forest, the moon and a stadium crowded with cheering fans watching rubber duck races.

Can AI stand in as a personal trainer? Fitness company Peloton thinks so

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The fitness equipment company Peloton is proposing something different: an artificial intelligence-powered camera that detects your movements and gives you real-time feedback while you workout.

Alberta premier blames Ottawa for Imperial Oil job cuts, but experts say it’s a global trend

At an unrelated press conference Tuesday, Premier Danielle Smith said the oil and gas sector has been "hampered and hobbled by federal government decisions."

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Imperial Oil’s plan to lay off roughly 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027 is “very disappointing,” laying the blame on Ottawa and reinforcing the need to build pipelines.

Trump imposes 10% tariff on lumber, 25% on cabinets and furniture in another blow to Canadian producers

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, continuing his tariff assault on global trading partners.