Tara Deschamps
Canadian Press
Tara Deschamps is a business reporter with The Canadian Press
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Cineplex says it will make online purchase fee more obvious following penalty
Cineplex Inc. says it will continue adding a fee to some online ticket purchases after being penalized earlier this fall for alleged deceptive marketing, but it will adjust how the charge is communicated to moviegoers.
Business |
Taylor Swift shows spark beading bonanza and big sales for crafting retailers
Beaded friendship bracelets have become a hallmark for Swift fans, who string each one and then trade them at her concerts. Fans have proved to be a boon for retailers, which have seen jewelry-making materials fly off shelves, especially in cities where the songstress is due to make an appearance.
Entertainment |
Skip the Dishes, parent company laying off hundreds of employees in Canada
About 800 Canadian employees are being laid off by Skip the Dishes and its parent company.
Canada -Manitoba |
Canada's Couche-Tard makes preliminary takeover bid for operator of 7-Eleven
The company behind the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan says it has received a takeover offer from Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Business |
3 claims made by former BlackBerry employee against CEO dismissed by U.S. judge
A former BlackBerry Ltd. employee filed a lawsuit in April against the company and its new chief executive John Giamatteo, who she claims sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. A U.S. judge has dismissed three of the claims.
Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |
Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs as part of business optimization plan
OpenText Corp.'s chief executive says the company plans to shed about 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan. The move will be combined with plans to create 800 new roles in sales, professional services and engineering and comes as the company is ushering in a new chapter.
Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |
60 years on, Tim Hortons is synonymous with Canada, but still chasing growth
When Tim Hortons rang in the new year, it marked the occasion with a nod to its humble roots, bringing back a quartet of doughnuts, including some from its earliest days.
Canada -Hamilton |
Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production loosely based around 2010 Sarnia, Ont., snowstorm
The Last Timbit was inspired by a snowstorm that was so bad, drivers on a highway near Sarnia, Ont,. were forced to hunker down in cars and others had to wait out the inclement weather at a local Tim Hortons.
Canada -Windsor |
Walmart Canada says robots coming to two Ontario warehouses after Calgary success
In a Calgary warehouse almost as big as eight football fields, an army of robots whir about, carrying massive quantities of merchandise bound for Walmart Canada customers.
Canada -Calgary |
Former senior BlackBerry employee accuses company's CEO of sexual harassment in lawsuit
A woman in California has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court alleging BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. The company denies the allegations.
Canada -Kitchener-Waterloo |