Fake Reviews Have Become the Internet’s Perfect Crime
If that five-star rating feels like a lie, it probably is
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Our latest stories on business, the economy, trade, taxes, labour, and how our work lives are adapting to the needs of a changing world
Why Flying Sucks So Much
Long delays, lost luggage, a byzantine complaints process that seldom delivers. But hey, good luck with that airline ticket
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2024: The Year in Business
We’ve expanded our consumer reporting, diving deeper into the world of work, real estate, and shifting industries
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Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job
Why that little payment screen wants you to feel guilt
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When Your Landlord Is a Billion-Dollar Corporation
Real estate trusts are sending rents soaring and reshaping Canada’s cities
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How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class
Forty years later, policies to prop up the super rich are still going strong
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We’re in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing
Pilling sweaters, stretched-out socks, flimsy denim. What happened to good garments?
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The Spectacular Fall of Victoria Gold, Once the Darling of Yukon Mining
Taxpayers will be stuck paying for the cleanup of the Eagle mine disaster
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Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era
“Do you know there’s a section of our customer base that buys a fresh Moleskine every time they come into a store? We have no idea what they do with them”
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The Existential Dread of Shopping for Groceries
I have lost all sense of what food should cost
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