Business | Jan 13
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Eric
Heino
A friend of a friend got a great deal on their dream vehicle, only to discover that after unexpected repair bills began to add up, their unlicensed dealer had left town and left the purchaser with a costly transportation nightmare.
It's an all too familiar situation the Ontario government is...
Business | Jan 12
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Eric
Heino
In an attempt to turbocharge the economy, federal minister of natural resources, Lisa Raitt, made an appearance on Monday, Jan. 11 at Enbridge's North York headquarters where she announced a $146 million investment in new energy projects across Canada.
Granted through the Clean Energy Fund, 19...
Business | Nov 30
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Tamara
Shephard
Ottawa says it will let foreign-trained workers in occupations the country needs know within one year whether their credentials will allow them to work in their profession in Canada.
Minister of Human Resources Diane Finley said Monday morning in Etobicoke that faster recognition of newcomers...
Business | Nov 26
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Joanna
Lavoie
It's been a wild 20-plus year ride for construction guru Mike Holmes.
The Riverside native - who grew up near Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East and attended Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute - recently launched his own magazine, HOLMES: The Magazine to Make it Right.
In a...
Business | Nov 05
Workers who want to share the latest news with Facebook friends and Twitter followers will need to wait until after hours or risk violating company policy, a survey suggests.
Nearly six out of 10 (58 per cent) chief information officers interviewed recently said their firms do not allow employees...
Business | Nov 04
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Erin
Hatfield
As Toronto expands its waste diversion program, the Furniture Bank is exactly the sort of organization City Councillor Adam Giambrone said the city is looking to partner with.
Giambrone, who represents the riding of Davenport and also serves as the Vice Chair of the City's Public Works and...
Business | Oct 05
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Justin
Skinner
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It takes a lot of balls - millions of them, in fact - to run the kind of business that has earned North Toronto resident Shaun Shienfield recognition as eBay Canada's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Shienfield, along with his father Gary and brother Korey, are the driving force behind...
Business | Sep 30
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Tamara
Shephard
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The old Lakeshore Lions Arena is getting a new life after all.
Humber College has joined forces with arena owner Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and will invest $7 million to retrofit the nearly 70-year-old building into a media and performing arts facility.
The 20-year lease project...
Business | Sep 29
A developer is touting two soon-to-be-built towers in North York's downtown core as the latest innovation in urban planning.
The Hullmark Centre "is the area's newest development and marks a new way of thinking for Toronto's outlying areas," said a statement from Kirkor...
Business | Sep 27
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Erin
Hatfield
People in Parkdale know this an eclectic, artistic and diverse community, but now the local Business Improvement Area (BIA) is taking steps to spread the word outside the boundaries of the community.
"We are inviting, we are safe and very community focused. We are slightly off from the norm...
Business | Sep 22
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Erin
Hatfield
A newly revitalized 1.3 kilometre portion of the Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place officially opened on Sept. 19.
"This is a complex piece of work," said Chair of Waterfront Toronto Mark Wilson at the opening ceremony. "It may look simple when it's done but to...
Business | Sep 18
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Joanna
Lavoie
The western edge of Leslieville was a sea of orange Thursday, Sept. 17 as more than 500 mandarin-coloured T-shirt clad volunteers from ING Direct gave of their time to help build a natural playground at McCleary Park.
ING Direct, in partnership with Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds and the City of...
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