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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s transit system will be free all night on New Year’s Eve for those ringing in 2024. Riders can enjoy free service starting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 until 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, according to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). …
Read More »Surrey charity offering Christmas cooking kits as families struggle with inflation – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As families grapple with food inflation, a Surrey, B.C., charity is rolling out a plan to help ensure families can share holiday meals. The Surrey Christmas Bureau has partnered with SuperChefs to offer hundreds of cooking kits to families in need. The …
Read More »More Canadian companies are offering fertility benefits, but is it enough?
After more than three years of fertility treatments and a miscarriage, Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich and her partner are excited to welcome their first child. Her wife Katy got pregnant after undergoing an intrauterine insemination (IUI) – where the sperm is placed directly into the uterus with the help of a donor …
Read More »Ontario offering more money to automaker Stellantis, Ford says
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days …
Read More »Store offering household items to Ukrainian refugees reopens at new Halifax location – Halifax
An organization committed to helping Ukrainian refugees experience a smooth transition into the community opened its doors at a new location on Saturday morning. The Ukrainian Store, formerly located on Bayers Road, was met with numerous donations of household items prior to the reopening at its new storefront on Agricola Street. …
Read More »Stellantis offering retirement incentives to workers at Windsor, Brampton plants
Stellantis is offering a “retirement incentive program” to employees at its Ontario assembly plants in Windsor and Brampton ahead of a multibillion-dollar shift to electric vehicle production, but the automaker is not commenting on how much it expects to shrink its workforce. In a statement on Tuesday, the company formerly …
Read More »Afterpay unveils BNPL subscription offering for U.S. customers – TechCrunch
“Buy now, pay later” company Afterpay announced Wednesday that it was going after the $1.5 trillion global subscription payments market by offering payment installments for subscriptions, like gym memberships, entertainment subscriptions and online services, to its U.S. customers. The service will launch in both the U.S. and Australia beginning early …
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