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Catherine Phillips

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Team editor @TorontoStar [email protected] Bluesky: https://teapawt.net/t.co/foncVQgTbJ

 Toronto, Canada
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Air Canada suspending flights to Cuba, working to return travellers on island nation. thestar.com/business/air-can…
Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat suspend flights to Cuba, work to return travellers on island nation

Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat suspend flights to Cuba, work to return travellers on island nation

Approximately 3,000 Air Canada customers are in Cuba and awaiting return flights, amid an aviation fuel shortage, power outages, and an economic crisis.

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From Robux to roaming, here’s how to prevent your kids’ costly smartphone mistakes. thestar.com/business/persona…
They learned the hard way how kids' smartphone bills can quickly add up

They learned the hard way how kids' smartphone bills can quickly add up

Taking these simple precautionary measures can save you from bill shock — but accidents do happen, and can invite teachable financial moments.

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From the Hockey Hall of Fame to the Keg Mansion, these are Toronto’s most haunted buildings. thestar.com/news/gta/forgott…
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Number of job vacancies in August fell to lowest since 2017. thestar.com/business/statist…
Statistics Canada says number of job vacancies in August fell to lowest since 2017

Statistics Canada says number of job vacancies in August fell to lowest since 2017

Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies in Canada in August edged down 2.4 per cent from July to reach their lowest figure since 2017.

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Canada Post rotating strikes could broaden as holiday season nears. thestar.com/business/canada-…
Canada Post rotating strikes could broaden as holiday season nears, labour analysts say

Canada Post rotating strikes could broaden as holiday season nears, labour analysts say

CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant acknowledged the union is deliberately staying away from major centres with the strikes but warned that could change.

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Fixed mortgage rates are likely at their ‘lowest point this year,’ experts say. thestar.com/business/fixed-m…
Five-year fixed mortgage rates are falling in Canada — thanks in part to a weakening U.S. economy

Five-year fixed mortgage rates are falling in Canada — thanks in part to a weakening U.S. economy

“We’re seeing the weaker economy, paradoxically, is allowing more people into the real estate market,” said Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage.

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.25% in widely expected move. thestar.com/business/bank-of…
Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25%, signals no further cuts being considered for now

Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25%, signals no further cuts being considered for now

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said Wednesday that while inflation is "slightly higher" than expected, policymakers believe inflationary pressures will come down in the months ahead.

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Just 28 new condos sold in Toronto in September, data shows. thestar.com/real-estate/its-…
‘It’s worse than the 1990s:’ Just 28 new condos sold in the old city of Toronto in September, new...

‘It’s worse than the 1990s:’ Just 28 new condos sold in the old city of Toronto in September, new...

The industry group says prices in September were flat compared to last year while sales continued to drop over 2024 numbers.

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Annual inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent last month from 1.9 per cent in August. thestar.com/business/inflati…
September inflation report muddies the water for the Bank of Canada

September inflation report muddies the water for the Bank of Canada

A Reuters poll of economists expects the annual rate of inflation will accelerate to 2.3 per cent for September, up from 1.9 per cent in August.

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U.S. President Donald Trump predicts Canada will be ‘very happy’ with trade talks during White House meeting. thestar.com/politics/federal…
Mark Carney’s visit ends with no deal despite Donald Trump predicting Canada will be ‘very happy’...

Mark Carney’s visit ends with no deal despite Donald Trump predicting Canada will be ‘very happy’...

Despite the show of warmth in Trump’s gold-limned Oval Office, the Canadian delegation travelling with Carney ended the day with nothing to show beyond a statement from a top cabinet

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Everything went wrong on this two-hour commute. It could be the worst in Toronto. thestar.com/news/gta/everyth…
Everything went wrong on this two-hour commute. It could be the worst in Toronto

Everything went wrong on this two-hour commute. It could be the worst in Toronto

Why this commute is set to drive one rider off the TTC.

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University of Toronto announces five-day in-office work week for administrative staff. thestar.com/news/gta/univers…
University of Toronto plans five-day in-office work week for administrative staff, union ‘confused’

University of Toronto plans five-day in-office work week for administrative staff, union ‘confused’

The changes at all three campuses are expected to begin in January, but union says collective agreement can’t be unilaterally changed.

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As the Blue Jays head into the post-season, a baseball fan’s guide to enjoying Toronto. thestar.com/sports/blue-jays…
As the Blue Jays head into the post-season, here’s a baseball fan’s guide to enjoying Toronto

As the Blue Jays head into the post-season, here’s a baseball fan’s guide to enjoying Toronto

If you’re coming to Toronto for the first time or the 100th, there’s plenty of baseball history and activities to take in.

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Canada Post’s new contract offer to striking workers lays groundwork for major layoffs. thestar.com/business/canada-…
New Canada Post contract offer lays groundwork for layoffs

New Canada Post contract offer lays groundwork for layoffs

The new offer also proposes giving Canada Post the option to close 494 post offices run by the Crown corporation and staffed by CUPW.

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Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor general says. thestar.com/politics/provinc…

Ontario facing $2B funding shortfall for child care, putting $10-a-day program at risk, auditor...

The provincial government must also address both staffing and space shortages in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement that is set to expire next spring.

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Opinion | How Chapman’s is making ice cream Canada's comfort food. thestar.com/business/the-ins…
How Chapman’s is making ice cream Canada's comfort food

How Chapman’s is making ice cream Canada's comfort food

Canada's ice-cream behemoth is giving new meaning to ice cream as comfort food, David Olive writes.

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This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get nothing. thestar.com/news/canada/this…
This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get...

This temporary foreign worker is owed $60,000 in unpaid wages from his time in Canada. He may get...

Migrant workers who prove wage theft are increasingly unable to recover the money they are owed even when Ontario government is trying to collect it.

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Olivia Chow warns Toronto faces tax increase due to shelter funding cuts. thestar.com/news/gta/olivia-…
Olivia Chow warns Toronto could once again see people sleeping on the sidewalk due to shelter...

Olivia Chow warns Toronto could once again see people sleeping on the sidewalk due to shelter...

The city is facing a shortage of funding from the federal and provincial governments for housing people in its homeless shelter system.

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Are screens rewiring kids’ brains and creating a generation of depressed teens? thestar.com/podcasts/left-to…
How technology is rewiring kids’ brains

How technology is rewiring kids’ brains

Many parents became are convinced screens are changing kids' brains, but the science tells a more complicated story.

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