Tara Deschamps, the Canadian Press

Tara Deschamps, the Canadian Press

Economists say there is no doubt that Canada is experiencing a recession, but the exact criteria determining one is underway can be fraught with confusion. Broadly speaking, a recession is a period of business contraction where economic activity declines. But what exactly constitutes a decline, and over what time period, is the subject of much […]

  • August 31, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 08:50

Toronto drivers for Uber Technologies Inc.’s premium Black service are fighting to bring themselves one stop closer to unionization and being recognized as employees of the popular ride-sharing app. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union appeared in a virtual Ontario Labour Relations Board hearing on Friday to represent Uber Black limousine and SUV drivers working in and out […]

  • June 8, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45

Women in Canadian tech jobs, with a bachelor’s degree or higher, earn nearly $20,000 less a year than their male counterparts — and that pay gap can be just as stark for visible minority and Indigenous tech workers, a new study says. The Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed within Ryerson University in Toronto, crunched […]

  • January 23, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30