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Who won't delivery apps screw in the pursuit of profit? Drivers, restaurants & customers all deal with the fallout of exploitative wages, unclear fees, and drip pricing. Competition fairness rockstar @keldonb.bsky.social explains in this piece. @jennabench.bsky.social | www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Who won't delivery apps screw in the pursuit of profit? Drivers, restaurants & customers all deal with the fallout of exploitative wages, unclear fees, and drip pricing. Competition fairness rockstar @keldonb.bsky.social explains in this piece. @jennabench.bsky.social | www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Great article in @thestar.com about Toronto's need for small retail. With businesses facing a skyrocketing rents, downsizing may be the only option to keep running. But only if the space exists. I'm hopeful that @jasonthorne.bsky.social's team can push for right-sized retail spaces.

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Another excellent article in @arstechnica.com. If you're frustrated by Google/Bing search results - I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend @kagi.com. It's fast + accurate and comes with awesome tools like the Universal link Summarizer. Well worth $12/mth. 🔗 arstechnica.com/google/2025/...

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Fox News: "A new illegal IMMIGRANT GANG called the BLACK ICEBERGS is operating off the coast of CANADA"

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Happy World Bicycle Day.

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"Why am I alive, father?" "We need to know if the 14-19 male demographic prefers Cherry-Coke Black Blast or Xtreme Crunch Taco Bell Supreme Doritos more." @livescience.com | www.livescience.com/technology/c...

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Here's something most people don't know about me: I LOVE Veruca Salt. And Wet Leg's newest single, CPR, is pretty much VC's sleazier grime-pop cousin. Damned good stuff from a band that just keeps hitting it outta the park. youtu.be/HeL2M8jBEI4?...

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The return of Ontario's Northlander train is approaching and they've got some fancy new cars! I took this passenger car on the Ottawa-Toronto corridor and absolutely loved the journey - a notable upgrade from older VIA trains. Nerd out on the details: youtu.be/ru8a5QSpPdw?...

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This is such a wild story. Well worth the 5 minute read - if for nothing more than to learn about a place you've (probably) never heard about before. @derechadiario.bsky.social | derechadiario.com.ar/us/argentina...

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"Alberta’s oligarchs aren’t speaking for the province, they are speaking for themselves." The oil-rich province has the highest GDP per worker in Canada - but average Albertans aren’t getting their share. It's being hoarded by dragons. @jimstanford.bsky.social | www.thestar.com/business/opi...

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@kylegordonisgreat.bsky.social is the millennial Richard Simmons - a purely electric talent promising to take 2011 by storm. 🫶🫶🫶 youtu.be/OEC25lSK6mk?...

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Yeah, it’s the rent. Retail rent in Toronto has jumped 130% in five years. That’s what’s pushing local businesses out - not wage increases. Businesses need: Transparent leases | Predictable terms | Dispute resolution If you love local - sign and support: commercialrentrights.ca

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My favourite part of real estate listings is ATTENTION BUILDERS, INVESTORS & VISIONARIES As though this isn't just a small detached house in Hamilton, Ontario with 1950s pink bathroom tile. I don't need a TED talk for this house - but I wouldn't pass up a little generational wealth 👀.

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Guess I'm a British youth now.

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MEC is back in Canadian hands. It's not quite a co-op but the new ownership group has a "vision of reshoring some manufacturing to Canada." Personally praying for the return of a co-op model down the road. @cbcnews.ca | www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Boring businesses deserve hype. We hear a lot about flashy startups - but it’s the laundromats, HVAC firms, and local service shops that quietly build jobs, wealth, and resilient neighbourhoods. Stoked to see them getting their due. @theglobeandmail.com | www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

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What I'm hoping for in the Mark Carney cabinet: 1) Solid leadership 2) Affordability focus 3) Naming King Charles as Foreign Minister Okay, the last one not so much - but here's to hoping @mark-carney.bsky.social is able to build a gov't that works for people. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/13/c...

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Wondering where to buy a Canadian flag that's actually made in Canada? I did too and found Canadiana Flag based in Toronto & Coquitlam. Now the real question: Who wins - 100 tiny flags or 1 giant flag? canadianaflag.ca/collections/...

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There’s nothing you can be that’s cooler than kind.

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👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

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My business does better when my team isn’t burned out, broke, or sick. It’s good business to: - Pay people properly - Give them PAID time to recover - Provide predictable schedules Do this & watch turnover drop while performance rises. We’ve been doing it for years & it works!

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The greatest gift you can give any writer is to like what was also their favourite line, so thank you! I deleted it once and thought “too far?” but then decided it was an entirely defensible snapshot of the Trump entourage.

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Calling it now: This cargo ship elevator in China is going to be a perfectly over-the-top chase scene location in a future James Bond film. OR HQ for a rag-tag band of post-apocalyptic survivors trying to figure out if there's anyone else alive on the planet.

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The riffs in Stare at the Void by Superheaven are just as chunky as the clay animation. This heavy summer anthem is perfect for cool dad lawn-mowing struts & rake handle guitar solos. This is 90's grunge that graduated, got therapy, and came back with newfound confidence. youtu.be/siDhacKVxdE?...

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Toronto's hiring a Night Economy Manager - maybe we'll shake off "Toronto the Good" and become "Toronto the Kinda Fun"? European cities & even Ottawa have had night mayors for years. We're a little late to the party but we're showing up. 1/3 @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/arts-c...

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The average American has three friends

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Toronto's hiring a Night Economy Manager - maybe we'll shake off "Toronto the Good" and become "Toronto the Kinda Fun"? European cities & even Ottawa have had night mayors for years. We're a little late to the party but we're showing up. 1/3 @torontotoday.ca | www.torontotoday.ca/local/arts-c...

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Good news from Missouri! I own two businesses where higher wages + paid sick days create deep value in our workforce. It turns out when people are paid enough to eat and protected from getting sick - they perform better & quit less often. Any business group against worker benefits is kinda dumb.

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In a note of good news for Pierre Poilievre - he really doesn't have to worry about security clearance anymore.

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Congrats to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social + all elected MPs. Our 3 priorities at the @betterwayalliance.bsky.social: ✅ Fix small biz financing so entrepreneurs can start, grow & buy businesses ✅ Create paths to commercial property ownership ✅ Get runaway "fixed" costs (rent & insurance) under control

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Sending thoughts and prayers to Maxime Bernier who continues falling flat on his face because of woke.

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Fun fact: Sable Island, home to a colony of feral Horses, is in the Halifax electoral distance - even though it's 300km from the city itself. The iconic island is also known for hosting multiple shipwrecks - likely caused by its sneakily short 100m max elevation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable_I...

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