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Changes to the federal Competition Act now explicitly label undisclosed fees and surcharges a “harmful business practice,” leading to lawsuits against online retailers, movie theatres and even Canada Post. The Canada Post logo is seen outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., on June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sick of extra fees online, or ‘drip pricing’? Canadian shoppers are fighting back

Place a shipping order with Canada Post and you might be hit with a ‘fuel surcharge’ of almost 25 per cent

 

Willowbrook Shopping Mall is getting a pop-up Zellers inside The Bay. (Langley Advance Times files)

Zellers pop-up returns to Langley’s Willowbrook Mall

The Bay will have a new, internal Zellers in the coming weeks

 

Step2’s Rain Showers Splash Pond Water Table is easily a top contender for best water table of 2023. Photo: Amazon

7 cool toys for a hot summer

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Are you a thoughtful artist with a Chemex, or a convenience queen with a single-serve coffee maker? Find out what your coffee brewing style says about your personality. Photo: Amazon

Coffee matchmaker: What brew style matches your personality?

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Are you a thoughtful artist with a Chemex, or a convenience queen with a single-serve coffee maker? Find out what your coffee brewing style says about your personality. Photo: Amazon
Mani Bhushan, owner of Taco Ocho, poses at one of his restaurants in McKinney, Texas, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Bhushan struggles to hire workers in the McKinney location, which opened in July 2021. He said many workers can’t afford to live in this upscale suburb and have to travel from elsewhere. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

‘Nobody is winning’: Shoppers, workers clash over post-pandemic expectations

In the U.S., average number of hours worked per week per worker totaled 34.4 hours in November

Mani Bhushan, owner of Taco Ocho, poses at one of his restaurants in McKinney, Texas, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Bhushan struggles to hire workers in the McKinney location, which opened in July 2021. He said many workers can’t afford to live in this upscale suburb and have to travel from elsewhere. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
People carry shopping bags as they walk to vehicles in the parking lot at McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, on Boxing Day in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Muted sales, quieter stores, small groups of people allowed in to maintain capacity limits due to the pandemic and “we’re hiring” signs greeted Boxing Day shoppers seeking bargains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Fewer shoppers look for deals as COVID cases overshadow Boxing Day

Retail Council of Canada spokeswoman expects shift to online shopping due to Omicron

People carry shopping bags as they walk to vehicles in the parking lot at McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, on Boxing Day in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Muted sales, quieter stores, small groups of people allowed in to maintain capacity limits due to the pandemic and “we’re hiring” signs greeted Boxing Day shoppers seeking bargains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Screenshot of Metro Vancouver’s new Merry Memory Maker app/website, found on creatememoriesnotgarbage.ca.

Region’s new ‘Merry Memory Maker’ app lists 200 low-waste Christmas gift ideas at price points

‘Nothing is better than time spent together,’ urges the chair of Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee

Screenshot of Metro Vancouver’s new Merry Memory Maker app/website, found on creatememoriesnotgarbage.ca.