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Retailers turning to fees, shorter windows to reduce soaring returns

Retailers turning to fees, shorter windows to reduce soaring returns

TORONTO — H&M will soon test a fee for returns in Europe. Uniqlo Canada already charges one for online returns. So does Miniso's Canadian outposts, which treat most purchases as final sale. Shoppers, it's not your imagination.
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Toronto home sales down 49% from last year, new listings hit October 2010-low

Toronto home sales down 49% from last year, new listings hit October 2010-low

TORONTO — The sales slump in the Greater Toronto Area deepened last month with half the number of transactions compared with a year earlier and new listings dropping to a level not seen in more than a decade, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board sa
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Restaurant Brands reports Q3 profit and revenue up from year ago

Restaurant Brands reports Q3 profit and revenue up from year ago

TORONTO — Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of US$530 million, up from US$329 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue rose 15 per cent.
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Barrick reports Q3 profit and gold production down from year ago

Barrick reports Q3 profit and gold production down from year ago

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced higher costs and its gold production fell compared with the same quarter last year. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.
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Employers concerned about worker burnout, retention amid tight job market: survey

Employers concerned about worker burnout, retention amid tight job market: survey

TORONTO — A new survey says Canadian employers are concerned about employee burnout and high turnover amid the ongoing labour shortage.
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One dead in fatal shooting near Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — One man is dead following a shooting near Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Regional Police were called to the Glen Erin Drive and Meadowvale Town Centre Circle area around 9:45 p.m.
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Tavares' 11th career hat trick sends Maple Leafs past Flyers

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares had his 11th career hat trick and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
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Growth in health spending to slow down in 2022 after pandemic surge: CIHI report

The growth in health spending seen during the first two years of the pandemic will slow dramatically in 2022, predicts a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The total health spending in Canada is still expected to rise by 0.
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P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

P.E.I. carpenter Nicholas Herring wins Writers' Trust fiction prize

TORONTO — Debut novelist Nicholas Herring took home the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards Wednesday evening for his tale of a lobster fisher whose unhappily monotonous life is upended by a series of unexpected events.
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Tavares bags 11th career hat trick, Maple Leafs down Flyers to snap four-game slide

Tavares bags 11th career hat trick, Maple Leafs down Flyers to snap four-game slide

TORONTO — John Tavares helped ease some of the pressure on his under-fire head coach. At least for a few days.
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