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Blue Jays backers are basking in the World Series glow. How long will it last? TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays started their playoff run, something more than a World Series was brewing.

Blue Jays backers like Rogers, Tim Hortons and TD are basking in the World Series glow. How long will it last?

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Sheertex maker launches strategic review that could result in sale, lays off staff The maker of Sheertex pantyhose says it is launching a strategic review that will halve its workforce and could result in a sale of the business.

The maker of Sheertex pantyhose says it is launching a strategic review that will halve its workforce and could result in a sale of the business.

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Toymaker Spin Master says it's 'too early' to predict how the holiday season will go TORONTO - Spin Master Corp. is unsure how much of a gift this holiday season will be for toy manufacturers.

Spin Master is unsure how much of a gift this holiday season will be for toy manufacturers because the industry believes this Christmas is going to be “a little bit choppier.”

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Burger King's U.S. hamburger sales have been coming with a side of pricing pressure lately.

The fast-food chain's parent company says higher beef costs in its most recent quarter threatened to put the squeeze on margins.

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They said they won’t put a diner in the stores but teased they’ll have more to say on food eventually, so I guess we will have to wait and see

Zellers is set for another relaunch. Here's what the new owners have in store Zellers is making a comeback — again.

Zellers is making a comeback — again.

I’ve got the details about the relaunch here: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/zel...

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If you’re jumping on the Blue Jays bandwagon or just looking for great World Series coverage, my colleague @jchidleyhill.bsky.social has been covering the team all season and his feed is full of fantastic reads.

Billionaire Ruby Liu listens during an interview at a former Hudson's Bay-owned Saks Off 5th department store after a "handover ceremony" where she received the keys to the space at Tsawwassen Mills shopping mall that she owns, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Thursday, June 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

BREAKING: Ruby Liu, a B.C. billionaire who spent the summer fighting to move into former Hudson’s Bay properties, has found herself on the losing end of battle with the collapsed department store’s lenders.

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Blue Jays' success proving to be home run for businesses selling team merchandise TORONTO - Bobby Mahomed's Ottawa sportswear shop may be 455 kilometres from the Toronto Blue Jays' home plate but sales linked to the team are so brisk, you'd think the

"This is like manna from heaven."

Business is booming for retailers selling merchandise related to the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Lululemon receives trademark for 'Lululemon dupes' phrase from U.S. office TORONTO - Lululemon Athletica Inc. has taken another step to deter people from producing knockoffs of its athleisurewear.

Lululemon received a trademark for the phrase "Lululemon dupes" this week. It’s the retailer’s latest move in a push to deter people from producing knockoffs of its athleisurewear.

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Toys "R" Us Canada customers notified of breach of personal information TORONTO - Toys "R" Us Canada has notified customers of a data breach it says may have compromised their personal information.

Toys "R" Us Canada has notified customers of a data breach it says may have compromised their personal information.

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Hudson's Bay pension surplus at centre of class action from former Simpsons employees TORONTO - Some former Hudson’s Bay employees have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a share of the defunct retailer’s pension surplus.

Some former Simpsons employees have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a share of a Hudson’s Bay pension surplus.

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TikTok quietly changed its policies to make it easier to share user data with government and regulatory authorities, and weakened promises to inform users (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)

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Outages like Amazon's cloud services bound to repeat: experts If you started the week frustrated by technical difficulties ensnaring several of your favourite services, prepare for more troubles ahead.

The AWS outage caused plenty of problems for big-name services across the globe today.

Experts tell me outages like today’s are bound to repeat because of our reliance on interconnected services like AWS.

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Breaking up is hard to do but divorce registries want to make it easier Olivia Howell's sister was engaged when the COVID-19 pandemic began, forcing her to reschedule her wedding so frequently that by the time the date finally neared, her fiancée had second

Breaking up is hard to do but divorce registries want to make it easier

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Canadian Tire to sell Hudson's Bay point blankets, support the Blanket Fund TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.'s efforts to bring back one of the most enduring signs of Canadiana will revive a charitable endeavour linked to the item.

Canadian Tire’s efforts to bring back one of the most enduring signs of Canadiana — the Hudson’s Bay striped point blanket — will revive a charitable endeavour linked to the item.

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A loonie dog? Not quite an animal but a beast in its own right!

Cineplex selling digital signage unit to U.S. company Creative Realities for $70M TORONTO - Cineplex Inc. is selling its digital signage subsidiary for $70 million.

Cineplex is selling its digital signage subsidiary for $70 million to U.S.-based Creative Realities.

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Some of the works of art destined for the upcoming Hudson's Bay auction, including Frederic Marlett Bell Smith's "Lights of a City Street," are displayed in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Want to own a piece of Hudson’s Bay history?

I break down how the upcoming auctions will work

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Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database.

Canadian Tire says it’s experienced a data breach involving personal data belonging to customers with e-commerce accounts.

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Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.

Several news organizations, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and NPR, have announced that their journalists will not sign a new set of Pentagon restrictions affecting news gathering in the massive military complex.

AI sovereignty in the spotlight as Microsoft Canada gets new president TORONTO - If the new president of Microsoft Canada is concerned that a trade war with the United States will diminish his employer's stature north of the border, he’s not

If the new president of Microsoft Canada is concerned a trade war with the U.S. will diminish his employer's stature north of the border, he wasn’t showing it, when I recently interviewed him.

I delved into the sovereignty challenges facing his company: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/ai-s...

Spirit Halloween makes retail vacancies less of a nightmare after Hudson's Bay fall TORONTO - The most frightening thing for a commercial real estate company is a large, empty unit it's dying to fill, lest it be haunted by the vacancy for months

Spirit Halloween has moved into several vacant properties from fallen retailers like Hudson’s Bay.

My look at the role short-term leases are playing in commercial real estate: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/spi...

Heffel president David Heffel poses for a photo in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Heffel's auction business is selling the Hudson's Bay collection of art and artifacts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Renwick

Heffel is hosting an auction for the Hudson’s Bay collection.

The auction house’s head told me what it was like to get HBC’s call:
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Fast-food franchisor MTY Food Group on the hunt for acquisitions but not finding much The chief executive of MTY Food Group Inc. says his company has the appetite for acquisitions but hasn't seen anything it feels compelled to gobble up lately.

The CEO of MTY Food Group says his company has the appetite for acquisitions but hasn't seen anything it feels compelled to gobble up lately.

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'Buy local': Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon's streaming service TORONTO - Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon's streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant.

Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon's streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant.

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Tech leader John Ruffolo hopeful Canada will take digital sovereignty seriously TORONTO - The trade war has awoken Canada to the need to protect its digital sovereignty and for the first time in awhile, John Ruffolo is optimistic the country will

The trade war has awoken Canada to the need to protect its digital sovereignty and for the first time in awhile, tech leader John Ruffolo is optimistic the country will finally do something about it.

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A look at the first 27 items from Hudson's Bay to hit the auction block Heffel Fine Art Auction House has revealed the first 27 items from Hudson's Bay's art and artifacts collection that will be put up for sale next month.

If you’re curious about the first 27 paintings in the Hudson’s Bay collection making it to auction, we’ve got a list for you

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