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No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashier-less grocery store
NEW YORK - Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line. The online retailing giant is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, where shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without waiti...
Feb 27, 2020
Walmart dives into voice-activated shopping with Google
NEW YORK - Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. But unlike online leader Amazon, it’s not doing it alone. The world’s largest retailer said Wednesday it’s working with Go...
Aug 23, 2017
Hard times for Sears as retailer notes doubt about future
NEW YORK - Sears, a back-to-school shopping destination for generations of kids, has said that after years of losing money that there is “substantial doubt” it will be able to keep its doo...
Mar 22, 2017
False alarm prompts brief shutdown of street in German city
BERLIN - German police briefly closed off a portion of a street in a southern city after a suspicious package was sent to a building amid ongoing jitters about a murky plot to extort money from delive...
Dec 06, 2017
Extended time at home sees renovation uptick in community
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and people get tired of staring at the walls in their homes, more and more have decided to take matters into their own hands and change up those walls with a home re...
May 01, 2020
'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event
MONTREAL - These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country. The Montr...
Mar 15, 2024
Legalization of recreational weed unlikely to kill pot black market right away
TORONTO - From texting a local dealer to dropping into a neighbourhood dispensary or ordering online, Canada’s black market for recreational marijuana has seen significant changes in recent year...
Dec 04, 2017
System for enforcing legalized recreational marijuana remains hazy
VANCOUVER - Marijuana businesses are growing in size and scope as Canada moves toward legalization of recreational pot, creating an increasingly daunting job for those tasked with enforcing the rules....
Jun 03, 2018
Shortage of EpiPens to treat severe allergic reactions has consumers concerned
TORONTO - Pauline Osena knows how crucial it is to have EpiPens close at hand for her two young sons, who are at risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis because of multiple food allergies. So it’s ...
Apr 18, 2018
Sask. pharmacies officially part of COVID vaccination program
Saskatchewan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine got a boost Monday.In a media release, the provincial government announced Saskatchewan pharmacists "are formally on board to play a key role in the...
Feb 22, 2021