Consumer Tech

• Quebec durable goods law comes into effect

  A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against products intentionally designed with shorter lifespans while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy.

  Economy

  Oct 5, 2025
  
• Quebec durable goods law comes into effect

  A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against planned obsolescence while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy.

  Economy

  Oct 5, 2025
  
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• Quebec durable goods law comes into effect

  Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today.

  Economy

  Oct 5, 2025
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• B.C. court certifies period tracker app privacy class-action suit

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company whose an app tracks users' menstrual and fertility cycles.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2024
• B.C. tech firm Hootsuite lays off 7% of staff, names new CEO

  Social media technology company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off seven per cent of its staff in its third job cut in the last year and replacing its chief executive.

  Jan 18, 2023
• Apple sells 47.5 million iPhones in latest quarter, up 35%

  Apple's latest financial report shows the iPhone remains the key to the company's success. The impact of its newest product, the Apple Watch, isn't clear.

  Consumer

  Jul 21, 2015
• Apps that tracks energy use wins the Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge

  An app that tracks electricity use and overall energy consumption is the winner of the Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge.

  Tech

  Feb 27, 2014