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Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers

Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers

Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell make the pitch for renovations and custom home builds done right, but a long list of customers with home build and reno nightmares shows that even though these celebs make the pitch to trust them, there is little accountability when things go wrong.

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Fast food is local food, says journalist who took pictures of McDonald's all over the world
Star

January 31, 2025

Fast food is local food, says journalist who took pictures of McDonald’s all over the world

Food journalist He McAtlas’s photography McAtlas showcases McDonald’s locations around…

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Reena Virk's killer arrested for breach of parole conditions, Surrey police say
Star

January 31, 2025

Reena Virk’s killer arrested for breach of parole conditions, Surrey police say

Kerry Sim, formerly Kelly Ellard, who killed teen Reena Virk…

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Social, Sports

January 31, 2025

Former TFC 2 attacker Julian Altobeli moves to Canadian Premier League with York

Attacking midfielder Julian Altobelli, who led Toronto FC 2 in…

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Business, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Business, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Business, Economy, Finance

January 31, 2025

S&P/TSX composite falls on tariff fears, U.S. markets also slip

TORONTO — Stock markets and the Canadian dollar fell Friday…

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Health, Lifestyle, Science

January 31, 2025

Preschoolers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods, study says

MONTREAL — Canadian preschoolers are getting nearly half their calories…

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More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse
Star

January 31, 2025

More bad news for rat-infested cities: Climate change is making it worse

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is…

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Banks, Business, Finance, Oil&Gas, Utilities

January 31, 2025

RBC quits UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance

TORONTO — RBC has quit the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance,…

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Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers
Star

January 31, 2025

Celebrity-backed home projects leave a trail of unhappy customers

Celebrities including Mike Holmes and former CFL player Graeme Bell…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

January 31, 2025

One person dead, two injured after Thunder Bay, Ont., encampment fire

Officials say one person is dead and two people were…

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Sports

January 31, 2025

Bassitt says Scherzer will help Jays on and off the mound in 2025

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer…

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Business, Economy, National, Politics

January 31, 2025

Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk’s Tesla in a tariff fight

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa should…

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Business, Economy

January 31, 2025

Key questions as tariff threat looms

TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will…

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Entertainment

January 31, 2025

Amid flames, mosh pits and fury, Sum 41 blazes through farewell concert

TORONTO — If Sum 41 was looking to go out…

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Business, Economy, Labour, National, Transport

January 31, 2025

StatCan estimates GDP rebounded at year-end but uncertainties mount for economy

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary…

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Alberta farmer convicted in deaths of Métis hunters denied full parole
Star

January 31, 2025

Alberta farmer convicted in deaths of Métis hunters denied full parole

Roger Bilodeau continues to deny the March 2020 killings of…

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Portraits emerge of lives lost in deadly midair collision over the Potomac River
Star

January 31, 2025

Portraits emerge of lives lost in deadly midair collision over the Potomac River

The victims of the first major U.S. commercial air disaster…

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Business, National, Politics

January 31, 2025

Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026

The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of…

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Congo's president calls for massive military mobilization to fight rebels
Star

January 31, 2025

Congo’s president calls for massive military mobilization to fight rebels

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said on…

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National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 31, 2025

Crombie unveils plan to address safety concerns on Toronto transit system

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pledging to install platform…

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Business, Health, Sports

January 31, 2025

Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett joins AFC Toronto on season-long loan

TORONTO — AFC Toronto added an important midfield piece Friday,…

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Sports

January 31, 2025

The Canada Super 60 League, a new cricket competition, set to launch in July

TORONTO — A new cricket league is set to launch…

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Convoy and court case planned as B.C. ostrich farm fights order to kill birds due to avian flu infection
Star

January 31, 2025

Convoy and court case planned as B.C. ostrich farm fights order to kill birds due to avian flu infection

A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire…

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