Aleksandra Sagan
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Aleksandra Sagan
Ontario minimum wage hike trickles up to higher earners, over to other provinces
Nick Cluley and his wife, who have always paid their Coffee Public employees more than minimum wage, have boosted everyone’s pay by $1.25 an hour since Jan. 1 — not just those earning below $14, as a new Ontario law required.
Tim Horton's regulars launch #NoTimmiesTuesday over minimum wage response
A social media movement encouraged people to join "No Timmies Tuesday" on Jan. 9 and instead visit independent coffee shops.
The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money
Anyone casually surfing the internet at home can be deployed as an unwittingly productive member of a hacker's workforce, a practice known as "cryptojacking" that is on the rise.
Amazon to open second office in Vancouver: but no, it's not the coveted HQ2
Amazon will open a second corporate office in Vancouver, doubling its employee count in the western city, but it has yet to announce where the tech titan's highly sought-after second headquarters will land.
How retail giants seized on pop-ups to woo millennials, test expansion plans
Pop-up shops backed by big corporations now spring up like whack-a-moles, and Tamara Szames, a Canadian retail analyst for apparel and footwear with the NPD Group. thinks it's "a very smart trend."
Montreal emerges as luxury real estate 'hot spot,' Sotheby's report says
Montreal is emerging as a luxury real estate "hot spot," while Vancouver and Toronto sales should pick up this fall after somewhat sluggish times, according to a new report.
Privacy commissioner launches investigation into Equifax data breach
Canada's privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the massive Equifax Inc. data breach after hearing from dozens of concerned Canadians.
NEB to reconsider B.C. natural gas pipeline jurisdiction: judge rules
A Federal Court of Appeal judge has ruled the NEB must reconsider whether a proposed TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) natural gas pipeline in B.C. falls under provincial or federal jurisdiction.
Lumber prices see 'big jump' after wildfires in British Columbia
The wildfires in the B.C. Interior that have forced some sawmills to halt operations have resulted in a boost in lumber prices at a time when forestry companies have been squeezed by softwood duties.
Oil, lumber companies mobilize to protect pipelines, mills from B.C. wildfires
Kinder Morgan Canada and other companies are working to keep some of the more than 200 wildfires burning across B.C. away from their infrastructure.