Mike Pearson

1 week ago | thespec.com | Mike Pearson

Do you have an older $5, $10 or $20-dollar Canadian bill and aren’t sure what to do with it? In a recent post on LinkedIn, the Bank of Canada asked Canadians a true or false question whether older bank notes can still be used to pay for things. With answers from nearly 2,600 people, 81 per cent correctly said, “True.”“They can still be used except for $1, $2, $25, $500 or $1,000 denominations, which are no longer considered legal tender,” the Bank of Canada clarified.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Mike Pearson

After a wild sell-off, Ontario drivers now appear more likely to purchase a used Tesla Model 3 or Model Y, according to Canada’s largest online used car dealer. Dan Park, CEO of Ontario-based Clutch, said Teslas saw a widespread sell-off on the online platform from late February to early March. At that time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was making headlines for his role with U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

3 weeks ago | insidehalton.com | Mike Pearson

Two Hamilton thoroughfares have earned the top spots in this year’s CAA Worst Roads campaign. This year’s top-10 list highlights pothole-plagued streets and highways across southern Ontario, and flags chronic congestion on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. CAA South Central Ontario revealed its Worst Roads list on Thursday (June 5). For the second straight year, Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton is the worst road, followed closely by Barton Street.

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Mike Pearson

Two Hamilton thoroughfares have earned the top spots in this year’s CAA Worst Roads campaign. This year’s top-10 list highlights pothole-plagued streets and highways across southern Ontario, and flags chronic congestion on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. CAA South Central Ontario revealed its Worst Roads list on Thursday (June 5). For the second straight year, Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton is the worst road, followed closely by Barton Street.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Mike Pearson

More than 55,000 postal workers remain at an impasse in a long-standing labour dispute with Canada Post. While wages are just one of many issues, an industrial inquiry commission that examined the stalled negotiations between the post office and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) recommended major changes to help the Crown corporation manage a challenging financial outlook.