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  Should you switch to battery-powered lawn tools? Expert provides advice

  Electric lawn mowers have been around for 90 years, but it's only been in the past decade that battery-powered mowers have shown significant improvements. 1

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  Workers in Ontario can be fired if they refuse return to office, employment lawyer says

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees working from home enjoy the flexibility to set their own hours, avoid commutes and spend more time with their children. 1

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  Some Ontario drivers with usage-based insurance can be penalized for bad driving

  Usage-based insurance programs in Ontario, also known as pay-as-you-drive, increased 37 per cent in 2020 over the year before. 1

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  Toronto rent prices begin to go back up after plummeting for more than a year

  Rental prices in Toronto are slowly picking up for the first time in more than 14 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has found.

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  Does deferring payments during the pandemic affect your credit score?

  During the COVID-19 pandemic more than three million Canadians took advantage of deferred payments to help with financial issues. 1

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  Mobile mechanics thriving during COVID-19 pandemic doing driveway repairs

  Many people have not been driving their vehicles as much during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they still require maintenance to keep them running smoothly. 1

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  Ontario woman has driver's licence suspended because of 16-year-old ticket

  A Mississauga, Ont. woman said when she received a letter in February last year that showed her driver’s licence had been suspended she had no idea why. 1

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  Toronto man has limit on line of credit slashed by $12,000 without being notified by bank

  Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, some banks and lenders have been reviewing credit limits on credit cards and lines of credit and in some cases slashing them without notice. 1

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  Toronto home sales up 97 per cent in March, prices up as demand outstrips new listings

  Home prices in the Toronto area continued to climb in March while sales were almost double that of the same month a year earlier, when the rapid spread of COVID-19 led to widespread economic shutdowns, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board reported Tuesday. 1

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  E-waste piles up as offices sit empty during COVID-19 pandemic

  The pandemic has changed the way many of us work as some office buildings sit empty and employees connect online from home. 1