Tara Deschamps
The Canadian Press business reporter, covering retail and tech (including AI). Cinephile. tsd@cp.org
- Canadian Tire has been ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating sections of Quebec's Consumer Protection Act related to false advertising. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/can... by Pierre Saint-Arnaud
- Lightspeed Commerce’s latest quarter brought an even deeper loss for the tech company than last year, though its revenue ticked up 11 per cent over the same period. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/lig...
- Canada Goose says its efforts to convince customers to turn to the company for more than a down-filled parka as winter hits are paying off — but investors may not be convinced. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/can...
- Lawyers representing former Hudson's Bay employees want a court to approve two new mechanisms meant to help staff, including those with long-term disabilities, cover expenses. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/law...
- Toys “R” Us Canada, awash in store closures and lawsuits, has filed for creditor protection. While it has 22 stores that will remain open as it tries to restructure, it is warning more could be on the chopping block. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/toy...
- Canada Computers says personal information belonging to some of its customers was compromised during a recent data breach. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/can...
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- Jeanne Pratt — the new head of Canada's competition watchdog — says the strain people feel every time they open their wallets has brought a new sense of urgency to her organization's work. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/com...
- Have experience editing photos, managing photographers and championing great visual work? The Canadian Press is hiring a manager of editorial images. apply.workable.com/the-canadian...
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- Lululemon has cut about 100 jobs as it makes changes in its customer care division. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/lul...
- If you jumped on the recent social media trend of posting photos or videos of memories from 2016, AI says thanks. That's because the high volume of publicly available, labelled images is a gold mine for anyone needing data to train AI models. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/science/vira...
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by a subsidiary of the Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group to use as an ICE "processing facility." www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/ice... by Marissa Birnie
- Reposted by Tara DeschampsAccording to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
- Cineplex has said it has lost the price dripping case the Competition Bureau pursued against it again and now wants to try its luck at the Supreme Court. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/cin...
- Hudson's Bay landlords are asking the collapsed department store chain for about $2.4 million to cover expenses they incurred while fighting a plan to sell leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/hbc...
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- Reposted by Tara DeschampsWe set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
- If your local Toys “R” Us recently closed, it’s no outlier. The company has been shutting down stores for many months and has quietly been facing at least seven lawsuits from landlords collectively owed $31.3 million in unpaid rent. My story: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/tro...
- Lululemon has pulled one of its new workout wear lines from its website after customers complained products in the collection were ill-fitting and too sheer. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/lul...
- Les Ailes de la Mode — a Quebec department store dating back to the 1990s — is plotting a revival at two former Hudson's Bay properties in the province, court documents suggest. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/les-a...
- Lululemon is looking for a new CEO and whoever is chosen will have to roll up their sleeves. I delved into what experts think should be on the next exec’s to do list. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/nex...
- Reposted by Tara Deschamps"Everything costs more because the algorithm says so" @vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world. It should be illegal. thewalrus.ca/everything-c...
- Saks Fifth Avenue has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Richard Baker is out. Geoffroy van Raemdonck is in. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...
- Deciem’s charting a new chapter. Its founders are no longer at the helm, its now owned by global beauty behemoth Estée Lauder and tariff threats loom large. I talked to president Jesper Rasmussen about how the brand is faring. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/dec...
- The federal privacy watchdog has found Staples Canada did not fully remove personal information from returned laptops that it later resold. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sta...
- McDonald's Canada will freeze the price of a small cup of coffee at $1 for at least a year and drop the price of its McValue meals to $5 for the same duration. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mcd...
- Lululemon says it now expects its Q4 net revenue and diluted earnings per share to come in at the high end of its guidance. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/lul...
- Canoes paddles, marionettes, coins, Indigenous art and even a teddy bear are part of the latest Hudson’s Bay pieces headed for auction. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/hud...
- Have experience covering music film, television and pop culture? The Canadian Press is hiring an entertainment reporter. apply.workable.com/the-canadian...
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- As 2025 drew to a close, Aritzia was on the precipice of a banner shopping season and the end of a record quarter for net revenue. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ari...
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- Tim Hortons has signed its first ever agreement to back the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees. What it means for athletes and customers: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/tim-h...
- Reposted by Tara DeschampsThe author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
- New court documents filed in a lawsuit against BlackBerry allege at least three women were fired after reporting the tech firm had a "boys’ club” culture. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ex-...
- Reposted by Tara DeschampsCasey did basic due diligence here, and it's depressing (and not even a little surprising) how many people wrote takes/stories on the post without doing that.
- Reposted by Tara DeschampsEx-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
- The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered Shopify to retain data at the centre of a case that has pitted the Canada Revenue Agency against the tech company. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/fed...
- Much of my year was consumed by the collapse of Canada’s oldest company Hudson’s Bay. I wrote about 150 stories on the saga this year. Here they all are: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/search/?tncm...
- “People demanding that AIs have rights would be a huge mistake. Frontier AI models already show signs of self-preservation in experimental settings today, and eventually giving them rights would mean we’re not allowed to shut them down.” - Yoshua Bengio. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Chip Wilson has launched a proxy fight at Lululemon as he seeks changes in leadership and strategy at the company he founded. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/chi...
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- What retailer is coming back next year? What food had the biggest price increase this year? Which CEO announced they’re leaving? Know these answers? Try our biz quiz www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/thi...
- If you unwrapped a present with a lifetime warranty this holiday season, you might think it's the gift that will keep on giving. But experts say a lifetime warranty doesn't always grant the eternal repairs or replacements many imagine. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/rea...
- Every year, The Canadian Press names a news story of the year. Unsurprisingly, the tariff drama came out on top in 2025. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/trump-s-tari... For those curious, the collapse of Hudson’s Bay garnered just four votes. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/edi...
- “Facebook is testing a system that charges users for sharing web links, in a move that could prove to be a further blow to news outlets and other publishers.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Since 1937, fashion boutique the Room was one of Hudson’s Bay’s crown jewels, beloved by the wealthiest, chicest Canadians. This is the story of how the Room became a footnote in the rise and fall Canada’s oldest company. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/can...
- What happens when you return items? Often they head for a warehouse like one I visited recently. My inside look at how returns get processed: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/ins...
- The Montreal bureau at The Canadian Press is hiring an experienced reporter. apply.workable.com/the-canadian...
- In awe of these gorgeous, evocative images my colleagues — the photographers of The Canadian Press — shot this year. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/multimedia/t...
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- Mastermind Toys is about to move into the franchise business. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mas...
- Hudson’s Bay may be gone but its holiday windows aren’t. Confectionary company Mars Canada has brought the tradition back at the department store's former Toronto flagship. My story on how Mars put together seven whimsical windows in one month: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/mar...
