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  • Kate 22:34 on 2024-12-26 Permalink | Reply  

    Le Devoir reports on Boxing Day sales in physical stores Thursday, while CTV got some confusing soundbites from the Quebec Retail Council: “The Canada Post strike altered consumer habits for a month, pushing more people toward online shopping […] We can see the aggressiveness of online retailers who capitalized on the Canada Post strike.”

    I can’t make those statements add up.

    Other media simply dubbed in general CP feed stories about shopping and GST rebates. As our local news media decline, you can really feel the lack of fresh content on a week like this.

     
    • Mark Côté 10:42 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      I think by “online retailers” they are (confusingly) talking about Amazon without wanting to mention them:

      “We’re in a global context where you can buy items within 24 hours at very low prices on websites, often with abysmal quality,” the CQCD CEO explained.

      Amazon have their own logistics so they weren’t affected by the strike the way that small retailers were.

    • Blork 11:16 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      I agree with Mark, and will add that the intellectual apocalypse is well upon us as demonstrated by articles like these where the people interviewed don’t seem to understand the differences between brick & mortar shopping, Amazon, and small online retailers, the media people report those nonsensical statements without question, and most of the public read them without even blinking. Happy new year!

    • Nicholas 12:30 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      I just love when people say nonsensical stuff, and even more when reporters just print it without thinking about it at all!

      Has anyone gotten any mail yet? I know we just had two holiday days, but I’ve yet to see a single envelope.

    • MarcG 12:32 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      We got some regular mail earlier in the week.

    • JP 12:35 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      We got mail via Canada Post earlier this week too but it was all junk mail…

    • Kate 13:14 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      I’ve had one piece of mail since the strike. A cousin has told me she sent a Christmas card but it hasn’t shown up yet.

      The end of my street is being dug up to fix a water main break – luckily we still have water so far – so I don’t know whether Canada Post will make it through before the weekend.

    • dhomas 13:26 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

      In other logistics news, I’ve been pretty impressed with Best Buy delivery lately. I ordered something from them on Monday, December 23rd and received it same day. It was even faster than Amazon.

  • Kate 13:49 on 2024-12-26 Permalink | Reply  

    Daniel Renaud presents the stats in gang crime for 2024.

    La Presse also examines things some politicians said this year, and how they compare to reality.

    Most media will have other 2024 retrospectives shortly.

     
    • Kate 13:44 on 2024-12-26 Permalink | Reply  

      New Year’s day is only next Wednesday, but TVA already has an open and closed for the day.

       
      • Kate 09:32 on 2024-12-26 Permalink | Reply  

        We have a smog warning Thursday morning. Don’t breathe too deeply!

         
        • Chris 14:05 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

          According to CBC the main cause this time is wood burning, and as such wood burning is forbidden during this event. Wonder if that applies to the bagel shops too?

        • Kate 15:46 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

          Bagel shops have put in a lot of means to limit their emissions. I don’t know whether they conform with the rules but they’re not doing anything on the sly, and presumably have been inspected.

        • Chris 19:40 on 2024-12-27 Permalink

          That link has 2 sentences: “In the event of smog, the use of all solid fuel-burning appliances, including certified appliances, is prohibited. Residents who fail to comply with this prohibition will be liable to fines.”

          The first suggests the bagel stores must stop on smog days like today. But the second says “residents”, which I suspect excludes businesses.

          I guess it’s just another example of businesses having rights and privileges that natural persons do not.

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