Dexter McMillan
dexmcmillan.bsky.social
Dexter McMillan
@dexmcmillan.bsky.social
Data and computational journalist at CBC Marketplace.
this is a great lesson -- I'm embarrassed to admit i actually don't think I knew what those symbols really meant.
April 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
our first in the series took a look at the scope of those Canada flags in the grocery story, and how they're pretty confusing for consumers!
Marketplace found up to 1 in 3 groceries get labelled as Canadian. Customers say they're skeptical | CBC News
To find out how often grocery stores are labelling products with Canadian symbols, Marketplace collected data from the websites of some of the country’s largest grocers.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
also you should subscribe to the marketplace newsletter for more wild stories like this 😉 subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanageme...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM
yes! but connections is now slowly being replaced by spelling bee...
November 22, 2024 at 2:51 PM
(ps this will definitely make it into tomorrow’s Marketplace newsletter).
November 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
this album art is activating long-forgotten neurons in my brain…
November 17, 2024 at 2:22 PM