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U.K. rivals want regulators to stop Google’s ad changes

Google’s planned changes to advertising data were targeted Monday by a group of rivals who pushed U.K. regulators to make the company a top antitrust priority. Marketers for an Open...
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Bank of Canada keeping close eye on household debt as pandemic drags on, deputy says

OTTAWA One of Canada’s top central bankers says the Bank of Canada is keeping a close eye on household debt that were already elevated before COVID 19. The Bank of...
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Astra COVID shot data leaves some analysts questioning it

Results from a crucial study of AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford’s COVID 19 vaccine drew a harsh review from at least one sell side analyst as Wall Street grappled with...
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David Olive: Stock surges and setbacks for the week ending Nov. 20

Investors have been slow to warm to stock in Enthusiast Gaming, which operates the largest online network of gaming sites in North America. The stock was flat this year until...
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Aviva exits Italian life insurance unit in $475-million sale

Aviva Plc is selling its stake in its Italian life insurance joint venture for about 400 million euros $475 million U.S. or $620 million Canadian as chief executive officer Amanda...
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Moderna chief sells more shares ahead of key vaccine filing

Moderna Inc. chief executive officer Stephane Bancel off loaded another $1.74 million of shares last week while the world awaits for the biotech company to be the second to file its...
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Small businesses seek changes to Ontario lockdown rules as big box stores remain open

TORONTO The country’s largest organization of small businesses is calling on the Ontario government to think twice about its lockdown policies that force most small businesses to shut down...
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Ex-hockey player steers hedge fund to record bullish bet on oil

It’s no secret oil and energy shares have lacked widespread support on Wall Street this year. But a professional hockey player turned hedge fund manager in Canada is wagering on the contrary. Oil...
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Quebec judge orders Hudson’s Bay to pay rent to landlords at multiple shopping malls

MONTREAL A Quebec judge has ordered Hudson’s Bay Co. to pay rent at several of its department stores in the province, saying the retailer cannot take the law into...
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Iamgold reducing underground workforce at Westwood after seismic event last month

TORONTO Iamgold Corp. says it is temporarily reducing the underground workforce at its Westwood mine in Quebec following what it called a seismic event. The company says underground work...
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Loblaw expands launch of PC Health app, offering access to nurses, dietitians

BRAMPTON, Ont. Loblaw Companies Ltd. is expanding the launch of its mobile health and wellness app, a digital tool the company says will provide free access to health care resources...
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British Airways big sell-off: Champagne flutes and trolleys

How about a British Airways drinks trolley A First Class cabin bread basket or slippers, perhaps Or even a hot towel available cold On Monday, the cash strapped airline began selling...
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Germany will require companies to put women executives on their boards

Franziska Giffey, Germany s minister for women and families, is pictured here. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance/Getty Images/CNN SHARE Germany s coalition government has agreed to a mandatory quota for women on...
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This 29-year-old U.S. citizen living in Toronto makes $60,000 a year as a tech analyst. How should he invest his money?

Millennial Money is a weekly submission based series that provides financial advice to millennials in the GTA. Read the full series here . Just last year, Joe, a 29 year old United States...
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North American stock markets up in early trading to start the week

TORONTO The energy and metals and mining sectors helped boost Canada’s main stock index in early trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was...
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Loblaw and Gatik to deploy Canada s first self-driving delivery fleet

Gatik, a Silicon Valley based self driving startup, announced a partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited Monday to deploy a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles in Toronto. Beginning in January, Gatik will transport...
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Leon’s received almost $30 million in government handouts — now it’s posting record profits and boosting the amount it pays to shareholders

While most Canadian companies have been hurt by the pandemic, Leon’s, Canada’s largest furniture and mattresses retailer, reported stellar results in the midst of an unprecedented lockdown. It was surprising,...
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There s a better way to become a leader in electric vehicles than throwing cash at old automakers

Let’s agree that Canada should try to become a player in the electric vehicle business. Carbon neutral means ditching internal combustion and diesel engines, and as the economies that make machines that...
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Costs of decommissioning N.L. offshore kept ‘secret’ but public could be on the hook

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua And Barbuda At the beginning of 2020, decommissioning Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil installations seemed a distant concern. But after a crash in oil prices amid...
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Japan s handling of Carlos Ghosn was wrong: rights experts

GENEVA A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has...