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Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
January 28, 2021 - 1:13 PM

SAN RAMON, Calif. - Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
February 12, 2021 - 2:33 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
January 29, 2021 - 2:37 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
“Everyone wants a tree and they want it now”: Christmas tree sales on pace for record
December 01, 2020 - 1:00 AM

MONTREAL - Canadians planning to buy a live Christmas tree this season should start shopping now and expect to pay more, the Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association says.
Canadian retailers scramble to keep up with surging demand for patio heaters
September 16, 2020 - 11:03 AM

TORONTO - As the weather gets cooler and COVID-19 cases start to surge again, more and more Canadians are looking to extend patio season by adding a heater to their outdoor space.
Moncton Canadian Tire displays Christmas products after run on patio furniture
July 20, 2020 - 2:32 PM

Christmas is coming early to a Canadian Tire in New Brunswick.
Head of World Trade Organization to step down early
May 14, 2020 - 11:16 AM

GENEVA - The head of the World Trade Organization said Thursday that he will leave his post a year early, a “personal decision” that sets the stage for a succession contest at the trade body amid lingering U.S.-China tensions and a coronavirus pandemic that has doused the global economy.
May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
May 01, 2019 - 7:36 PM

BERLIN - Higher salaries, better working conditions, maternity leave, minimum wage and an end to discrimination against temporary or foreign workers: These were among the concerns as hundreds of thousands of union members and labour activists rallied around the world to mark May Day.
Nova Scotia seeking firms to explore possibility of digging out remaining coal
April 16, 2019 - 10:06 AM

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government wants to retrieve coal from old mines, even as its federal counterpart aims for the phasing out of coal-fired electricity.
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
April 10, 2019 - 7:47 PM

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister on Thursday called a May 18 election that will be fought on issues including climate change, asylum seekers and economic management.
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Business News

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

“Everyone wants a tree and they want it now”: Christmas tree sales on pace for record

Canadian retailers scramble to keep up with surging demand for patio heaters

Moncton Canadian Tire displays Christmas products after run on patio furniture

Head of World Trade Organization to step down early

May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect

Nova Scotia seeking firms to explore possibility of digging out remaining coal

Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy

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