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Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M

Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M

BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc.
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Montreal home prices rose in December even as sales fell four per cent

Montreal home prices rose in December even as sales fell four per cent

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales in December fell four per cent compared with the same month a year earlier.
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran's nuclear program, further escal
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Chinese company Zijin Mining signs deal to invest $130M in Solaris Resources

Chinese company Zijin Mining signs deal to invest $130M in Solaris Resources

VANCOUVER — A Chinese company has signed a deal to invest $130 million in Solaris Resources Inc. that it plans to use to fund the development of its Warintza copper project in Ecuador. Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.
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Need a new cellphone plan? Experts give tips on how to make the right call

Need a new cellphone plan? Experts give tips on how to make the right call

When it comes to her mobile phone plan, Rita Barnes has been with big and small carriers across the spectrum of Canada's telecommunications sector. She knows how well — or not — each of them fit her cost, data and customer service preferences.
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Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley back home in charge of MLSE

Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley back home in charge of MLSE

TORONTO — Some eight-plus years after the departure of larger-than-life leader Tim Leiweke, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has turned to another big personality to take the helm.
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Thomson Reuters makes bid for e-invoicing firm Pagero, tops offer by Vertex

Thomson Reuters makes bid for e-invoicing firm Pagero, tops offer by Vertex

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. is offering to buy Swedish company Pagero Group in a deal worth about $838 million, topping a bid for the e-invoicing firm by Vertex Inc.
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Cogeco Q1 profit down from year earlier, revenue also edged lower

Cogeco Q1 profit down from year earlier, revenue also edged lower

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year earlier as its revenue also edged lower. The company reported a profit attributable to owners of the corporation of $34.5 million or $2.
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Regulators approve new bitcoin funds in move that could spur more investment in the digital currency

Regulators approve new bitcoin funds in move that could spur more investment in the digital currency

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday reluctantly approved the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin, saying it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies and that its decision did not mean it approves or e
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Aritzia looking to new stores to boost business as it reports Q3 net income drop

Aritzia looking to new stores to boost business as it reports Q3 net income drop

Executives at Aritzia Inc. are leaning on a slew of new and upcoming stores to help boost business in its upcoming fiscal year.
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