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Canada, EU Deepen Ties But Diverge on Consumer Protection
Plus: Trade tribunal recommends action against canned vegetable imports and Rogers angers hockey fans with extra Sportsnet fees
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Can Gander Social Pave the Way for Truly Sovereign Canadian Startups?
The anti-Twitter app is making strides in building domestic self-reliance and responsibility into its DNA, but some vulnerabilities may be impossible to…
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Rage Against the Concert Ticket Machine
FaceValue aims to counter Ticketmaster’s tricks, plus PM Carney mistakenly believes broadband is getting cheaper and a fight over kosher meat erupts in…
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Canada: A Land of Premium Mediocre
Lack of competition means goods and service providers can sell substandard offerings at premium prices that people have no choice but to accept
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What Would Anthony Bourdain Think of Cineplex?
Distributor A24 pulls Tony biopic from indy Toronto cinema, plus Competition Bureau says Nortera planning to raise canned and frozen vegetable prices…
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The Yukon’s Connectivity Crisis
Economic Minister Jennifer Gehmair discusses the dangers of continuing poor wireless service in Northern Canada and how pleas for help are falling on…
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Watchdog Moves to Block Veggie Merger as Feds Drive Up Price of Competing Imports
Competition Bureau challenge of Nortera’s Green Giant deal another sign of conflicting priorities, plus Paramount merger gets Canadian okay and phones…
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Deflating the AI Bubble with Cory Doctorow
His new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," critiques the tech industry gobbling up investment on the promise of cutting human jobs
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Telcos' Advance Billing Practices Come Under Fire
Plus: Credit union merger frenzy continues in B.C., and the Paramount-Warner Bros. saga sees more twists and turns
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