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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
Aug 18
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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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
Aug 7
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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Losing Sleep Over the Mattress Duopoly
Through a rash of mergers and acquisitions, Somnigroup and Sleep Country are firming up industry domination and homogenizing choice
Aug 4
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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July 2026
Can Credit Unions Keep Their Un-Bank Identity Amid a Merger Frenzy?
Plus: Canada's tax on foreign streaming companies appears to be dead, and Big Cannabis keeps getting bigger
Jul 31
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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The News Media's Trust Spiral and How to Reverse It
Journalist Tara Henley dives into corporatization, consolidation and an abandonment of objectivity in her new book
Jul 28
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Roundup: Empire's Grocery Contract Promises Met With Skepticism
Plus: Air passenger advocate warns that Canada's complaints resolution system could get even worse, and Sleep Country expands into the United States
Jul 24
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Inside StubHub's World Cup Scandals
CBC News investigative reporter Dave Seglins takes us behind the scenes of the stories that have sparked class-actions and investigations into the…
Jul 21
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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Roundup: Pursuit Extends Tourism Empire with Vancouver Island Acquisition
Plus: Rogers is cutting front-line customer service jobs, StubHub gets sued in Canada and Netflix gets into Monopoly
Jul 17
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What Every Pet Owner Should Know About Rising Vet Bills
Private-equity roll-ups and corporatization are driving up costs, but indie clinics such as Novel are working at restoring affordability through…
Jul 14
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Roundup: Who Will Be the Next Competition Commissioner?
Plus: Rogers cements its sports monopoly while cutting jobs and raising prices, and the courts swat down gag orders on airline passenger complaints
Jul 10
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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Canadian Workers Among the Most Restricted by Non-Compete Clauses
New OECD report links restrictive employer agreements to declining competition, productivity and wage standards
Jul 8
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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Video Game Layoffs Fuelling Historic Union Movement
As Microsoft cuts thousands more jobs, Ubisoft Halifax lead organizer Jon Huffman takes us inside his studio’s shutdown and the industry’s growing…
Jul 7
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Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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