Business
U.S. senators call for trade crackdown on Canada over dairy quotas, digital policies
Pair say America’s continental trading partners playing fast and loose with new rules
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Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog
Canada’s privacy watchdog says Home Depot stopped sharing customer information with Meta last October
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Microsoft reports outage for Teams, Outlook, other services
Microsoft said it’s seeing some improvement to problems with its online services including the Teams messaging platform and Outlook email system after users around the world reported outages Wednesday.
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Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by quarter point, says it plans to hold
Key interest rate now stands at 4.5 per cent, highest it’s been in more than 15 years
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B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry
Program focusing on products such as mass timber, plywood, veneer, panelling and flooring
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Discount grocers to outperform conventional stores as food prices surge: Report
Consumer efforts to curtail spending are expected to encourage more home cooking
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‘Disappointing’ that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng
Trade minister calls results of review disappointing on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border
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U.S. senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
Hearing focuses on consolidation in live entertainment and ticketing, how it harms customers
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Maya Rudolph new face of M&Ms after veteran spokescandies paused after backlash
Pivot comes on heels of surprising culture war early last year
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