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The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the issue of fair payment for the use of copyrighted works in the classroom.
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Top court to examine payment for classroom use of copyrighted works

Barnes & Noble said the personal information of its shoppers may have been stolen after its computer systems were hacked.
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Barnes & Noble says shopper info may have been taken in hack

The number of Canadian homes sold last month set a record for the month of September and the national average price soared 17.5 per cent from last year., according to a report Thursday.
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CREA reports Canadian home sales set record for September

Hong Kong and Singapore plan to open an ‘air travel bubble’ that allows residents to travel between the two Asian hubs without requiring quarantine or restrictive control measures, authorities announced on Thursday.
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Hong Kong and Singapore to set up a ‘travel bubble’ as COVID cases fall

Aphria Inc.’s medical cannabis business and German operations pushed the company to report a $5.1-million loss in its latest quarter, compared with a $16.4-million profit in the same period a year ago.
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Aphria reports .1M first-quarter loss compared with .4M profit a year ago

Powered by strong support from avid fans, shares of South Korea’s Big Hit Entertainment, the company that manages global pop sensation BTS, soared in their trading debut Thursday in Seoul.
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Shares in firm behind South Korean hit BTS soar in trading debut

Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading amid losses in the energy, technology and health care sectors, while U.S. stock markets also stepped lower.
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North American stock markets lower in late-morning trading, loonie down

The new federal taxpayers’ advocate says he plans to keep a close eye on how the Canada Revenue Agency treats Canadians feeling the financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers

The Group of 20 nations, representing the world’s biggest economies, agreed Wednesday to extend the suspension of debt payments by an additional six months to support the most vulnerable countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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G20 suspends poor nations’ debt payments for 6 more months

A Bank of Canada official says pandemic-related shifts in how people shop means central banks must speed up work on creating their own digital currencies.
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BoC deputy: pandemic means central banks must ‘move faster’ on digital currency plans