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An Ottawa woman said when she suspected someone was trying to gain access to her BMO account, she went to the branch to inform the bank. She was told everything was fine but, by the time she got home, $15,000 had been stolen.
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Ottawa woman warned BMO of suspected bank fraud, still lost K

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was acquired by the Tesla owner.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk’s X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform

The head of Canada’s second-biggest railway enjoyed a big jump in compensation after a historic year for the company as it integrated a major acquisition.
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CPKC’s Creel sees his compensation jump to million after railway merger

Have you fallen behind on filing your tax returns? Whether you’re behind one year or several, financial columnist Christopher Liew has some tips for those stressed out about where to start.
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Haven’t filed your taxes in a while? Here’s where to start

Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in an ‘incident’ linked to a third-party vendor it uses.
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Giant Tiger customer data compromised in incident with third-party vendor

Nike Air Force 1 and Nike Pegasus sneakers are everywhere. That’s a problem for Nike, and it wants to make them harder to buy.
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Why Nike wants to make Air Force 1 sneakers harder to find

Boeing said on Monday that CEO Dave Calhoun would step down from his position at the end of 2024.
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in shakeup amid safety crisis

A new report suggests Canadians’ television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regulator is considering new rules to help level the playing field across the sector.
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More Canadians ditch traditional TV as streamers are ‘winning the battle’: report

Higher chocolate prices this Easter after bad crops on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions in the food supply chain, a trend experts say consumers are noticing in growing numbers.
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Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply

The spike in freight crime comes in lockstep with a ramp-up of more sophisticated, digitally savvy tactics that revolve around identity theft and drain the economy of millions of dollars, as the higher cost of living drives demand for pilfered products.
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Rise of the techie cargo thieves: How digitally savvy theft has invaded trucking