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Statistics Canada says households owed $1.79 in credit market debt on average for every dollar of disposable income in the fourth quarter.
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Households owed .79 for every dollar of disposable income in Q4: Statistics Canada

For more than a decade, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has been the driving force behind plans to build Titanic II – a replica of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912 with more than 2,200 people on board.
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Australian billionaire revives dream to set sail on Titanic II

Responding to a U.S. government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs.
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Boeing promises changes after getting poor grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality

This year’s Easter celebrations are set against a backdrop of record-breaking cocoa prices, with everyone from consumers to the entire chocolate industry feeling the pinch.
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‘Shrinkflation’ in the chocolate industry: What to expect this Easter

The New York Times is fighting off Wordle ‘clones,’ arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections.
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The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices

A private debt firm has driven Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper company, The Chronicle Herald and SaltWire Network, into insolvency.
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Chronicle Herald, SaltWire business issues traced back to 2017

Online grocer Spud.ca – which delivers to Calgary, Edmonton and throughout B.C., – has launched a campaign to help highlight women-led brands.
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Online grocer Spud.ca launches campaign to highlight women-led brands

Alberta’s electricity market is headed for a major shakeup, and some industry players are fearful that a lengthy period of uncertainty could scare away badly needed investment in power generation.
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Alberta power market headed for shakeup as province commits to restructuring by 2027

Purchasing potentially defective products or experiencing unwanted side effects or harm are risks consumers always take. When it comes to shopping, class-action lawyers say they’d be careful when buying these items.
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These are the things these class-action lawyers would be wary of buying in Canada

Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023.
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Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5% in 2023: report