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Groupe Dynamite Inc. kicked off its first day of trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Dynamite, Garage parent company makes debut on Toronto Stock Exchange

Reddit was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, a day after it rolled out a fix for a software bug that prevented tens of thousands of people from accessing the social media platform.
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Reddit down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

Bitcoin topped US$98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40 per cent in just two weeks.
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Bitcoin is at the doorstep of US0,000 as post-election rally rolls on

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are quickly approaching, meaning many people will be looking to score a deal ahead of the holidays. There are some precautions to take before shopping online.
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Online shopping? Here’s how you can avoid getting scammed

The heat has been turned up on two Canadian frozen-potato giants who have been named in separate price-fixing lawsuits south of the border.
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McCain, Cavendish Farms named in U.S. class-actions alleging ‘potato cartel’

The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work.
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B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister’s back-to-work order

Swedish electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt is fighting for its survival as Canadian taxpayer money and pension fund investments hang in the balance.
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EV battery manufacturer Northvolt faces major roadblocks

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
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Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s 0B AIMCo fund

Popular furniture and appliance retailers Leon’s Furniture Limited and its subsidiary, The Brick Warehouse LP, are under investigation for alleged ‘deceptive marketing.’
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Leon’s, The Brick under investigation for alleged ‘deceptive marketing’

Canada Post is at ‘death’s door’ and won’t survive if it doesn’t dramatically transform its business, a professor who has studied the Crown corporation is warning as the postal workers’ national strike drags on.
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‘They squandered 10 years of opportunity’: Canada Post strike exposes longtime problems, expert says