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Meta is testing a subscription service which will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram Sunday.
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Meta is launching a paid verification service

As Canadians increasingly look to drink less or not at all, non-alcoholic beverage companies are working hard to meet the rising demand and are sometimes struggling to keep up.
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Drink it in: Non-alcoholic brands ramp up production amid surging demand

Launched in September 2020, Canada’s Black Entrepreneurship Program is aimed at helping Black business owners overcome barriers they face navigating financial institutions and entrepreneurship in general. But academics and advocates point out the barriers Black people continue to face while interacting with these institutions.
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Federal funding for Black entrepreneurs a ‘beacon of hope,’ though barriers persist

Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum to subscribe to the platform’s premium service or lose access to two-factor authentication.
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How to keep your Twitter account secure — without paying

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly US$661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus.
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U.S. bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year

As Toronto looks to elect a new mayor in the coming months, observers say international investors are looking for another business-savvy leader like John Tory to take the helm.
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International investors hope to see business-savvy mayor in Toronto, observers say

CIBC says it has entered into an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against it by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP.
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CIBC agrees to settle Cerberus lawsuit for US0 million

Air Canada’s comeback from pandemic shutdowns appears to be gaining momentum after the airline posted a profit in its latest quarter, offering hope the industry has turned a corner even as the country’s largest airline posted a $1.7 billion loss for the year.
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Air Canada posts Q4 profit, offering new optimism after tough year for airline

Canada’s annual inflation rate has been slowing since the summer, but economists are predicting that higher fuel prices in January may have hindered that trend.
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High gas prices may have curbed downward inflation trend in January: economists

A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26 per cent of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming company, a company filing said Friday.
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Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor