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Wall Street is falling Thursday, giving back its gains from the last two days, after better-than-expected data on the economy fuelled worries about higher interest rates.
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U.S. stocks slip over worries about higher interest rates

Stores in Canada are gearing up for Boxing Day sales, with many rolling out deals early in the hopes of enticing budget-conscious shoppers.
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Stores roll out Boxing Day sales early to woo customers after lacklustre Black Friday

WestJet proactively cancelled flights at airports in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec Thursday night as storm systems bore down on the regions, deepening a cascade of disruptions that have sent travellers scrambling.
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WestJet proactively cancels flights at airports in B.C., Ontario, Quebec ahead of stormy weather

Crown prosecutors stayed a criminal charge against Marineland in a Niagara, Ont. courtroom Wednesday that alleged the facility was hosting dolphin shows without the authority to do so.
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Crown not pursuing animal cruelty charge against Marineland

A report from Equifax Canada published earlier this month found that Canadians 35 years of age and younger owe the least amount of money, but are the worst at paying off their credit card balances.
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Experts share tips for young Canadians finding themselves in debt for the first time

Champagne sales are expected to reach a new record this year, despite inflation that could have made consumers shun the expensive bubbly, producers said ahead of the start of year-end celebrations around the world.
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Champagne makers celebrate record sales ahead of the holidays

Sam Bankman-Fried left a Bahamas correctional facility and arrived in court on Wednesday morning, a source said, a day after the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange signed papers paving the way for his extradition to the United States, where he faces fraud charges.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried consents to extradition to the U.S.

Two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top associates secretly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and are cooperating with investigators, a federal prosecutor announced Wednesday as the digital coin entrepreneur was being flown in FBI custody to the U.S. from the Bahamas.
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Associates of FTX founder plead guilty to criminal charges

Canada’s annual inflation rate edged down slightly to 6.8 per cent in November, but that’s little relief for Canadians who are facing rapidly rising grocery and shelter costs.
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Inflation rate falls slightly in November even as grocery, shelter costs rise rapidly

Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement.
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Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO after finding a replacement