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Kindle Unlimited offers readers access to hundreds of thousands of ebooks for $10 per month. Experts say the new system is having an effect on how some writers approach their craft by encouraging them to write faster, longer and crazier.
Source: ctv business
Paid-by-the-page ebook subscription model a boon for genre writers

With the holiday season in full swing and ‘Dry January’ around the corner, Canadians who don’t drink alcohol or want to cut back may find more options on menus and store shelves.
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Non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits on the rise as demand grows among Canadians

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.
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Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

After enjoying decades of a relatively low and stable inflation rate, Canadians spent 2022 grappling with the highest levels of inflation seen in nearly 40 years.
Source: ctv business
As politicians played inflation blame game in 2022, what really drove rising prices?

With cross-border auto tensions now in the rear-view mirror, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about Canada’s next big bilateral challenge: head-to-head economic competition with the United States.
Source: ctv business
Friendly rivals: with EV tensions in past, Canada poised to compete with biggest ally

A federal agency says it cited Amazon for failing to properly record work-related injuries at six of its warehouses.
Source: ctv business
Amazon failed to record some warehouse injuries

High interest rates will continue to hold back homebuyers into the new year, except in Ontario and British Columbia, a new report by RBC says.
Source: ctv business
Ontario and British Columbia headed for a buyer’s market, RBC says

Social media company TikTok on Friday said it would cut its Russian staff numbers after the company stopped key services for Russian users earlier this year.
Source: ctv business
TikTok says it will cut staff in Russia, company says

Losses in the energy and utility sectors helped lead a broad-based decline on the Toronto Stock Exchange as Canada’s main stock index fell more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock market also pulled back.
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S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets also tumble

Investor hopes for a “Santa Claus rally” this December were dampened yet again Friday, as broad-based declines capped a week of losses on North American markets.
Source: ctv business
S&P/TSX composite slides again as hopes for ‘Santa Claus rally’ fade