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As Netflix looks to stay competitive in an environment with multiple streaming services, the platform will be introducing additional fees for shared accounts starting in early 2023. Details on the exact prices have not been released yet.
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Netflix to crack down on account sharing, will begin rollout in early 2023

European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with an energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine.
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EU leaders avoid deep rift on gas price cap at energy summit

The United States and APEC allies Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand said on Thursday that they remained committed to supporting Ukraine its struggle against Russia’s invasion and to step up efforts to address food, energy and inflation shocks caused by the conflict.
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U.S., Canada, APEC allies pledge to address food, energy spikes caused by Ukraine conflict

India’s antitrust regulator has imposed a penalty of approximately 13.4 billion rupees (C$222 million) on Alphabet Inc’s Google for abusing its ‘dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem.’
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Google hit with 2M fine from Indian regulators over anti-competitive practices

Canada Post is looking to fill hundreds of postal clerk positions over the holiday season in multiple provinces. CTVNews.ca looks at how where the jobs are and how you can apply.
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Canada Post hiring for hundreds of postal clerk jobs this holiday season

Statistics Canada says retail sales edged up 0.7 per cent to $61.8 billion in August as high gas prices eased slightly and e-commerce sales increased.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales up 0.7 per cent in August

Stocks are broadly higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping major indexes on track for weekly gains after several days of up-and-down trading.
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Stocks rise on Wall Street, remain on track for winning week

Canada’s main stock index ended up almost 300 points on Friday, buoyed by gains in the base metals sector, while markets in the U.S. were also up.
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S&P/TSX composite up almost 300 points, U.S. markets also rise

The German parliament on Friday cleared the way for the government to provide up to 200 billion euros in subsidies to households and businesses to ease the strain of high energy prices, a plan that has been greeted with suspicion elsewhere in Europe.
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German parliament clears way for huge energy relief package

British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales slumped, underscoring the scale of the economic challenges facing whoever replaces Prime Minister Liz Truss after her administration imploded under the weight of its failed financial plan.
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New U.K. leader to face highest government debt in 60 years