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Financial TikTok – or FinTok – has become one of the most popular trends on the platform, and is emerging as a go-to resource for Gen Z and millennial audiences looking to learn how to invest, budget or even spend more wisely.
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FinTok: How TikTok is changing financial literacy in Canada

Gas prices jumped overnight in some cities across Canada, in many cases by around ten cents a litre, and by almost 20 cents in one city.
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Gas prices up by as much as almost 20 cents in some Canadian cities

The Canadian economy grew slightly in July with the latest reading on real gross domestic product coming in higher than expected.
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Canadian economy grew slightly in July, Statistics Canada says

British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her divisive economic plan and shrugged off the turmoil it has stirred in financial markets, saying she’s willing to make ‘controversial and difficult decisions’ to get the U.K. economy growing.
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Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling

In the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona, the premier of Nova Scotia is calling on telecommunications companies to ‘step up’, saying that many residents are still without cell phone service or access to 911 days after the storm pummelled the province.
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Nova Scotia premier slams telecom companies over service issues in wake of Fiona, calls for action from feds

Travellers in and out of the Alberta capital are about to have more low-cost flight options.
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Flair buying more planes, adding more Edmonton flights

European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure and prompted the EU to warn of possible retaliation.
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Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage

The gun-maker Smith & Wesson illegally targeted young men at risk of violence with ads for firearms – including the 22-year-old gunman accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago and killing seven people, according to several lawsuits filed Wednesday in Illinois.
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Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting

A report by Re/Max Canada forecasts the national average home sale price in Canada will fall 2.2 per cent in the final months of the year.
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Home prices to decrease 2.2 per cent this fall, Re/Max report forecasts

Amazon announced a new device to monitor customers’ sleep as well as a new version of the Kindle which allows users to write on the e-reader.
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Amazon unveils bedside device that tracks sleeping patterns