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Several countries in Europe dependent on Russian energy suffered another blow with confirmation Tuesday that oil shipments have stopped through a critical pipeline.
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Russia curtails oil shipments to central Europe

WestJet is bringing back 17 new routes that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic to help travellers escape the cold this winter.
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WestJet brings back 17 routes for Canadians to escape the cold this winter

Australian airline Qantas has asked its senior executives to help out as airport baggage handlers as it struggles to manage a staff shortage.
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Airline asked its senior executives to temporarily help as airport baggage handlers

Two new features being introduced on WhatsApp, which will let you choose who can see when you’re active, and to leave groups silently, will start rolling out to all WhatsApp users this month.
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WhatsApp is going to stop letting everyone see when you’re online

Canada’s main stock index was in the red in late-morning trading, dragged down by the technology sector, with U.S. markets also down.
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S&P/TSX composite and U.S. markets down in late-morning trading

Some of the world’s richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.
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Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes

Meme mania has returned to the stock market with a vengeance. Shares of movie theater chain AMC, video game retailer GameStop and struggling home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond soared Monday, extending last week’s big gains.
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The meme stock craze is back: AMC, GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond soar

Hoping to bring some mustard home from France? It might actually be the last place you’ll find some at the moment. France’s most famous condiment is running out, and there is no sign of its return to the shelves.
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France’s most famous condiment is running out

For millennial and gen Z Canadians, owning a home in this real estate market might seem like a pipe dream. In an exclusive column for CTVNews,ca personal finance contributor Christopher Liew offers some strategies to consider if you can’t afford the housing market yet.
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How to get into the housing market if you’re gen Z or millennial

Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday.
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Hong Kong cuts COVID-19 hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals