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Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms.
Source: ctv business
Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if a law passes forcing it to pay for content

Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on.
Source: ctv business
U.S. dockworkers’ union suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

WestJet failed to convince a B.C. tribunal that a woman whose flight was delayed for three days spent an “excessive” amount on a hotel room, and the airline has been ordered to pay her full bill.
Source: ctv business
WestJet ordered to reimburse B.C. passenger for hotel, despite claim bill was ‘excessive’

A sign has gone up in front of the most expensive home in B.C. – the waterfront mansion owned by Lululemon founder Chip Wilson – calling the provincial NDP “communist.”
Source: ctv business
B.C. NDP called ‘communist’ on sign outside of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s mansion

The Bank of Canada said on Thursday it would appoint a second external deputy governor, a move that will expand the interest rate-setting governing council to seven members from the present six.
Source: ctv business
Bank of Canada to appoint additional external deputy governor

The Competition Bureau says it’s obtained a court order as part of an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Source: ctv business
Competition Bureau gets court order for probe into Canadian Real Estate Association

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose in September as buyers began taking advantage of a more accessible market, said the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
Source: ctv business
Toronto home sales rose in September as buyers took advantage of lower rates, prices

The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders requiring Air Canada and WestJet to hand over information for the watchdog’s market study into airline competition.
Source: ctv business
Competition Bureau gets court order demanding info from Air Canada, WestJet

Construction of Saudi Arabia’s kilometre-high Jeddah Tower, which will become the world’s tallest skyscraper upon completion, has resumed almost seven years after work ground to a halt amid a kingdom-wide anti-corruption purge.
Source: ctv business
Construction of world’s tallest skyscraper resumes after years-long hiatus

Krusty Krab, the fictional fast-food restaurant in ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ will never be real, but at least the second-best thing is — a Krabby Patty.
Source: ctv business
Wendy’s is celebrating SpongeBob’s 25th anniversary with a Krabby Patty meal