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While some customers may be hesitant to go to certain businesses if they are not made aware of the employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status, experts say employers are not permitted to share their worker’s private medical information.
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Customers can ask about an employee’s vaccination status, but employers can’t share it: experts

GameStop raised more than US$1 billion in its latest stock sale, capitalizing on a newly arrived and fervent army of online investors.
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Hottest seller at GameStop is its own stock, USB raised

European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.
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EU investigates Google’s conduct in digital ad tech sector

A rare pear-shaped diamond that is expected to fetch up to US$15 million can be bought at auction next month using cryptocurrencies, Sotheby’s announced on Monday.
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Sotheby’s diamond auction marks another bitcoin milestone

Gains in the technology sector helped Canada’s main stock index edge higher in early trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
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S&P/TSX composite edges higher in early trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

Bitcoin tanked again on Tuesday and briefly fell below US$30,000 for the first time since late January as China escalated its crackdown on cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin briefly plunges below US,000 as China ramps up the pressure on cryptos

Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions.
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CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions

The Trump Organization on Monday sued the city of New York after it ended its contract for a golf course at Ferry Point Park in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Trump Organization sues NYC after golf course contract cancelled in wake of U.S. Capitol attack

A group representing major U.S. airlines and aviation unions on Monday wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Justice Department to crack down on the growing number of disruptive and violent air passengers.
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Airlines, unions urge U.S. to prosecute ‘egregious onboard conduct’

Shares of Torchlight Energy Inc rose as much as 74 per cent to a record high of US$10.88 on Monday as it became the latest company to grab the attention of the Reddit pack of small-time social media driven investors.
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Torchlight Energy shares surge 74 per cent in latest meme stock rally