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North America’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday.
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First Bitcoin ETF in North America debuts on TSX as cryptocurrency prices surge

Canadians will soon be filing their 2020 taxes, an unprecedented tax year that experts say will have several moving parts to consider, such as loss of income and government financial aid.
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and your taxes, explained

Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ontario loses 355,000 jobs in 2020, single largest decline on record: FAO

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it’s closing all its National Sports stores to reduce overlap in the company’s sporting goods assortment after an internal evaluation.
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National Sports stores all closing despite parent-company Canadian Tire posting ‘phenomenal’ Q4 earnings

Key players in the GameStop saga are testifying to a House committee Thursday. Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in the stock price of the video game retailer exposed conflicts in the market’s structure that can hurt unsophisticated investors.
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U.S. lawmakers face off with GameStop saga’s key players

With travel demand remaining low due to COVID-19, WestJet will temporarily suspend service to St. John’s, N.L., London, Ont., and Lloydminster and Medicine Hat, Alta.
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WestJet temporarily suspending service to 4 Canadian airports

TC Energy Corp. says it expects to take a “substantive” charge when it reports its first-quarter results for 2021 due to the decision by U.S. President Biden to revoke the presidential permit for its Keystone XL pipeline.
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TC Energy expects ‘substantive’ charge related to Keystone XL permit revocation

As more Canadians reconsider their retirement plans in light of the pandemic, CTV News’ Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid shares some tips on how they can prepare for it, particularly if they want to stay in their homes.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: You can live at home for retirement, but you have to plan today

The restrictions on cross-border travel have hit Quebecers of all stripes hard, and not just those flying to Florida for the winter.
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‘The freedom to explore’: On both sides of Quebec-U.S. border, a year of lost connection is hitting hard

The industrials sector led a broad-based decline on the Toronto stock market with Canada’s main stock index down in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also fell.
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S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading on broad weakness, U.S. markets fall