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When Patrick Kunz began chatting with a porn star on OnlyFans in April 2022, he couldn’t believe his luck. Nikki was a blonde Hungarian bombshell who resembled his first girlfriend.
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OnlyFans porn juggernaut fuelled by a deception

With the Olympics underway in Paris, hotel operators made a final push to lure last-minute travellers, lowering prices and dropping minimum stay requirements after some people balked at what they saw as price-gouging prior to the games.
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Paris hotel operators cut prices in last-ditch attempt to lure Olympics travellers

Canadian organizations embroiled in data breaches wind up paying an average $6.32 million to resolve the incidents, a new study from IBM says.
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Average data breach costs Canadian organizations a staggering .32 million: study

An expert who tracks Canada’s mainstream media industry says Postmedia’s pending purchase of Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content.
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Sale of Atlantic Canada’s biggest newspaper chain could reduce local content: expert

Community members in Wilmot Township are once again raising concerns over the Region of Waterloo’s plan to acquire 770 acres of rural land.
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Community members express anger over apparent destruction of corn crop in Wilmot Township

The Competition Bureau says it is launching its market study of domestic airline service as concerns around prices and quality persist.
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Airline ‘cost and quality’ concerns prompt probe of industry in Canada

A U.S. court has dismissed three claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. employee who alleges the company’s chief executive sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour.
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Judge dismisses some claims in case alleging BlackBerry CEO harassed former staffer

Triple O’s is not alone in experiencing the year-round cold beverage boom some attribute to social media, younger consumers and evolving palates.
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Fast-food brands see ‘no end in sight’ for cold beverage boom

Some 1,000 workers at three well-known Montreal hotels called a surprise 24-hour strike on Sunday. The Queen Elizabeth, Marriott Château Champlain and Bonaventure hotels are all striking simultaneously to improve their working conditions, the Conférence des syndicats nationaux (CSN), which represents them, said in a press release.
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Three Montreal hotels go on surprise 24-hour strike

Canadian politicians have been trying to tackle grocery prices, which have risen significantly in just a few years amid overall inflation and higher interest rates.
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Grocers are facing government crackdowns, but will it lead to change?