By Ismail Shakil and Nivedita Balu OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s economy regained momentum in May after stalling in April, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, leaving the door open for the Ban[...]
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Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to[...]
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Recession bets rise in Canada as sticky inflation points to higher rates
By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada’s move to come off the sidelines after a five-month pause has sent a signal that some economic pain will be needed[...]
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Canopy Growth closes sale of California facility amid liquidity worries
(Reuters) -Pot producer Canopy Growth said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its facility in Modesto, California as part of its divestitures to raise funding amid liquidity concerns. The sale,[...]
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BlackBerry reports surprise profit on cybersecurity strength
(Reuters) – BlackBerry posted a surprise profit for the first quarter on Wednesday as its cybersecurity business benefited from higher client spending, while its enterprise software continued to[...]
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp must face WE Charity defamation lawsuit, U.S. court rules
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) must face a defamation lawsuit by a U.S. charity alleging the publicly funded news outlet repeatedly aired false claims that[...]
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UPS working with experts after phishing attack on some shippers, customers
(Reuters) -United Parcel Service said on Wednesday it is working with law officials and outside experts following reports of phishing messages that were sent via text messages to certain shippers and[...]
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Thomson Reuters to buy digital content management company Imagen
(Reuters) – Thomson Reuters will buy Imagen, a digital content asset management company, for an undisclosed price, to expand its agency business to new customers, the news and information compan[...]
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Dollar strengthens as Fed’s Powell speaks, yen pressured
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index rose on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not rule out the possibility of another rate hike by the central bank at i[...]
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