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Tax hike 🏦 — The feds raised the per tonne carbon tax. Online harm legislation is coming soon. And an Amazon warehouse unionizes.
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The federal government raised its carbon tax yesterday by $10, meaning that large-scale emitters like corporations and the oil and gas sector will ha…
4 years, 6 months ago
Ruble rebound 📈 — Biden is releasing more US oil reserves to offset Russia. The Ruble is roaring back. And Google is introducing a new feature to counter misinformation.
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President Biden announced a massive release of the US’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve as the administration tries to combat soaring prices at the pump.…
4 years, 6 months ago
Two Dollarama 🪙 — Meta opens a new office in TO. The Dollarama isn’t really a dollar store anymore. And the US could be moving towards cannabis legalization.
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This week, Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced its building an engineering hub in downtown Toronto and will look to hire 2,500 sk…
4 years, 6 months ago
The third web 3️⃣ — Canada has a new emissions plan. A web3 lobby group is formed. And CSIS says we’re all under attack.
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Canada has announced a new emissions plan outlining how it will absolutely, positively meet its net-zero commitments by 2050. Eleven of Canada’s most…
4 years, 6 months ago
Ruble rations 💶 — The G7 says they won’t pay Russia for oil in Rubles. Postmedia buys out New Brunswick’s newspapers. And Canadian oat-milk is growing up.
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The Group of Seven - not the Canadian painters... but France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, the UK and Canada, have rejected Moscow’s demands to pay…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bad romance 💔 — The EU is getting tough on big tech. Canadians are falling for romance scams. And Canada’s starting up new trade talks with the UK.
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The EU is passing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) a landmark deal that will curb the powers of tech giants, like Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and M…
4 years, 6 months ago
Football frenzy ⚽️ — Canada wants to send more oil and gas to Europe. MLSE chairman puts in a bid for Chelsea. And interest rate hikes could tank the housing market.
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Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced yesterday that Canada could increase its oil and gas exports by up to 300,000 barrel…
4 years, 6 months ago
Fido 🐶 — Apple and Google are plotting the end of passwords. Amazon is facing more labour threats. And Netflix is going IRL.
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The Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO), an association of tech companies including Apple and Alphabet, are one step closer to making a password-les…
4 years, 6 months ago
Just do it 👟 — Okta gets hacked. Nike wins at D2C. Libs make a deal with the NDP.
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The federal NDP Party struck a deal with the governing Liberal Party that would see the Liberals remain in power until 2025 in exchange for “progress…
4 years, 6 months ago
NFT and fries 🍟 — Battle over mRNA patents. They’re opening up an NFT restaurant. And Germany makes a deal with Qatar to get off Russian gas.
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Germany has agreed to a long-term agreement with Qatar for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG), hastening the process of Germany cutting ties f…
4 years, 6 months ago