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Roku adds CTV channels to its streaming device line up

Roku adds CTV channels to its streaming device line up

TORONTO — Roku is adding CTV channels to the offerings on its streaming device. After several years of holding out, CTV's owner Bell Media struck an agreement with Roku Inc.
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BlackBerry to settle lawsuit over BlackBerry 10 smartphone but denies all allegations

BlackBerry to settle lawsuit over BlackBerry 10 smartphone but denies all allegations

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — BlackBerry Ltd. says it has reached a deal to settle a drawn-out class action lawsuit alleging the company defrauded shareholders by making misleading claims about its BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
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US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week

US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000 for the week ending April 2, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Air Canada to suspend flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer

Air Canada to suspend flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer

VANCOUVER — Air Canada says it is suspending flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer due to the difficulties of avoiding Russian and Ukrainian airspace.
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Mariupol's dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east

Mariupol's dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east

ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv and braced for what c
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,788.60, down 142.23 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 17 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $26.67 on 10.
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Canada's main stock index falls to three-week low on concerns over central bank moves

Canada's main stock index falls to three-week low on concerns over central bank moves

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index slid to a nearly three-week low as minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting reinforced fears that aggressive moves to fight inflation will prompt an economic slowdown.
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Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation

Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take an aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses and heighten r
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Labatt ends Canadian operations of CBD drinks venture Fluent Beverage

Labatt ends Canadian operations of CBD drinks venture Fluent Beverage

TORONTO — Labatt Breweries of Canada will wind down its non-alcoholic beverages company that made drinks containing some of the active ingredients found in cannabis.
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Canadian airlines among carriers asking appeal court to quash passenger rights rules

Canadian airlines among carriers asking appeal court to quash passenger rights rules

Canadian airlines asked a Federal Court of Appeal panel Wednesday to quash rules that bolster compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage. Air Canada and Porter Airlines Inc.
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