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Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

Regulators eye Reddit stock rallies, but manipulation may be hard to prove: Experts

TORONTO — Canadian regulators have said they will act if they see "abusive" or "manipulative" trading, as Reddit and other social media sites stoke stock mania.
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MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

MDA starts working on Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite replacement

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA says it has started work on a replacement for its Radarsat-2 surveillance satellite. The company did not say how much the new project would cost or provide a timeline for a launch.
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Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

Anticipation of pandemic's demise fuels resurgence in Toronto condo market

When Sajeela Siddiqui planned to buy her first home during a pandemic, she looked to move outside of the Greater Toronto Area like so many others in search of more space. But after seeing a bloated market in cities as far as Waterloo, Ont.
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Canadian production company Shaftesbury forms strategic partnership with AMC Networks

Canadian production company Shaftesbury forms strategic partnership with AMC Networks

TORONTO — Canadian production company Shaftesbury of "Murdoch Mysteries" fame has formed a new strategic partnership with AMC Networks in the U.S., which it says might result in more of its shows winding up on American television.
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Euro economy burdened by pandemic, seen lagging US and China

Euro economy burdened by pandemic, seen lagging US and China

FRANKFURT — The European economy shrank 0.7% in the last three months of 2020 as businesses were hit by a new round of lockdowns aimed at containing a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Republican senators during a two-hour meeting Monday night he's unwilling to settle on an insufficient coronavirus aid package after they pitched their slimmed down $618 billion proposal that's a fraction of the
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Wall Street's GameStop bug may have mutated; silver surges

Wall Street's GameStop bug may have mutated; silver surges

NEW YORK — The erratic trading in shares of underdog companies like GameStop that turned markets combustible last week appears to have migrated to commodities, sending silver prices surging to an eight-year high.
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U.S. airlines offer flights to sun destinations while Canadian planes sit idle

U.S. airlines offer flights to sun destinations while Canadian planes sit idle

MONTREAL — As Canada's airlines suspend flights to Mexico and the Caribbean, U.S.
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IIROC, CSA say they will act if they see manipulative trading in social media frenzy

IIROC, CSA say they will act if they see manipulative trading in social media frenzy

TORONTO — The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada warned Monday that they will act if they see manipulative trading as social media platforms like Reddit continue to drive stock market vola
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'It's gonna be ugly:' Newfoundland and Labrador's billion-dollar elephant in the room

'It's gonna be ugly:' Newfoundland and Labrador's billion-dollar elephant in the room

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — When Saskatchewan nearly went bankrupt in the 1990s, there was a joke told repeatedly in the province, according to economist Jason Childs: "What do you get your kids for graduation? Luggage.
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