Business
Rogers, Shaw vow to fight competition commissioner’s effort to block merger
Both companies say they plan to press ahead with the deal
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Canadian authors, booksellers say COVID-19 has both helped and hurt their industry
Book sales are up compared to pre-pandemic levels, but supply chain woes loom large
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Enbridge reports $1.93B first-quarter profit as energy demand and prices grow
Revenues increased 24 per cent to $15.1 billion from $12.1 billion a year earlier
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Opposition probes rising costs, union raids for B.C. construction
NDP restricts public works to selected building trades unions
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April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan
Rate fell to its lowest point since at least 1976, which is as far back as comparable data goes
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Women working in gig-economy face harassment, lack of safety support
A study found ‘gender agnostic’ design of apps allows women to be harassed with little recourse
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YouTube says bill could cover user-generated content, despite minister’s assurances
YouTube Canada says draft law’s wording gives the broadcast regulator scope to oversee home videos
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‘It won’t change overnight:’ Workers push back as return-to-office plans roll out
Multiple factors can influence how employees respond to the revival of office life
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Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook ‘threat’ over online news bill
Bill would force digital giants to compensate news outlets for reusing their work
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B.C. doubles Indigenous share of Crown forest revenues to 8-10%
First step towards a new formula, forests minister says
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