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Spotify plans to raise prices on its monthly streaming packages in Canada

Spotify plans to raise prices on its monthly streaming packages in Canada

TORONTO — Spotify is raising its prices again in Canada. The music streaming service notified users this week that it will increase the cost of its ad-free monthly subscription packages before the end of the year.
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America's households in the wake of COVID-19.
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America's households in the wake of COVID-19.
Montreal's Taiga Motors sells to British electric boat entrepreneur Stuart Wilkinson

Montreal's Taiga Motors sells to British electric boat entrepreneur Stuart Wilkinson

Taiga Motors Corp. says the Superior Court of Québec has approved its sale to a British electric boat entrepreneur. The Montreal-based maker of snowmobiles and watercraft says it will be purchased by Stewart Wilkinson.
Restaurant owner MTY Food sees profit, revenue slide in Q3

Restaurant owner MTY Food sees profit, revenue slide in Q3

MTY Food Group Inc. says its profit and revenue both slid in its most recent quarter. The restaurant franchisor and operator says its net income attributable to owners totalled $34.9 million in its third quarter, compared with $38.
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics , he drove a rented car to Google's California headquarters to celebrate. Hinton doesn't work at Google anymore.
Prime Monday Night Hockey job a homecoming for Canadian broadcaster Adnan Virk

Prime Monday Night Hockey job a homecoming for Canadian broadcaster Adnan Virk

Broadcaster Adnan Virk's passion for sports blossomed as a youngster when he lived above a convenience store his family owned in the small Kingston-area town of Morven, Ont.
MLSE shows off Scotiabank Arena upgrades, including tunnel club, with more to come

MLSE shows off Scotiabank Arena upgrades, including tunnel club, with more to come

TORONTO — Fans at Scotiabank Arena for concerts or Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors games will notice bigger, brighter walkways and more technology these days. But the venue remains a work in progress.
Gunmen kill 20 miners in an attack in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit

Gunmen kill 20 miners in an attack in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the attackers.
Alberta recommits $1.53B to Calgary Green Line LRT construction

Alberta recommits $1.53B to Calgary Green Line LRT construction

EDMONTON — A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it's recommitting its $1.53-billion share towards Calgary's beleaguered Green Line light rail project.