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Statistics Canada says telecom prices continue to come down, driving inflation lower

Statistics Canada says telecom prices continue to come down, driving inflation lower

As MPs study the affordability of telecommunication services, Statistics Canada says cellphone and internet costs continue to decline, helping to drive the national inflation rate lower last month.
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Gardening bloomed during the pandemic. Garden centers hope would-be green thumbs stay interested

Gardening bloomed during the pandemic. Garden centers hope would-be green thumbs stay interested

NEW YORK (AP) — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now the question is, will those wannabe green thumbs stick with the habit. In 2022, 80% of U.S.
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BP oil refinery in Indiana resumes normal operations weeks after power outage, temporary shutdown

BP oil refinery in Indiana resumes normal operations weeks after power outage, temporary shutdown

WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers.
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'Unambiguously good': Inflation slows in February as price growth unexpectedly eases

'Unambiguously good': Inflation slows in February as price growth unexpectedly eases

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation figures came in softer than expected for a second consecutive month, suggesting to economists that the Bank of Canada will have ample grounds to begin cut interest rates in the coming months.
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Reddit is preparing to sell shares to the public. Here's what you need to know

Reddit is preparing to sell shares to the public. Here's what you need to know

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit, that vast, lively and sometimes chaotic repository of internet discussion, is expected to carry a valuation up to $6.4 billion when it conducts its initial public offering on the stock market.
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Whether you have few assets or a lot, pre-nups can help prevent messy divorces

Whether you have few assets or a lot, pre-nups can help prevent messy divorces

The best-case scenario with a pre-nuptial agreement is that you never need to use it. But there are too many other scenarios to ignore — ones for which a pre-nup would’ve been helpful.
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AstraZeneca to buy Canadian cancer treatment developer Fusion Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca to buy Canadian cancer treatment developer Fusion Pharmaceuticals

HAMILTON — Canadian cancer treatment developer Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a deal to be bought by AstraZeneca in an agreement valued at up to US$2.4 billion.
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Here's a list February inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list February inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per cent (2.5) — Prince Edward Island: 1.5 per cent (1.
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Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says.
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Credit delinquencies on rise among Canadian businesses: Equifax

Credit delinquencies on rise among Canadian businesses: Equifax

TORONTO — A new report suggests credit delinquencies among Canadian businesses are on the rise. Equifax Canada's latest quarterly business credit trends report says there was a 14.
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