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Is your supermarket ‘climate-friendly’? Here’s how to tell
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and…
Facebook to allow Trump back on platform after 2-year ban
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META will restore former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts after the social-media platform banned him following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, the…
Trump allowed back on Facebook after 2-year suspension
Facebook parent Meta is reinstating Donald Trump's personal account after a two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection.The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding "new guardrails" to ensure there are no "repeat…
German Ifo business sentiment hit seven-month high in January
Business confidence in Germany improved in January to its highest level since June, adding to signs of resilient activity at the beginning of the year as optimism returns amid easing concerns over an imminent recession.…
U.S. Department of Justice files lawsuit alleging Google is anticompetive
The Justice Department and several states sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition.The government alleges that Google's plan to assert dominance has been to "neutralize or eliminate"…
Oil pulls back from recent gains, but traders remain optimistic on China
Oil futures edged lower on Tuesday, easing back after recent gains but underpinned by continued optimism over the demand outlook from China after the country dropped COVID restrictions. Natural-gas futures moved…
Competition Bureau seeks to block Rogers takeover of Shaw in appeal court
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday will hear whether Rogers Communications Inc's hotly contested $20 billion bid for Shaw Communications Inc. can go ahead or be blocked as recommended by the competition bureau.The proceeding in…
Live Nation CFO to get grilled at Senate hearing, but analysts don’t expect
A top executive from Live Nation Entertainment Inc. looks set to face tough questions on Tuesday, as he appears along with other witnesses before a Democratic-run Senate committee that’s examining the ticketing…
Spotify to lay off 6% of all staff as tech sector retrenchment continues
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it's cutting six per cent of its global workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the post-pandemic economic outlook weakens.CEO Daniel Ek announced the restructuring…
Does Dallas Cowboy Brett Maher have the yips? Here’s how to overcome the
When Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher struggled in a playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 16, 2023, missing four extra-point attempts and setting a new NFL record in the process, it was hard not…