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Someone made big money betting on Maduro. What are prediction markets, and is it time they had tighter rules? The huge sums of money swapped over the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have reignited questions about prediction markets — platforms that allow users to make yes/no wagers on nearly any kind of event, and which have shot from small startups to major companies in recent years. Abby Hughes - News - Business - | January 10

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Airlines don't have to tell you how much legroom you'll have on your flight. Here's what you need to know -- Shaki Sutharsan -- News

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Appetite for a bargain: Rising food costs fuel boom in discount grocery stores -- Kayla McLean -- Radio

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Trump's tariff fight at the Supreme Court could make for a messy refund battle for businesses -- David Lawder -- News

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Canada's share of exports to U.S. hit lowest level in decades in October -- David Ljunggren -- News

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GTA home sales fell 11.2% last year compared to 2024, report says -- Muriel Draaisma -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Toronto -- |

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Video game giant Ubisoft closes Halifax studio, cutting 71 jobs - Vernon Ramesar - News - Canada - Nova Scotia - | January 7

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Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees - News - Canada - Montreal - | January 7

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Warner Bros. rejects revised Paramount bid, tells shareholders to stay with Netflix

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Musk's xAI adds new restrictions to Grok after uproar over sexual images

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Air Transat pilots vote to ratify new five-year deal -- Abby Hughes -- News

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Nestlé recall of some baby formulas does not apply to Canadian products, company says -- Abby Hughes -- News

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Ford's annual U.S. sales rise 6% on strong sales for affordable trucks and hybrid cars -- Nathan Gomes -- News

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Canadian economy added 8,200 jobs in December, while unemployment rose to 6.8%

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Analysis -- More oil production in Venezuela could hurt Canada's oilpatch -- Kyle Bakx -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Calgary

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Canadian energy stocks tumble after U.S. incursion in Venezuela -- Kyle Bakx -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Calgary

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Despite pause, U.S. tariffs leave furniture, cabinet makers 'in dire straits': industry association -- Kelly Geraldine Malone -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Manitoba

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Goodfood's licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency - News - Canada - Montreal - | January 2

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Canada's grocery code of conduct kicks in Jan. 1, with buy-in from 5 major grocers -- -

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Tesla loses its crown as world's biggest electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival BYD -- -

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Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026 -- Catherine Morrison -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Edmonton

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Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize at 5 Toronto stores as franchise expands nationally -- Jenna Benchetrit -- -

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How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canada to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky -- Nick Logan -- -

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Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters -- Jenna Benchetrit -- -

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Major changes to Ontario law on job postings coming Jan. 1 -- Campbell MacDiarmid -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa

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Duty free shops say they're still losing sales as cross-border travel plummets -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Windsor -- |

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Lululemon founder launches a proxy fight to reshape apparel maker's board -- -

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