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Donald Trump has put cryptocurrency front and centre in his path to the White House, driving the price of bitcoin to record highs and sparking fierce debate. The incoming U.S. president has even signalled potentially creating a strategic reserve of bitcoin. At the New York Stock Exchange this week, CNBC host Jim …
Read More »Ontario neck guard maker says demand surged after hockey player’s death
The owner of an Ontario company that makes top-of-the-line slash-resistant neck guards for hockey players says he’s been sold out of the product since a late October “freak accident” at a hockey game in England. Joe Camillo, owner of Hamilton, Ont., based Niko Apparel Systems and AEGIS Impact Protection, said …
Read More »Grocery prices surged 10.6% in February even as inflation cooled overall: StatCan
The annual rate of inflation cooled to 5.2 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says, though Canadians continued to feel the pain of surging costs at grocery stores. The price of food purchased from the grocery store was up 10.6 per cent year-over-year last month, the agency said in its …
Read More »Cycling injuries in Canada surged during first year of pandemic, data shows
Hospitalizations for cycling injuries in Canada increased by 25 per cent during the pandemic, according to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. CIHI, a non-profit organization that tracks hospitalizations and emergency visits across the country, reported last week that between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, the …
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