Is Neuralink the real deal?

Elon Musk took a quick break from social media stardom to shift back to mad scientist mode, claiming that his company, Neuralink, will start implanting chips into human brains in as little as six months. 
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Gen Zs embrace frugal dating

 Financial responsibility is becoming more attractive these days, as dating cheaply becomes the latest dating trend. 
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Ski-Doo’s big year

Tough economic times mean that consumers have to take a good, hard look at what they buy, limiting purchases to only the essentials like groceries, rent, and… snowmobiles?
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Why Spotify rules the year in review

 Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! And apologies to all who don’t (hey there, Apple Music users) because your Insta stories are about to give you some major FOMO.
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Can’t buy me love (cause I can’t afford it)

Being a “cheap” date used to be a bit of an insult, but now it’s a way to get money-savvy suitors to your doorstep as single people trim their romance budgets. 
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Using genetic genealogy to solve cold cases

While you’re using DNA testing services to explore your neanderthal ancestry, the police are using the same data to solve crimes. 
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Nestle isn’t nuts about its allergy medication

Nestlé isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think of Big Pharma. And considering how their rollout of a new allergy drug is going, it’ll probably stay that way. 
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Get even bigger or go home

RBC is already the country’s largest bank by assets ($1.71T), but just because you’re the biggest doesn’t mean you can’t get even bigger.
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Not enough remote work

Workers may want to stay remote, but employers want them in the office—and more job postings insist on just that, making fully remote (and sought-after) gigs harder to come by.
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Mexico comes up north

In the face of rising crime rates in Mexico, more Mexicans are looking to pack their bags and head north of the border… aaaand north of that border. 
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The future of streaming is… theatres?

 It’s been an up-and-down year for streamers as they struggle to diversify revenue streams. Now a radical, unprecedented idea has come to the fore: Playing movies in movie theatres.  
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Going once, going twice, sold for cents on the dollar!

A growing crowd of thrifty shoppers are staying out of the malls this season and shopping through online auctions instead, buying returned and outdated merchandise for a fraction of the sticker price.  
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The labour market goes back to school

Don’t be surprised if you don’t get as many questions about your educational credentials in your next job interview—the tight labour market and large number of job vacancies have more employers dropping requirements for post-secondary degrees.

Driving the news: Job openings requiring at least a bachelor’s degree dropped from 46% in 2019 to 41% this year, according to new US data reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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Trouble brewing in China as protests sweep country

China’s government is facing a rare eruption of nationwide protests as frustration mounts over the country’s strict COVID restrictions. 

What happened: Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators calling for an end to the government’s zero-COVID policies and clashing with police in cities across China.
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Climate change’s unexpected impact on the art world

When insurance giants listed “climate change” as their biggest concern in a recent survey, they probably didn’t expect the headache that protests against climate change would bring.
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Flip or tax flop

Starting in January, profits from sales of houses occupied for less than a year will be 100% taxable as income—barring certain exceptions, like death or work relocation.
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Emergencies Act inquiry closes

The public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act to break up convoy protests earlier this year has officially come to a close.
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No doctors to call

Someone call a doctor (if you can find one), because the healthcare system is in critical condition. 
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Teeth clinics for sale

A mere 18 months after pulling off the largest IPO in Canadian healthcare history (at the time), Canada’s largest dental office consolidator might be throwing up a FOR SALE sign. 
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Black Friday is here

Canadians are projected to spend 13% less on gift-giving this year as they save money for essentials, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Black Friday will be a total bust for retailers. 
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