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Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services, British watchdog says
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Baker Hughes sign is displayed outside the oil logistics company's local office in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File Photo
canada
Meet the doctor on a mission to fix Canada’s health care crisis
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association poses in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, October 21, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
technology
Facebook parent Meta agrees to sell Giphy, ending battle with British regulators
FILE PHOTO: Meta and Giphy logos are seen in this illustration taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
inside the market
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
technology
British watchdog says it wants deeper probe into Microsoft’s $69-billion Activision deal
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
Microsoft’s $69-billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm competition, British regulator says
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
report on business
Dye & Durham exploring options after U.K. regulator orders it to sell TM Group
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world
Britain to investigate fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo and Asda’s environmental claims
A keyboard and a shopping cart are seen in front of a displayed ASOS logo in this illustration picture taken October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
european business
U.K. regulators tell airlines to minimize flight disruptions or face action
FILE - Travellers queue at security at Heathrow Airport in London, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday, July 11, 2022 to passengers whose travels have been disrupted by staff shortages. The airport warned that it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
technology
U.K. tribunal quashes Meta-Giphy deal block, regulator to reconsider ruling
FILE PHOTO: Meta and Giphy logos are seen in this illustration taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
international business
U.K. watchdog investigates Microsoft’s $68.7-billion Activision deal
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
u.s. business
Amazon faces U.K. probe over suspected anti-competitive practices
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
canada
Medical leaders call for urgent federal action on health care exodus exacerbated by pandemic
Paramedics transfer patients to the emergency room triage but have no choice but to leave them in the hallway due to an at capacity emergency room at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
u.s. business
U.K. launches second probe into Google’s ad practices
A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen in front of displayed Google logo in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files
report on business
Dearth of data, long wait times contribute to ‘broken’ health care system
Paramedics wheel a patient past ambulances outside a Toronto Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. A study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that adult COVID-19 patients with disabilities had 36 per cent longer hospital stays and a 77 per cent increased risk of readmission within 30 days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
report on business
Dye & Durham may be forced to sell British business after review by British competition regulator
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. A coalition of Canadian business leaders have announced a strategic partnership for a program to support Black professionals on Bay Street and elsewhere. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
inside the market
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
european business
Britain’s competition regulator launches investigation into music streaming market
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing headphones looks at the view, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brighton, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
technology
Facebook owner Meta applies to appeal British watchdog’s ruling on Giphy
FILE - Facebook unveiled their new Meta sign at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on, Oct. 28, 2021. Meta, formerly known as Facebook, and ridesharing company Lyft separately announced Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, that they're letting workers delay their return when offices fully reopen early next year. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
international business
Britain’s competition regulator tells Facebook owner Meta Platforms to sell GIF maker Giphy
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with Meta logo and a 3D printed Facebook logo is placed on a laptop keyboard in this illustration taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
european business
Britain’s competition watchdog fines Facebook £50.5-million for failing to supply data
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
canada
Medical association says provincial governments ‘gaslighting’ health-care workers over COVID-19
Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Katharine Smart is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association held an emergency summit Tuesday night to discuss how move forward since the pandemic brought the health system to a breaking point, with no end in sight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/Canadian Medical Association **MANDATORY CREDIT**
technology
Nvidia’s $40-billion acquisition of British chip designer ARM dealt blow by U.K. regulator
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nvidia Corporation is seen during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
featured reports
How 5G can help transform Canada’s health care system
european business
Britain’s Persimmon, Aviva to amend home leases after inquiry
FILE PHOTO - Builders construct modular Space4 homes on a Persimmon development in Coventry, February 22, 2017. Picture taken February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples
canada
Pfizer supply bolstered as Moderna cuts COVID-19 vaccine delivery
A paramedic closes the doors on his ambulance at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. As ICU beds fill up in the city patients are being transferred to hospitals in other regions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
canada
Doctors group says constant changes to COVID-19 restrictions have caused frustration and confusion
Pedestrians cross at the Yonge and Dundas intersection, in Toronto, on March 3, 2021.
canada
Doug Ford denies causing doctor to be fired for COVID-19 advocacy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions after delivering prepared meals at a seniors residence in Toronto on Monday, February 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
technology
Google’s proposed Chrome changes probed by U.K. competition watchdog
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, shows the Chrome logo displayed at a Google event, in New York. Google says its Chrome browser will block ads on websites it deems too annoying for web users starting in 2018. The digital-ad giant’s announcement comes as hundreds of millions of internet users fed up with ads that track them and make browsing sites difficult have already installed ad blockers on their desktop computers and phones. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
letters
April 14: ‘My uncomfortable reality: Doug Ford is the leader Ontario needs.’ Readers rate political responses to COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions at the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday April 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
canada
Statistics Canada reports Toronto was below national average on violent crime index in 2017, with score increasing yearly
Police are seen near the scene of a mass shooting in Toronto, July 22, 2018.