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OTTAWA — The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform.

VANCOUVER — Hootsuite says it will eliminate the free tier of its social media management tool next month.

GATINEAU, Que. — Federal and several provincial privacy authorities say they will jointly investigate TikTok. The Privacy Commissioner of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says it has teamed up with the offices of the information and privacy commissioners in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

TORONTO — The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has set out new rules for unregistered cryptocurrency trading platforms operating in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ after a wave of bankruptcies in the space including FTX, Voyager Digital and Celsius Network.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s telecommunications regulator is directing all service providers to notify it within two hours when they become aware of an outage to their networks.

VANCOUVER — Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales were up compared with a year earlier. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported a profit of $45.

Here's a look at some key moments leading up to this point: March 15, 2021: Rogers announces an agreement to buy Shaw in a deal valued at $26 billion. Rogers says it will purchase all outstanding Class A and B shares of Shaw for $40.

The companies involved in Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion deal to buy telecommunications rival Shaw Communications Inc. have extended their deadline to complete the transaction. Rogers, Shaw, the Shaw Family Living Trust and Quebecor Inc.

TORONTO — Uber Technologies Inc. is introducing a new feature in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ today that gives riders and drivers the ability to record audio of their trips.

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is tightening its policy on bankrolling research with foreign entities that might pose a risk to national security.