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TORONTO — TikTok has been in the spotlight this week after the federal government announced it was banning the social media app from its devices days after Canadian privacy commissioners began investigating the company.

"Effective immediately, the TikTok app will not be permitted from government-issued mobile devices," said Minister of Citizens' Services Lisa Beare.

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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 Canada says it has teamed up with the offices of the information and privacy commissioners in B.C.

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

OTTAWA — Canada'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.