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1. Booksellers take on Ottawa over Amazon's distribution

Canada's booksellers are urging Ottawa to block Amazon.com from building a distribution network in Canada, raising the stakes in a showdown over government restrictions on foreign control of the cultural industry.

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2. Parity beckons for the Canadian dollar

Expectations of rising interest rates, a revived economy and robust investor demand are prompting some strategists to suggest parity is around the corner.

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3. Emirates fires back at Air Canada

Emirates Airline says consumers are the losers as Air Canada benefits from protectionist rules that are preventing the Dubai-based carrier from expanding in Canada.

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4. Carlos Slim Helu tops Forbes list of world's richest

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has rocketed past Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the world's richest person, signalling a post-crash new world order with more economic muscle shifting to emerging markets.

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5. Why Lindsay Lohan is not the E*Trade baby

A roundup of the week in marketing, including a Super Bowl ad at the centre of a $100-million celebrity lawsuit

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Amazon.com Inc
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