Business
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
About one-third say they have used a federal wage subsidy to reduce or avoid layoffs
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One-third of Indigenous workers in jobs facing automation threat, report says
Those at-risk industries account for approximately $2.43 billion of Indigenous wage revenue
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Growing with the sun: Cannabis companies look to outdoor cultivation
Health Canada began handing out licenses to cultivate cannabis outside in 2019
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B.C.’s Indigenous rights law faces 2020 implementation deadline
Pipeline projects carry on as B.C. works on UN goals
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Lululemon buys in-home fitness company Mirror in $500-million deal
Lululemon says the purchase will be covered by the company’s primary sources of liquidity
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Canadian tech orgs form anti-racism coalition to bring diversity to innovation
TD Bank Group’s global executive officer Claudette McGowan will serve as its chair
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Statistics Canada says economy posted record 11.6% plunge in April
Statistics Canada said its initial flash estimate points to growth of three per cent in May
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Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, terminates 3,480 jobs due to COVID-19
Cirque du Soleil says it has entered into a ‘stalking horse’ purchase agreement with its existing shareholders
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Air Canada, WestJet to drop physical distancing policies as air travel ticks up
Air Canada and WestJet conduct pre-boarding temperature checks and require masks on board
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B.C. cuts fees, not red tape for farmland home construction
Gravel roads get relief from fill dumping regulations
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