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Scotiabank is cutting about three per cent of its global workforce as a result of changes at the bank and customers’ day-to-day banking preferences, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline operations, the bank announced Wednesday.
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Scotiabank cutting 3% of global workforce

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

According to a new study by the Menopause Foundation of Canada (MFC), working women’s unmanaged menopause symptoms cost Canadian employers $237 million in lost productivity and costs women $3.3 billion in lost income each year as a result of them working reduced work hours or leaving the workforce.
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Lack of menopause support in Canada costs working women .3B in lost income each year: study

Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Tuesday following the latest signal that the U.S. economy remains solid, though perhaps too strong for the Federal Reserve’s liking.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts and yields rise as U.S. shoppers show they’re still spending

If you recently received an inheritance, or expect to collect one soon, it’s important that you make the most of any extra money, especially in today’s rapidly changing economic landscape. In a column for CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew shares some helpful tips on what to do after receiving an inheritance.
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What should you do with an inheritance? Tips from a financial expert

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is rejecting an unsolicited US $8 billion buyout offer from Choice Hotels, a smaller chain that sent a letter to Wyndham shareholders Tuesday after negotiations broke down.
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Wyndham board unanimously rejects US billion unsolicited buyout offer from Choice Hotels

Five years after legalization, the number of Canadians using recreational cannabis keeps getting higher while the sector shows signs of burning out, according to Statistics Canada data.
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Up in smoke: 5 years after legalization, cannabis use higher while companies burn out

Statistics Canada’s latest Consumer Price Index report shows some foods continue to decrease in cost as inflation slows, but others remain expensive.
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Here are the food prices that increased, decreased in September

A wave of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian oilpatch is a sign of an industry that is flush with cash and increasingly confident in the short- and medium-term outlook for fossil fuels, experts say.
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Wave of billion-dollar oilpatch deals a sign of bullish Canadian energy sector

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices.
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Champagne says he wishes grocers were more ‘forthcoming’ on plans to stabilize prices