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The Toronto International Film Festival is set to lose Bell as its leading sponsor.
Source: ctv business
TIFF set to lose lead sponsor Bell after a nearly three-decade partnership

Gina Izumi is working to build a corporate Canada where no woman feels excluded or put down because she hasn’t learned to play golf — still a heavily favoured pastime among the global business community, which uses the sport to lure in clients, sign deals and even identify future talent for promotions.
Source: ctv business
Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

Federal safety regulators are citing recent incidents, at least one of them fatal, in warning airlines to make sure that workers keep their distance from jet engines until they are powered off.
Source: ctv business
U.S. officials are warning airlines to keep workers away from jet engines that are still running

The federal government posted a budgetary surplus of $3.62 billion for the first three months of its 2023-24 fiscal year, compared with a surplus of $10.20 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Source: ctv business
Federal government posts .62-billion surplus for April to June

Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed following a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell who said upcoming decisions on interest rates will be based on what the incoming data says about inflation and the economy.
Source: ctv business
S&P/TSX composite down, U.S. stock markets after Powell speech

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum.
Source: ctv business
U.S. sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others

Kimberly-Clark is discontinuing its consumer facial tissue business in Canada, citing ‘unique complexities.’
Source: ctv business
Grab a tissue while you can: Kleenex tissues to be discontinued in Canada

TD Bank Group announced it was significantly expanding a share buyback program as it reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago.
Source: ctv business
TD Bank Group reports profits down, rolls out expanded share buyback program

A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel — if extreme — way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island.
Source: ctv business
Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness

The Canadian trucking industry faces a shaky market as cargo volumes and freight rates continue to fall compared with the soaring highs seen during the pandemic.
Source: ctv business
Trucking industry facing leaner times as consumer demand drops