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A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught on camera drinking milk straight out of the jug at a home he was showing.
Source: ctv business
K fine for real estate agent caught drinking client’s milk from carton in Kamloops, B.C.

The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.
Source: ctv business
The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

Canada’s Imperial Oil shares rose on Friday as investors focused on plans to renew share buybacks, despite quarterly earnings slumping 72 per cent year-on-year as maintenance activity hit production amid a drop in energy prices.
Source: ctv business
Imperial Oil shares rise as company renews share buybacks

A high-profile lawsuit by a California woman who claimed that Subway’s tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna is being dismissed.
Source: ctv business
Subway tuna lawsuit is being dismissed

Both sides in the ongoing dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline are appealing last month’s court decision in Wisconsin.
Source: ctv business
Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin

The federal government posted a budgetary surplus of $1.5 billion in April and May, the first two months of the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Source: ctv business
Federal government posts .5B surplus for first two months of fiscal year

A fourth aquifer breach has been confirmed in northern Minnesota stemming from a Canadian oil company’s construction of an oil pipeline replacement in the region, state officials said.
Source: ctv business
Enbridge’s pipeline construction in Minnesota ruptured an aquifer. Officials say it’s the 4th time

Canada’s main stock index rose more than 100 points in late-morning trading, led by energy, industrial and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.
Source: ctv business
S&P/TSX composite up in late-morning trading Friday, U.S. markets also rise

Adidas said Friday that it is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the German sportswear brand seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism.
Source: ctv business
Adidas to release second batch of Yeezy sneakers after breakup with Ye

The Canadian economy grew by 0.3 per cent in May despite downward pressure from wildfire-hit oil and gas production but it looks to have slowed in June, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Source: ctv business
Economy grew in May despite wildfire effects, looks to have slowed in June: StatCan