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The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports.
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Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say

A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma.
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Cruise line let passenger’s body decompose, lawsuit says

The Bank of Canada’s decision to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday could put financial pressure on landlords and leave renters vulnerable, experts say.
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​Bank of Canada interest rate pause could force landlords to sell properties: experts

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, ‘We’re not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore.’
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Haaland defends Willow, says U.S. won’t end oil drilling

A commission that oversees how the Rio Grande is managed and shared among three Western states has adopted a recommendation that could set the stage for more involvement by Native American tribes that depend on the river.
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Tribes seek invitation to Rio Grande water commission

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire.
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Maine takes railroad to task over cleanup after derailment

Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company’s new chief corporate affairs officer, pushing critics to sound the alarm on a perceived politics-to-industry pipeline.
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Former industry minister Navdeep Bains gets Rogers job, sparking criticism

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund will vote to support Teck Resources Ltd.’s plan to split the company’s metals and steelmaking coal businesses into two separate companies at a key shareholder meeting next week.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund plans to support Teck Resources split

Lyft plans to “significantly reduce” its workforce, the company’s new CEO David Risher told employees on Friday, in another round of layoffs as it struggles to turn a profit and pull off a turnaround.
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Lyft plans to ‘significantly reduce’ workforce, CEO says

The strike by federal civil servants could mean passengers who filed complaints with the country’s airline regulator could face even longer processing times.
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PSAC strike could push air passenger complaints processing beyond 18 months