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Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida.
Source: ctv business
Disney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers

It is a long and sometimes dangerous journey for avocados destined for guacamole on tables and tailgates in the United States during the Super Bowl.
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Route to Super Bowl is long, dangerous for Mexican avocados

A California jury has ruled that Elon Musk is not liable for losses experienced by Tesla shareholders following his controversial “funding secured” tweet from 2018.
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Elon Musk wins lawsuit over ‘funding secured’ tweet

A Yukon court has quashed government approval for a mining exploration project, siding with a First Nation that argued there was a failure to properly consult it about the project on its traditional territory.
Source: ctv business
Yukon prospecting plan approval is quashed by First Nation court victory

A group of airlines is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear their case after a lower court largely upheld the validity of Canada’s air passenger bill of rights.
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Airlines ask Supreme Court to hear case on passenger bill of rights

In April, Mexico plans to power up the first phase of a huge solar energy project near a beach town popular with tourists making the short drive from the United States. Once completed, the full $1.6 billion project will have a generating capacity of 1,000 megawatts — enough to power some 500,000 homes. It will be the largest solar project built by Mexico’s state-owned electric company.
Source: ctv business
1st phase of Mexican solar project to be operating in April

Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based drug manufacturer of a Canadian COVID-19 vaccine and other plant-based drugs, is being shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical Group.
Source: ctv business
Canadian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago Inc. shutting down

Canada’s egg industry appears to be quietly sidestepping widespread shortages and wildly spiking prices affecting other countries, and some say supply management is to thank.
Source: ctv business
‘Made-in-Canada system’ keeps egg supply stable. But is it also keeping prices high?

Trading in shares in troubled Adani Enterprises gyrated Friday as the flagship company of India’s second-largest conglomerate tumbled 30 per cent and then rebounded after more than a week of heavy losses that have cost it tens of billions of dollars in market value.
Source: ctv business
Indian tycoon Adani hit by more losses, calls for probe

Wall Street’s rally is stalling Friday, as a stunningly strong report on the U.S. job market takes investments on another dizzying roller-coaster ride.
Source: ctv business
Wall Street’s rally stalls on hot jobs, cold earnings data