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A B.C. dairy farmer says the impact of flooding in the province on her industry has been less severe than it could have been, a fact she attributes to farmers pulling together as a community.
Source: ctv business
B.C. dairy industry filling most of its orders, despite impact of floods

Bitcoin prices plummeted overnight to a low of about US$43,000.
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Bitcoin plunges overnight

Canadian National Railway Co. says it aims to reopen its network in southern British Columbia this weekend after another bout of rain and wind prompted a second shutdown.
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Flooding and supply chain: CN looks to reopen tracks in southern B.C. after 2nd network shutdown

Chipotle launched a US$8 Cilantro Soap bar, made of organic oils and coriander essential oil — and it’s already sold out a day after launch.
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Chipotle is selling a cilantro soap and it’s already sold out

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is advising Ontarians to start their holiday alcohol shopping early as ongoing global supply chain issues may cause shelves to be emptier than usual this year.
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LCBO advising Ontarians to start their holiday shopping early as shelves could be emptier this year

The main trucking lobbies in Canada and the United States are warning that vaccine and testing requirements for workers will further disrupt supply chains because there is already a dire shortage of drivers.
Source: ctv business
Canadian, U.S. truckers warn vaccine mandates will disrupt supply chains

The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with Loblaw Financial Holdings in a dispute over the tax treatment of a subsidiary the company ran in Barbados.
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Loblaw Financial wins Supreme Court case over tax treatment of Barbados subsidiary

Officials from Canada and the United States were scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the suspension of exports of Prince Edward Island potatoes south of the border — a trade order that is impacting potato prices in both countries.
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Canadian and U.S. officials to meet Friday to discuss P.E.I. potato ban

Statistics Canada says the economy added 154,000 jobs in November as the labour market showed more signs it’s returning to pre-pandemic levels.
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Statistics Canada says economy added 154K jobs in November

Canada’s labour market shook off more of the shock from COVID-19 by adding 153,700 jobs in November, pushing the unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low and sending the share of the core working population with a job to an all-time high.
Source: ctv business
Jobless rate drops to 6 per cent in November as number of long-term unemployed falls