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Canadian flight attendants say they are being subjected to unacceptable levels of abuse from passengers as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on.
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Pandemic-fuelled rise in passenger misbehaviour taking toll on flight attendants

People are returning to co-working spaces, which provide members with desks, boardrooms and other amenities like gyms, kitchens and coffee bars. Many are also considering the spots for the first time as they adjust to long-term remote work or depart office jobs to start companies.
Source: ctv business
Co-working spaces poised for surge in demand as remote work increases

Dubai opened Expo 2020 in an extravagant ceremony Thursday that bathed the site’s signature central dome in light, a symbolic beacon for the city-state’s hopes that the world’s fair will draw tourists despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dubai opens Expo 2020 to a world still reeling from pandemic

Stocks moved lower on Wall Street Thursday as the major indexes headed for steep monthly losses.
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Stocks move lower as S&P 500 heads for a big September loss

Experts are advising Canadians to plan ahead and start their holiday shopping early if they don’t want to be disappointed amid ongoing global supply chain issues and shortages affecting various sectors.
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Canadians should start their holiday shopping early amid supply chain woes: experts

In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped.
Source: ctv business
From paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices

Enbridge announced Wednesday that construction on the upgrade of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline across Minnesota is ‘substantially complete’ and that the company will start filling it with oil Friday.
Source: ctv business
Enbridge: Line 3 replacement complete; oil will flow Friday

Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project will enter into service on Friday, making it the first major Canadian pipeline project to be completed since 2015 and marking a significant victory for an energy sector that’s been hamstrung by a lack of export capacity.
Source: ctv business
Enbridge says Line 3 ‘substantially complete,’ will be in service on Friday

The British government’s reserve tanker fleet was being deployed Wednesday to help deliver gasoline to empty pumps across the U.K., and military drivers will begin operating fuel tankers in the coming days to ease the country’s fuel-supply crisis, a top official said.
Source: ctv business
U.K. soldiers to start driving fuel tankers in coming days

Less than a year after the Humboldt tragedy, pressure on the government resulted in a national set of standards for entry level training for truck drivers. But a W5 investigation reveals it’s made little difference when it comes to improving safety standards.
Source: ctv business
Truck driver training standards expose fatal flaws