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Investors in Canada’s major banks will be looking for signs of loan growth, impacts of the Delta variant and hints of what the Big Six may do with their cash reserves when they report this week.
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Big Canadian banks set to release earnings as economy shifts to reopening

The Lebanese government says it is raising gasoline prices by 66 per cent in a partial reduction of fuel subsidies as it seeks to ease crippling shortages that have brought the country to a standstill.
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Lebanon raises fuel prices by 66 per cent as it tries to ease shortages

With global climate change threatening to wreak havoc on their industry, insurance companies are increasingly looking to limit their exposure to the fossil fuel sector.
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Insurance industry seeks to limit fossil fuel exposure amid growing climate threat

A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday — the first cruise ship to depart from California in 17 months.
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1st cruise ship from California in months heads to Mexico

With the rise of remote work and record-setting real estate sales, some Manitoba communities are trying to entice people to make the switch from city lights to rural nights.
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‘Where a penny can still buy you something’: Manitoba real estate deals look to entice homebuyers from big-city living

Mexico has sought formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation and application of tougher content rules for automobiles set out in the USMCA trade pact.
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Mexico wants talks with United States over USMCA auto content rules

Presenteeism, where employees show up to work when they’re unwell, was a problem in workplaces pre-pandemic. But now, some experts say COVID-19 has shifted attitudes around working while sick.
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Working while sick: Will the pandemic eliminate presenteeism from the workplace?

Major League Baseball is ending a 70-year relationship with trading card company Topps after signing a new partnership with a rival company.
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MLB to end 70-year partnership with Topps trading cards

Retail sales rose 4.2 per cent to $56.2 billion in June as public health restrictions were eased in many parts of the country, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales gained 4.2 per cent in June as restrictions eased

Mining giant BHP says it has fired at least 48 workers for sexual assaults and harassment at its Western Australia mining camps since 2019.
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Mining giant BHP has fired 48 workers for sexual assault, harassment at Australian mines since 2019: inquiry