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Rihanna is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. The business magazine on Wednesday reported the 33-year-old pop star’s estimated net worth to be US$1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician.
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Rihanna is now officially a billionaire

New data shows homebuyers in cities such as Vancouver and Toronto could be waiting decades to save up for a down payment.
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The cost of down payments in Canadian cities skyrocketed in 2021, new data shows

Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday as investors weighed another batch of corporate earnings and economic data that could shed more light on how the economic recovery is going.
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Stocks slip as investors weigh corporate earnings, jobs data

Meat processor Tyson Foods said Tuesday it will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of frontline workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus.
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Tyson Foods, Microsoft to require vaccination for U.S. workers

Florida won’t put any state money into the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s unless it reverses a decision to stop selling ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
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Florida may drop Ben & Jerry’s parent over Israel boycott

Canada’s two largest railways say they are unlikely to repeat the record grain shipments they posted in 2020 due to unfavourable weather conditions over the summer.
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Canadian railways expect weaker crop year after moving record grain in 2020-2021

The divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalized.
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Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalize their divorce

New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions.
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NYC will require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms

The umbrella organization for Canada’s securities regulators says it plans to merge the regulatory bodies that oversee investment dealers and mutual fund dealers into one new organization.
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Canada’s securities regulators to create new watchdog body combining IIROC, MFDA

Social media management business Hootsuite says it has acquired artificial intelligence chatbot company Heyday.
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Hootsuite to acquire artificial intelligence chatbot company for M