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A study from the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, the National Indigenous Economic Development Board and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business shows Indigenous companies needed more financial help during the pandemic, but many struggled to find relief.
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Indigenous businesses in need of financial aid face barriers to accessing relief

Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an employer-led drive reaching more than 13 million people that aims to rev up the nation’s slow vaccine rollout.
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Companies give vaccines to workers, boosting Japan’s rollout

Inter Pipeline Ltd. has rejected a revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP that allows shareholders to receive their payment entirely in cash instead of a mix of cash and shares if they want.
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Inter Pipeline rejects revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, the country’s state TV reported.
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Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

Shared e-scooter companies have had some ups and downs since they first rolled into Canada in 2018, But recent wins in Western Canada and impending decisions in several Ontario municipalities could soon provide the opportunities they need to establish themselves in the market.
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Despite the rough ride, e-scooter companies are bullish on Canada

The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada joined forces Monday to impose sanctions on several senior officials in Belarus over the forced diversion to Minsk of a passenger plane travelling between two EU countries last month.
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EU, U.S., U.K., Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus

Stocks were posting solid gains in morning trading Monday, following the market’s steep declines the previous week.
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Stocks rise solidly, led by technology companies and banks

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Bank of Canada to break sequence of lower terminal rates as governments splurge

High shipping rates, delays and increases in grain costs have sent food prices soaring for restaurants already hurt by pandemic restrictions and closures. Restaurants Canada’s James Rilett said restaurants are a low margin industry, so there’s not a lot of room to work in additional costs.
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Restaurateurs grapple with rising food costs, menu prices expected to rise

Roaring back from shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are on an unprecedented spending spree that is driving up prices and hampering global supply chains.
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U.S. economic recovery driving up prices, hampering global supply chains