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Carnival Corp. said Thursday that a data breach in March might have exposed personal information about customers and employees on Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises.
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Cruise giant Carnival says customers affected by data breach

An environmental review panel into a proposal for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains is advising the federal government that the Grassy Mountain mine is not in the public interest.
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Panel says Grassy Mountain coal mine in Rockies not in public interest

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned about possible food shortages and urged the country to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions as he opened a major political conference to discuss national efforts to salvage a broken economy.
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North Korean leader Kim warns of ‘tense’ food situation, longer COVID lockdown

Scotch single malt whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland’s main exports following the resolution of a long-standing trade row between the U.S. and the EU over subsidies to aircraft companies Boeing and Airbus.
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Scotch whisky makers welcome suspension of costly U.S. tariffs

Ford’s outlook for the second quarter is improving, as the automaker is seeing strong customer reservations for four of its new vehicles.
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Ford says outlook for 2nd quarter is improving

The European Union Thursday endorsed a pandemic recovery plan for Greece worth billions of euros, providing vital relief for the eurozone member’s shaken economy.
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EU endorses massive pandemic relief for recession-hit Greece

Landon Cassill will be the first NASCAR driver paid entirely in cryptocurrency in a sponsorship deal with Voyager that begins at Nashville Superspeedway this weekend.
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NASCAR driver Cassill to be paid in cryptocurrency in deal with Voyager

A new report says Ottawa should amend Canada’s competition laws to stop cartel-like practices and wage-fixing agreements in the country’s grocery sector.
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‘A slippery slope towards cartel-like conduct:’ New report on grocery pay wage-fixing

Canada’s biggest food and drugstore retailer is expanding its loyalty program at Esso gas stations, allowing PC Optimum members to both earn and redeem points when they fuel up.
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Loblaw expands PC Optimum at Esso stations, points redeemable on gas, car washes

Pembina Pipeline Corp. and TC Energy Corp. have announced a plan to develop a carbon transportation and sequestration system in Alberta.
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Pembina and TC Energy team up for carbon transportation and sequestration project