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A prominent market research company says RBC and Tangerine were Canada’s highest rated banks this year, even as overall customer satisfaction among financial institutions dropped during the pandemic.
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Tangerine, RBC highest rated banks as overall satisfaction with banks drops: report

The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45 per cent of the fuel used along the Eastern seaboard, shut down Friday after a ransomware attack by gang of criminal hackers that calls itself DarkSide. Depending on how long the shutdown lasts, the incident could impact millions of consumers.
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Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters

How and where you make money is shifting, and CRA has been paying close attention to what are referred to as ‘platform economies,’ CTV News’ Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her column on CTVNews.ca.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: When it comes to hobbies and side hustles, the CRA is watching

Stocks were falling broadly on Tuesday, led by banks, a wide range of retailers and big technology stocks as inflation remains a growing concern among investors.
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Stocks pull back on Wall Street as inflation concerns grow

Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. is planning to expand its footprint as demand for discount products surges amid the pandemic.
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Giant Tiger discount chain expanding, plans to increase store count to 300

The head of the World Trade Organization said on Monday she hoped that by December the body’s members will have reached a ‘pragmatic’ solution over whether to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents.
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WTO chief says hopes COVID-19 patent issue will be settled by December

The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said Monday it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.
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Pipeline hit by cyberattack could be back by week’s end

Bavarians were able to enjoy a tall beer in the spring sun Monday in several areas, as some outdoor beer gardens reopened in the southern German state.
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Prost! Bavaria opens some of its famous beer gardens again

An Australian judge on Monday rejected a challenge to a temporary COVID-19 ban on citizens returning from India.
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Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel

Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phoney listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold.
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Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown