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Following a recent heart attack, a British man’s vow to step away from work and spend more time with family has led to a groundswell of online support from across the world.
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After his heart attack, man’s post vowing to never again overwork attracts worldwide attention

Peel Region has ordered the partial closure of two Amazon Fulfillment Centres due to five or more recent COVID-19 cases at the facilities.
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Two Amazon facilities in Ontario’s Peel Region ordered to partially close due to COVID-19 cases

Honda became the latest automaker to promise an emissions-free future.
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Honda promises to make only emissions-free vehicles in the future

The founder of Epic Games is donating a large stretch of North Carolina’s Appalachian highlands to be preserved as a haven for wildlife.
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Epic Games CEO saves old growth forests in North Carolina

Canadian National Railway Co. says it has filed a letter with the U.S. regulator that governs railway mergers declaring its bid for the Kansas City Southern railroad to be pro-competitive and in the public interest.
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CN fires latest salvo in battle with CP Rail for U.S. railway Kansas City Southern

Railroad shippers have a much more negative view of a bid by Canadian National Railway Co. to take over the Kansas City Southern railroad than a competing offer by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., according to a ‘snap survey’ published by a U.S. financial analyst on Friday.
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CN fires latest salvo in battle with CP Rail; analyst survey says shippers prefer CP

Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange that is being accused of defrauding investors, according to the country’s state-run news agency.
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Turkey detains dozens for alleged cryptocurrency fraud

The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blur.
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Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules

Stocks were rising in afternoon trading Friday, but the overall market is still on pace to end the week lower for the first time in five weeks.
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Stocks move higher; S&P 500 still on track for weekly loss

Investors shook off U.S. tax hike concerns as strong economic data pushed North American stock markets to end the week hovering around record territory.
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North American stock markets recover from tax-hike fears, end week near record closes