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Experts say that a new directive issued in response to the controversy known as ‘buttergate’ could make it hard for dairy farmers to keep up with consumer demand for the staple ingredient.
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Directive based on ‘buttergate’ claims could cost dairy farmers, say experts

Porter Airlines has pushed back its target for resuming operations yet again amid strict new rules for travellers returning from abroad.
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Porter Airlines pushes back target date for resuming flights until May 19

Calgary-based WestJet Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its more than 3,100 cabin crew members.
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WestJet reaches tentative contract agreement with union representing flight attendants

Air Canada says it has reached a deal that will see Chorus Aviation Ltd.’s Jazz Aviation subsidiary become the sole operator of Air Canada Express flights.
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Air Canada makes Jazz the sole operator of Air Canada Express flights

Stocks are rising across the board on Wall Street as traders welcomed a move lower in long-term interest rates in the bond market. Investors were also watching Washington as a big economic stimulus bill moved to the Senate.
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Stocks climb more than 2 per cent as investors get back to buying

Executives who engage in so-called ‘vaccine tourism’ show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue.
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Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say

When it comes to getting early investment and backing for a startup it is about trust, and that seems to be lacking when it comes to women entrepreneurs, according to several interviewed by AFP.
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Women fight for funding in man’s world of tech startups

Canadian automotive workers are among those who have been temporarily laid off as a worldwide shortage of semiconductors, used in computer chips in vehicles, brings several industries to an abrupt halt.
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Canadian automotive workers​ temporary laid off amid global chip shortages

Billionaire Warren Buffett encouraged investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns in a reassuring letter to his shareholders Saturday.
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Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents them.
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WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots amid labour negotiations