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Futures tied to the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index, which measures the volume-weighted average price of water, are now trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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Investors can now trade water futures

Dollarama Inc. said it will pay a bonus to employees for their work during the pandemic as it raised its dividend and reported a higher third-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations.
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Dollarama reports Q3 profit up from year ago, announces employee bonus

The leaders of Britain and the European Union were meeting Wednesday for a dinner that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal — or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic rupture at the end of the month.
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U.K., EU head for supper showdown over Brexit trade deal

Amnesty International said Canada was the country that had bought the most coronavirus shots when considering the size of its population with enough doses to vaccinate every Canadian five times.
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Rich countries, including Canada, have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines: Amnesty

Disability insurance deserves a place in all of our portfolios, CTV News’ Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid explains in her weekly column for CTVNews.ca.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: Disability insurance could protect you during a pandemic

Positive news about vaccine delivery won’t be enough to give the economy a shot in the arm to start 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold and warned rising COVID-19 cases in Canada will weigh on near-term growth.
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Bank of Canada warns of bumpy economic start to 2021 as it keeps key rate on hold

Losses in the technology and utility sectors weighed on the market in Toronto as Canada’s main stock index pulled back in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also fell.
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North American stock markets down in late-morning trading, loonie edges higher

Fitch Ratings, which in June stripped Canada of its triple-A credit rating, has warned that Canada could face renewed pressure on its rating if Ottawa sticks to spending plans outlined last week in a fiscal update without raising revenue.
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Canada’s fiscal plans could renew credit rating pressure, Fitch warns

The head of a consumer interest group is calling on airlines to refund passengers’ cancelled fares, ahead of a hearing today in Parliament on the impact of COVID-19 on air travel.
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Consumer rights advocate calls for airline refunds ahead of Parliament hearing

Air Canada has announced plans to suspend flights at multiple airports in Atlantic Canada in the new year.
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‘Massive blow’: Air Canada to suspend multiple flight routes to Atlantic Canada