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Alberta is offering more of its Rocky Mountain landscapes to coal mining after rescinding a decades-old policy that protected them.
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Alberta offers Rocky Mountain coal leases after rescinding protection policy

Post-Brexit trade discussions between the European Union and the U.K. will resume on Sunday following a pause in negotiations in light of their inability to bridge an array of differences, Britain’s prime minister and the head of the EU’s executive branch said.
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Crunch U.K.-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

Pornhub has pushed back against accusations that is allows child sexual abuse materials on its popular online pornography website.
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Pornhub pushes back against accusations that it allows child sexual abuse materials

Employers won’t be able to force – only encourage – employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, say legal and ethics experts.
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No legal grounds for employers to force employees to get vaccinated, say experts

HSBC says it will offer rates below one per cent for some mortgages, which rate comparison website RateSpy.com says is a record low for Canada.
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HSBC offers mortgage rate below one per cent

Walmart Canada says it will be giving its workers new cash bonuses for their ongoing dedication during the pandemic.
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Walmart Canada to give 85,000 workers cash ‘appreciation’ bonus as COVID-19 surges

Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit held steady at $3.8 billion in October as both exports and imports climbed higher.
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Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit held steady in October at .8B

Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is ‘now putting an end to the fossil fuel era.’
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Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea

The rate of job growth continued to slow in November with the economy adding 62,000 jobs, down from 84,000 in October.
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Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November: StatCan

Canada’s working mothers saw their jobs gains stall in November after months of growth, and those who are working are seeing greater strains on their working hours to care for their children, Statistics Canada says.
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Childcare adds to strain for working mothers as pace of job gains slows