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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has asked the federal government to hold Canada Pension Plan premiums at current levels next year when they’re scheduled to rise.
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CFIB calls for freeze on Canada Pension Plan premiums set to rise on Jan. 1

Canada’s workforce has tilted in favour of men during COVID-19 as the pandemic has pressured women’s dual roles as mother and employee, says a new report from Royal Bank of Canada.
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Women leaving workforce faster than men, childcare playing big role in exodus: study

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank as the State Department in a major policy shift announced that products from the settlements can be labelled ‘Made in Israel.’
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U.S. says settlement products can be labelled ‘Made in Israel’

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ isn’t skipping theatres or moving to 2021, but it is altering course. The last big blockbuster holdout of 2020 is still opening in U.S. theatres on Christmas Day but it will also be made available to HBO Max subscribers free of charge for its first month, Warner Bros. said Wednesday.
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to debut in theatres and online

Canada and Britain say they are in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal before a Dec. 31 deadline.
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Canada-Britain trade negotiation in final stages as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms

U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Thursday, as Wall Street’s tug of war continues between worries about the worsening pandemic in the present and optimism that a vaccine will rescue the economy in the future.
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Stocks drift amid investors’ tug of war between hope, fear

Canadians who channeled their grief into trying to keep Boeing 737 Max aircrafts grounded after losing loved ones in a deadly crash fear American regulators have made a mistake in allowing the planes to fly again.
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Families fear U.S. has made a mistake in allowing Boeing 737 Max to fly again

CN Rail may only have to consider another painful round of layoffs if COVID-19’s second wave causes shipping volumes to drop dramatically again, its chief executive said Wednesday.
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More CN layoffs only if business slows dramatically during second wave, says CEO

Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than its previous commitment, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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U.K. to ban gasoline car sales by 2030 as part of green plan

The Boeing 737 Max aircraft will not be returning to Canadian skies just yet, despite being cleared for takeoff by U.S. regulators.
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Ottawa to keep Boeing Max aircraft grounded for now, despite U.S. decision