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North American stock markets enjoyed a relief rally as the long and contentious U.S. election comes to a close.
Source: ctv business
North American stock markets rise in relief rally on U.S. election day; loonie up

The liquidation of Le Chateau is underway, with discounts of 20 to 40 per cent available at all 121 stores and online.
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Le Chateau liquidation starts with discounts available at stores and online

With the threat of extinction hanging heavy over companies during the pandemic, a top tech executive says we’re having a ‘Darwinian moment’ that will see some firms emerge stronger while others will succumb to difficult conditions.
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‘Darwinian moment:’ Pandemic pushes some Canadian companies to thrive, others to fail

Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces.
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Firms with more robots also have more workers overall, Statistics Canada study says

McDonald’s is hiring a new chief diversity officer as it struggles with charges of harassment and racism at all levels of the company.
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McDonald’s hires diversity chief amid corporate turmoil

Gains in the industrial and utility sectors helped lift Canada’s main stock index in early trading, while U.S. stock markets moved to regain some of their losses from last week.
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North American stock markets up to start the trading week, loonie rises

Dorel Industries Inc. says it has reached an agreement in principle to be taken private by a group led by Cerberus Capital Management and the family that controls the company’s multiple-voting shares.
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Dorel reaches privatization deal with Cerberus and controlling family

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp., the longtime cannabis advocate.
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Fire & Flower to buy longtime cannabis advocate Friendly Stranger

Five of the six U.S. states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment

The U.S. Presidential election is tomorrow and one can almost guarantee there will be an immediate reaction in the stock markets regardless of who wins, CTV News’ Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her column for CTVNews.ca. But, she cautions, you should pause and try not to overreact.
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Pattie Lovett-Reid: Why investors should watch but not react to the U.S. presidential election