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Employers clamp down on ‘ambiguous’ mask rules as more infections tied to workplaces

. last month, workers at TEC Business Solutions’s corrugated packaging plant in Mississauga, Ont. donned a mask, underwent a COVID 19 screening, had a temperature check.. their hands — but once...
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Atlantic Canada trade mission hopes to bolster region’s trade links to China

HALIFAX—A federal provincial trade mission is heading to China this week with hopes of bolstering Atlantic Canada’s presence in one of the world’s largest consumer markets. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence...
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Alberta unveils third tax credit aimed at spurring investment in local economy

... CEDC tax credit program, announced in Calgary on Wednesday, will... tax credit to Albertans who invest in registered CEDCs — investment corporations or co operatives that provide capital to locally based...
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High demand: Long lineups, heavy online traffic mark first day of pot retail

Long lineups outside of stores and overwhelming online traffic marked the first... make legal recreational cannabis purchases in Canada. As government operated websites... sales portal suffered slowdowns and frustrating wait...
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Some P.E.I. business immigrants out of country over 100 days a year: statistics

Close to one in five immigrants who committed to run a business within Prince Edward Island for a.. 100 or more days abroad, according to government documents for... the...
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European wineries losses could be Canada s gain

... says that extreme weather in 2017 has caused global.. drop to levels not seen since the 1950s or early 1960s. Wine production fell by an estimated 15 per...
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Financial Literacy: Canadians Share What They Wish They Learned About Money

... enough to cover their bills, according to a recent poll of 1, 500 Canadians by insolvency consultancy MNP. What’s more, ... their ability to handle their finances, and when it comes......
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Prenups can help second (or third) time around marriages

Prenuptial agreements have a certain air in popular thought, a lack... tension, perhaps a less than equal marriage. In some situations, the terms.. prenuptial agreement can be entirely inappropriate, said Patricia...
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Loonie slips as TSX, DOW move up in morning trade

A 27 year old Nova Scotia man has been charged with accessing and possessing child pornography following an investigation by the RCMP and the FBI. After receiving information from the FBI,...
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Britain, Nova Scotia cut subsidies to green energy over cost concerns

Nova Scotia and Britain have announced plans to... the support programs have been pushing up electricity prices. In early August, Nova Scotia said it will end its community feed in tariff...
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Can this B.C. couple afford to upsize and rent out their current home?

... Pichor. Now weve got 28. In our training room, they pretty much... of each other for any kind of training. Its absolutely ridiculous. The... drive west of Sudbury, is...
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Nova Scotia, P.E.I. Lobster Fisheries Shut Down

Nova Scotia Lobster , Lobster Fisheries Canada , Lobster Fishing Canada , Lobster Fishing Nova Scotia , Lobster Fishing Pei , Pei Lobster , Prince Edward Island Lobster ,...
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Would You Support Fracking if it Lowered Your Taxes?

The recent native protests in New Brunswick against proposed hydraulic fracturing fracking are not only devoid... and lower personal taxes. Add in the anti fracking frothing in neighbouring Nova Scotia,...