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Amazon takes top stake in U.K. food delivery firm Deliveroo [UPDATED]
Deliveroo, founded in 2013, is one of Britain’s main so-called gig economy companies
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Back to the drawing board: U.K.-Brexit compromise talks fail
Labour wants to stick close to EU rules to guarantee seamless trade, while the government wants a fluid relationship to allow Britain to strike new trade deals around the world
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Ontario anti-carbon tax ad mocked for sending opposite message when on mute
The ad missed the mark by promoting the cause it attacks. A staffer with the federal Liberals spoofed the visuals and says it works better
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 2.1% in March
March sales were boosted by the transportation equipment, petroleum and coal product, and primary metal industries
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Canada issues tender to bring back trash but misses Duterte’s May 15 deadline
The improperly labelled trash has been in the Philippines for nearly six years. An ongoing sticking point is who would pay for the shipments back to Canada
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Bank of Canada identifies climate change as important economic weak spot
Climate change is listed as a top weak spot in the Bank of Canada’s annual review, which explores key weaknesses and risks surrounding financial stability
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Walmart warns that higher tariffs will mean higher prices
Walmart has been left largely unscathed by tariffs since they focused more on industrial and agricultural products. But now that’s changed
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Federal oil tanker ban bill defeated in Senate, but legislation not dead
Bill C-48 would put into a law a longstanding voluntary moratorium on coastal tanker traffic between the northern tip of Vancouver Island and the Alaska border
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Trump pardons Conrad Black for 2007 fraud conviction in U.S.
Former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black has received a full pardon from Donald Trump. In 2018 Black published “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other”
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Honda confirms closure of U.K. car plant that employs 3,500
Reports of the closure first emerged in February, heightening concerns about the impact of Brexit-related uncertainty on the U.K. economy
