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Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge

Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge

NEW YORK — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders. The company said Monday that the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles.
Osisko Gold reports Stornoway's Renard diamond mine to restart this month

Osisko Gold reports Stornoway's Renard diamond mine to restart this month

MONTREAL — The Renard diamond mine in northern Quebec is to reopen this month after being shut down in March as part of the province's mining lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minority shareholder Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.
Great Canadian Gaming to reopen two N.S. casinos on Oct. 4 but at reduced capacity

Great Canadian Gaming to reopen two N.S. casinos on Oct. 4 but at reduced capacity

TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says its properties in Halifax and Sydney, N.S., will reopen on Oct. 5 following a six-month closure due public health efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
IGM Financial chief executive Jeff Carney stepping down for health reasons

IGM Financial chief executive Jeff Carney stepping down for health reasons

WINNIPEG — Jeff Carney is retiring as president and chief executive of IGM Financial and IG Wealth Management due to health reasons. Carney says that he has been diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Perfume brand says cutting Black actor from ad was misstep

Perfume brand says cutting Black actor from ad was misstep

NEW YORK — British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped create.
With TIFF facing a tough year, Netflix makes a swift exit from festival season

With TIFF facing a tough year, Netflix makes a swift exit from festival season

TORONTO — Netflix and the Toronto International Film Festival have been an inseparable power couple for years, mastering the ways to get moviegoers talking, but during the pandemic their storied Hollywood relationship is on a break.
Q&A: What to expect from trial of Nissan, ex-director Kelly

Q&A: What to expect from trial of Nissan, ex-director Kelly

TOKYO — The criminal trial against Japanese automaker Nissan and its former executive Greg Kelly will open in Tokyo District Court on Tuesday. It’s the latest chapter in the unfolding scandal of Carlos Ghosn, a superstar at Nissan Motor Co.
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

LONDON — Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended following a reported side-effect in a U.K.
US budget deficit hits record $3 trillion through 11 months

US budget deficit hits record $3 trillion through 11 months

WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3 trillion for the first 11 months of this budget year, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Canadian tech firm Lightspeed makes New York Stock Exchange debut

Canadian tech firm Lightspeed makes New York Stock Exchange debut

Canadian technology company Lightspeed is testing its fortunes on the U.S. market, in hopes that investors will want a piece of its digital payments business. Shares of Lightspeed POS Inc.
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