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Travel insurance concerns loom large as hurricane season descends

Travel insurance concerns loom large as hurricane season descends

Last month, an alarming prospect dawned on Ben Birstonas ahead of a $14,000 all-inclusive getaway planned with his family for Bermuda.
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Enbridge raises $4.6B in share offering to help pay for U.S. gas utilities deal

Enbridge raises $4.6B in share offering to help pay for U.S. gas utilities deal

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has closed a $4.6-billion offering of shares the company announced as part of its deal to buy three U.S. gas utilities earlier this week.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts at the open, on track for a losing week

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts at the open, on track for a losing week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting, keeping Wall Street on track to close out its first losing week in the last three. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% early Friday. The Dow was flat and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.3%.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.9 per cent (8.7) _ Prince Edward Island 7.
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National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.5) Employment rate: 61.9 per cent (62.0) Participation rate: 65.5 per cent (65.
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Germany will keep Russian oil giant Rosneft subsidiaries under its control for another 6 months

Germany will keep Russian oil giant Rosneft subsidiaries under its control for another 6 months

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Friday it will keep two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft under the control of German authorities for another six months.
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Grocery store workforce stands to benefit from gains made by Unifor with Metro strike

Grocery store workforce stands to benefit from gains made by Unifor with Metro strike

As Metro workers at 27 Toronto-area grocery stores return to work after a month-long strike, experts and union representatives say their new collective agreement raises the bar for grocery store workers across the country.
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Home sick: How hybrid workplaces and employees can navigate flu season

Home sick: How hybrid workplaces and employees can navigate flu season

While many workplaces have shifted to hybrid setups coming out of the pandemic, employment experts say workers should be cautious about using that added flexibility to work from home when feeling sick.
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Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions

Former FTX crypto executive pleads guilty to making millions in illegal campaign contributions

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S.
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