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2 Canadian securities regulators to be merged into 1 to beef up fight against financial crime

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The umbrella organization for Canada’s securities regulators says it plans to merge the regulatory bodies that oversee investment dealers and mutual fund dealers into one new organization, a move praised by both watchdog groups.

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Fisherwomen honoured in photography exhibition

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Fisherwomen honoured in photography exhibition

An exhibition, dedicated to the thousands of women who have worked in the fishing industry along the east coast of England, has been unveiled. The work of photographer Craig Easton, the collection is on show at the Time and Tide museum in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.He said: “[Fisherwomen] were celebrated back in the day by painters and photographers in the 1800s and really visible on the quaysides and I just thought, so who’s doing that work now then? And the answer to that question is still largely women.”It features Tracey Dybal, a fishmonger whose father ran a fishing boat for more than 50 years. She described the exhibition as “a good record” of the industry. She said: “My mum… she would be boiling shrimps out the back and selling them from the door and picking whelks and things, so, yeah, it was just sort of a way of life”.

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Bank scam victims speak of trouble getting refunds

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Bank scam victims speak of trouble getting refunds

Victims of an increasing form of online banking fraud are still not being reimbursed, the BBC has heard.About 145,000 people were tricked into transferring money last year.However, the Payment Services Regulator said some banks were not refunding customers’ losses as they should under a new code. After being threatened during a conversation with a scam-caller last month, BBC reporter Jon Ironmonger has been speaking to three people exploited by similar Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams.If you are affected by the issues in this video, help and support is available via the BBC Action Line.

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Workers return to Bangladesh’s garment factories despite record Covid deaths

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Garment workers Workers return to Bangladesh’s garment factories despite record Covid deaths Hundreds of thousands flock to cities as government allows manufacturers to reopen, with exporters citing fears Western brands would divert orders Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Global development is supported by About this content Agence France–Presse Wed 4 Aug […]

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President of Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment resigns amid allegations of harassment, toxic work culture

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President of Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment resigns amid allegations of harassment, toxic work culture ]J. Allen Brack, the president of Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment, is stepping down weeks after the video game company was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit in California as well as backlash from employees over the work environment.

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Desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers

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While pandemic job losses linger in the economy, some companies are struggling to find employees. A review of popular job listing sites in Canada showed companies ranging from retailing giant Amazon to small, local enterprises are offering signing bonuses to lure workers to jobs like delivery drivers or hair stylists.

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Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule

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Technology Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft all reported record-breaking profits amid a pandemic bonanza but recent Biden administration moves suggest US tech’s easy ride is over Dominic Rushe in New York @dominicru Sun 1 Aug 2021 03.00 EDT Big tech provided the […]

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Here’s what Canada’s business leaders think about heading back to the office

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After 500 days of working from home, CBC News reached out to dozens of business leaders across the country for their thoughts on the looming return to offices. Across the spectrum, one sentiment was echoed: Things definitely won’t be going back to how they used to be.

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Deadline day for inquiry's final report on eco groups and Alberta energy industry

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Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development — an investigation lauded by Premier Jason Kenney as principled but derided by critics as a buffoonishly sinister political witch hunt.

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‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions

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‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions Nurses across the US are picketing over severe understaffing issues and inadequate equipment amid the pandemic Michael Sainato Fri 30 Jul 2021 06.00 EDT – Last April people across America came out of quarantine each night to cheer the healthcare workers fighting to […]

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