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Worried your COVID-19 vaccine won't be accepted abroad? Here's what you need to know

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Here’s the latest on which vaccines distributed in Canada might cause problems for travellers abroad.

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Google and Facebook will require U.S. workers to be vaccinated to return to the office

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Google and Facebook will require all of their U.S.-based staff to be vaccinated before being allowed to return to the office, and the policy could soon be enforced in other countries where they operate too.

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Trading app Robinhood set to go public on stock exchange Thursday

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Robinhood will begin offering its stock on Wall Street Thursday, the very place the online brokerage has rattled with its stated goal of democratizing finance.

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Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminers

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Mining Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminers 1,100 workers from two Warrior Met Coal mines in Brookwood have been on strike since April amid contract negotiations Lauren Aratani in New York Wed 28 Jul 2021 16.05 EDT Last modified on Wed 28 Jul 2021 16.22 EDT Coal miners and union […]

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Shopify revenue tops $1B as pandemic causes online sales to surge to record

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Shopify Inc.’s revenue crossed the $1-billion mark for the first time in a single quarter and the volume of goods sold through its offerings reached a record level, as businesses started to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cardinal, 9 others on trial at Vatican in money scandals

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A trial opened in Vatican City on Tuesday for 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal, in a case based on a sprawling investigation of the allegedly criminal management of the Holy See’s portfolio of assets, including donations by countless Catholics.

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The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) The IMF is right: global economic recovery from Covid could go wrong Larry Elliott Better-off countries should be concerned by the north-south divide caused by the pandemic Failure to help poor countries ‘could cost global economy $4.5tn’Given the ebbs and flows of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund’s assessment of […]

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Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade

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Philip Morris International Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade CEO Jacek Olczak says product should be treated like petrol cars, which will be outlawed from 2030 Zoe Wood @zoewoodguardian Sun 25 Jul 2021 11.51 EDT Last modified on Mon 26 Jul 2021 00.13 EDT The chief executive of tobacco business […]

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Wildfires are pushing up lumber prices — but not for why you might think

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The price of lumber rose at its fastest pace in more than a year on Thursday, after timber companies warned that wildfires in Western Canada are hurting their business.

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The cost of hosting the Olympics

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The cost of hosting the Olympics
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