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Amazon delays back-to-office plans until January as delta cases keep rising

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Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant.

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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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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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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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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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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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