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Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative

Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.
Ottawa announces $4.85M to buoy Nova Scotia's struggling fish and seafood sector

Ottawa announces $4.85M to buoy Nova Scotia's struggling fish and seafood sector

LOCKEPORT, N.S. — The federal government has announced funding for a dozen projects in western Nova Scotia to buoy the province's struggling fish and seafood processing sector. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the $4.
Side hustle, necessity or too late to turn back: Meet Canada’s newest business owners

Side hustle, necessity or too late to turn back: Meet Canada’s newest business owners

For Mike Livingstone, a pandemic-related job loss offered a chance to chase after a long-held dream. When he was laid off last spring, the transportation executive switched gears and became his own boss, following his passion and opening a bakery.
EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recove
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says.
Here's a list February inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list February inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (1.5) — Prince Edward Island: 1.
US housing construction tumbled 10.3% in February

US housing construction tumbled 10.3% in February

WASHINGTON — Severe winter weather in much of the country pushed home construction down a sharp 10.3% in February while applications for new construction fell by 10.8%.
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay

Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay

LONDON — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.
Chorus Aviation to get cash infusion to help weather COVID-19 challenges, pay debt

Chorus Aviation to get cash infusion to help weather COVID-19 challenges, pay debt

HALIFAX — As the airline industry continues to struggle with plummeting passenger volumes and no government bailout plan, Halifax-based Chorus Aviation Inc.
Florida teen sentenced in hack of celebrity Twitter accounts

Florida teen sentenced in hack of celebrity Twitter accounts

TAMPA, Fla.