Grocers wanted ? — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.

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Grocers wanted ? — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.

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Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse?
A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic.
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Fee Free Pfizer ?—National Bank is going fee free. Pfizer's buying an Ontario biotech shop.And Virgin is going to Orbit (via SPAC).: National Bank announced that they'll be the second investing platform to offer a zero commission on trades service. Pfizer is buying Ontario's Trillium Biosciences in a blockbuster $2 billion deal. And Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit wants to go public via SPAC. The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Mu ? — Meng Wanzhou is negotiating with the US Department of Justice. Amazon's facing its first unionization effort in Canada. And should you be concerned about the Mu variant? by The Peak Daily
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