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Online food delivery business Skip The Dishes lays off approximately 350 employees

Online food delivery business Skip The Dishes lays off approximately 350 employees

WINNIPEG — Skip The Dishes says it has laid off approximately 350 workers based in Winnipeg.
Tamarack Valley Energy buying Deltastream Energy for $1.425 billion

Tamarack Valley Energy buying Deltastream Energy for $1.425 billion

CALGARY — Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. is buying Deltastream Energy Corp. for $1.425 billion, a move that Tamarack says solidifies its position as the largest producer in northern Alberta's Clearwater heavy oil play.
Statistics Canada says household debt ratio up in second quarter

Statistics Canada says household debt ratio up in second quarter

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income moved higher in the second quarter as the level of debt grew faster than their earnings.
Germany's Scholz sees no quick nuclear deal with Iran

Germany's Scholz sees no quick nuclear deal with Iran

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn't expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said there's no reason for Iran not to sign up
Swedish conservatives seem to win election amid crime fears

Swedish conservatives seem to win election amid crime fears

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Near final results in Sweden's election Sunday show that a bloc of right-wing parties was expected to defeat a left-wing bloc headed by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
'Barbarian' is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums

'Barbarian' is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend by bringing in $10 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the late-summer doldrums at the box office continued.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Economic data Statistics Canada will release its national balance sheet and financial flow accounts figures, which includes a reading on household debt, for the sec
Taiwan-China tensions a reminder to tech: diversify chip manufacturers

Taiwan-China tensions a reminder to tech: diversify chip manufacturers

TORONTO — Canada's technology industry says flaring tensions between China and Taiwan are reminding companies how important it is to seek a broader range of sources for semiconductors — and to invest in the sector.
Last reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped

Last reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe's largest nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor in an attempt to avoid a radiation disaster as fighting rages in the area.
Proenza Schouler turns on the waterworks at NY Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler turns on the waterworks at NY Fashion Week

NEW YORK (AP) — Waterfalls cascaded down the marble walls of the imposing early 20th-century Beaux-Arts building where Proenza Schouler showed its latest collection at New York Fashion Week.