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It's only been days since a small Nova Scotia municipality launched a four-day condensed work week pilot project, but according to the chief administrative officer, so far, so good. The nine-month project, developed in the wake of the…

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You might not want to sit down for this. Being sedentary is associated with a much greater risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology. But it’s not…

Financial services company Robinhood Markets Inc. HOOD, -4.65% will now allow its users to set up recurring investments in cryptocurrency. Prior to this announcement, Robinhood users were…

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Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain, Halifax-based SaltWire Network, has announced it will be laying off 109 people permanently. Those employees were among the 240 people laid off in March, amid the loss of advertising revenue due…

Health Canada and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling more than 3.3 million baby loungers sold in the U.S. and Canada because the items may pose a suffocation risk to infants. The loungers in question were sold under…

It has been one decade since a group of protesters filled a small, private, grassless park in lower Manhattan and began a weekslong occupation meant to draw attention to inequality and the monolith that is Wall Street’s…

Amazon said Friday that it is buying U.S. self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how…

Here’s what you need to know:I.M.F. predicts deeper global downturn even as economies reopen.Stocks slip as infections rise and some states backtrack on reopening.After criticism, India may allow some international flights.A family member…