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    The Canadian Press

    Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

    Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new disposable cups that contain up to 20% less plastic. The cups are set to be rolled out to stores in the U.S. and Canada starting this month. Amelia Landers, Starbucks’ vice president of product innovation, said the S

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    The Canadian Press

    TD's Masrani hopes to tell shareholders more on anti-money laundering probe soon

    TORONTO — TD Bank chief executive Bharat Masrani says he hopes to be able to say more in the near term on the investigation into the bank's anti-money laundering measures. Masrani made the remarks as he faced shareholders Thursday at the bank's annual general meeting, the first since its US$13.4-billion takeover of First Horizon bank fell apart and the bank disclosed that it expects to face penalties related to an investigation from U.S. regulators. Masrani said that regretfully the bank's anti-

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    Yahoo Finance

    Stock market today: Stocks look to rebound with Netflix earnings on deck

    Investors are counting down to earnings from Netflix, the first of the "Magnificent" group of companies to report.

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    The Canadian Press

    Drivers in Eastern Canada see gas prices spike as refineries switch to summer blends

    Drivers in Eastern Canada are going through sticker shock at the pumps, as prices jumped roughly 10-cents per litre overnight in regions such as Ontario, according to GasBuddy. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, says gasoline price increases during the spring season are quite normal as refineries switch their supply from winter to summer gas. Winter gas is cheaper than summer blends because it contains higher butane levels — an inexpensive but volatile element which lowers