Jul 1, 2020

PPP loans frozen by the calendar

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The deadline has passed for small businesses to submit applications to the Paycheck Protection Program, but an extension is already in the works. Melbourne suburbs go back into lockdown in Australia today. How climate change threatens Canada's maple syrup.

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COVID-19

PPP loans deadline passes, but not before Senate approves extension

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

Jul 1, 2020

Congress and the Trump administration have not yet agreed on a plan for distributing the unused $130 billion remaining in the program.

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Canada's iconic maple syrup may face climate change challenges

by Emma Jacobs

Jul 1, 2020

It's made with sap harvested from sugar maple trees — and those trees may be threatened by rising temperatures.

Délices Érable & Cie, in Montreal, carries 360 different maple-based products. A changing climate changes the long-term prospects for Canada's sugar maples.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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