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Gaingels, an investment group whose members invest their money in companies with progressive social values and LGBT leadership, has made its first deal in Canada. The group has invested $360,000 in Borrowell, a Toronto-based fintech company that provides free credit scores and reports to users, along with personal loans and referrals for credit cards and mortgages. Source

Miss something this week? Don't panic. CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Plans to ban single-use plastics You may not be able to buy plastic bags, straws or cutlery for much longer. Source

A brightly-coloured illustration celebrating the popular Indigenous jingle dress dance adorned Google's homepage on Saturday, courtesy of Ojibwe artist Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley. The illustration depicts two women dancing in jingle dresses, which the search engine describes as filling the air with sounds like raindrops on a tin roof as metal ornaments jingle with dancers' intricate footwork. Source

It looks like a bank vault and is guaranteed to work, but Terry Shaw knew he had to test it for himself. So the Oklahoma public school superintendent stepped inside the bulletproof storm shelter, roughly the size of a walk-in closet, closed the door behind him and sat down. Source

It looks like a bank vault and is guaranteed to work, but Terry Shaw knew he had to test it for himself. So the Oklahoma public school superintendent stepped inside the bulletproof storm shelter, roughly the size of a walk-in closet, closed the door behind him and sat down. Source

As a child, she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and now Devon Fiddler is opening her first permanent storefront for her clothing line, SheNative Goods, in Saskatoon. Fiddler, 31, founded the clothing company in 2014 and previously had only had short term lease agreements or pop-up shops in places like Midtown Plaza, Saskatoon's downtown shopping centre, and the Centre Mall, located on Saskatoon's east side, as well as an online presence. Source

Players and fans aren't the only ones celebrating the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship in franchise history — local businesses are cashing in. Payment processing firm Moneris looked at data from last year's finals between Golden State and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and found Canadians were far more inclined to take in the game at a local sports bar this year, since there was a Canadian team involved this time around. Source

Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what's happening around some of the day's most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY:As beer sales drop, brewers are getting more creative with their products and marketing ploys. Source

TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index edged higher in late-morning trading, helped by the energy and materials sectors, while U.S. stocks were down. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 3.97 points at 16,243.23. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 77.29 points at 26,029.48. Source

TORONTO -- Canada's main stock index closed just shy of a three-week high Friday after the heavyweight financials sector was bolstered by a positive housing report. Volume was light across North American markets as investors awaited two big events in the coming weeks -- next week's Federal Reserve decision about interest rates and a meeting between the U.S. Source