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Canadian dollar notches seven-week high as core inflation rises
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Thunder Bay’s evolution: 10 stories of people making a difference in Northern Ontario
Right whale gives birth to first calf of 2019-20 calving season off coast of Georgia, Oceana says
In this March 28, 2018, file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass.
Giancarlo Abete named emergency commissioner of Serie A
FILE - In this file photo taken on Nov. 20, 2017, Giancarlo Abete arrives for a meeting at the Italian Football Federation headquarters in Rome. Former Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete was named emergency commissioner of Serie A on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Abete was selected at a federation board meeting, a day after previous commissioner Mario Cicala resigned from the job. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Annus horribilis II? Queen Elizabeth to reflect on another tough year during Christmas address
Queen Elizabeth visits the new headquarters of the Royal Philatelic Society, in London, England, on Nov. 26, 2019.
Trump administration advances plan to import cheaper Canadian prescription drugs
The Trump administration is moving ahead with its plan to allow Americans to safely and legally get access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada.
Canadian home prices rise in November, beating seasonal trend
A sold sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Falling home prices in Toronto in September dragged down the Teranet???National Bank national composite house price index as it posted its first monthly decline since January 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Market mood on cusp of dangerous ’outright euphoria’
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Canada’s inflation rate rises to 2.2 per cent in November
A man fills up his truck with gas in Toronto, on Monday April 1, 2019. Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Cigna agrees to $6.3-billion deal to sell unit to New York Life
FILE - This Nov. 26, 2018, file photo shows the Cigna Corp., logo at the headquarters of the health insurer in Philadelphia, Cigna Corp. reports financial earns on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Australia’s New South Wales declares state of emergency for bushfires, as country experiences hottest day on record
Firefighters dose a bushfire in Dargan, some 130 kilometres northwest of Sydney on Dec. 18, 2019.
Former British PM Tony Blair says Labour must ‘renew itself’ after election loss or face being replaced
Former British prime minister Tony Blair speaks at London's Mermaid Theatre, on Dec. 6, 2019.
JPMorgan receives final approval for majority-owned securities venture in China
JPMorgan can now set up a majority-owned securities venture in China.
Wall Street holiday parties try dropping booze for bootcamps, smoothies
Younger Wall Street employees are increasingly health conscious, and companies are attuned to the liability of alcohol-laden corporate events in the #MeToo era.
Oil steadies on drop in U.S. crude inventories, demand hopes
FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Time is on 1917 co-screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns’s side
Barry Hertz
Dutch farmers, construction workers protest government pollution policies
Dutch farmers use tractors to blockade the A9 Highway at Uitgeest, north of Amsterdam, on Dec. 18, 2019.
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A trader works at Frankfurt's stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/Files
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Two executives are accumulating shares in this dividend stock
A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya
Gunmen kill two police officers escorting polio vaccination team in Pakistan
Pakistani villagers offer funeral prayers for killed police officers in Lower Dir, Pakistan, on Dec. 18, 2019.
General Mills beats profit estimates on strong pet food demand
FILE - This Dec. 15, 2007, file photo, shows a box of General Mills' Cheerios on a shelf at a Shaw's Supermarket in Gloucester, Mass. General Mills, the maker of Cheerios and Yoplait yogurt, recently lowered its projection for full-year profit growth as it grapples with increasing expenses for everything from fruits to nuts to freight. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
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Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Stelco Holdings Inc. says it made no net profit in the third quarter as revenues dropped 23 per cent on lower selling prices for steel. Rolls of coiled coated steel are shown at Stelco before a visit by Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, in Hamilton on Friday, June 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Final vehicles roll off the line in Oshawa as GM plant winds down production
Workers are seen leaving work on their last day at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ontario on the final day of production on Wednesday December 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Ontario high-school teachers hit picket lines for third job action
Hundreds of members of the OSSTF picket outside the headquarters of the TDSB on Dec. 4, 2019.
European planet-studying mission launches from South America
A Soyouz rocket lift-off from Europe's launchpad in Kourou, French Guiana, on December 18, 2019, with Europe's CHEOPS planet-hunting satellite on board. - The 30-centimetre (12-inch) telescope has been designed to measure the density, composition, and size of numerous planets beyond our solar system, so-called exoplanets. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), CHEOPS will observe bright stars that are already known to be orbited by planets. (Photo by jody amiet / AFP) (Photo by JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty Images)
Morning Update: Trump impeachment vote; Labrador’s melting permafrost; the federal transfer program
The Puffin Snacks convenience store, leaning dramatically due to thawing permafrost, is seen in Nain, Labrador on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Thawing permafrost has caused problems for infrastructure around the northern community, including the airport, where a plan to put up lights for nighttime flights was turned down because of unstable ground. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
The close: Wall Street pauses record-setting rally as FedEx plunges
The Wall St. sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
China’s President Xi Jinping visits gambling hub Macau as nearby Hong Kong seethes
China's President Xi Jinping smiles before making a speech upon his arrival at Macau's international airport in Macau on December 18, 2019, ahead of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the handover from Portugal to China. - Chinese president Xi Jinping landed in Macau on December 18 as the city prepares to mark 20 years since the former Portuguese colony was returned, a celebration that stands in stark contrast to months of unrest in neighbouring Hong Kong. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2020 Toyota Highlander’s impressive hybrid option gives it an edge among three-row crossovers
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The 2019 Travel Hall of Infamy Awards honour the year’s most ludicrous adventures
Hall of Infamy 2019 - Pursuits illustration. ONE TIME USAGE ONLY.
India’s apex court rejects final death sentence appeal in 2012 gang rape
Asha Devi, mother of the victim of the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, displays the victory sign, with her husband Badrinath walking beside her as they leave Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. India's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final appeal of one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi, paving the way for the four to be hanged. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Sun Life to acquire U.K.’s InfraRed Capital Partners
A Sun Life Financial sign is seen outside of their building before their annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto May 7, 2014.
Equality-of-ridings could have major impact in deciding who replaces Andrew Scheer
John Ibbitson
The worst of the worst: 2019’s biggest film failures
Barry Hertz
‘Canada has been entirely dependent on a debt binge to create the illusion of a strong economy.' (Oh, and happy holidays)
Michael Babad
Dec. 18: ‘What a shame that we seem to be blowing an opportunity to strengthen our country’s social fabric to put a few more dollars in people’s pockets.’ Readers debate the Liberal tax cut – and deficit – plus other letters to the editor
Federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau speaks during a press conference following meetings with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2019.
Toronto’s CAMH to implement 12 recommendations from external review after three patients went missing
The impeachment of Donald Trump is the latest act in the melodrama that is America
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, shown in 1998 and 2019.
Why investors should pay for all investment fees out of non-registered accounts
A color image depicting the concept of investing. A calculator black pen and eyeglasses are resting on financial statements.
Tatar, Weber power-play goals push Canadiens to 3-1 victory over Canucks
Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber, Joel Armia (back left) and Brett Kulak celebrate Weber's powerplay goal on Dec. 17, 2019. The Habs beat the Canucks 3-1.
Your daily horoscope: December 18
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Malkin scores 400th career goal for Penguins in 4-1 win over Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang checks Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk. The Penguins beat the Flames 4-1 on Dec. 17, 2019.
Aho, Staal score twice each as Hurricanes double up Jets 6-3
Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele is checked by Carolina Hurricanes forward Brian Gibbons as Trevor Van Riemsdyk looks for the loose puck in Winnipeg on Dec. 17, 2019. The Canes beat the Jets 6-3.
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