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Mounting climate change fears push U.S. investors to assess geographical risks
In this file photo taken on November 10, 2018 flames from the Camp fire burn near a home atop a ridge near Big Bend, Calif.
Kremlin dismisses Trump tweet on alleged Russian drawdown in Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, on June 4, 2019.
Facebook could be ordered to track down and delete all duplicates of illegal posts
Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in San Jose, Calif., on April 30, 2019.
Japanese women kick back against expectations they wear high heels at work
Yumi Ishikawa, leader and founder of the KuToo movement, poses after a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. - A group of Japanese women on June 3 submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work. The online campaign #KuToo, using a pun from a Japanese word "kutsu" -- that can mean either "shoes" or "pain" -- was launched by actress and freelance writer Yumi Ishikawa and quickly won support from nearly 19,000 people online. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images
The Big Short’s Eisman adds to bet against Canadian bank stocks after ‘exceptionally poor’ earnings reports
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on June 16, 2010.
Domino is Brian De Palma’s worst film, if it is indeed a Brian De Palma film
Domino is Brian De Palma’s worst film, if it is indeed a Brian De Palma film
Regulator again raises banks’ capital buffer, says risks ‘remain elevated’
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on June 16, 2010.
Trump says he’ll likely go ahead with Mexico tariffs in response to ‘invasion’ of migrants
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a joint news conference with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (not pictured) in London, Britain, June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers face long delays due to spike in demand
Workers prune fruit trees in Pereaux, N.S., on April 22, 2016.
Politics Briefing: Trudeau vows to follow inquiry’s recommendations
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the opening of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Workers demanding better pay blockade world’s biggest Nutella factory
(FILES) A file photo taken on November 27, 2018 shows the Ferrero plant in Villers-Ecalles, northwestern France. - A plant in northern France that makes a quarter of the world's Nutella has been blockaded for a week by workers striking for more pay, unions said June 3, 2019, in troubling news for consumers of the cocoa and hazelnut spread. The stoppage has hit the Villers-Ecalles factory of privately-owned Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, which normally churns out 600,000 jars per day, making it the biggest Nutella producer in the world. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images
Around the industry: Dixie Brands; YSS; D.C. pot sales
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European spirits makers agree to include calorie counts on liquor bottles
BANGKOK, THAILAND - October 23, 2017 - A variety of alcoholic beverages, Bernd, are placed on shelves in the bar for cocktails.
At least four dead after shooting in Australian city of Darwin; suspect arrested
Google faces data privacy complaints in nine EU countries
Google faces data privacy complaints in nine EU countries
Bond traders swap phones for new technology as market catches up
FILE PHOTO: Traders look at financial information on computer screens on the IG Index trading floor in London, Britain on Feb. 6, 2018.
White House instructs former aides Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson to defy congressional subpoenas
In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks arrives to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Logo of the Uber is seen on a smartphone screen as a picture of stock exchange graph is displayed on a computer screen in this illustration picture, May 7.
Australia cuts rates to record low as central banks move to head off impact of trade war
A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney on June 4, 2019. - The Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a historic low of 1.25 percent, as the pace of growth slowed to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images
Toronto Riverdale row house priced low to generate bids
Done Deal, 319 Bain Ave. , Toronto
Italy’s ruling coalition reaches deal on public tenders, signalling improved relations
Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini attends an election campaign rally for the Lega candidate in Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, on June 4, 2019.
Bayer sued by Australian man over Roundup’s alleged link to cancer
In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 photo, containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Haven Daley
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Company president purchases shares of this stock yielding 8.5 %
Theresa May to tell Trump that Huawei’s role in U.K. 5G networks is under review
A Huawei company logo is seen at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 3, 2019. Picture taken June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
South African economy suffers worst slump in a decade
An assistant is seen offloading goods from ferried South Africa on February 19, 2019 for delivery in Bulawayo and surround townships. - Items are loaded in Johannesburg onto trailers attached to minibuses which make the 550 kilometres (340 miles) journey north to the border of Zimbabwe, where economic situation has dramatically deteriorated, pushing inflation above 50 percent, and shortages of household essentials have become widespread. (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP)ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP/Getty Images
Hong Kong activists hold candlelight vigil to mark 30th anniversary of Tiananmen
Thousands of people take part in a candlelight vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China, on June 4, 2019.
Tiffany cuts outlook after falling Chinese tourist spending hurts sales
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: The luxury goods retailer Tiffany's stands in lower Manhattan on December 04, 2018 in New York City. As Chinese continue to slow their purchasing of luxury goods in the United States, Tiffany's (TIF) stock tumbled 11% last week, dropping to a near a low for the year. Chinese shoppers, who make up about a third of the $21 billion luxury goods market, have been more reluctant to spend money as their economy has slowed and the domestic housing market has begun to cool. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Iran opposes moving next OPEC meeting as U.S. sanctions hit oil exports
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh talks to journalists at the beginning of an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RC1F5D012E50/File Photo
Uber’s 2013 and 2014 tax returns under IRS investigation
FILE PHOTO: A banner announcing Uber Technologies Inc hangs above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company's IPO in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Oil bounces off 4-month low, turns positive as stocks rally
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
China issues general U.S. travel alert amid trade tensions
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, a traveler pushes his luggage beneath large Chinese flags hanging from the ceiling in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. China has on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, issued a travel warning for the U.S., saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Fiat Chrysler resolves issues with France over Renault merger bid
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Renault and Fiat carmakers are seen in Nice, France, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Morning Update: The key MMIWG findings; Tiananmen Square 30 years on; the end of a Jeopardy! win streak
Lorelei Williams, second left, whose cousin Tanya Holyk was murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton and aunt Belinda Williams went missing in 1978, wipes away tears while seated with Rhiannon Bennett, from left to right, Sophie Merasty and Summer Rain Bentham, after responding to the report on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, along with other Indigenous women and allies in Vancouver, on Monday June 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
June 4: Trumping Brexit’s turmoil. Plus other letters to the editor
‘Blessed be the fight’: The Handmaid’s Tale is, sadly, more relevant than ever
‘Blessed be the fight’: The Handmaid’s Tale may, sadly, be more relevant than ever
Managing your inner saboteur
Diane Davies is founder of Toronto-based executive-coach firm Davies and Associates.
Tuesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
The close: Marijuana, financial stocks lead broad-based TSX gains
In this May 30, 2019, file photo trader John Doyle works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U
Streetwise newsletter: Tilt’s writedown; BDC’s new fund; Northleaf closes third fund
Cannabis plants are grown at the University of the West Indies Mona campus in Kingston, Jamaica on May 18, 2019. - Ganja supreme, smoked by rastas and Bob Marley himself in the 1970s? This any self-respecting cannabis lover fantasy is in the process of (re)becoming a reality thanks to the horticultural talents of a Jamaican scientist. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images
Should we fear market dominance by Air Canada?
A passenger pushes their luggage in the departures terminal at Toronto Pearson Airport, in Mississauga, Ont., on May 24, 2019.
Trudeau hoping to convince former PQ minister to run for Liberals
Trudeau hoping to convince former PQ minister to run for Liberals
Business Development Bank’s new $250-million fund aims to help modernize Canada’s legacy sectors
The new Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, which will be led by veteran Canadian venture capitalist Joseph Regan, 'is really a doubling down on the natural competitive advantage of Canada' in areas such as agriculture.
Canadians frustrated with federation, but still support equalization payments to poorer provinces
The survey also found that despite frustration with how the country’s federation operates, Canadians remain supportive of the federation and are looking for collaboration from provincial and federal levels of government.
Textbook publisher Nelson Education decides to disrupt itself
Nelson educational publishing CEO Steve Brown with Edwin, a research platform for school children at the company's Toronto headquarters on April 17, 2019.
Before considering leaving your dog in a parked car, take this quiz
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Toxic tailings do not belong in the Athabasca River
Edmonton- June5/00 Dr. David Schindler, an expert on water from the university of Alberta, stands on the banks of the North Saskatchewan river in Edmonton. Photo by Ian Jackson
More Canadians can’t make ends meet, file for insolvency
No doubt of social media’s importance as business-building tool
Social media plays a large role in branding, developing thought leadership, building rapport and trust, and nurturing referrals, says Andrew Jenkins, principal at Volterra.
A burden and a joy: Author Donna Thomson unpacks the duality of caregiving for sick family
Author Donna Thomson.
Mounting climate change fears push U.S. investors to assess geographical liabilities
FILE - In this July 16, 2014 file photo, what was once a marina sits high and dry due to Lake Mead receding in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Several states that rely on a major Western river are pushing for federal legislation to implement a plan to keep key reservoirs from shrinking amid a prolonged drought. The Colorado River serves 40 million people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Representatives from those states are meeting Tuesday, March 19, 2019, to sign a letter to Congress asking for support for so-called drought contingency plans. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Walmart expands education program for workers to help navigate tight labour market
FILE PHOTO: Walmart's logo is seen outside one of the stores in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Sudan’s opposition rejects military’s transition plan after day of violence
A Sudanese protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris on road 60 in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 3, 2019.
Your daily horoscope: June 4
For gender equality in our country, a crossroads looms
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