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Pressed on weaker yuan, Freeland says lots of reasons why currencies rise and fall
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland makes a funding announcement at Tenaris in Calgary, Alberta on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
Former MLSE executive Bob Hunter takes over top Toronto Wolfpack job
Toronto Wolfpack's Josh McCrone scores a try during their first home game against the York City Knights, in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Wolfpack, Mathew Tsang, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
CPPIB tops $400-billion in assets for the first time
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Machin is seen on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Nov. 1, 2016.
Countdown to recession: What an inverted yield curve means
In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo specialist Frank Masiello is reflected in his screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Calgary man found guilty of killing his five-year-old grandson
Allan Edgardo Perdomo Lopez, seen in an undated police handout photo. A judge is expected to decide today whether a Calgary man is guilty in the death of his young grandson. Allan Perdomo Lopez is charged with manslaughter in the 2015 death of five-year-old Emilio Perdomo. His trial heard the boy died of a blunt-force brain injury five months after he came to Canada from Mexico for a better life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Calgary Police Service
South African runner Caster Semenya says she never felt supported by other women
South African athlete Caster Semenya, who is fighting an IAAF regulation that would require her to take testosterone-lowering medication to defend her 800-metre title at the World Championships in September, speaks at a women's conference in Johannesburg, South Africa August 14 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Inverted yield curve rattles investors wary of dying stock bull market
A Wall St. street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019.
Grieving relatives ask Italian road chiefs to leave ceremony marking anniversary of Genoa bridge collapse
Flowers were left along the course of the Polcevera bridge during a remembrance ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Morandi bridge collapse, in Genoa, Italy, on Aug. 14, 2019.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
Employees work with Canada Goose jackets at the Canada Goose factory in Toronto on April 2, 2015.
Ford extends transmission warranty for 560,000 Fiestas, Focuses
FILE - In this May 1, 2015, file photo Ford Focus vehicles are seen on a storage lot in Ypsilanti, Mich. Ford is extending the warranties on about 560,000 small cars to cover a litany of problems with a troubled six-speed automatic transmission. The latest move covers 2014 through 2016 model year Focuses built before Nov. 5, 2015, as well as 2014 and 2015 Fiestas built before Oct. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Argentine President Mauricio Macri announces economic relief measures but peso still falls
Argentine President Mauricio Macri attends a news conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 12, 2019.
RCMP ‘sitting on’ watchdog report into alleged surveillance of anti-oil protesters, B.C. civil liberties group says
Wet snow falls as protesters demonstrate against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline in Vancouver in January, 2013.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan looks to expand in Asia, Europe
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Armed fugitive on the run after allegedly shooting woman, stealing police car in Mississauga
Police are looking for an armed fugitive on the run after allegedly shooting a woman, stealing a cruiser and taking off west of Toronto.
Restaurant critic Soleil Ho wants us to pay attention to the politics of food
Soleil Ho
Buying this dip ‘a losing proposition at this stage of the market cycle’: strategist
In this July 30, 2019 file photo, trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan reiterates support to Kashmiris on Indian side
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the legislative assembly in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on Aug. 14, 2019.
The great housing data battle: One year later
Lauren Haw, chief executive of Toronto-based online real estate brokerage Zoocasa, said her business saw benefits as soon as the data were online.
CAE shares tumble as profit misses expectations
A CAE civil aviation cockpit simulator. CAE handout Trueª Environment simulator.CAE
Macy’s shares sink as retailer misses profit estimates and slashes full-year forecast
FILE- This May 2, 2017, file photo shows corporate signage at Macy's flagship store in New York. Macy’s is lowering its annual earnings guidance after the department store struggled through the second quarter and was forced to mark down prices. The department store said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, a combination of factors including a fashion miss, slow sell-through of warm weather fashions and the accelerated decline in tourism caused rising inventory levels. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Trump move to postpone tariffs was not ‘quid pro quo’ deal with China, U.S. commerce chief says
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross poses for a family photo during a summit to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
A$AP Rocky spared jail time after Swedish court finds rapper guilty of assault
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is seen in New York, in a Sept. 13, 2018, file photo.
Saudi, Trump ‘jawboning’ suggests $75 top for oil market
(FILES) This file photo taken on June 23, 2008 shows a general view shows the Saudi Aramco's (the national oil company) Al-Khurais central oil processing facility under construction in the Saudi Arabian desert, 160 kms east of the capital Riyadh. - Saudi state-owned energy giant Aramco said on August 12 that its first half net income for 2019 had slipped to $46.9 billion, a first such disclosure for the secretive company ahead of its debut earnings call. "The company's net income was $46.9 billion for the first half (of) 2019, compared to $53.0 billion for the same period last year," the company said in a statement. The fall in income, owing to lower oil prices, comes amid renewed speculation the company was preparing for its much-delayed overseas stock listing. (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI / AFP)MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images
North Korean state media says any deployment of new U.S. missiles would be ‘reckless act’
In this image made from video of a still image broadcasted by North Korea's KRT on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, watches the test firing of an unspecified new weapons system at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea said Sunday leader Kim supervised the test-firings, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between Washington and Seoul.(KRT via AP Video)
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues financier’s estate, former associate
An alleged victim of deceased New York financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has launched a suit seeking damages from his estate. Mr. Epstein took his own life in his Manhattan jail cell this past week.
Wednesday, August 14: Acreage, TGOD, Sundial, Neptune all report quarterly losses
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Blinded by the Light is not the Boss of Bruce Springsteen movies, though it is solid middle-management
Viveik Kalra as Javed in Blinded by the Light.
Freshii shares plunge about 18 per cent after second-quarter results miss analyst expectations
A customer walks into a Freshii restaurant in Montreal on March 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
British court blocks bid to prosecute PM Boris Johnson over Brexit bus claim
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on Aug. 12, 2019.
Jeffrey Epstein among those named in lawsuits as New York State opens door to old sex abuse claims
Attorney Jeff Anderson, left, points to a chart of sexual abuse perpetrators as sexual abuse victims Birdie Farrell, centre, and Joseph Caramanno look on during a news conference, in New York, on Aug. 14, 2019.
Metro fast-tracking store technology in effort to boost profits
The seafood counter is seen at a Metro store Monday, April 15, 2019 in Ste-Therese, Que., north of Montreal. The grocery chain announced customers will be able to bring their own plastic containers for meat and fish products to cut down on waste.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
WeWork preps for IPO with growing revenues and widening losses
A WeWork office is seen in New York City on July 19, 2019. - With its free coffee, couches and glass partitions, shared workspace startup WeWork has shaken up both office culture and commercial real estate. Brushing aside questions about its business model, the New York outfit shows no signs of slowing down and is now preparing for its Wall Street debut to raise fresh capital. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders Jonathan Mueller, left, and Michael Capolino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the closing bell, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Investors flipped back into buying mode Tuesday after the U.S. said it would hold off on tariffs of Chinese imports of mobile phones, toys and several other items typically on holiday shopping lists. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
U.S. judge bars Trump administration from taking energy panel’s advice
President Donald Trump speaks at the Shell Petrochemicals Complex in Monaca, Pa., on Aug. 13, 2019. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
Canada Goose margins miss on higher sales of less profitable, lighter clothes
Employees work with Canada Goose jackets at the Canada Goose factory in Toronto on April 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Western Canada: Manitoba election campaign begins a year ahead of schedule
Progressive Conservative party leader Brian Pallister arrives to a press conference to announce that the Provincial election is underway after a visit to the Lieutenant Governor on Monday August 12, 2019 in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
U.S. yield curve inversion highlights recession fears, Fed dilemma
The Treasury yield curve, which measures the difference between shorter– and longer-term U.S. government debt, such as two-year and 10-year Treasuries, has been flattening for a while.
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
An Air Transat plane is seen as an Air Canada plane lands at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on May 16, 2019.
India looks to trial LNG as fuel for fishing boat
FILE PHOTO: A technician works at the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) wells at its oil field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Tilray posts US$35 million Q2 loss as revenue doubles
FILE PHOTO: Cannabis plants grow inside the Tilray factory hothouse in Cantanhede, Portugal April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
Aimia CEO says legal fight with biggest shareholder no barrier to M&A strategy
Aimia chairman of the board Robert Brown is pictured prior to a special shareholders meeting Montreal on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
After the Wedding is the Julianne Moore-Bart Freundlich collaboration no one outside the Moore-Freundlich household asked for
AFTER THE WEDDING (2019). Left to Right: Michelle Williams as Isabel, Julianne Moore as Theresa Young. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics / Mongrel Media
Oil prices slump 3 per cent on weak global economic data, U.S. crude build
FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area near Odessa, Texas, U.S., February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Global motor manufacturing slump hits oil demand
FILE PHOTO: Employees of Toyota Motor Corp. work on the assembly line of Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) at the company's Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi prefecture, Japan May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Morning Update: Trudeau promises firearms plan for election campaign; Alberta Crown stays charges in death of four-year-old Indigenous girl
AUGUST 1ST, 2019 - Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. CAPTION: At Wedgeport Boats Ltd Shipyard. Pictured: Peter Lisanti applies a decal to the bow of a ship.
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: A defensive dividend stock that is charging higher with a 20% total return expected
Wind turbines that make up a part of the Boralex Wind Farm in Lincoln Township, Niagara Peninsula in Ontario on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
Air Canada launches routes with fuel-efficient A220 to seize U.S. market share
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A220 passenger jet, formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries, stands in the final assembly line where the European company plans a $30 million investment to keep up with forecast demand, in Mirabel near Montreal, Quebec, Canada January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Tim Hepher/File Photo
Aug. 14: Hunting for gun-logic? Plus other letters to the editor
47 Meters Down: Uncaged would jump the shark, if it could imagine something half that entertaining
Why drinkers are going mad for mead
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Wednesday’s Insider Report: These 3 stocks each yielding over 5% are being purchased
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
TSX suffers worst day of 2019, Dow tumbles 800 points, as global economic fears deepen
In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, file photo trader Andrew Silverman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Shrinking German economy ‘on edge of recession’ as exports stutter
FILE - In this Thursday, May 16, 2019 photo cars for export and import are stored in front of containers at the harbor in Bremerhaven, Germany. The German economy shrank by 0.1 percent in the second quarter as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe's largest economy. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
The Ford Mustang GT is an indulgence infused with the spirit of sixties racing
2019 Mustang GT
A new registered investment advisor category could have significant upside for Canada
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Trump’s tariff reprieve: Like ‘Santa Claus stealing your bike and then giving it back to you as a holiday gift’
Water-dropping planes, helicopters help battle wildfire on Greek island of Evia
A Canadair firefighting plane drops water onto a wildfire burning near the village of Stavros, in Evia, Greece, on Aug. 14, 2019.
LA Opera to investigate Placido Domingo over multiple sexual harassment accusations
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 1994 file photo, Placido Domingo performs in the San Francisco Opera's production of "Herodiade" in San Francisco. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, the San Francisco Opera said it is canceling an October concert featuring Domingo after the publication of an Associated Press story that quoted numerous women as saying they were sexually harassed or subjected to inappropriate behavior by the superstar. (AP Photo/Dwayne Newton)
China’s industrial output growth in July falls to 17-year low as trade war bites
Growth in China's industrial output fell to a 17-year low in the first two months of the year and the jobless rate rose, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-biggest economy. David Pollard reports.
U.S. aviation regulator bans select MacBook Pro laptops from flights, batteries pose a fire risk
CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: The MacBook Pro laptop is displayed at an Apple Store on June 27, 2019 in Corte Madera, California. Apple announced a recall of an estimated 432,000 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops due to concerns of overheating batteries that could catch fire. The recall is for 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Hong Kong protesters offer apologies, China doubles down after airport clash
Police are seen during a demonstration in Sham Shui Po district, in Hong Kong, on Aug. 14, 2019.
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