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Police sniper kills man who hijacked a bus in Brazil; no hostages hurt
Police escort the bus that an armed man had seized, on the bridge connecting the city of Niteroi to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2019.
What investors can learn about choosing ETFs from a soon-to-be terminated fund with the ticker symbol ZEUS
Goldman CEO memo calls Apple Card ‘a beginning’ on launch day
FILE PHOTO: The ticker symbol and logo for Goldman Sachs is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
SNC-Lavalin stock takes a new tumble after credit downgrade, political flare-up
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.'s stock fell to fresh lows Tuesday morning after Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit rating to junk status. The SNC-Lavalin headquarters is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Players should boycott social media to combat racist abuse, says coach Phil Neville
NICE, FRANCE - JULY 05: Head coach Phil Neville attends a England training session during the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 at Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann on July 05, 2019 in Nice, France. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Yemeni separatists expand control in south
Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces stand by a military vehicle during clashes with government forces, in Aden, Yemen, on Aug. 10, 2019.
Canadian dollar rebounds from two-month low ahead of economic data
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Aaron Best scores 20 points in Canada’s 122-88 basketball rout of New Zealand
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Aaron Best of Canada laughs during a Canada national basketball team training session at Bendat Basketball Centre on August 14, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images)
Italian president begins talks to seek way out of government crisis
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella speaks during the opening day of the International Labour Organization's annual labour conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 10, 2019.
Few Rohingya refugees have responded to plans for repatriation to Myanmar
In this Aug. 27, 2018, file photo, Rohingya refugees play at Balukhali Refugee Camp, in Bangladesh.
Jana Prikryl uses the anger she felt after the 2016 election to inform her new poem collection No Matter
FOR PRINT Jana Prikryl
U.S. yield curve: Invert, steepen, repeat
In this Aug. 24, 2015, file photo specialist Frank Masiello is reflected in his screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Two dead, four injured in multi-vehicle collision east of Thunder Bay
Provincial police say two people died and four others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision east of Thunder Bay, Ont.
‘No mixed messages’ from U.S. on Huawei, Pompeo says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to the media after his meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Advocates launch last-minute appeal for former child refugee facing deportation to Somalia
Demonstrators chant in MP Andy Fillmore's constituency office advocating for a stay on the deportation of Abdilahi Elmi to Somalia, during a protest in Halifax, on Aug. 20, 2019.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
In this July 11, 2019, file photo lumber is stacked at the Home Depot store in Londonderry, N.H.
Robots lead the way as Jeffery’s Greenhouses become more automated
An automated transplant machine plants seedlings in a finished container at the Jeffery‰Ûªs Greenhouses plant location in Jordan Station, Ontario May 23, 2019. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Main insurgent group leaves key rebel town as Syrian troops push in
Syrian government forces gather near the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province, on Aug. 18, 2019.
Canadian home prices rise 0.7 per cent in July: report
Canadian money with a little house sitting on top
Tiny tin market sounds a recessionary warning note
A trading screen is seen following the opening of the markets by British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua at the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain June 17, 2019
Germany takes back four children whose parents were suspected Islamic State members
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends a cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, on July 31, 2019.
For Canadian bank stocks, ‘the risk/reward equation is not stacking up attractively’
Financial District at Bay Street, Toronto.
Gananoque opens the gate to new development
60 Mill St, Gananoque, Ont.
Canadian manufacturing sales fell less than expected in June
Statistics Canada's offices at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa are shown on March 8, 2019. The Canadian economy grew for a third consecutive month in May, rising 0.2 per cent overall as 13 of 20 sectors advanced. Statistics Canada says the increase in real gross domestic product was led by a rebound in manufacturing, after a decline in April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Progress made against Canary Island wildfire as crews take advantage of ‘favourable’ weather conditions
A resident who was evacuated from his home looks at the forest fire in the village of Guia, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on Aug. 19, 2019.
Qualcomm strikes new licensing deal with LG
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a sign advertising Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
Manitoba Liberal candidate says he was attacked while canvassing voters in apartment building
Indonesia sends 200 more police officers to Papua, curbs internet speed amid tension
People display banners that read 'Stop intimidation and racism towards indigenous Papuans' during a protest in Manokwari, Papua province, Indonesia, on Aug. 19, 2019.
BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie to ‘stick up for globalization’ as trade tensions bite
BHP Billiton Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie speaks at a round table meeting with journalists in Tokyo, Japan June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files
Italian prosecutor orders seizure of rescue ship, immediate evacuation of migrants still aboard
A migrant who jumped off the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms is carried on a stretcher, in Lampedusa, Italy, on Aug. 20, 2019.
Transat continues to back Air Canada bid following comments by Péladeau
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 1, 2018, Air Transat jets prepare to take off at at MontréalPierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Canada. - Canada's flagship airline Air Canada announced on June 27, 2019, it has reached a deal to buy tour operator Transat for Can$520 million (US$396 million) in cash or Can$13 per share. The deal unanimously supported by Transat's board still requires regulatory and shareholder approvals. It comes after 30-day exclusive negotiations between the two carriers. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)DANIEL SLIM/AFP/Getty Images
Crew describe climate of fear at Cathay Pacific Airways after Hong Kong sackings
FILE PHOTO: A plane flies behind a new Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 after being received by the airline at Hong Kong Airport, China May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Tuesday, August 20: Ontario lottery results day, Alberta mulls tax hikes for cannabis growers
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Russia, China accuse U.S. of stoking military tensions with ground-launched cruise missile test
The Defense Department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile, at San Nicolas Island, Calif., on Aug. 18, 2019.
EU rebuffs British PM Boris Johnson’s demand to reopen Brexit deal
FILE - In this Saturday July 27, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England. Leaders of the UK and European Union hardened their positions Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, on whether it was possible to re-open Brexit negotiations, dimming prospects for any breakthrough ahead of a summit of G-7 leaders this weekend. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
In this photo illustration, a Carl's Jr. Famous Star Beyond Meat burger is displayed at a Carl's Jr. restaurant on June 10 in San Francisco.
Inverted what? Searches for obscure financial term spike
Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2019 in New York City.
U.S. crude export window slams shut as new pipelines start
FILE PHOTO: An oil storage tank and crude oil pipeline equipment is seen during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson
Climate change could rain on Saudi Aramco’s IPO parade
Climate change could rain on Saudi Aramco’s IPO parade
Dr. Jen Gunter says it’s time to go public with the truth about women’s privates
Dr. Jen Gunter.
What’s going on in Hong Kong? A guide to the story so far
Hong Kong, Nov. 18: Student try to extinguish a fire at the entrance of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, were pro-democracy protesters occupying the campus were trapped by police barricades.
Oil Search on tenterhooks over Total’s Papua New Guinea gas deal
FILE PHOTO: A woman carrying a bag containing firewood walks in front of two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage tanks at the ExxonMobil PNG Ltd operated LNG plant at Caution Bay, on the outskirts of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, November 19, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Elanco to become No. 2 in animal health with $7.6-billion Bayer deal
FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal, Germany August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Home Depot cuts 2019 sales forecast on falling lumber prices, tariff impact
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo shows a Home Depot store in Passaic, N.J. Home Depot is reporting better than expected profit and revenue for the first quarter, though bad weather early in the year and an extra week in the fiscal year dampened the home improvement retailer’s comparable store sales. Those sales, watched closely by industry analysts, rose 2.5%, short of the 4.2% they were expecting, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Morning Update: Canada’s domestic violence data gap creates barriers to change; Trudeau acknowledges mistakes over SNC-Lavalin affair
Racha El-Dib visits the gravesite of her sister Nadia in Calgary on June 7, 2019. El-Dib's sister was murdered in Calgary on March 25, 2018, by a man she had broken up with. Leah Hennel photo
High-profile board resignations at Eureka as company struggles with lawsuits and licences
FILE - In this April 19, 2018, file photo, a man displays hemp seeds being prepared for sale to industrial hemp farmers at his facility in Monmouth, Ore. A global hemp research lab announced Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Oregon, is part of a larger movement to bring the standardization to hemp that traditional crops like corn and cotton enjoy. (AP Photos/Gillian Flaccus, File)
‘Biosynthetics is the next logical step’: Q&A with Neil Closner
Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal to buy a German company that specializes in cannabinoid-based medical therapies used by European physicians for roughly $342.9 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Aug. 20: Mourning Carson. Plus other letters to the editor
Kit Harington on Jon Snow, fame and privacy, and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Johanna Schneller
Tuesday’s Insider Report: CEO pockets over $1.7-million with the sale of this large-cap dividend stock
Tuesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
The close: TSX slips as heavyweight energy, financial shares weigh
Specialist Peter Giacchi, right, and trader Edward Curran work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019.
Huawei founder details ‘battle mode’ reform plan to beat U.S. crisis
(FILES) This file picture taken on May 20, 2019 shows a Huawei logo displayed at a retail store in Beijing. - Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei on May 21, 2019 shrugged off US attempts to block his company's global ambitions, saying the United States underestimates the telecom giant as it is ready to withstand the impact. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP)FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images
China trims lending rates with new benchmark, more rate cuts expected
FILE PHOTO: A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
Oil steadies as hopes of easing trade tensions lend support
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. A new report says New Mexico is now on track to collect an unprecedented $7.8 billion in the budget year thanks to skyrocketing oil production. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Kashmir police say thousands detained during ongoing communications blackout, security lockdown
FILE PHOTO: Kashmiris attend a protest after Eid-al-Adha prayers at a mosque during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
Getting lost is half the fun of a road trip – especially when in Piedmont
Andrew Clark
If Jihadi Jack comes home, Canada has only itself to blame
Jack Letts was dubbed "Jihadi Jack" after he travelled to Syria in 2014. Facebook
Is 5G a ‘can’t miss’ investment opportunity?
5G Mobile Network Cellular Information Technology Stock Market 3d Illustration
Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears
In this Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 photo, a complete figure of a seated Buddha dating from the third or fourth century is on display at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan. As an Afghanistan peace deal nears, museum workers rush to restore art shattered by Taliban amid fears over its return. Conservator Sherazuddin Saifi remembers the day the Taliban arrived at the national museum in 2001, a period of cultural rampage in which the world’s largest standing Buddha statues in Bamyan province were dynamited, to global horror. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Hong Kong ‘front line’ protesters defend tactics as unity splinters
In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, Wayne, a 33-year-old self-described “front line” protester, adjusts his gas mask stands along with other demonstrators in Tai Po, on Hong Kong's outskirts. Hong Kong's protest movement has reached a moment of reckoning after protesters occupying the airport held two mainland Chinese men captive, and pro-democracy lawmakers and fellow demonstrators question whether the whole operation has gone too far. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Britain concerned at reports Hong Kong consulate worker held in China
Demonstrators march past the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, June 26, 2019. Hundreds of protesters, dressed in black and white T-shirts, demonstrated at foreign governments’ consulates in Hong Kong to demand that world leaders address their concerns at the annual summit of the Group of 20 later this week in Osaka, Japan. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
Police search for suspect in fatal California university stabbing
Police investigate after a retired Cal State Fullerton administrator was stabbed to death on Monday, August 19, 2019 in Fullerton, Calif. The stabbing happened in Parking Lot S at College Place and Langsdorf Drive in Fullerton. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)
Your daily horoscope: August 20
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The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is an impressive truck, but it may not convince F-150 loyalists
2020 Ram 1500 Limited EcoDiesel
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