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Move over bonds, FX taking over as investors’ new favourite playbook
Currency traders watch computer monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 15.
U.S. court releases transcripts of Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2016 deposition about Jeffrey Epstein
In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
The Rogers store at Brookfield Place in downtown Toronto, is photographed on June 12 2019.
U.S. Senate panel advances Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination despite Democrats' boycott
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is seen on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Oct. 21, 2020.
Canadian economic recovery to be weaker as COVID-19 cases resurge: poll
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 25, 2020, a woman wearing a facemask shops at the Simons store on Sainte-Catherine Street, in Montreal, Canada. - The pandemic has forced businesses worldwide to pivot online to survive, and many have turned to Shopify, a Canadian company that has emerged as a thriving alternative to Amazon. Founded 15 years ago in Ottawa, Shopify allows businesses to create an e-commerce site in just a few clicks. Already growing with more than one million e-stores at the end of 2019, its user base has exploded. (Photo by Sebastien St-Jean / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean officials refuse to suspend flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after at least 25 people die
A woman gets a flu shot at the Korea Association of Health Promotion, in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 22, 2020.
Sun Life Financial buying majority stake in U.S. investment manager Crescent Capital
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sun Life Financial is seen in Toronto May 6, 2015. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File Photo/File Photo***OUT OF DATE /// DO NOT USE*****
Russia grants U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights
Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a news conference in New York, on Sept. 14, 2016.
In WHO overhaul push, EU urges changes to handling of pandemics
In this June 11, 2009 file photo, the logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
A calculated risk: NDP Leader John Horgan on his decision for a snap election in B.C. and the rough road that could lie ahead
NDP Leader John Horgan pretends to elbow bump a statue as he main streets in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, October 21, 2020. The British Columbia provincial election is Oct. 24th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Style news: Louis Vuitton’s new Toronto location celebrates the art of travel, and art itself
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‘We have no time to wait’: Czech government imposes second lockdown amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Members of the Czech army set up equipment and beds inside of an exhibition center to accommodate people who suffer mild COVID-19 symptoms, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct. 22, 2020.
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; many unemployed losing benefits
FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a mask walks under a Now Hiring sign at a CVS Pharmacy during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco. California has regained more than a third of the 2.6 million nonfarm jobs the most populous state lost to the coronavirus pandemic in March and April. State officials reported Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, that the leisure and hospitality sector accounted for half the overall gain of 96,000 jobs as restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses benefitted from the state's easing of restrictions designed to slow the virus' spread. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Corus sees glimmers of growth from its content studios but ad revenue under pressure
Corus Entertainment reported fourth-quarter results Thursday.
Precision Drilling beats earnings expectations; shares jump 8.6%
Precision Drilling Corp. Trainees Dan Brook and Bradley Williams are directed by instructor Clint Dyck while training to lay down drill pipe on a rig floor, at Precision Drilling in Nisku, Alta., on January 20, 2016. Precision Drilling Corp. says it lost $3.5 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $30.6 million in the same quarter last year as it cut expenses. The oilfield services company says the loss amounted to a penny per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a loss of 10 cents per share a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmes in intensive care with COVID-19
Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes attends a European Foreign Affairs ministers council in Luxembourg, on Oct. 12, 2020.
American Airlines, Southwest post deep losses, renew calls for $25-billion in government support
FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, on a flight from Miami to New York City, comes in for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo/File Photo
At least four civilians killed by rocket fire in northern Afghanistan
Exxon Mobil ‘very close’ to disclosing U.S., Canada job cuts, CEO Darren Woods says
FILE PHOTO: Darren Woods, Chairman & CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation attends a news conference at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Global impact: A look at some world leaders who have a big stake in the U.S. election
Campaign signs are seen on a hillside in Monroeville, Pa., on Oct. 21, 2020.
‘Big reno project’ in Trinity Bellwoods draws $1.1-million bid
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Mountain view helps in sale of Calgary home
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Rogers tops forecasts as wireless, media units rebound from pandemic impact
FILE PHOTO: A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a Rogers Communications Inc sign before the company's annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto April 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
This pharma company was just added to Bank of America’s list of top stock picks
Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in New York.
Saad Hariri back as PM for fourth time in crisis-hit Lebanon
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri delivers a statement after the president named him to form a new cabinet, at the presidential palace in Baabda, on Oct. 22, 2020.
Goldman Sachs to pay $3-billion to settle charges over 1MDB scandal role
FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed in the reception of Goldman Sachs in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo/File Photo
Coca-Cola emerges from lockdown blues as out-of-home demand recovers
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen at a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Montreuil, near Paris, France, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Apple expands ‘Express’ retail store format ahead of holiday season
People walk inside an Apple store in Beijing on October 19, 2020. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Adidas planning to sell ailing Reebok business within months, report says
FILE PHOTO: The Adidas logo at the company's headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo
AT&T takes pandemic hit, but surpasses revenue expectations
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the AT&T logo is positioned above one of its retail stores, in New York. AT&T Inc. reports earnings Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Tesla logo is seen at a Tesla showroom in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019.
Play time: Roche Bobois creative director on shaping the French furniture brand’s style
Roche Bobois creative director Nicholas Roche.
How three friends launched a sports newsletter geared to women
From left to right, Jacie deHoop, Roslyn McLarty and Ellen Hyslop are behind the Gist, a sports media company geared towards women. *Must credit: LIFT Labs
British Airways warns of deepening travel slump as losses mount
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 1, 2020 aircraft grounded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including planes operated by British Airways, are pictured on the apron at London Gatwick Airport near Crawley, southern England. - IAG, the owner of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, dived into a loss totalling 1.3 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in the third quarter on coronavirus fallout, it announced on October 22, 2020. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Unilever’s sales rebound masks murky outlook
FILE - In this Thursday, March 15, 2018 file photo, the logo for Unilever appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Consumer products giant Unilever, whose brands include Dove soaps and Lipton teas, said on Monday Oct. 7, 2019, they are pledging to halve its use of non-recycled plastics by 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Oil struggles to recover after U.S. gasoline stocks build
FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Morning Update: New water crisis hits First Nation already facing country’s longest boil-water advisory
On October 21, 2020, Members of Neskantaga First Nations, who are in their 25th year of Boil Water Advisory, arrive in Thunder Bay on a chartered Air Tindi flight due to a water crisis involving an unknown sheen which appeared in the water plants reservoir tank days ago. A little over one year ago the entire community, situated approximately 450km northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario, was evacuated when the main pump failed and they were left without water. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
The close: Stocks rise on U.S. fiscal stimulus bets, Rogers shares soar after earnings
A Bay Street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: A trader works at the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 16, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
How U.S. Latinos galvanized against Trump hope to swing two critical states to the Democrats
Phoenix, Arizona,October 6th, 2020: Olga Klem at her home in Chandler, Arizona. She plans to volunteer to do some voter outreach on behalf of Democrats in the Latino community this election. She's a recently-retired teacher, a Latina, and taught in school in South Phoenix, which is the poorer and more immigrant-heavy area of the city. Photo by Adriana Zehbrauskas / The Globe and Mail
U.S. election: The final Trump-Biden presidential debate was tonight. Here are five things we watched for
The stage awaits the second and final debate between 2020 U.S. presidential candidates President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden at the Curb Event Center that will host the October 22 debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You on Apple TV+ earnestly and relentlessly addresses concept of bandhood
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa in “Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You,” premiering globally October 23 on Apple TV+.
China warns Canada not to damage relations further with ‘lies’ about Uyghur genocide
A woman wears a face mask reading 'Free Uyghurs' as she attends a protest during the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets his Chinese counterpart at the foreign ministry guest house Villa Borsig for bilateral talks. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Coffee to go – and come back: Tim Hortons to introduce bottle-deposit-style reusable cups in cafes next year
rendering of packaging. Coffee-and-doughnuts chain Tim Hortons is preparing to test a system that would give customers the option to pay a deposit to have orders filled in reusable cups and other packaging handout Tim Hortons
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The 2021 Toyota Venza is a fuss-free, fuel-efficient vehicle – if hardly the most exciting thing on the road
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Canada can’t afford to shut down operating rooms again
People wait in line for hours at a COVID assessment centre at Mount Sinai Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Thursday, September 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Investors opt for the ‘do nothing’ trade ahead of U.S. election
(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. - Two weeks before the polls, the contrast in campaign strategies between Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, has never been more pronounced: the Republican president led another rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania October 20, 2020, while Democrat Biden stayed mostly out of sight ahead of a pivotal televised debate on October 22, 2020. Both candidates will get something of a reality check on Thursday when they meet for their second and final televised debate. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Oct. 22: ‘These Liberals … appear to have gained some wisdom.’ Readers react after Trudeau government threatens to provoke election, plus other letters to the editor
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Japan’s plan to build missile defence system at sea faces mounting costs
Japan's newly appointed Administrative Reform Minister Taro Kono delivers a speech during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2020. In June, Mr. Kono suspended plans for two land sites for missile defence systems and plans to move them to the sea.
Remains found in search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims
Flowers left by a mourner hang on a fence as crews work on a second test excavation and core sampling in the search for remains at Oaklawn Cemetery from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on Oct. 21, 2020.
Alberta to cut 930 public-service jobs in agriculture, forestry, community service
Finance Minister Travis Toews speaks about the upcoming budget, in Edmonton on Feb. 26, 2020. Mr. Toews says the government is cutting 930 public service jobs, reductions signalled in the 2019 and 2020 budgets.
Nunavut premier expects support from caucus to remove minister from cabinet
Nunavut minister Patterk Netser speaks in the Nunavut legislative assembly in Iqauluit, Nunavut, on Oct. 21, 2020. Members of the legislature in Nunavut will debate a motion to remove a minister from cabinet over a social media post criticizing Black women for having abortions.
RCMP officers to begin wearing body-worn cameras in Nunavut later this year
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2020. The RCMP says its objective for body-worn cameras in Nunavut is to improve police and public behaviour, evidence gathering and prosecutions and more quickly deal with public complaints.
Lowe homers twice as Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even World Series
Diego Castillo, left, and Brett Phillips of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their 6-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on Oct. 21, 2020 in Arlington, Texas.
Your daily horoscope: October 22
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Smaller markets like Bancroft, Quinte fuel Ontario’s ‘crazy’ real estate gains
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