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Canadian factory activity resumes expansion in July as economy reopens
Fabricator Mike Caldarino uses a grinder on a steel stairs being manufactured for a high school in Redmond, Wash., at George Third & Son Steel Fabricators and Erectors, in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday March 29, 2018. Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose in May after posting a record plunge in April, but remained well below their pre-pandemic level. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vietnam’s capital low on rapid testing kits as coronavirus cases climb
A medical specialist wearing a protective suit pours droplets of blood onto a test kit outside Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 30, 2020.
Chelsea Peretti makes the Halifax-shot Spinster worth committing to, if only for 87 minutes
SPINSTER (2019). “Spinster” follows Chelsea Peretti’s character Gaby who, unceremoniously dumped on her 40th birthday, is petrified she’ll be alone forever. She embarks on a dating rampage only to discover that her problem isn’t that she doesn’t have a love life – it’s that she doesn’t have a life. Credit: Vertical Entertainment
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of July 31, 2020
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
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Booking.com plans to reduce 25% of its 17,000 work force due to pandemic
The logo of online accommodation booking website Booking.com is pictured at the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB) in Berlin, Germany, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files
Google’s $2.1-billion Fitbit deal hits roadblock as EU antitrust regulators open investigation
A Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration picture taken on Nov. 8, 2019.
Amazon starts preparations to launch in Sweden
Amazon is set to open its first Sweden operations.
Ford CEO Jim Hackett to retire; COO Jim Farley to take over
Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett is set to retire on Oct. 1, 2020.
Juan Carlos, former king of Spain, leaves for undisclosed location amid scandal
Former Spanish king, Juan Carlos, leaves after attending the funeral ceremony of Luxembourg's Grand Duke Jean, at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg, on May 4, 2019.
Weak greenback no boon for emerging markets this time
Amy Seimetz’s She Dies Tomorrow is the perfect movie to watch on the last day of your life
SHE DIES TOMORROW (2019). Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) comes to a startling realization: she is going to die tomorrow. And there is nothing that she, or anyone else, can do about it. After relaying her belief to a friend (Jane Adams), who then tells her brother (Chris Messina), who then repeats it to his wife (Katie Aselton), the fatalism seems to turn contagious. It is no longer just Amy who knows that tomorrow is the end, but her social circle, then her town, and on. What begins as an isolated case of anxiety turns Amy’s entire world on its head, until everyone is convinced that the worst is inevitable. CREDIT: Rustic Films
Ralph Lauren misses revenue estimates as pandemic hammers demand
FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside the Ralph Lauren store during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Court challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 travel ban begins
A challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 travel ban is scheduled to be heard before the province’s supreme court beginning today.
Europe air safety regulator gives no firm date for 737 Max to fly again
FILE PHOTO: Signage of The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
Heavy rains, high winds hit eastern China as weakening storm nears Shanghai
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, boats are moored to take shelter from the wind at the coastal area of Sansha Town of Xiapu County, in southeastern China's Fujian Province, on Aug. 3, 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias whips up eastern U.S. coast, killing at least five
A man uses his phone to record video of flood waters on Ocean Blvd., in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Aug. 3, 2020.
U.K. faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU, researchers say
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, a woman holds up the British Union and the European Union flags together during an event in Brussels, Belgium. The number of Britons moving to live in European Union countries has soared since the Brexit vote in 2016, a U.K.-German study has revealed Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, FILE)
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko vows to maintain close alliance with Russia despite tensions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech during a state-of-the-nation address, in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 4, 2020.
Rashida Tlaib faces tough challenge as five U.S. states hold congressional primaries
In an Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, Rashida Tlaib, left, then-Democratic candidate for the Michigan's 13th Congressional District, and Brenda Jones speak during a rally in Detroit.
What makes a good corkscrew? The tool with one purpose, but many designs
FILE PHOTO: A man opens a bottle of French wine with a corkscrew at the Chateau du Pavillon in Sainte-Croix-Du-Mont, France, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
I Used to Go Here proves that for every Palm Springs, The Lonely Island has a Death Valley, too
Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement star in I Used to Go Here.
Germany already dealing with second wave of coronavirus, head of doctors’ union says
An employee of an aid organization takes a sample at a COVID-19 testing station, in Dortmund, western Germany, on Aug. 1, 2020.
Alberta, Ottawa reduce oil sands environmental monitoring budget due to COVID-19 pandemic
An oil worker holds raw sand bitumen near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 9, 2008.
U.K. clears Amazon’s investment in online food platform Deliveroo
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, July 11, 2017, a deliveroo logo on a bicycle in London. Britain’s official competition authority has approved Amazon’s plan to buy a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo, it is revealed Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020, saying the deal would not hurt competition. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)
‘Opportunity widens’ in Canadian REIT sector: Analyst
Clorox won’t have enough disinfecting wipes until 2021, CEO Benno Dorer says
FILE - This July 15, 2011, file photo shows Clorox brand products line the shelf of a supermarket in the East Village neighborhood of New York. A handful of companies are rising to new highs even as stock markets around the world tumble on worries about a rapidly spreading virus. Clorox is close to an all-time high after jumping Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, amid expectations that more homes and hospitals will use its disinfecting wipes, for example. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Bayer tumbles to $11.2-billion quarterly net loss after litigation charges
FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant in Wuppertal, Germany August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Argentina strikes $65-billion debt deal with three creditor groups to break impasse
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - JULY 02: A delivery worker crosses Corrientes avenue on July 2, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the national statistics bureau (INDEC), economy in Argentina shrank 26% year on year in April, the first full month of coronavirus lockdown. Due to increasing number of cases in Buenos Aires Aires and its metropolitan area, authorities tightened restrictions allowing only essential shops and industries to remain open to public. Apart from dealing with the pandemic, Argentina is on default and holds a negotiation with creditors to restructure a 66 billion USD debt. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
B.C. reviews policing laws at a time of mass protests, calls for reform
A member of the RCMP arrives on scene of a shots heard call in Surrey, B.C., Friday, May 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Future proofing: Upgrade fading offices or convert them to residential?
Cube apartments on 11th avenue SW in Calgary started life as an office building
Hockey documentary Red Penguins is a booze- and gangster-packed epic on ice
Members of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins are shown in a scene from the movie Red Penguins.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Gold is poured as at Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank mine facility in Nunavut on Aug. 24, 2011.
BP halves dividend after record loss, speeds up reinvention
BP reported second-quarter loss Tuesday.
Oil edges up to highest prices since March on hopes for U.S. stimulus
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas U.S. February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Morning Update: Movement of migrant workers being restricted, raising rights concerns
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that migrant labourers in Canada can no longer be treated like "throwaway people" as they have been in the past, adovocates said Wednesday. Workers do maintenance at the Scotlynn Group where 164 Migrant workers have tested positive for COVID-19 shutting down the asparagus farming facility temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic near Vittoria, Ont., in Norfolk County on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
CI Financial’s U.S. wealth business to grow by 70 per cent with acquisition of Illinois based BDF
Kurt MacAlpine, the new CEO of CI Financial, poses for a photograph in downtown Toronto on Friday, December 20, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Yet another version of The Secret Garden is the cinematic equivalent of wilted flowers
THE SECRET GARDEN (2020). Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
Ontario’s construction industry pushes for wearable COVID-19 tracing app
A worker is seen on a construction site in Hamilton, Ont., in a Nov. 14, 2013, file photo.
How the COVID-19 pandemic may sabotage retirement for boomers and Gen X
Rob Carrick
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Tuesday’s TSX breakouts: One of the world’s richest people is invested in this soaring Canadian telehealth stock
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Tuesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Hold the balloons: National conventions are past their prime
David Shribman
EV sales need a major jump to make a real dent in emissions; could hybrids be the answer?
A car is plugged in at a charging point for electric vehicles in London, Britain, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Files
We must do more to protect people with dementia
André Picard
Artificial intelligence isn’t destroying jobs, it’s making them more inclusive
Sinead Bovell
7 in 10 Canadians signal support for new lockdown measures if COVID-19 resurges
Canadian consumers flocked to online shopping as the measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic were enacted, according to a Statistics Canada report. A woman wears a mask as she walks through Toronto's Eaton Centre shopping mall, Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The close: Gold soars past $2,000, oil rises on stimulus hopes
A TSX tote board is pictured in Toronto, on Dec.31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Aug. 4: ‘No corporate donations, just a passion to help – this is what a true charity is.’ Readers debate WE Charity and volunteer work, plus other letters to the editor
A crowd gathers before the We Day red carpet in Toronto, on Thursday, September 20, 2018. The Ontario Ministry of Education says it will not renew its contract with We Charity and will investigate any expenditures to date. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
McDavid scores first playoff hat trick, Oilers beat Chicago 6-3
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid scores his second goal of the game against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford on Aug. 3, 2020 in Edmonton. The Oilers beat the Hawks 6-3 to even the series 1-1.
Curfew imposed in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir ahead of revocation anniversary
A Kashmiri woman requests a police officer to let her cross a street during curfew in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Aug. 4, 2020.
Obesity not defined by one’s weight or size, new guidelines say
Ian Patton, director of advocacy and public engagement at Obesity Canada, poses for a portrait at his home in Bowmanville, Ontario, Friday, July 31, 2020. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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