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Congressional panel questions top Pompeo aides about firing of State Department watchdog
In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, State Department Inspector-General Steve Linick leaves a meeting in a secure area at the Capitol, in Washington.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
A worker walks past the entrance to the Bombardier plant in Derby, central England, July 5, 2011.
Turkish police reportedly detain 106 people over alleged links to cleric Fethullah Gulen
U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen is seen in Saylorsburg, Pa., in a July 10, 2017, file photo.
Western Canada: Data on B.C. COVID cases hard to come by
Children walk with their parents to Sherwood Park Elementary in North Vancouver for the first day back-to-school Thursday, September 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y.
Australian government lawyer names China in interference investigation
An Australian flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on April 14, 2016.
‘Don’t do it’ – studies flash subzero rate warnings to central banks
A worker wearing a protective face mask walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, August 6.
COVID-19 cases in India surpass five million as experts warn fatality rate may increase
A health worker collects a swab sample to test for COVID-19, in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 16, 2020.
Lamine Diack, former head of world athletics federation, sentenced to jail for corruption
Former IAAF president Lamine Diack arrives for the verdict in his trial at a Paris courthouse on Sept. 16, 2020.
U.S. consumer spending losing steam as fiscal stimulus ebbs
A shopper browses a Bink's Outfitters store in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on April 29, 2020.
UN investigators accuse Venezuelan security forces of committing crimes against humanity
A woman waves a Venezuelan flag in front of security forces during a demonstration in Caracas, on March 10, 2020.
Manulife launching travel insurance policy with COVID-19 coverage
A Manulife Financial office tower stands in Toronto on Feb. 11, 2020.
TIFF 2020: Scorsese, Winslet and a gym-ready Colin Farrell highlight weird-but-lovable TIFF Tribute Awards
Kate Winslet attends the Longines Masters of New York, at Nassau Coliseum, in Uniondale, on April 27, 2018.
Lebanese politicians miss 15-day deadline to form crisis Cabinet
A protester waves a Lebanese flag as as soldiers attempt to disperse an anti-government march near the Presidential Palace, in Beirut, on Sept. 12, 2020.
At least one dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally slams Florida-Alabama line
A street is flooded in in Pensacola, Fla., after Hurricane Sally makes landfall, on Sept. 16, 2020.
Vancouver city manager Sadhu Johnston resigning, citing desire to spend more time with family
Sadhu Johnston, Vancouver's Deputy City Manager, is photographed along False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Potential buyers taking to laneway lure with cautious optimism
A recently completed laneway project in Toronto's Wychwood Park neighbourhood by Lanescape Inc..
Toronto market adjusts to post-Labour Day shake-up
Carolyn Ireland
Yaletown condo gets four offers after pandemic lull
Done Deal, 1066 Hamilton St., No. 407, Vancouver
New board steps in at Toronto’s battle-plagued Shangri-La condo tower
Exteriors of the Shangri-La Hotel and the sculpture outside on University Ave., are photographed on August 22 2018.
Home of the Week: A designer’s house, filled with innovations
Home of the Week, 21 Clarendon Ave., Toronto
Vancouver market on the uptick, but worries persist
Renderings of the second phase of Panatch Group's 50 Electronic Avenue project in Port Moody, B.C.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Masked currency traders work 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 on Sept. 10, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 despite the rollercoast ride that closed Wall Street last week, as traders awaited cues from the U.S. central bank expected later in the week. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Eli Lilly says its antibody reduces need for hospitalization in moderate COVID-19 patients
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
Canadian task force calls for billions in spending over next five years to spur green economic recovery
A car is charged at a station for electric vehicles on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on May 1, 2019.
Top Huawei executives had close ties to obscure company at centre of U.S. criminal case
Huawei deputy chairman Guo Ping speaks during a press conference in Shenzhen, China, on March 29, 2019.
‘Piping hot’ housing market starting to cool: BMO
The logo of Nvidia Corporation is seen during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan May 30, 2017.
High-tech, self-guided ship set for launch on 400th anniversary of Mayflower’s departure
Technicians lower the Mayflower Autonomous Ship into the water at its launch site for it's first outing on water since being built in Turnchapel, Plymouth south west England, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The autonomous ship aims to cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Ma, USA, in April 2021, to become be the first totally autonomous ship to cross the Atlantic ocean without any help from the outside. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
GM to build interchangeable family of electric drive systems and motors
General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra addresses the gathering Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at an event detailing GM’s electric vehicle technologies and upcoming products in the Design Dome on the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan. (Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)
As U.S. ban takes effect, retailers in China report slowing supplies of Huawei phones
Huawei promotes 5G products at the IFA 2020 Special Edition consumer electronics and appliances trade fair, Sept. 3, 2020 in Berlin.
Why boardroom-diversity data eludes its advocates
A lack of gender diversity can be problimatic to both the women who are absent from those companies and the businesses themselves, leaving corporations to miss out on opportunitites for future growth.
Euro zone trade surplus widens year-over-year in July as imports drop
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen stacked up on a Maersk Sentosa container ship at the port of Antwerp, Belgium July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
OECD lifts economic outlook on stronger-than-expected U.S., Chinese recoveries
FILE PHOTO: A man on a bicycle rides past containers at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
737 Max crashes were ‘horrific culmination’ of Boeing and FAA failures, according to U.S. House report
An employee walks past a Boeing 737 Max aircraft seen parked at the Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington, U.S. January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/Files
TIFF 2020: In the most uncertain film market ever, Canada’s Elevation Pictures plays the optimist
Barry Hertz
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima wins Golden Pen of Freedom award
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima has been awarded the prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom award by the World Association of News Publishers.
Head of Alberta public inquiry wants more time to look into funding of environmental groups
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney answers questions after announcing $43 million in repairs and improvements to provincial parks at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
British Airways facing worst crisis in its 100-year history, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: British Airways CEO Alex Cruz speaks during a news conference in Tel Aviv, Israel November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Japanese exports drop 15% in August as coronavirus pummels trade
FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo, containers are piled up at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Among the challenges awaiting Prime Minister-elect Yoshihide Suga is the urgent challenge of how to keep the world’s third-largest economy growing as its population ages and shrinks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Hitachi scraps plans for British nuclear plant
FILE PHOTO: General view of the decommissioned Wylfa nuclear power station on the island of Anglesey, Britain, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A construction worker sets a floor truss in place that will support the second story of a home at the Lennar Corp. Madison Pointe at Central Park development in Doral, Florida, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.
Beijing wants greater loyalty from private sector as threats to Chinese economy rise
FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
EU parliament allows some gas projects to get green-transition money
The construction site of the new European Gas Pipeline Link (EUGAL) pipeline is pictured on March 26, 2019 near Lubmin, northeastern Germany, close to the planned landing point for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline carrying gas from Russia to Europe. - The Nord Stream 2 and EUGAL pipelines join in Lubmin, from where the natural gas will be distributed within Europe. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline will double the capacity to ship gas from Russia to Germany via the waters of Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The pipeline has faced opposition from many countries in eastern and central Europe, the United States and particularly Ukraine because it risks increasing Europe's dependence on Russian natural gas. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images
EU executive pushes for tougher 2030 climate target, billions in green bonds
FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are seen at a wind park in Flesquieres near Cambrai, France March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
Morning Update: Inside Huawei’s campaign to influence Canadian public opinion
The Huawei logo is pictured outside a research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 6, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Oil up more than 4% as U.S. stockpiles fall, Hurricane Sally hits output
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind an oil pump outside Saint-Fiacre, near Paris, France September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Inside Huawei’s campaign to influence Canadian public opinion
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured on the company's stand during the 'Electronics Show - International Trade Fair for Consumer Electronics' at Ptak Warsaw Expo in Nadarzyn, Poland, May 10, 2019.
AppDirect raises US$185-million in private capital led by Caisse
AppDirect’s Montreal office.
CIBC executive Deepak Khandelwal leaving bank next month
The CIBC sign outside the bank's office tower in Toronto's Financial District is photographed on Sept. 3, 2020.
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Board chair tops up his position in this REIT yielding 6.7%
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
The oil sands aren’t dying – and Canada still needs them to thrive
An upgrading plant at the Suncor Energy Oil Sands project near Fort McMurray, Alta., on June 13, 2017.
Video showing death of woman by men in military uniforms shocks Mozambique
A frame grab from video showing Mozambican soldiers shooting a naked woman on the side of the road. Amnesty International has just released its verification of the video, confirming the location, and the Mozambican government has expressed its own concerns about the killing.
Can a fresh grad land her first marketing job during a pandemic?
Job seeker and applicant writing his resume and CV with laptop. Modern and visual electronic curriculum vitae in social media. Work experience document in computer screen. Job search and unemployment.
Financial services bodies make move to remote and computer-based testing
Tablet with multiple-choice questions
The close: TSX, S&P 500 end lower despite oil rally, Fed’s low-rate stance
In this May 22, 2020, file photo, the Federal Reserve building is viewed in Washington.
Sept. 16: ‘Yet another Canadian corporation sold out to foreigners.’ Readers react as outdoor recreation retailer MEC sold to U.S. private investment firm, plus other letters to the editor
A MEC store is seen in Vancouver, on Sept. 15, 2020.
Japan’s Parliament elects Yoshihide Suga as new prime minister
Newly elected head of Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihide Suga smiles following his press conference at its headquarters after the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2020. Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, and was formally elected Wednesday as Japan’s new prime minister in a parliamentary vote.
Murray puts up 40 points as Nuggets stun Clippers 104-89 in Game 7
Canadian Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball against Montrezl Harrell of the LA Clippers during the fourth quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference second round on Sept.15, 2020. Murray scored 40 points to lead the Nuggets to a 104-89 victory.
Unilateralism will strengthen pandemic, UN assembly chief says
United Nations General Assembly President-elect Volkan Bozkir, left, and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi give a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 10, 2020.
China sends nine satellites into space in first sea-based commercial launch
Gaza rockets, Israeli air strikes accompany Israel-Gulf pacts
Smoke and flame are seen following an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 16, 2020.
Eberle scores overtime winner as Islanders force Game 6 against Lightning
New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle scores the overtime winner against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy on Sept. 15, 2020.
Musetti upsets Wawrinka to become local hero at Italian Open
Lorenzo Musetti of Italy plays a backhand in his qualifying match against Giulio Zeppieri of Italy during day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on Sept. 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Musetti upset Stan Wawrinka 6-0, 7-6 (2) on Sept. 15.
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