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Canadian dollar moves back toward 6-year high as key support holds
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: Analysts project further 33% upside potential for this soaring energy stock
An oil and gas pumpjack is shown near Cremona, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
Investor magnet Israel tarnished by Palestinian conflict, but pull still strong
An Israeli shekel note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo.
EU to keep economic safety net in place next year to help member nations recover from COVID-19 pandemic
European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during a news conference at EU headquarters, in Brussels, on June 2, 2021.
GameStop boosts teen interest in investing: survey
U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed GameStop logo in this illustration taken Feb. 8.
Western Canada: Kamloops residential school discovery reopens painful wounds
Regina Haasjes, of the Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation, pays her respects below the steps outside the legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Shoes have been laid in honour of the 215 residential school children whose remains have been discovered near the facility in Kamloops, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
Shlomo Booklin trims cannabis plants at a Tilray Inc. medical marijuana grow-op in Nanaimo, B.C., Aug. 14, 2014.
Biden pushes for U.S. voting rights law as restrictions mount
President Joe Biden steps from Air Force One as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a trip to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
House hunters move north to escape crazy real estate market
A for sale sign outside Joe and Jackie Dookie Bradford home is photographed on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The couple is moving to North Bay to escape the high real estate prices in the city. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Global corporate tax crackdown gets ethical investor boost
A temporary road closure warning sign near the Carbis Bay hotel resort, where an in-person G7 summit of global leaders is due to take place in June, in St Ives, Cornwall, southwest Britain.
Linker bonds: inflation-proof or inflated expectations?
In this April 5, 2018, file photo a sign for a Wall Street subway station is shown.
Will joggers keep it outside or run back to the gym?
Filsan Abdiaman, creator of Project Love Run, runs along Vancouver’s False Creek Seawall on May 26, 2021. Alia Youssef/ The Globe and Mail.
How do I make a one-bowl cake?
Lemon zest is shaved onto a velvety lemon cake, glossed with coconut frosting and topped with vibrant lemon zest, in New York, February 2019. Satisfying and comforting, a slice of cake — whether chocolate, banana or lemon — is snack time as you know in your heart it should be. Styled by Christine Albano. (Con Poulos/The New York Times)
Upper Beaches Victorian on double lot goes $406,000 over asking
Done Deal, 128 Edgewood Ave., Toronto
Russian upper house votes to exit Open Skies Treaty
FILE In this file photo taken on Friday, April 26, 2019, A Russian Air Force Tu-214 flies over Offutt Air Force Base, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. The flight is allowed as part of the Open Skies Treaty. The Russian upper house the Federation Council debate and vote on the withdrawal from an international treaty allowing surveillance flights over military facilities following the U.S. departure from the pact. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP, File)
Senior Japanese medical adviser says organizers should explain why Olympics are going ahead amid pandemic
FILE PHOTO: President of the Japan Community Healthcare Organization Shigeru Omi addresses a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2021. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Chinese wildlife authorities try to keep elephant herd out of city of seven million
FILE - In this aerial file photo taken on May 28, 2021, and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a herd of wild Asian elephants walks in E'shan county in southwestern China's Yunnan Province. A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 500 kilometers (300 miles) from a nature reserve in China's mountain southwest were approaching the major city of Kunming on Wednesday, June 2, as authorities rushed to try to keep them out of populated areas. (Hu Chao/Xinhua via AP, File)
Planned global tax raid catches ethical investor zeitgeist
The Apple Inc logo is shown outside the company's 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 13, 2016.
Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
This image made from a video released on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 by Asriran.com, shows smoke rising from Iran's navy support ship Kharg in the Gulf of Oman. Kharg, the largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, semiofficial news agencies reported. (Asriran.com via AP)
Brookfield hikes hostile takeover bid for Inter Pipeline to counter Pembina’s surprise offer
Inter Pipeline's Heartland Petrochemical Complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
Chemical cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
This handout photograph taken and released by Sri Lanka Air Force on June 2, 2021 shows smoke billowing from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl which carrys hundreds of containers of chemicals and plastics, as its towed away from the coast of Colombo, following Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's order to move the ship to deeper water to prevent a bigger enviromental disaster. (Photo by - / Sri Lanka Air Force / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Sri Lanka Air Force " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Sri Lanka Air Force/AFP via Getty Images)
JBS beef plant workers return to work after company hit by cyberattack
A JBS processing plant, in Greeley, Colo., on June 1, 2021.
Canadian banks seek return of reluctant business borrowers as mortgage growth set to slow
Bank skyscrapers are seen from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Laurentian Bank tops expectations as it reports a $53.1-million second-quarter profit
The Banque Laurentienne or Laurentian Bank logo is pictured Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
AMC embraces meme stock status, share price nearly doubles
The AMC Empire 25 theater on March 5 in New York.
Moderna plans mix of COVID-19 vaccine doses following Lonza deal
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Cottage country prices are on fire
A cottage stands on a lake in Muskoka, the heart of cottage country in Ontario. A survey in 2017 suggested 65 per cent of millennials want to buy a cottage and that, faced with astronomical price rises in urban centres, some were looking to buy cottages first while maybe still renting in the city.
In Mexico’s elections, AMLO and allies’ war on ‘elites’ puts democracy’s watchdogs under fire
Huawei launches its own operating system on smartphones
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Huawei is seen in front of the local offices of Huawei in Warsaw, Poland January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
Federal prison service improperly listened to inmate calls with lawyers: auditors
Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Boeing’s CEO faces a multibillion-dollar dilemma over how to rebuild sales in core airliner business
Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle. Boeing is paying $17 million and promising to take steps to fix production problems with its popular 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, May 27, that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 models including NGs and the Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Scotiabank’s top 30 Canadian stock picks for June
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Many Japanese sponsors unsure how to proceed as questions, concerns remain ahead of Tokyo Olympics
FILE - In this March 24, 2020, a man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo. IOC officials say the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23 and almost nothing now can stop the games from going forward. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Tesla to spend more than $1-billion a year on battery raw materials from Australia
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Japanese government calls for raising country’s economic growth through innovation, draft plan shows
People walk along a shopping street in Tokyo, on June 1, 2021.
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Pedestrians walking past the Scotiabank branch in Toronto on April 16 2020.
Morning Update: More remains will be found at residential school sites, Murray Sinclair says
Band Councilor for the Muskowekwan First Nation, Holly Geddes stands in the former Muscowequan Indian Residential School, one of the last residential schools to close its doors in Canada in 1997 and the last fully intact residential school still standing in Saskatchewan at Muskowekwan First Nation, Sask., on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The vigil was in response to the remains of 215 children recently found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
Member nations give Britain the green light to begin process of joining CPTPP trade pact
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech during an opening session of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, in Tokyo, on Jan. 19, 2019.
Make COVID-19 history. Boost Canada’s vaccination rate to 90 per cent
Fraser Health registered nurse Kai Kayibadi draws a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a walk-up vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, May 17, 2021. British Columbia health officials say about 70 per cent of eligible adults in the province have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A COVID-19 vaccine today is worth two tomorrow – as Canada is discovering
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Canada says it blocked 43 attempts to sell military goods to China last year
An aerial view shows buildings from the Mid-Levels district of Hong Kong on May 25, 2021. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s COVID-19 battle offers lessons for tackling our other epidemic: HIV
People wait in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Saturday, May 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
COVID-19 news today: Ontario stay-at-home order lifts, but most other public health restrictions remain
People walk past businesses on Spadina Avenue in Chinatown in Toronto, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Ontario’s stay-at-home order lifts today but most other public health measures are staying in place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Oil hits over 1-year high on OPEC+ supply discipline, demand prospects
The sun sets beyond a pumpjack Wednesday, April 21, 2021, near Goldsmith, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
Will Hydro-Québec save Newfoundland from its Muskrat Falls fiasco?
Konrad Yakabuski
First Black mayor to be elected in New Brunswick marks change in Atlantic region
Kassim Doumbia HANDOUT received May 31, 2021. Credit:Jerome-Luc Paulin.
Canaccord CEO sees record IPO pace slowing
Canaccord Genuity has named Dan Daviau as its new president and CEO.
Wayne Gretzky prepares for his next act in broadcasting and sports betting worlds
Former Edmonton Oilers great Wayne Gretzky poses for a photograph in Toronto on December 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
CMHC study highlights Ontario’s rental shortage
Semi detached townhomes, and multiple cars in driveways on Passfield Trail. in Brampton’s L6P postal code area, are photographed on May 12, 2021. The L6P postal code area in Brampton, Ont. has seen high positivity rates for COVID infection and many essential workers live in this area, or live in multiple generation households. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Injunction request aims to end prison risk-assessment tool biased against Indigenous people
Former inmate Martha Kahnapace poses for a photograph, in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Natural pet food maker Open Farm unleashes global expansion
Isaac Langleben and Jacqueline Prehogan, two of the founders of Open Farm natural pet food are photographed in Toronto on May 27, 2021. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Trudeau response falls short at a moment of national shock
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‘Greenium’ shrinks as climate bond sales swell to record
Wind turbines of the Mozura wind farm are seen in Ulcinj, Montenegro, June 18, 2020.
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Director invests over $670,000 in this rebounding royalty stock yielding 1.9%
The close: TSX finishes flat despite energy stock gains on oil boost
A stock ticker outside First Canadian Place shows the S&P/TSX Composite Index just below the 20,000-mark on June 1.
After a pandemic-era departure, this claims adjuster is looking for her next job
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The last big battle over oil?
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How emerging technologies can help wealth management firms win the recovery
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June 2: ‘We should dig deeper … and ask what quality of life was experienced … by those children who somehow survived.’ Readers react to the young lives destroyed by residential schools, plus other letters to the editor
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen in Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been discovered buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Mounties arrest nine more protesters demonstrating against old-growth logging
Police move obstacles out of the road at an anti-old-growth logging blockade in Caycuse, B.C. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as police enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging in areas of southwestern Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne
Canada earns spot in Super Round at Olympic qualifier with 6-5 win over Cuba
Jun 1, 2021; St. Lucie, Florida, USA; Canada right fielder Michael Crouse (30) connects a home run in the seventh inning of the game against Cuba during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier series at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian Nurse’s long three at the buzzer lifts Mercury over Sky 84-83
Phoenix Mercury guard Kia Nurse (0), center, drives to the basket between Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner (24), left, and Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) in the home opener Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant via AP)
Malaysia to summon Chinese envoy over jets intrusion
This handout photo from the Royal Malaysian Air Force taken on May 31, 2021 and released on June 1, 2021 shows a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft that Malaysian authorities said was in the airspace over Malaysia's maritime zone near the coast of Sarawak state on Borneo island. (Royal Malaysian Air Force via AP)
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