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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
A Sobey's store in Toronto on Friday, April 3, 2020.
A home buyer’s walk in the dark
Sale signs in Toronto are photographed on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Norway awards Arctic oil exploration permits, but fewer firms apply
FILE PHOTO: Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan
The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by haze on December 9, 2016.
Upside-down blueberry grunt brings East Coast flavours to your plate
Upside-Down Blueberry Grunt.
As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 26, 2011, Indian labourers prepare the flooded field for rice farming near Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant in Mecheda, around 85 kms south-west of Kolkata. - Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India that experts say will need political will and an ocean of outside money. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
N.S. tenants say existing law too weak to protect from rent hikes, mistreatment
Geoff MacLellan, left, minister of trade for Nova Scotia, attends the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on August 13, 2018, in Stowe, Vt. Now the minister of housing, MacLellan acknowledges legislation protecting tenants needs to be "beefed up." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Lisa Rathke
Western Canada: Alberta’s vaccination rate gets big boost from Calgary, Edmonton
Albertans line-up for a COVID-19 vaccination at an mass immunization clinic in downtown Calgary, Alta., Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Britain’s Persimmon, Aviva to amend home leases after inquiry
FILE PHOTO - Builders construct modular Space4 homes on a Persimmon development in Coventry, February 22, 2017. Picture taken February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Britain’s Conservative government says it plans to sell broadcaster Channel 4
Channel 4 television channel offices are seen in London, Britain, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Indigenous artwork will be displayed on billboards to honour residential schoolchildren
FILE PHOTO: People visit a makeshift memorial on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, after the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc band council encouraged mourners to take part in a national day of prayer to honour the remains of 215 children that were found at the site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier//File Photo
Sobeys parent Empire posts first sales decline in a year as grocers brace for post-pandemic shift in consumer habits
A Sobeys grocery store in Toronto on March 16. 2021. Sobeys parent company Empire purchases a controlling stake in Longo’s and Grocery Gateway. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Warren Buffett resigns as Gates Foundation trustee; says he has donated half his wealth to philanthropy
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new investment in Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. provided an update on its U.S. stock holdings in a filing with regulators Monday, May 17, 2021. Many investors follow Berkshire's holdings closely because of Buffett's remarkably successful record. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Canada should use DNA testing to return children in residential school graves to family members
The Kamloops Indian Residential School is photographed using a drone in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June, 14, 2021. The remains of 215 children were discovered buried near the former school earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Cancer detection startup spun out of Toronto’s UHN raises $60-million from top US biotech investors
Scott Bratman,(L) CEO of Adela, Inc., and Daniel De Carvalho, CSO for Adela, are photographed at Daniel’s lab in the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Tower on June 22, 2021.Charles Ihhak, a post doctoral fellow in cancer epigenetic is in the blue lab coat. Adela s developing innovative blood tests for cancer detection and screening. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Despite a career filled with terrifying jerks, J.K. Simmons just wants to play the pussycat
J.K. SIMMONS stars in THE TOMORROW WAR
In Toronto, a bewildering landscape for would-be buyers
People look at real estate window displays, Toronto, on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Iran says U.S. has agreed to lift oil sanctions; U.S. says nothing agreed
FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Vancouver company among Morgan Stanley’s top picks in the global mining sector
LSE’s Refinitiv restores services after new outage
The logo of Refinitiv is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Files
Agreement in principle reached in compensation dispute over Suez Canal blockage, Stann Marine says
FILE PHOTO: Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
How do I reduce plastic in my sun protection routine?
Attitude sunscreen.
The case for a rethink of how Canada is retrofitting its buildings
Adam Radwanski
Euro zone business growth accelerated at fastest pace in 15 years in June: PMI
People walks at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Thursday, June 17, 2021. France on Wednesday eased several COVID-19 restrictions, with authorities saying it's no longer always mandatory to wear masks outdoors, and halting an 8-month nightly coronavirus curfew this weekend. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Afterpay to let some American users ‘buy now, pay later’ at major U.S. merchants
FILE PHOTO: A logo for the company Afterpay is seen in a store window in Sydney, Australia, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Coates/File Photo
Oil climbs to highest in over two years as U.S. supplies tighten
A pumpjack is silhouetted against the setting sun in Oklahoma City, March 22, 2012. Whitecap Resources Inc. is pleased to report on our very strong first quarter financial and operating results with record production of 95,828 boe/d, 5% higher than our original forecast of 90,000 – 92,000 boe/d on capital investments of $119 million, which was 7% lower than our forecast of $125 - $130 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sue Ogrocki
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
How politics is worsening the housing crisis
With trouble securing doses at home, Canadian sailors turn to U.S. for vaccinations
Seafarer Scott Keeping, on the Tug Sharon M receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a nurse with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department HANDOUT
In exposing organized crime in Paraguay, journalist Candido Figueredo Ruiz became a target himself
02/20/21 Philadelphia, PA Paraguayan journalist Cándido Figueredo Ruíz at his home in West Philadelphia. photo: Ryan Collerd for The Globe and Mail
Time will ease Ontario’s Gypsy moth outbreak, biologist says
At least three gypsy moth caterpillars are seen dangling on a weeping willow tree in Williston on June 8, 2021.Img 8935
COVID-19 news today: Manitoba moves into first step of province’s reopening plan
Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister speaks at a news conference at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Morning Update: Trudeau pushes China to probe its mistreatment of Uyghurs
Uyghur members of the Communist Party of China carry a flag past a billboard of Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take part in an organized tour on June 30, 2017 in the old town of Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily to print final edition on Thursday
FILE - In this Friday, June 18, 2021, file photo, copies of the Apple Daily newspaper are packed at the printing house in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper will close by this weekend, its parent company said Wednesday, June 23, 2021, following last week’s arrest of five editors and executives and the freezing of $2.3 million in assets under the city’s national security law. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
How this Montreal-based AI company is making buildings run better
Sam Ramadori, president of BrainBox AI poses inside their offices in Montreal, Quebec, June 7, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
How families are building a digital archive to commemorate the Air India bombing
Deepak Khandelwal looks at a book that has the last family photo taken before he lost his two older sisters, Chandra and Manju, in the Air India Flight 182 bombing. The sisters were flying to Delhi to attend a wedding when a bomb was detonated over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 people on board on June 23 1985. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Black female business owners struggle to secure funding, survey shows
Adeela Carter, left, and Amoye Henry, right, are the founders of Pitch Better, and authored the FoundHers report. Must credit: O’shane Howard
Montreal home care software provider AlayaCare raises $225-million led by Al Gore investment fund
Adrian Schauer, the CEO of AlayaCare poses for a portrait in his office in Montreal, Que on June 28, 2019. AlayaCare provides software to assist caregivers in scheduling, checking vitals and other important details. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
Toronto seed investor Golden Ventures raises two funds after Wattpad windfall
Golden Ventures original partners (L-R) Bert Amato, Matt Golden and Ameet Shah
By matching donors to causes, Kernls offers a new way to support fundraising
Mike Haughton, CEO and founder of Kernls, on the roof of his apartment building in New York City on Sunday June 20, 2021.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara works on the trading floor, Friday, June 11, 2021. Stocks were broadly lower Friday after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation's central bank might need to raise interest rates as early as next year, sooner than the Fed's latest estimate of possible rate increases in 2023. (Nicole Pereira/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Billionaire businessman invests $43 million in this large-cap dividend stock
The close: Late fade pulls S&P 500, TSX lower
A Toronto Stock Exchange ticker is seen at The Exchange Tower in Toronto on Thursday, August 18 2011.
Why were two scientists fired from a Winnipeg virus lab?
Podcast
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Liberal caucus office hired firm that helps run party’s digital campaigns
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
LGBTQ employees must be given equal weight in diversity initiatives if companies want to be inclusive
Female hands of business woman professional student using laptop sit at home office desk typing on computer keyboard study work with pc software tech concept, online job and education, close up view
South Korean firm partners with Quebec’s Loop Industries to deploy recycling technology in Asia
Should cities charge more for parking permits for gas guzzlers?
Sitting at the edge of the Strathcona neighbourhood is 503 Atlantic, a recently sold single-family detached home, which overlooks Trillium Park and the lot where St. Paul's Hospital will relocate to. On Friday, October 30, 2020 in Vancouver, BC. Alia Youssef/The Globe and Mail.
If you want a job in sustainability, have you considered becoming an energy auditor?
FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The electric power grid manager for most of Texas has issued its first conservation alert of the summer, calling on users to dial back energy consumption to avert an emergency. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas issued the alert shortly after midday Monday, saying many forced generation outages and potential record June demand is squeezing the power supply. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Why cryptocurrencies don’t belong in Canadians’ portfolios
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany - April 17, 2018: Many coins of various cryptocurrencies
June 23: ‘Our daughter and family are fully vaccinated … we haven’t seen them for over a year.’ Canada-U.S. border restrictions continue, plus other letters to the editor
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Protection vehicle stands beside a sign reading that the border is closed to non-essential traffic at the Canada-United States border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge, to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg/File Photo
Man is first to stand trial under Hong Kong’s security law
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 6, 2020 shows Tong Ying-kit, who is accused of deliberately driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers on July 1, 2000, arriving at the West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong. - The first trial under Hong Kong's new national security law of Tong Ying-kit began on June 23, 2021 without a jury, a landmark moment for the financial hub's fast-changing legal landscape. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Grand jury in Texas will not charge officers in custody death of Black man
Charles’ huge game lifts Mystics over Storm
Washington Mystics Leilani Mitchell, right, goes up for the shot defended by Seattle Storm's Mercedes Russell during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers 104-103
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 22: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns, Torrey Craig #12, and Mikal Bridges #25 celebrate defeating the LA Clippers 104-103 in game two of the NBA Western Conference finals at Phoenix Suns Arena on June 22, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station
A giant screen shows Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng (C), Liu Boming (R), and Tang Hongbo of the Shenzhou-12 mission saluting inside the Tianhe core module of China's space station, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Canadiens’ young guns dominate Golden Knights as Habs win 4-1 in Game 5
Jun 22, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield (22) celebrates with right wing Corey Perry (94) and center Nick Suzuki (14) after scoring a second period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in game five of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Heritage appeal draws buyer to Lawrence Park home
Done Deal, 307 Blythwood Rd. (also 228 Stibbard Ave.), Toronto
Your daily horoscope: June 23
Cancer.
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