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Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
West Fraser Timber to buy back up to $1-billion of its shares
Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is reporting higher first-quarter sales and earnings after completing its $4-billion all-stock takeover of Norbord Inc. on Feb. 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
U.K. court allows U.S. to appeal denial of Assange’s extradition
FILE - In this Friday May 19, 2017 file photo, Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Britain’s High Court on Wednesday July 7, 2021, has granted the U.S. government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Shell to boost shareholder returns earlier than expected after sharp rise in oil and gas prices
FILE PHOTO: The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London, January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Samsung Electronics reports a likely 53% jump in second-quarter profit, topping estimates
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
WeChat deletes Chinese university LGBTQ accounts in fresh crackdown
In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, icons for the smartphone app WeChat is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. China’s most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups, prompting concern the ruling Communist Party is tightening control over gay and lesbian content. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Britain’s financial bosses could see pay linked to progress in making workforces more diverse, inclusive
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Officer of the Prudential Regulation Authority Sam Woods speaks during the Bank of England's financial stability report at the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain June 27, 2017. REUTERS/ Jonathan Brady/Pool/File Photo
Search of collapsed condo shifts from rescue to recovery, death toll at 54
Search and rescue teams continue to work in the rubble at the site of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida, on July 6, 2021. - Rescuers on combed through the debris of a deadly condo tower collapse in Florida as Tropical Storm Elsa threatened to complicate the delicate search mission with strong winds and heavy rain. The death toll from the June 24 disaster in Surfside, a town north of Miami Beach, rose to 36 as search teams found four more bodies in the rubble, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo by EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexico’s San Rafael mine set to reopen after months of union talks
EU forecasts higher growth in euro zone despite rising concerns about Delta variant
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)
Canada’s ‘bizarro’ housing market may be peaking: BMO
A reality sign in front of a for sale home in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 6, 2021. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Ever Given container ship leaves Suez Canal 106 days after blocking section of waterway
This picture on July 7, 2021 shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship sailing along Egypt's Suez Canal near the canal's central city of Ismailia. - Megaship the MV Ever Given, which had blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March, weighed anchor on July 7 after Egyptian authorities and the Japanese owner agreed a compensation deal. The 200,000-tonne container vessel was stuck in the waterway during a sandstorm on March 23, causing major disruption to world shipping and the loss of millions in revenue for Egypt. (Photo by Mahmoud KHALED / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP via Getty Images)
Morning Update: Governor-General Mary Simon dedicated her career to reshaping Indigenous policy
Governor General designate Mary Simon poses for a portrait July 6, 2021 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft mock up is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Japan considering ban on all Olympic spectators as authorities prepare state of emergency for Tokyo
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JUNE 30: A man takes a photograph of the Olympic Rings at Akarenga Park on June 30, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan. With less than one month to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, final preparations are being made to venues despite ongoing concern over the viability of holding the event during the global coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in attack on his private residence
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise speaks during an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sources say Moise was assassinated at home, first lady hospitalized amid political instability. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
German consumer protection group files diesel emissions lawsuit against Daimler
FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
You built an online store. Now what?
Troy Baxter at Badlands Brewing
Trudeau skirts language symbols to appoint a new Governor-General who expresses hope for Indigenous reconciliation
Campbell Clark
CIBC joins global banks on new platform to buy, sell carbon offsets
The CIBC sign outside the bankÕs office tower in TorontoÕs Financial District is photographed on Sept 3 2020.
New life, new sunrise with new Governor-General
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German finance minister says global corporate tax reform ‘will happen very quickly’
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz attends a television debate, in Berlin, on June 26, 2021.
Oil falls in volatile trade as investors try to make sense of OPEC spat
A pumpjack is seen extracting crude oil from a well near New Town, N.D. on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation on Tuesday May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
Bright lights, cheap housing: Why you should check out Calgary if you can’t afford a house in Ontario
A suburb located in south east Calgary, Ab. can be seen in an aerial photograph Aug. 31/2010.(Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
Nova Scotia drama Bone Cage is micro-budget miserablism done right
BONE REVIEW (2020). Set against the backdrop of the forestry industry, Bone Cage takes a hard look at the lives of several people in rural Nova Scotia.
Ontario engineering firm offers staff $20,000 to help buy first homes in scorching market
Magda and Alexander King outside their new home they closed on Monday June 29, 2021 in Collingwood, Ont. Ms. King's company CF Crozier & Associates Inc. is helping her and other employees with $20,000 toward purchase of a first home.
How technology is making it easier to be a vegan
First-dose COVID-19 vaccinations plateau across Canada, threatening path to variant resilience
Shannon Bowler receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic held inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday, June 27, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Out of orbit: Ex-Constellation Software executives launch tech investment business, but say it won’t mimic former employer
The top three stocks in the S&P/TSX composite index have been Uni-Select Inc., CCL Industries Inc., and Constellation Software Inc.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The case against vaccine passports
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Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate may be better than the Americans’, but it’s still too low
A woman and dog walk by a sign at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal on July 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
McMaster team closes in on cause of rare blood clots related to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Members of the McMaster University researcher team that helped to explain the mechanism behind COVID-19 vaccine induced blood clots including (left to right) Dr. Ishac Nazy, Dr. Angela Huynh, Dr. John Kelton, Dr. Donald Arnold, Mercy Daka. Photo credit: James Smith
Canada’s challenge: Getting the long-term jobless back to work
Cellist Christopher Hwang poses for a portrait on the terrace of his apartment building, North York, Sunday, July 4th, 2021. He is waiting on concerts to resume to go back to work and also trying to start teaching people via Zoom.
The close: TSX slips on pressure from lower crude prices and bond yields
FILE PHOTO: A trader works during the IPO for Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Six REITs that can deliver when interest rates begin to rise
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Shoppers ascend and descend escalators at the King of Prussia Mall, owned by Simon Property Group, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo/File Photo
July 7: ‘Blocking rail lines … the wrong way to get a message across.’ First Nations threaten to block B.C. rail traffic, plus other letters to the editor
Smoke rises above the small western Canadian town of Lytton after wildfires forced its residents to evacuate, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada June 30, 2021. The previous day the town had set a Canadian temperature record at 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.28 F). Picture taken June 30, 2021. JR Adams/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. MANDATORY CREDIT
RCMP make nine arrests at old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island
Stumps from an old clear cut are seen on a mountain side near the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
Independent external police investigation called for fatal officer-involved shooting
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Argentina advances on penalties to Copa final against Brazil
Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez stops the shot by Colombia's Yerry Mina (out of frame) during the penalty shootout of their Conmebol 2021 Copa America football tournament semi-final match at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, on July 6, 2021. (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Your daily horoscope: July 7
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