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Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo is a freelance defence and security reporter who specializes in military affairs and procurement.
Women Rising: In two very different recent debut novels, women seize the reins
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Chevron braces for activist challenge, meets Engine No. 1 representatives: report
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Chevron (CVX) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
U.S. job growth takes giant step back as Delta variant hits restaurants
(FILES) In this file photo a woman walks by a "Now Hiring" sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - American firms hired just 374,000 more workers in August, according to payroll services firm ADP, a slight increase over July but far less than economists had expected. The data "has highlighted a downshift in the labor market recovery," ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said."We have seen a decline in new hires, following significant job growth from the first half of the year." (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
‘It’s gut-wrenching’: Drought forces North American ranchers to sell off their future
Cattle graze on a pasture affected by the recent drought on a farm near Fairy Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valerie Zink
As federal deadline for electric vehicles approaches, there’s a tourism opportunity to be had
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Touring hurricane-hit Louisiana, Biden cites ‘incredible’ storm, pitches infrastructure fix
A stop sign lies damaged at a street corner in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Renaissance executives agree to pay around $7-billion to settle tax dispute with IRS, source says
FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Executives at a New York hedge fund have agreed to pay as much as $7 billion to settle a long-running dispute with the U.S. tax authorities, according to reports Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that insiders at Renaissance Technologies agreed to the deal that could be one of the largest in U.S. history (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Fix broken Access to Information law, public tells federal review
The Peace tower is reflected in a window in Ottawa, Tuesday March 26, 2019. Civil society groups, journalists and members of the public are telling the federal government it is time to fix Canada's broken transparency law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic gold in 50-metre butterfly, sets world record
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Women's 50m Butterfly - S7 Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - September 3, 2021. Danielle Dorris of Canada reacts after winning gold and setting a World Record REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Cameco employee Matt Senger is shown during a media tour of the uranium mine in Cigar Lake, Sask., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Cameco announced today that it plans to restart production in April at its Cigar Lake uranium mine located in northern Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Canadian senator hears desperate plea from Afghan woman MP fearing Taliban reprisals
Taliban fighters buy Taliban flags in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. A Senator who chairs Parliament’s Canada-Afghan friendship committee has been receiving desperate pleas for help from Afghan Parliamentarians.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi
They may differ (slightly) in what they say, but in what they don’t say the two main parties are very much alike
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Canada must not by cowed by China’s pressure
Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
How American war policies opened the door to the Taliban and Khmer Rouge
TOPSHOT - Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in Kabul on September 2, 2021. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
Beijing city reportedly considering taking Didi Global under state control
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Chinese ride-hailing service Didi is seen on its headquarters in Beijing, China July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Top 10 U.S. stock picks for growth and value investors
FILE - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 19, 2021. Stocks are inching higher in the early going on Wall Street Wednesday, Sept. 1, with gains from tech giants leading the way. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Utilities across Asia, Mideast turn to high-sulfur fuel oil as LNG prices bite
FILE PHOTO: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Surge in Delta infections dims hopes for strong fall recovery of U.S. economy
Some tech workers bemoan China’s crackdown on compulsory overtime
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a logo of Bytedance, the China-based company which owns the short video app TikTok, or Douyin, at its office in Beijing, China July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Suen/File Photo
Euro zone retail sales weaker than expected in July
A discount sale tag is seen near shoes in a shop at the Beaugrenelle shopping mall on the first day of winter sales in Paris, France, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files
From murders to migrants, photojournalists Victoria Razo and Felix Marquez bear witness to Mexico’s injustices
What’s Afghanistan’s future? The history of U.S. state-building offers some clues
An US Air Force aircraft takes off from the airport in Kabul on August 30, 2021. - Rockets were fired at Kabul's airport on August 30 where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat of Islamic State group attacks. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
Coal committee hears Albertans want broad policy on Rocky Mountain development
A section of the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies is seen west of Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 17, 2021. A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economic benefits it would bring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Morning Update: Federal party leaders square off in first French-language debate
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Blanchet, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole pose with TVA moderator PIerre Bruneau before their "Face-a-Face 2021" French language election debate at TVA studios in Montreal September 2, 2021. Martin Chevalier/Le Journal de Montreal/POOL via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Oil prices slip as Delta variant weighs on U.S. jobs
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. An Indigenous leader from New Mexico and former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called on the federal government Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, to overhaul its oil and gas leasing program to ensure protection of cultural resources, saying for far too long tribal knowledge and expertise has been ignored to the detriment of the landscapes such as those surrounding Bears Ears National Monument and Chaco Culture National Historical Park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Toronto home sales down in August, prices up as supply hits decade low
A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 17, 2020. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the pace of sales and home prices eased up in June as COVID-19 cases subsided, but not enough to encourage it to downgrade its forecasts for the year. The real estate board says 11,106 homes were sold last month, down from 11,951 in May but up from 8,645 last June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Poll shows three-quarters of Canadians don’t see the federal election as necessary
A recent poll conducted by Nanos Research and sponsored by The Globe and Mail and CTV asked respondents: 'Would you say that the current federal election is necessary, somewhat necessary, somewhat not necessary, or not necessary?'
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole walks out of first debate in one piece
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What is this election about? The Liberals are still working on it
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau reveals his party's election platform during the Canadian federal election in Toronto on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan government, sources say
FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Provinces plan legal push against Purdue Pharma in wake of U.S. opioid deal
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 18, 2019 This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken in Washington,DC. - Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the OxyContin drug that's been blamed for the US opioid crisis, will be dissolved under a plan approved by a federal judge on September 1. "Purdue will cease to exist, and substantially all of its operating assets will be transferred to a newly formed company with a public-minded mission of addressing the opioid crisis," the drug maker said in a statement. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Mishandling a termination is more costly for employers than you think
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COVID-19 vaccine passport triggers range of reactions as Quebec businesses navigate rollout
Jimmy Staveris, manager of Dunn’s Famous restaurant scans the COVID-19 QR code of a client in Montreal, Wednesday, September 1, 2021, as the Quebec government’s COVID-19 vaccine passport comes into effect.The pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Hong Kong democracy activists sentenced in a city ‘transformed’ by new law
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The close: TSX ends week at record high but Wall Street mixed amid weak jobs report
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the closing share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
How advisors are preparing for multiple styles of client meetings
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Sept. 3: ‘If Justin Trudeau keeps stealing Jagmeet Singh’s ideas, he might end up leading the NDP.’ What readers think of the Liberal platform, plus other letters to the editor
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a face mask at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during his election campaign tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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New Zealand police kill ‘extremist’ who stabbed six in supermarket
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 31: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament on August 31, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown restrictions will be eased across all New Zealand regions except Auckland and Northland from 11:59 pm tonight. Auckland will remain at Level 4 until Tuesday 14 September, while Northland will move to Level 3 at 11:59 pm on Thursday providing wastewater tests come back clear. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins - Pool/Getty Images)
Coyotes submit proposal for two land parcels in Tempe
Arizona Coyotes hockey team new head coach Andre Tourigny answers a question during a news conference at Gila River Arena Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Kim orders tougher virus steps after North Korea shuns vaccines
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Chinese women walk past advertisement featuring teen idol Lu Han, also known as China's Justin Bieber in Beijing. China's government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 to promote "revolutionary culture," broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Cryptocurrency promoter pleads guilty in $2-billion fraud
FILE PHOTO: A cryptocurrency mining computer is seen in front of bitcoin logo during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Alberta cities, businesses react to COVID-19 fourth wave as provincial government resists health measures
A COVID-19 precaution sign at the Calgary Stampede on Friday, July 9, 2021. Albertans will be able to print off a card to show they have been fully vaccinated, but provincewide rules requiring proof of vaccination to enter places such as restaurants or sports events remain off the table. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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