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Ukrainian soldier detained after five shot dead at military plant
Ukrainian law enforcement officers detain a National Guard soldier, named by the Interior Ministry as Artem Ryabchuk, on suspicion of murdering people at a military factory in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, January 27, 2022. Press Service of the National Police of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. PARTS OF THE IMAGE ARE PIXELATED AT SOURCE. WATERMARK FROM SOURCE.
WHO staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse by director in Asia
FILE – World Health Organization Regional Director for Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai addresses the media at the start of the five-day annual session Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Manila, Philippines. Current and former staffers have accused Kasai of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has undermined the U.N. health agency’s efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The allegations were laid out in an internal complaint filed in October 2021 and an email in January 2022 sent by unidentified “concerned WHO staff” to senior leadership and the executive board. Kasai denies the charges. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Top investment banks scramble to change their Federal Reserve rate calls after hawkish shift
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Britain’s competition regulator launches investigation into music streaming market
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing headphones looks at the view, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brighton, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
Utilities stocks to underperform as bond yields rise: Credit Suisse
Wind turbines are pictured at the Kahuku wind farm at Oahu's northshore, Hawaii Nov. 13, 2011.
Italy party chiefs see a chance for president to be picked on Friday
League party leader Matteo Salvini attends a fourth round of voting for Italy's new president on January 27, 2022 in Rome's parliament. - More than half of the almost 1,000 MPs, senators and regional representatives who voted left their papers blank for a second day on January 25, 2022, reflecting the lack of agreement on a candidate among the main parties. (Photo by REMO CASILLI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by REMO CASILLI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
China demands U.S. halt Olympics ‘interference’
A man wearing a hat baring an American flag and face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks by a masked security guard near lanterns decoration on the remnants of a city wall in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. China is demanding the U.S. end “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and its allies. The Foreign Ministry said Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ash Barty to face Danielle Collins in Australian Open final as she seeks to win her home Grand Slam
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Ashleigh Barty of Australia celebrates winning her Women's Singles Semifinals match against Madison Keys of United States during day 11 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Human smuggling business is ‘about money, not people,’ immigration experts say
A border marker is shown just outside of Emerson, Man., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Police in a western state of India have begun delving deeper into the deaths of four Indian migrants whose bodies were found in Manitoba just short of the Canada-U. S. border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Anxiety swirls around Naujaat as the Arctic hamlet gets its first COVID cases
Kevin Patterson
Hong Kong’s pandemic policies are tearing families apart – including my own
Residents line up to get tested for the coronavirus in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended her government's COVID-19 policy Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, as the territory battles a new brace of COVID-19 cases in a typical densely-packed housing estate. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Britain drops most COVID-19 restrictions, including masks and vaccine passports
Rising costs, COVID-19 restrictions take a bite out of McDonald’s profit
FILE - This June 25, 2019, photo shows the sign outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh. McDonald’s ended 2021 on a high note, with U.S. customers spending more and fewer restaurant closures in Europe. The burger giant said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, that global same-store sales rose 12.3% for the quarter. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Rogers CEO Staffieri says Shaw deal on track to close in second quarter, vows ‘necessary changes’ to boost performance
The Rogers Communications sign is marks the company's headquarters in Toronto, April 25, 2012. Colette Watson is becoming the new president of Rogers Sports and Media. She will officially replace Jordan Banks in the role on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Severe illness trends still rising in most jurisdictions despite drop in average daily COVID-19 case count: Dr. Tam
Chief public health officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Dec. 22, 2020. Tam appeared Tuesday at the House of Commons health committee to answer questions from MPs on the COVID-19 situation in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Kremlin says there is room to continue dialogue after U.S. security response
A flag is seen on the U.S. delegation's car, which is parked in front of the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
CRA to send out new round of letters checking eligibility from CERB recipients
The Canada Revenue Agency sign outside the National Headquarters at the Connaught Building in Ottawa is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021. The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to emergency aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Shares in Chinese property firms slump as planned U.S. interest rate hike adds to woes
FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Morning Update: U.S., NATO concede nothing on Russian demands for Ukraine
FILE - A serviceman stands holding his machine-gun in a trench on the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants at frontline with Ukrainian government forces in Slavyanoserbsk, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Jan. 25, 2022.
Musk’s bets on Tesla: no human drivers this year, robots next
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai in January of 2019.
How a Mississauga high school student tricked school officials and got his debut film into Slamdance
THERAPY DOGS (2022). From left, Justin Morrice and Ethan Eng. A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video. Written and directed by Ethan Eng. Credit: shy kids
Split within the Conservative Party reflects division within the country
John Ibbitson
Robinhood shares stumble as trading frenzy wanes, regulators circle
An electronic screen at Nasdaq displays Robinhood in New York's Times Square following the company's IPO, Thursday, July 29, 2021.
Deal making helps Deutsche Bank deliver its most profitable year in a decade
FILE PHOTO: A Deutsche Bank logo adorns a wall at the company's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany June 9, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski//File Photo
William Ackman’s Pershing Square hedge fund takes new position in Netflix
In this file photo taken on March 31, 2020 a computer screen and mobile phone display the Netflix logo in Arlington, Virginia
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Oil, steam and natural gas pipelines run through the forest at the Cenovus Foster Creek SAGD oil sands operations near Cold Lake, Alberta, July 9, 2012.
Oil dips from seven-year high as Russia tensions offset Fed tightening
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 23: Oil pumpjacks stand in the Inglewood Oil Field on November 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. President Biden announced a plan to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to curb high gas prices. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
‘I had to fight for the film that you see’: How director Jennifer Holness tackled Canadian arts gatekeepers
Jennifer Holness, director of Subjects of Desire. Credit: Rafy
Canadian yacht and private jet makers brace for cancelled orders under Liberal luxury tax
Jan Willem De Jong, Managing Director of Neptunus Yachts in the company's St. Catharines, Ontario manufacturing facility Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The federal government's proposed luxury tax on high-end boats, planes and cars is meant to be a way to raise taxes on wealthy Canadians, but manufacturers say that instead wealthy Canadians are opting to buy other things instead. Neptunus has had customers who have threatened to pull out of sales agreements over the tax. (Tara Walton/The Globe and Mail)
Erin O’Toole has to unhitch Conservatives from the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ or get run over
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks during a news conference responding to the federal government’s COVID-19 response, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Why loneliness is a serious and growing health issue among seniors, advice for retiring abroad and how to use an inheritance to help out adult kids
Gregor Sneddon stands for a portrait in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
In a streaming world, one Blu-ray company aims to resurrect the ‘unknown history’ of Canadian film
THE ERNIE GAME (1967). Alexis Kanner as Ernie Turner. Set in mid-winter Montreal, a mentally unstable young man becomes involved with 2 women, which fuels his paranoia, forcing him to commit criminal acts. Courtesy of CIP
Parents fill in data gaps on COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools to make up for lack of government notification
Students returning to school at FrenchmanÕs Bay Public School, in Pickering, Ont. are photographed as they return to school on Sept 8 2020. The Durham District School Board was one of the boards that reopened, although with staggered return of students. Ontario schools have been closed since March due to to COVID-19.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders Gregory Rowe, left, and Michael Milano work on the floor, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. An early market rally on Wall Street gave way to a broad slide for stocks and a surge in bond yields Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it plans to begin raising interest rates "soon" to fight a spike in inflation that the central bank says is probably getting worse. (Allie Joseph/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Carbon capture could ease Canada into the energy transition. So why restrict it?
Jeffrey Jones
Investors look to prune portfolio risk as Fed hawkishness rules markets
A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 26.
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
The Bank of Canada’s plan to cool inflation
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When buying a used car, not getting the full service history could lead to warranty problems later on
Auto mechanic are checking the condition of the car according to the month. The technician uses the tablet to check.
How understanding stages helps you make sense of where you are in your career
Harvey Schachter
How advisors are helping small business owners manage debt and even reinvent themselves
Tired woman owner sitting on floor in closed cafe, small business lockdown due to coronavirus.
The close: Stocks lower after another roller-coaster session
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24.
Nervy stock markets spark records in derivatives trading
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 24, 2022 in New York City. Stocks fell again in early trading on Monday but rebounded late in the trading session to gain just over 100 points by the days end. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Zymeworks stock slumps after struggling Canadian biotech sells US$100-million in highly dilutive share offering
Jan. 27: ‘Remove all Russian troops from Ukraine’s border, return Crimea to Ukraine.’ Next steps in the conflict, plus other letters to the editor
A Russian army service member fires a howitzer during drills at the Kuzminsky range in the southern Rostov region, Russia January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
China demands U.S. halt Beijing Olympics ‘interference’
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - JANUARY 26: The Olympic Rings seen at Genting Snow Park, on January 26, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
China’s foreign minister calls for calm in Ukraine during talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi looks next to Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (unseen) at a sailing event on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Sri Lanka and China at during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo on January 9, 2022. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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