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U.S. scientists set to announce fusion energy breakthrough
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Cam Talbot perfect as Ottawa Senators shut out Anaheim Ducks
Dec 12, 2022; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators goalie Cam Talbot (33) makes a save in the second period against the Anaheim Ducks at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports
Swiatek wins WTA Player of Year; Pegula’s coach Witt honored
FILE - Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts to scoring a point during the first set against Coco Gauff of the United States during round-robin play on day six of the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. No. 1. Iga Swiatek finished the year with a substantial lead in the final WTA rankings, which were released last month. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Bedard, Wright headline Canada’s roster for world junior hockey championships
Connor Bedard and Shane Wright headline Canada's roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced its cuts Monday following two practice days and two exhibition games as part of its selection camp. Bedard lines up for the face-off against Latvia during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio signs new three-year contract to stay in Toronto
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio remonstrates with the referee during first half MLS action against San Jose Earthquakes in Toronto on Saturday July 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Elon Musk’s Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group formed to address hate speech
FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives on Monday night, Dec. 12. But Twitter informed the group via email that it was disbanding it shortly before the meeting was to take place, according to multiple members. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Thousands of Vancouver housing units in limbo in tug-of-war between developers, city planners
A construction crane sits idle at the site of an office tower under construction as downtown condos and the north shore mountains are seen in the distance, in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Government records ‘like something out of Indiana Jones movies,’ says former head of federal public service
Canada's Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick attends a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Bank of Montreal plans $3.15-billion share offering to meet new regulatory capital requirements
People cross the street in front of the Bank of Montreal building in Toronto on Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017. Bank of Montreal is cutting jobs in its capital markets division.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Canada’s securities watchdogs vow to regulate crypto sector more forcefully in wake of FTX’s collapse
FILE Ñ Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, speaks via a video feed from the Bahamas to the New York Times DealBook conference in New York on Nov. 30, 2022. A series of about a dozen group texts shows BinanceÕs Changpeng Zhao accusing Bankman-Fried of orchestrating trades to destabilize the crypto industry. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas after U.S. files charges
FILE Ñ Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at the Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau, April 27, 2022. Bankman-Fried coached Caroline Ellison at the quantitative trading firm Jane Street. (Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants
Pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street Mall near the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The mayor of Canada's capital city has urged the federal government to send its workers back to their downtown offices to bolster flagging local businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard recommended for new name of Halifax’s Cornwallis Street
The statue of Edward Cornwallis is seen before being removed in a city park in Halifax on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The daughter of the late Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard says she’s proud and honoured that her mother has been voted the top choice to replace the name Cornwallis on a Halifax street. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Miriam’s World transforms Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille into a walk-through library
Kate Taylor
Concerns raised over heritage official steering flagship bills through Parliament
The Shepherds of Good Hope is seen in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
Oil sands coalition to start exploratory drilling for carbon-capture project
A construction worker walks past the steam generating facility at the Cenovus Foster Creek SAGD oil sands operations near Cold Lake, Alberta, July 9, 2012. Cenovus' oil production grew 14 percent while their 2012 first quarter cash flow was up 30 percent over last year, according to the company's news release. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS ENERGY)
Nova Scotia health unions say ERs in crisis after e-mail warned of ‘dying’ patients
Paramedics are seen at the Dartmouth General Hospital in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, July 4, 2013. An emailed letter to staff of a Halifax-area hospital is warning that the pressure on the emergency rooms has risen to the point where "patients are dying in the waiting rooms" in recent weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Why putting the investment odds in your favour is so hard
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022. Canada's main stock index was down nearly 200 points, as losses in the energy and base metal sectors helped lead a broad-based decline, while U.S. stock markets also fell in late-morning trading. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
More ‘sustainable’ funding needed to revitalize Indigenous languages, committee hears
The Parliament Hill Peace Tower is framed in an iron fence on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside $3 billion in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Silver, nickel prices climb while oil, lumber slide on uncertain economic outlook
Logs are seen in an aerial view stacked at a sawmill in Grand Forks, B.C., Saturday May 12, 2018. Western Forest Products Inc. says it will temporarily reduce its lumber production levels for the rest of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Global banks look down market for new business
Andrew Willis
Putin cancels annual marathon year-end TV news conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Constitutional Court Chairman at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 12, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Leafs in a much better place ahead of rematch with Anaheim Ducks
Oct 30, 2022; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras (11) scores the game-winning overtime goal in front of Toronto Maple Leafs center Alexander Kerfoot (15), defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) and past goaltender Erik Kallgren (50) at Honda Center. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports
Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tiff Macklem says Bank of Canada remains concerned about inflation even as rate cycle nears end
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem conducts an end of year fireside chat with the Business Council of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
As UN budgets stretch thin, African refugee camps grow desperate
Houses of refugees at Kyaka II camp in Uganda are an easy target for the thieves, the residents say.
Evening Update: COVID-19 cases spreading rapidly in China days after restrictions eased
BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: Medical workers wear PPE as they push a patient on a stretcher outside a fever clinic on December 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. As part of a 10 point directive, Chinas government announced Wednesday that people with COVID-19 who have mild or no symptoms will be permitted to quarantine at home instead of at a government facility, testings requirements are reduced, people are permitted to buy over the counter medications, and local officials can no longer lock down entire neighbourhoods or cities, a major shift in its zero COVID policy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Ontario updating curriculum for computer, technological education
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaks during an announcement at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Contra Guys: This stock is well-positioned for 2023 regardless of inflation’s trajectory
FILE PHOTO: A woman browses in the fruit section of a Loblaw supermarket in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Politics Briefing: Jim Carr, former Liberal cabinet minister and Winnipeg MP, has died
Jim Carr, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for the Prairies, speaks to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New Brunswick to open Secretariat of Official Languages to oversee province’s language act
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. New Brunswick's Court of Appeal has ruled that Premier Blaine Higgs's August 2020 snap election call that won him a majority government was legal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site
Machinery, which police allege were destroyed by protesters, are seen in a Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, handout photo. The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Canadian Mounted Police, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Options traders brace for big swings as U.S. CPI data, Fed meeting loom
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Dec. 5.
Assembly of First Nations passes emergency resolution to oppose Alberta, Saskatchewan sovereignty acts
Chief Randy Ermineskin during a press conference in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to the community in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday, June 27, 2022. Amber Bracken for the Globe and Mail
ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance
An ICBC driver examiner wearing a face mask, safety glasses and gloves prepares to place a plastic cover over the passenger seat before a driver takes a road test in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, July 20, 2020. Non-commercial road tests resumed in the province on Monday after approximately 55,000 appointments were cancelled due to COVID-19. ICBC is planning on hiring and training more examiners and opening additional testing locations to deal with the backlog. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Accused in Coutts blockade frustrated over trial delays, want explanation on charges
Anti-mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canadian medical grads trained abroad are increasingly giving up on their home country for work
Trump probe subpoena served to Georgia secretary of state
FILE - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Dec. 14, 2020. The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has received a subpoena related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Donald Trump. Smith was appointed last month to oversee the Justice Department investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and aspects of a separate probe involving the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Jim Carr, Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister, dies at 71 after long illness
Jim Carr, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for the Prairies, speaks to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Kawnanakoa, considered last Hawaiian princess, dies at 96
FILE - Native Hawaiian heiress Abigail Kawananakoa poses outside a Honolulu courthouse on Oct. 25, 2019. Kawananakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, died on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. She was 96. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
Jagmeet Singh threatens to pull NDP out of supply and confidence deal over health care
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Calgary police acknowledge 2002 bathhouse raid caused pain and trauma for LGBTQ community
Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Monday, May 6, 2019. Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld has acknowledged that a raid at Goliath's Bathhouse in 2002 caused pain and trauma for everyone involved. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
TC Energy recovers about 2,600 barrels of oil from Kansas creek after Keystone pipeline leak
In this photo taken by a drone, cleanup continues in the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (DroneBase via AP)
Gold is better portfolio diversifier than bitcoin, according to Goldman Sachs
A screen displays the trading information for Goldman Sachs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2022.
Leaks from Keystone pipeline have increased in severity in recent years, U.S. data show
Emergency crews work to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade, following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy in rural Washington County, Kansas, U.S., December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Drone Base
Olivia and Noah top Ontario’s most popular baby names in 2021
Christina Sibian holds her 13-month-old daughter Alexis Willschick after she received her first COVID-19 vaccine at the Crossroads Plaza immunization clinic at in Toronto, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Ontario opened COVID-19 vaccine bookings for babies and preschoolers and shots started being administered to the youngest age cohort. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Hundreds of thousands more refugees expected from Ukraine: Norwegian Refugee Council
FILE PHOTO: Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Jan Egeland attends an interview with Reuters at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Lockerbie bombing suspect to appear in U.S. court
FILE PHOTO: Floral tributes left at the Memorial Garden in Dryfesdale Cemetery, are seen on the morning of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 which exploded over the Scottish town on December 21, 1988, killing 259 passengers and crew and 11 residents on the ground, in Lockerbie, Scotland, Britain, December 21, 2018. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China launches suit at WTO over U.S. chip export curbs
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Nova Scotia moves a step closer to protecting 20 per cent of its land and water
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. Nova Scotia has become the second Canadian province to announce an end to holding federal immigration detainees in provincial jails, a shift that human rights advocates hope becomes a national trend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Body of soccer journalist Grant Wahl repatriated to U.S. after death in Qatar
A tribute to journalist Grant Wahl is show on a screen before the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and France, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday Dec. 10, 2022 while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Leadership in ESG: Performance and reporting strategies for business
Mishandling of abuse cases causing Montreal complainants to lose faith in system, ombudsperson says
Archbishop Christian Lépine is seen in his office Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Israeli military acknowledges troops fatally shot Palestinian girl during operation in West Bank
Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Palestinian Jana Zakarna in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Globe Climate: biodiversity, genetics, and commercial gain at COP15
A person walks by the lit up sign during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal on December 7, 2022. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario invests more than $20-million in operating costs for new MRI machines
Minister of Health Sylvia Jones attends a news conference at the Michener Institute of Education in Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Crowd boos Elon Musk as he takes stage at Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco
FILE PHOTO: Tesla founder Elon Musk attends Offshore Northern Seas 2022 in Stavanger, Norway August 29, 2022. NTB/Carina Johansen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY./File Photo
The last time interest rates were this high, we were a simpler country of amateur spenders
A woman wearing a facemask shops in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Federal government commits $2.4-million in crisis funding for athletes’ mental health
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson adds GM duties as John Hufnagel steps down
Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson stands on the sideline during the first half of a CFL football game against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver, on Friday, November 12, 2021. Dickenson is taking over as general manager, while John Hufnagel will continue as team president. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni dismisses criticism of players’ behaviour during World Cup match against Netherlands
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Argentina Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - December 12, 2022 Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni during the press conference REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Cassie Campbell-Pascall among nominees for Hockey Canada’s new board of directors
A Team Canada logo is shown on a player during the warm-up prior to Rivalry Series hockey action against the United States in Kamloops, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Hockey Canada says there were more than 900 documented or alleged incidents of on-ice discrimination -- verbal taunts, insults and intimidation -- across all levels and age groups during the 2021-22 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston
Manitoba judge sentences man to 16 years in killing of missing Winnipeg cleaner
People enter the Law Courts in Winnipeg on February 5, 2018. Manitoba Court of Appeal judges have reserved their decision for a longer sentence in the case of a Winnipeg man who left his 89-year-old mother on the floor of their home for several weeks until she died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
The best under-$50 holiday gifts for every type of person
FTX’s Bankman-Fried says he will testify remotely at congressional hearing
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 09, 2022, Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing about "Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - The new chief executive of troubled cryptocurrency platform FTX said on November 12, 2022, the company was making "every effort to secure all assets" following unauthorized transactions potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, the platform's chief executive, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried, once considered a star in the freewheeling cryptocurrency world, resigned. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian debt payments climb at record pace as interest rates rise
People navigate through Yorkdale Mall in search of Black Friday sales in Toronto on November 26, 2021. When Shopify Inc.'s Harley Finkelstein surveys November's retail landscape, he finds it hard to see where Black Friday stops and Cyber Monday begins. The annual pre-holiday sales blitzes meant to encourage customers to drop cash on discounted goods have bled together in recent years, with stores extending Black Friday promotions beyond a single day and online retailers offering Cyber Monday deals all week -- or all month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Canadian dollar steadies as investors weigh peak rate outlook
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Widely mocked Golden Globes return, but will anyone outside insular Hollywood circles care?
Barry Hertz
Inside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital’s ICU was saved from near collapse
Healthcare workers confer in the intensive care unit at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Eleven new ETFs launch in Canada as inflows highest since March
Cute Asian businesswoman is working hard at his office. The computer is being held, holding the mouse to control the operation
Investors are flocking to this ideal way to play a bond market rebound. Plus, Norman Rothery presents Canada’s Megastar stocks
For retail investors, ETFs are the best way to participate in the bond market because of their diversification, price transparency, ease of trading and relatively low cost.
Waterfront Toronto approves deal to develop land once slated for Sidewalk Labs
Views of the Port Lands area from Cherry St., the future home of Sidewalk Labs in Toronto on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Global debt well above pre-pandemic levels despite steep 2021 drop, IMF says
FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
North Korean cyber spies deploy new tactic: tricking foreign experts into writing research for them
A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/Files
Fund managers still see no reason to be bullish on copper
File photo of a copper slab going through water treatment as it is processed into rolled coil at the plant of Uralelektromed Joint Stock Company (JSC), the enterprise of Ural Mining and Metallurgical company (UMMC) in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, outside Yekaterinburg, Oct. 17.
Amgen to buy drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics in US$26.4-billion deal
FILE - This photo shows signage outside the Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, Calif on Nov. 9, 2014. Amgen will acquire Horizon Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on treatments for rare, autoimmune diseases, in a deal valued at approximately $26.4 billion. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
The threaded end of one of hundreds of drill pipes is shown in front of the Baytex Energy Ltd.'s Pembina oil rig near Pigeon Lake, Alta., on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
Investors on alert for policy error after cheering slower rate hikes
An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013.
Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 06, 2009 shows Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as he stands behind bars ahead of a court hearing at the Criminal Court in Bangkok. American basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged in Abu Dhabi on December 8, 2022 for Viktor Bout, a 55-year-old Russian national who was serving a 25-year sentence in a US prison. - The 55-year-old Bout, who was accused of arming rebels in some of the world's bloodiest conflicts, was arrested in a US sting operation in Thailand in 2008, extradited to the United States and sentenced in 2012 to 25 years in prison. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)
Brent could quickly top $90 a barrel on Fed pivot, China demand recovery, Bank of America says
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: An oil pumpjack (R) operates as another (C) stands idle on March 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. oil prices fell 7 percent to $105.96 per barrel while Brent crude lost 6.8 percent over demand concerns as China begins to implement a mass COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Golden Globe nominations led by Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Colin Farrell in a scene from "The Banshees of Inisherin." (Jonathan Hession. Searchlight Pictures via AP)
Gift bags brimming with local goods boost Toronto businesses
Bag of Toronto co-founders Derek Liu, left, and Nick Milum, pose for a photograph at their office space in Toronto, Ont., on Friday, December 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Grill maker Weber to go private with BDT Capital in $3.7-billion deal
In this July 11, 2019, photo Weber grills are displayed at the Home Depot store in Londonderry, N.H. On Thursday, July 25, the Commerce Department releases its June report on durable goods. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Eight Pakistanis, one Afghan soldier killed in cross-border clash
A Taliban security personnel stands guard at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak on December 12, 2022. - Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at a border crossing with Pakistan on December 11, 2022 killing six civilians, the Pakistani military said. Thousands cross the border between Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, and Chaman, Pakistan, every day, including traders, Afghans seeking medical treatment in Pakistan, and people visiting relatives. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Hedge fund Sandpiper launches proxy battle to replace directors at First Capital REIT
Samir Manji, founder and chief executive officer of Sandpiper Group - a real estate private equity firm - poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Wednesday December 19, 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Six killed, including two officers, in Australian ambush, siege
This picture taken on August 30, 2018 shows Australian police Senior Constable Stephan Pursell watching traffic approaching from South Australia at the remote Queensland border outside Birdsville. - In this isolated, arid, ferrous-red-and-orange moonscape fringing the Simpson Desert, dust, pesky flies, feral camels, wild dogs and deadly snakes are your main companions. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / To go with Australia-police-rural-Birdsville-offbeat-lifestyle, Feature by Glenda KwekSAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. Justice Department split over charging Binance as crypto world falters, sources say
FILE PHOTO: The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Assailants attack hotel in Kabul, Taliban official says
Taliban fighters are seen in the rooftop of a hotel building during a gunfire in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. A Taliban official says that a hotel building has come under a complex attack in the Afghan capital Kabul. (AP Photo)
Scotia analyst makes his top REIT picks for 2023
Grid 5 Apartments, left, owned by Killam Apartment REIT, iin Calgary on Sept. 24, 2020.
European Parliament acts on lawmaker accused in Qatar graft probe
FILE PHOTO: European Parliament vice president, Greek socialist Eva Kaili, is seen at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France November 22, 2022. European Union 2022 - Source : EP/­Handout via REUTERS
Pembina signs deal to sell stake in Key Access Pipeline System for $662.5-million
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EU could face gas shortage next year if Russia cuts supplies further, IEA warns
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol (R), next to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L), speaks during a press conference on REPowerEU: outlook on EU gas supply in 2023, at the European Council Building in Brussels, on December 21, 2022. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s new permanent-residency pathways are a half-measure
Demonstrators gathered in front of Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino's office in Toronto after the deaths of three migrant workers who contracted COVID-19 to demand full immigration status for all non-permanent residents in Canada in order to extend the benefits of healthcare, emergency income support and labour protections, Saturday, July 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan
For the sake of our kids, we can’t let absenteeism become normalized
Vacant desks are pictured at the front of an empty classroom at McGee Secondary school in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2014. The Manitoba government is trying for a second time to reform education in the province, but this time without planning to eliminate elected school boards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
China’s ‘zero-COVID’ drama foreshadows a future of political instability
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AI chatbots may make knowledge-gathering more efficient. Is that always a good thing?
Robot hands and fingers point to laptop button advisor chatbot robotic artificial intelligence concept
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