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French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Why back-to-office mandates could erode DEI progress. Plus, how to take the focus off alcohol at your holiday work party
Going back to the office full-time comes at the cost of inclusion and diversity.
Snowbird report: Why Colombia is on my retirement radar
Bogota Market courtesy of ProColombia. Mercado de las Pulgas de San Alejo is filled with flea-market finds on Sunday.
New Zealand court rules against anti-vaccine parents of ill baby
Anti-vaccination demonstrators supporting mother and father of a four-month-old baby that urgently needs a heart operation demonstrate outside the High Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The court on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, ruled against the family who had refused blood transfusions for their baby son unless the blood came from donors who hadn't been vaccinated against COVID-19. (Michael Craig/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Yankees re-sign slugger Aaron Judge to a US$360-million, nine-year deal
FILE - New York Yankees' Aaron Judge gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 62nd of the season, during the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. With the home run, Judge set the AL record for home runs in a season, passing Roger Maris. Judge won the American League MVP Award on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in voting by a Baseball Writers' Association of America panel. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Mosaic temporarily curtails potash production at Saskatchewan mine due to slower-than-expected demand
The headshaft at the Mosaic potash mine in Esterhazy, Sask. is shown on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The Mosaic Co. says it has issued 395 layoff notices to hourly workers at its Colonsay potash mine in Saskatchewan as it indefinitely idles the operation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Suicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing one
Police officers secure a road leading to a police station where a bomb exploded in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. A man blew himself up Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia's main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Kholid Parmawinata)
Belgium forward Eden Hazard retires from international soccer
Belgium's Eden Hazard reacts at the end of the World Cup group F soccer match between Croatia and Belgium at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The King’s Plate: Woodbine announces Canada’s oldest thoroughbred race to get name change for 2023
Jockey Rafael Hernandez celebrates as he rides Moira over the finish line to win the 163rd running of the $1-million Queen's Plate in Toronto on Sunday, August 21, 2022. After 70 years as The Queen’s Plate, Canada's oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year. The $1 million stakes race will be known as The King’s Plate when it is run for the 164th time on Aug. 20, 2023, at Woodbine Racetrack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
An equity analyst’s winners and losers from bank earnings season
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Canadian dollar seen rallying over coming year as analysts eye peak interest rates
The Canadian dollar coin is pictured in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Billed as remedy for doctor shortage, virtual medicine in Nova Scotia hits bottleneck
A medical stethoscope is shown in Gaza City, Sept.7, 2015. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual medicine provided a way for patients to see doctors during a lockdown, but it also offered hope that technology could alleviate chronic pressure on a strained health system. But for many the early promise has proven illusory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Khalil Hamra
Closing arguments delayed in trial of Alberta Mounties charged with manslaughter
Cpl. Randy Stenger, left, and Const. Jessica Brown, return to court to resume their jury trial on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent to cause bodily harm, in Edmonton on Friday, November 25, 2022. Closing arguments in the three-week trial are to begin today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Juul Labs reaches settlements covering more than 5,000 cases
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 23, 2022, JUUL Labs Inc. Virginia tobacco and menthol flavored vaping e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California. - US e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs said on December 6, 2022, it had reached a settlement with about 10,000 plaintiffs in California after the company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
U.K. approves first new coal mine in decades, sparking anger
FILE - An offshore wind farm is visible from the beach in Hartlepool, England, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Environmental groups have welcomed a decision by Britain’s Conservative government to lift its opposition to onshore windfarms. But they warn that any benefit will be erased if the government backs plans to open the U.K.’s first new coal mine in three decades. Since 2015 the Conservative government has opposed new wind turbines on land because of local opposition. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Microsoft enters 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms
FILE PHOTO: The Nintendo logo is displayed at the Nintendo Tokyo store in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 19, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
With his Twitter takeover, Elon Musk fires up the culture wars
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Bank of Canada raised key interest rate to 4.25%, marking seventh increase of 2022
FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem walks outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable//File Photo
Dollarama hikes sales forecast as high inflation drives shoppers to seek cheaper groceries, household goods
A Dollarama store is seen on Elgin St., in Ottawa, Ont., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
China’s exports, imports shrink at steepest pace in at least 2½ years in November
This photo taken on December 7, 2022 shows trucks queueing at a port in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Former Theranos executive Ramesh Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison
FILE - Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, right, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., on June 24, 2022. Balwani learns Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, whether he will be punished as severely as Holmes for peddling the company's bogus blood-testing technology that duped investors and endangered patients. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke, File)
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa in September of 2018.
European tech industry loses $400-billion market value, report says
FILE PHOTO: Company stock price information is displayed on screens as they hang above the Paris stock exchange, operated by Euronext NV, in La Defense business district in Paris, France, December 14, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
The 10 most remarkable and memorable artworks at Canadian galleries in 2022
INST_427.jpg INST427 Credit: Jean-François Brière Cutline: At the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Portrait of the Lawyer Hugo Simons by Otto Dix is hung on a mural of a cave by Nicolas Party about show by Swiss artist Nicolas Party as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Toronto EV delivery startup GoBolt raises $75-million in second round of venture financing
CEO and Co-founder of Bolt, Mark Ang, is photographed at their Toronto offices, on Saturday, November 6, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Oil gives up the year’s gains, closing at 2022 low
FILE - Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. April 24, 2015. A United Nation-backed panel plans to release a highly anticipated scientific report on Monday, April 4, 2022, on international efforts to curb climate change before global temperatures reach dangerous levels. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Gordon Pape: My outperforming Buy and Hold Portfolio shows the value of buying good stocks and keeping them
China eases anti-COVID-19 measures after protesters call for Xi to resign
Security guards protective equipment (PPE) are seen near a residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Beijing on December 7, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
With Pluto TV and CBC News Explore, Canada enters new ‘free’ streaming era – but there’s a catch
Olivier Jollet, the Executive Vice President and International general manager of Pluto TV, is shown at the Pluto TV Canada launch event in this undated handout photo. Credit: Ryan Emberley / Courtesy of Pluto TV Canada.
What the new era of tight money means for governments everywhere
Konrad Yakabuski
Morning Update: Billions of COVID-19 benefits went to ineligible recipients
Auditor general of Canada Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Are Canadian investors sleepwalking toward a recession?
FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Euthanasia without real mental health care is a moral failure. Fund it now
Medical equipment inside the trauma bay photographed during simulation training at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Canadian psychiatrists' attitude towards medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Why you should try forest bathing – even in the winter
Rear view of family with two small children holding hands in winter nature, walking in the snow.
Apple under renewed scrutiny over its relationship with China
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 06: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on December 06, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones opened low this morning continuing its downward trend dipping more than 400 points as the stock market closed on Monday. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
A trader looks at a screen that charts the S&P 500 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 27, 2017.
My Ferrari restoration has moved to the stage where I’m 3-D printing parts that are impossible to find
The exterior of a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS Lou Trottier is restoring.
Why your groceries are too expensive
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Social-impact investing pays in more ways than one. Here are the keys to an effective investment
Responsible investment techniques range widely from applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in proxy voting decisions to more direct strategies to invest in green technologies, or to finance “impact” community investment projects that provide social or environmental benefits. Some organizations screen investments to choose the “best in class” companies in different sectors based on positive ESG performance, while some exclude certain investment sectors entirely, such as tobacco producers or weapons manufacturers.
Quebec pension giant Caisse invests $150-million into construction company Pomerleau
The View Star condo development in Richmond BC built by ITC Group which was recently acquired by Quebec construction company Pomerleau. MANDATORY CREDIT: Riley Schutz Photography
Porsche teases details of next-generation Macan – and its future EVs
Artfully applied decals mask the true shape of the front lights on the next-Macan prototype known as Ludmilla.
The close: TSX falls for fourth day as oil prices hit 2022 low
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Anti-beta strategies that provide uncorrelated returns hit fever pitch – but what are the risks?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning tradingon December 02, 2022 in New York City. Stocks opened low this morning and are expected to rise after the release of the November jobs report that showed 263,000 jobs added in the month amid the surging rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Germany arrests 25 far-right extremists on suspicion of planning armed coup
Masked police officers lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, right, to a police vehicle during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state by force. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany's 16 states against adherents of the so-called Reich Citizens movement. Some members of the grouping reject Germany's postwar constitution and have called for the overthrow of the government. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)
There is no alternative to alternative assets
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Canadian documentary Framing Agnes uncovers fascinating forgotten trans history
After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of trans actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a young trans woman forced to choose between honesty and access. Zackary Drucker as “Agnes” in FRAMING AGNES, Photo Credit: Ava Benjamin Shorr / Courtesy of Mongrel Media
‘Tiff Macklem did not engage in quantitative easing to make money.’ Bank of Canada records first loss ever, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 7
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem waits to appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Multiple sclerosis research in B.C. gets a boost from unnamed private donor
Dr. Megan Levings (middle) leads a cell therapy research project that will benefit from the embargoed funding boost for MS research. She is seen here with two of the post doctoral fellows on her team, Andrew Brown (left) and Mahdis Monajemi (right), at B.C. Children's Research Institute in Vancouver, B.C. on December 6, 2022. Jackie Dives/The Globe and Mail
Your daily horoscope: December 7
Sagittarius.
The problem with penalty shootouts, Ronaldo vs. Messi, and what to expect in the quarter-finals
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