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Western Canada: Premier Jason Kenney faces a reckoning as party members decide fate
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at the Senate Energy Committee hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for the Government of Alberta)
Target warns of margin hit as rising costs dent profit, shares slump 26%
FILE - The bullseye logo on a sign outside a Target store is seen on Feb. 28, 2022. Target's first-quarter profit took a big hit from higher costs, despite strong sales growth. Target's results Wednesday, May 18, reflect the pressure on retailers' profits coming from surging inflation and persistent clogs in the supply chain. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Report calls on federal corrections to improve workplaces to ease strains on parole officers’ mental health
A patch is seen on the arm of a corrections officer, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies and give added resources to parole officers in order to mitigate current strains on their mental health. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Canadians in the dark about how their data is collected and used, report finds
People walking on University Ave. in downtown Toronto, are photographed on Nov 8, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Livestreamed Buffalo mass shooting shows more internet regulations needed, experts say
BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MAY 16: People gather at a memorial outside of Tops market on May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. A gunman opened fire Saturday at the store killing ten people and wounding another three. The attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
How to balance green or ethical investing with making money
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Ontario child-care sector skeptical rebates will begin in May as government announced
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, visits a daycare centre after reaching an agreement with the federal government on a $10-a-day child-care program deal in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, March 28, 2022. When Ontario signed the deal with the federal government in late March, it said parents would start seeing rebates in May, but with the program still in its early stages, the sector says that's unlikely to happen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Caterpillar eyes energy transition as growth driver for mining business
FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo
Pennsylvania’s nail-biting primary leaves Trump’s influence hanging in the balance
David Shribman
Goldman Sachs’ stock picks for a high margin of safety
This photograph shows rolls of copper wires stored at the Nexans manufacture in Lens, northern France, on May 11.
Mélanie Joly heads to UN to help mobilize action on food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 16, 2022. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
The Canada Infrastructure Bank: good idea in principle, bad idea in practice
Andrew Coyne
Zoom CIO predicts hybrid work will last due to young employees’ emphasis on work-life balance
FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of the company's Nasdaq IPO in New York. Zoom’s astronomical growth is tapering off along with the pandemic. That's raising questions about whether the videoconferencing service’s immense popularity will fade as more people return to classrooms, offices and other places off limits for the past year. The deceleration emerged in an otherwise impressive quarterly earnings report released Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Broadway plan will make way for the density Vancouver needs to accommodate growth
Alex Bozikovic
Ukraine hopes for prisoner swap as fighters at Mariupol steel mill face uncertain fate
Service members of pro-Russian troops stand guard on a road before the expected evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in Mariupol, Ukraine May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Sony readies for metaverse revolution with cross-platform push
FILE PHOTO: Sony Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Kenichiro Yoshida attends a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
ECB tells banks to buckle up as Ukraine war hits economy
FILE PHOTO: A symphony of light consisting of bars, lines and circles in blue and yellow, the colours of the European Union, illuminates the south facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
British inflation hits 40-year high of 9%, squeezing households harder
FILE PHOTO: Buses travel past the Bank of England (BoE) building after the BoE became the first major world's central bank to raise rates since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Ontario election day 15: Ontario NDP, Liberals say they will fight Islamophobia; Ford stands by PC candidate Will Bouma on campaign trail
From top left clockwise, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Green Leader Mike Schreiner.
Tencent reports first-quarter profit slump, no growth in revenue
FILE PHOTO: A staff member is seen at a booth of Tencent at an exhibition during China Internet Conference in Beijing, China July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Morning Update: Trudeau promises to address high rates of Indigenous incarceration
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Indigenous leaders as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are welcomed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to begin a three-day Canadian tour, May 17, 2022. (Photo by PAUL CHIASSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Fleeing war with few options, refugees from Ukraine without citizenship face discrimination and legal limbo
05.12.2022 Warsaw, Poland. Maria Ossolinska, a volunteer with a Polish charity called the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia, oversees a hostel in Warsaw for refugees from Ukraine who don’t have Ukrainian citizenship.
Canadian venture capital lobbyist says no more government aid requests once $450-million program ends
Kim Furlong, CEO of Canadian Venture Captial & Private Equity Association, sits inside the beautiful County Coworking space in Picton, Ontario on March 14 2022. Furlong temporarily relocated to Prince Edward County, working a couple times a week out of this office since the beginning of the pandemic.
Tarragon Theatre’s 2022-23 lineup features seven world premieres, including Hannah Moscovitch’s Post-Democracy
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Where is Canada’s national action plan to end gender-based violence?
Protesters march in central Montreal on April 2, 2021 to protest against a rise in femicides in Quebec. - Eight women were killed by violent partners in the last eight weeks in this Canadian province. Similar demonstrations took place in about 20 places in Quebec. (Photo by Eric THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by ERIC THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Shaw Communications sign is photographed at the Shaw Corporate HQ in Calgary on May 9.
Lowe’s sales disappoint as late spring hurts seasonal demand
FILE PHOTO: Lowe's workers collect shopping carts in the parking lot at the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in Burbank, California August 15,2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
Horror film Men loses its bloody battle of the sexes
MEN (2022). Shown: Rory Kinnear. In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears. Courtesy of VVS Films
Oil falls 2.5% as U.S. refiners ramp up output, equities retreat
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
How the housing slowdown could hobble Canada’s economy
Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on December 1, 2018. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales were strong in the first half of March but then started to slow down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales of 8,012 homes for the whole month was a 12.3 per cent climb from last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
Is it time to end Canada’s last remaining COVID travel restrictions?
A passenger checks in at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable is joining a group of doctors to demand the federal government end all COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canada’s Supreme Court is losing a criminal law expert. With Trudeau’s next pick for the highest court, who can fill in the gap?
Supreme Court of Canada statue Ivstitia (Justice) is framed against the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont. on Wednesday, April 5, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
NATO talks over Finland and Sweden’s membership falter, but will continue despite Turkey’s objections
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Why this year’s avian flu is much deadlier than usual
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Why a used high-tech European car is usually not a good choice for someone’s first vehicle
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Four steps to ease your daily burnout: Simple routines that matter
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The top reasons why the CRA may review or audit tax returns
A person looks at a Canada Revenue Agency homepage in Montreal, Sunday, August 16, 2020. The federal taxpayers' watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Wednesday’s Insider Report: CEO invests $1.3 million in 2022′s top-performing TSX stock
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How to navigate the emotional minefield of transitioning the family cottage
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The close: U.S. stocks suffer worst drop in two years as weak Target earnings rattles inflation-wary investors
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 1000 points as markets continue their volatile trend. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
May 18: ‘I say to Prince Charles: God save our future king.’ Should Canada abolish the monarchy? Plus other letters to the editor
Britain's Prince Charles sits by the The Imperial State Crown in the House of Lords Chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, in the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Britain's Conservative government made sweeping promises to cut crime, improve health care and revive the pandemic-scarred economy as it laid the laws it plans in the next year in a tradition-steeped ceremony known as the Queen's Speech -- but without a key player, Queen Elizabeth II, absent for the first time in six decades. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP)
Tight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race; Mastriano wins governor nod
Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, flanked by wife Lisa Oz, speaks at his primary election night watch party in Newtown, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Manson scores overtime winner as Avs beat Blues 3-2 in Game 1
DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 17: Valeri Nichushkin #13 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates scoring a goal against the St Louis Blues during Game One of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Employment Insurance is a confusing mess in need of urgent reform
The employment insurance section of the Government of Canada website is shown on a laptop in Toronto on April 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston
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