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Michele Romanow’s Clearco lays off a quarter of staff as financier battles tech slump
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 02: Clearbanc Co-Founder & President Michele Romanow speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 02, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
Plan to replace parkade with housing runs into roadblock
Kerry Gold
To save migrants in South Africa, South Africa itself has to be saved
A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) fires rubber bullets at rioters looting the Jabulani Mall in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. - South Africa said it was deploying troops to two provinces, including Johannesburg, after unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma led to six deaths and widespread looting. Overwhelmed police are facing mobs who have ransacked stores. Six people have died, some with gunshot wounds, and 219 people have been arrested, according to a police tally issued before the army deployed. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP) (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images)
Nova Scotia rebate to help isolated areas with access to satellite internet
A new $8.5 million provincial rebate program will offer up to $1,000 to help provide access to satellite internet for Nova Scotians who have no wired or wireless services. Networking cables and circuit boards are shown in Toronto on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Rob Carrick: What’s wrong with my dividend ETF?
Amazon, Apple raise hopes as investors brace for slowdown
Logos of Amazon and Amazon Prime are pictured on vehicles outside the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Altrincham, near Manchester, Britain, November 26, 2021.
Air Transat to borrow $100-million in federal government emergency loans
An Air Transat sign is seen in Montreal on May 31, 2016.T THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
U.S. labour costs rise strongly in second quarter
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 18: People walk through the Oculus Mall in the Financial District of Manhattan on July 18, 2022 in New York City. Global markets continue to be volatile as inflation in the United States hit a 40-year high while fuel prices have started to decline. Despite the uncertainty, consumers continue to spend as retail sales rose 1% between May and June.
MEG Energy posts $225-million profit, completes turnaround at Christina Lake facility
An oil worker holds raw sand bitumen near Fort McMurray, on July 9, 2008. Oilsands producer MEG Energy says it bought credits from other producers to increase its production to near capacity in the second quarter despite the ongoing Alberta government oil curtailment program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Could genetically modified milkweed save the monarch butterfly?
FILE - A Monarch butterfly eats nectar from a swamp milkweed on the shore of Rock Lake on July 22, 2012, in Pequot Lakes, Minn. The International Union of Conservation of Nature officially categorized the monarch as "endangered" and added it to its Red List of Threatened Species on July 21. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
Sale of island fixer-upper closes as market comes to a standstill
Done Deal: 1264 Scarborough Rd., Bowen Island, B.C. Photo of owners: (l to r) Bayley Faragher, with Linus the dog and Josh Skuce.
Pierre Poilievre is the latest iteration in the long history of ‘Made in Canada’ populism
Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party leadership candidate, attends a party barbecue in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 9, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Amplify: The public’s understanding of intimate partner violence remains slim
Lisa Banfield, the common-law wife of Gabriel Wortman, testifies at the Mass Casualty Commission into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020, in Halifax, on Friday, July 15, 2022. The criminal charge against Banfield for providing ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 Nova Scotians in April 2020 has been withdrawn following her completion of restorative justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Twitter’s battle with Elon Musk over US$44-billion deal heads to Oct. 17 trial
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Imperial Oil CEO says feds’ approach to emissions getting ‘very aggressive’
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Imperial Oil refinery, located near Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial concludes Rebekah Vardy leaked stories to the press
FILE - Rebekah Vardy departs the High Court in London, Thursday, May 19, 2022. On Friday, July 29, 2022, Judge Karen Steyn has cleared Coleen Rooney of libeling Vardy when she alleged that Vardy had leaked her private social media posts to the tabloid press. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Inflation in Europe hits record 8.9%, but economy grows
FILE - Euro banknotes lie on a table in Munich, Germany, on March 30, 2022. Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, from 8.6% in June, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Virgin Media O2 owners to build wholesale U.K. fiber network
FILE PHOTO: A billboard advertising Virgin media fibre broadband is seen in London, Britain, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Officials warn death toll from Appalachian flooding expected to rise as more rain hits region
Van Jackson checks on his dog, Jack, who was stranded at a church by flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in in Garrett, Kentucky, U.S. July 28, 2022. Jackson owns an auto parts store in town and said he doesn't have flood insurance to cover his loss. Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Russia’s Sakhalin Energy wants LNG buyers to pay via Moscow-based bank, change currency
FILE PHOTO: An employee of Sakhalin Energy stands at the Sakhalin-2 project's liquefaction gas plant in Prigorodnoye, about 70 km (44 miles) south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, October 13, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
AstraZeneca lifts revenue guidance on COVID-19 treatment
FILE PHOTO: The logo for AstraZeneca is seen outside its North America headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Ontario nurses’ union raises alarm about hospital staffing ahead of long weekend
Hospital building sign closeup, with sky reflecting in the glass. 3d rendering
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013.
Britain to investigate fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo and Asda’s environmental claims
A keyboard and a shopping cart are seen in front of a displayed ASOS logo in this illustration picture taken October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
This summer’s dress code: For work or play, keep it light and lively
pur-fb-hotweather-stylemusthaves-0730 Burke Paterson The founder and creative director of United Contemporary art gallery in Toronto’s West End
A standard decanter is an essential item in any wine lover’s tool kit
Christopher Waters
Orban’s bigotry has repelled his best friends. Why do conservatives still salute him?
Doug Saunders
After I was diagnosed with the same type of skin cancer that killed my father, I had to alter my relationship with the sun
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Combating HIV is costly but the cost of inaction is higher
André Picard
U.S. majors Exxon, Chevron post blowout earnings, ramp up buybacks
An entrance sign at the Chevron refinery, located near the Houston Ship Channel, is seen in Pasadena, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Federal government’s guidance on hybrid work is flawed, public service unions say
A National Defence building is seen on March 30, 2022 in Ottawa. Federal public service unions are calling out the government's plan to return public servants to the workplace as confusing, disjointed and jeopardizing the health and safety of employees. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
BMO analyst looks at what will happen to Canadian bank stocks in a recession and provides his top picks
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Spanish prosecutor asks for eight-year jail term for Shakira
FILE - Performer Shakira answers questions at a news conference on Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of eight years for Colombian-born pop star Shakira in her expected trial for alleged tax fraud. Shakira is charged for failing to pay 14,5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors say the singer lived in Spain for more than half of each of those years and should have therefore paid her taxes in the country. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Blinken presses Russia to accept U.S. offer on prisoner exchange in call with Lavrov
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the State Department in Washington. The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan. That's according to Antony Blinken, who also revealed that he had asked to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time in months in hopes of expediting an answer from Russia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
For collectors of miniatures, small wins make a big impact
Phillip Nuveen paints a miniature chair in his studio in New York, Jan. 21, 2016. Nuveen, 27, is a designer who works almost exclusively in miniature, often crafting minute versions of the most sought after luxury goods. (Ike Edeani/The New York Times)
Boycotting Canadian Blood Services for ending its mask mandate is illogical – but understandable
Robyn Urback
Russia’s war in Ukraine isn’t just about Ukraine. It’s about all of us
A woman reacts as she visits the tomb of her relative, a Ukrainian serviceman who was killed in a fight against Russian-backed separatists in the country's eastern regions, on The Day of Ukrainian Statehood in Lviv, Ukraine July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
In defence of the Deep State: why democratic rule doesn’t mean letting politicians run everything
Andrew Coyne
Athletes don’t have to ‘go hard’ while exercising outside during a heat wave
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Canada has fallen behind on diagnosing and treating people with HIV
Randy Davis, who is HIV-positive, demonstrates a head, neck and shoulder massage on Jackie Kleinberg at the Healing House, the world's first pop-up HIV+ spa in Toronto on Thursday, November 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Mayoral elections in Vancouver, Surrey turning into crowded races
Surrey mayor-elect Doug McCallum is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday November 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope’s apology
A woman holds up a family photo as Indigenous community members listen to Pope Francis give the Liturgy of the Word at the Shrine as he participates in Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage at Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 26, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting
Barricades laid out to prevent Russian troops from invading the city sit along a street as pedestrians walk by in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Oil prices up nearly $3 a barrel as chances of OPEC+ supply boost dim
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile buffer is created around the park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Officials from Ukraine, UN hopeful first grain shipments will leave Odesa, other ports by day’s end
Navi-Star, a Turkish cargo vessel stands ready-to-go fully loaded on July 29, 2022, with more than 23000 tons of grain in Odesa port since February 24, 2022.
Magna reports lower-than-expected quarterly profit as costs bite
FILE PHOTO: Magna logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Get your vegetables in early with a breakfast salad recipe
Breakfast Salad - granola. Credit: Harry N. Abrams
Install a backyard pool or hot tub for owner enjoyment, not resale value
Angela Szabo is pictured in front the hot tub on the backyard deck of her newly renovated home July 21, 2022 in Canoe, B.C. (To accompany story by Andrea Yu)
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) locomotive backs into position at the company's Toronto Yard on March 22.
Rated Arrrrr: Why piracy is the high-stakes fight hurting Hollywood far more than the streaming war
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Morning Update: Paramedics across Canada are struggling to answer emergency calls and provide timely care
Paramedics stand by their ambulances at Toronto Western Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday October 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Joe Biden’s surprise climate victory is good for the planet, and Canada
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with CEOs about the economy in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden was updated on economic conditions across key sectors and industries. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Four recent books on forests and their ecology
Old growth is found in Avatar Grove, which is located just outside of Port Renfrew, British Columbia, otherwise known as the "Tall Trees Capital" of Canada, on July 24, 2018. Photograph by Melissa Renwick / The Globe and Mail
The close: Stocks rally again, S&P 500 posts best month since Nov. 2020
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Time to be forceful? World market themes for the week ahead
Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8.
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Air Transat aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
Canadian TikTok star helps young workers tell their boss how they really feel (without getting fired)
Laura Whaley, known for her "How to Professionally Say" video series on TikTok and Instagram, poses for a photo in her Burlington, Ontario, office on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
A heat dome forced us to change plans and a true motorcycle adventure is what we found
Riding the R18 Transcontinental on the Blue Ridge Parkway, following Peter Faulkner on the K1600 GTL.
Extreme heat is a wake up call for investors on infrastructure
WENNINGTON, GREATER LONDON - JULY 20: An aerial view shows a Union Flag flying among the the rubble and destruction in a residential area, following a large blaze the previous day, on July 20, 2022 in Wennington, Greater London. A series of fires broke out across England yesterday as the UK experienced a record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures in many places reached 40c and over. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
‘I’m 65, and a life expectancy of 75 feels about right to me.’ Confronting the health care crisis, plus other letters to the editor for July 29
Paramedics transport a patient to the emergency room Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in Montreal. COVID-19 hospitalizations have topped 2,000 in Quebec as the seventh wave continues.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of July 30, 2022
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Seahawks expected to sign Metcalf to extension
FILE - Seattle Seahawks' DK Metcalf (14) pushes off of Jacksonville Jaguars' Rayshawn Jenkins as he runs with the ball during an NFL football game Oct. 31, 2021, in Seattle. The Seahawks are expected to sign Metcalf to a three-year contract extension that will be worth up to a reported $72 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the signing. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
REITs still offer ‘steady distributions’ when interest rates are rising
A commercial retail space is advertised for lease along King Street West in Toronto on March 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Is sweating bad for your skin?
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Fit-inclusive swimwear brand Andie brings its suits to Canadians
retail therapy profile of Andie Swim Bathing Suits
Your daily horoscope: July 29
Cancer.
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