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Russia and Ukraine again trade blame for new shelling near nuclear power plant
FILE PHOTO: A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
Snap reaches 1 million premium subscribers in bid for new revenue
FILE PHOTO: A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) while waiting for Snap Inc. to post their IPO, in New York City, NY, U.S. March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Georgia election probe
FILE - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. A lawyer for Giuliani says he will not appear as scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Rob Carrick: How downsizing seniors can turn rent into a worry-free cost for as long as they live
A home for sale in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood is photographed on July 18.
Canada’s manufacturing sales down 0.8 per cent in June
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.8 per cent to $71.8 billion in June as the petroleum and coal product sector helped lead the way lower. An oil drilling rig operates surrounded by canola and hay fields near Cremona, Alta., Monday, July 12, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posts small gain amid global market turbulence
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board office is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has signed a deal to buy a majority stake in elevator component manufacturer Vantage Elevator Solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Mortgage lender Home Capital rejects all-cash unsolicited takeover offer from unnamed bidder
FILE PHOTO: The entry to the Home Capital Group's headquarters is seen at an office tower in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Turquoise Hill rejects Rio Tinto’s US$2.7-billion buyout offer
FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
Dutch court expected to announce verdict in flight MH17 murder trial in November
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 09, 2022 Judges and chairman Hendrik Steenhuis (C) attend criminal proceedings regarding the crash of flight MH17 at the Judicial Complex Schiphol in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, on June 9, 2022. - Dutch judges will give their verdict on November 17 in the trial of four men accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over  Ukraine in 2014, a court said on August 15, 2022. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Unity Software ejects AppLovin’s takeover bid, to stick with ironSource buyout
FILE PHOTO: People play "Pokemon GO" on the Pokequan GoBoat Adventure Cruise in the Occoquan River in the small town of Occoquan, Virginia, U.S. August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Sait Serkan Gurbuz
Modi pledges to raise millions out of poverty, turn India into a developed country in 25 years
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, greets after addressing the nation at the 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort on Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.15, 2022. The country is marking the 75th anniversary of its independence from British rule. (AP Photo/Pankaj Nangia)
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla shows mild symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19
CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Britain becomes first country to approve a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, Britain April 7, 2021. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS
‘The Brewing Storm’ of global recession: Morgan Stanley chief economist
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on Aug. 5.
Environmental groups raise concerns about proposed Calgary-to-Banff passenger train
CREDIT Liricon Capital ... image depicts Liricon's proposed transformation of the Banff Train Station into the Banff Eco-Transit Hub. It includes a rendering of the Calgary Airport to Banff passenger rail service using a hydrogen powered train from Alstom (currently in use in Germany), new intercept parking for those visitors that arrive in Banff by personal vehicle, Shuttle only Service to Points of Interest in the Park (SOS to POI), aerial transit to Norquay, and electric autonomous shuttles for trips within the townsite including the Banff Springs Hotel.
Prince Harry and Meghan to visit Britain, Germany next month as part of work with charities
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S. July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Ski-Doo-maker BRP ramping up operations after cyberattack forced suspension
The BRP research plant is shown in Valcourt, Que., Friday, November 9, 2012. BRP Inc. says it has closed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Australia's largest aluminum boat maker, Telwater Pty. Ltd., furthering the company's push into the multi-billion fishing and pleasure boating market - uncharted waters for BRP until last year - despite the pain of ongoing metal tariffs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
Iran will respond to EU’s ‘final’ draft text on 2015 nuclear deal by midnight Monday, foreign minister says
FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo
Iran responds to EU nuclear text, seeks U.S. flexibility
FILE PHOTO: The atomic symbol and the Iranian flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
China announces new military drills as U.S. delegation visits Taiwan
A handout picture taken and released by Taiwans Presidential Office on August 15, 2022 shows Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (R) being escorted by US Senator ED Markey (2nd-R) to greet US representative delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / Taiwans Presidential Office - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Taiwan's Presidential Office/AFP via Getty Images)
NYSE delistings signal Beijing may be willing to compromise on U.S. audit dispute, analysts say
FILE PHOTO: A trader enters the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Saudi Aramco profit soars on higher prices and refining margins
FILE PHOTO: A view shows branded oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
More pain or rebound? Investors brace for retail earnings
Shoppers look at merchandise at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, November 11, 2015.
Japan’s economy stages modest bounce from COVID-19 jolt, global outlook darkens
People stroll in an underground shopping mall in Tokyo on August 15, 2022. - Japan's economy expanded in the three months to June, official data showed on August 15, after the government lifted Covid-19 curbs on businesses. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
Gordon Pape: These three stocks are a better bet than settling for an ultraconservative 5% GIC
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5.
Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Inflation has turned a corner, but central banks will need more convincing
David Parkinson
Oil settles lower on weak economic Chinese economic data
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)
Morning Update: One year after Taliban takeover, Afghans left behind feel betrayed by Canada, fear for lives
Hockey Canada scored poorly in governance review before sexual-assault settlement controversy
Rogers Place during the game between Canada and Latvia at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, August 10, 2022. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Daily milk drinking linked to higher prostate cancer risk, new study shows
Leslie Beck
Why serious investors shouldn’t fall in love with growth stocks
The Bay Street financial district is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
One year after Taliban takeover, Afghans left behind feel betrayed by Canada, fear for lives
Taliban fighters stand guard in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Grain giant Viterra, part-owned by Canada Pension Plan, continues operations in Russia despite international sanctions
Vegetable oil barells of termainl belongs to Candian-root Viterra hit by Russian missiles in Mykolaiv, Ukraine 24 Jun 2022 Anton Skyba The Globe and Mail
Plant a tree to slow global warming? If only it were so simple
Forest fire damage reaches the edge of the Coldwater River just outside Merritt B.C. in early June. The remains of charred trees that were carried down river from the mountains are scattered along the river shore. The summer 2021 fires burned the land around Merritt, contributing to flooding after the soil couldn’t absorb the heavy rains of November 2021. Months later, property owners and the municipality continue clean-up work and some consider whether to stay and rebuild as climate disaster frequency increases in the B.C. Interior. June 4, 2022 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Tax & Spend: The (kinda-good-enough) fiscal conservativism of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives
Patrick Brethour
WNBA star Brittney Griner appeals her nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, sits inside a defendants' cage after the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Monday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Iran denies involvement but justifies Rushdie attack
FILE - Salman Rushdie attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on Nov. 15, 2017, in New York. An Iranian government official denied on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on the attack. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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The close: TSX keeps recent gains on outlook despite economic jitters
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 15.
Is it time to jump back into tech stocks?
FILE PHOTO: 3D printed logos of Apple and Google are pictured on a keyboard in front of binary code in this illustration taken September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
‘Voters don’t have a clue who he is.’ Readers fear the real Pierre Poilievre, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 15
Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The federal Conservatives raised more money than the Liberals and NDP combined during the second quarter of this year, as the party inches closer to choosing a new leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Wall Street revives Russian bond trading after U.S. go-ahead
FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
One last salute to four of the U.S.’s greatest athletes
Aug 10, 2022; Toronto, ON, Canada; Serena Williams (USA) wipes away a tear after playing her final match in Toronto against Belinda Bencic (not pictured) at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Unbeaten Canadians say complacency isn’t an issue ahead of game against Finland
Canada's Mason McTavish (23), Connor Bedard (16) and Brennan Othmann (15) celebrate a goal against Czechia during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Saturday August 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Will Zalatoris gets first PGA Tour win in playoff at St. Jude Championship
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 14: Will Zalatoris of the United States poses with the trophy after putting in to win on the third playoff hole on the 11th green during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 14, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Christian Vital has 17 points as Hamilton edges Scarborough 90-88 to win CEBL championship
Hamilton Honey Badgers players and team members celebrate with the Championship trophy after defeating the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the CEBL championship final, Sunday, August 14, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian Joey Votto appears in record 1,989th career major-league game
MIAMI, FLORIDA - AUGUST 01: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds singles in the second inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on August 01, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
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