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2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
FILE - A tourist uses a fan to shade her face from the sun whilst waiting to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, July 18, 2022. Scientists said the heat wave in England and Wales on July 18 and 19 was definitely turbocharged by human-caused climate change, according to a study released Thursday, July 28, by the World Weather Attribution. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
One person seriously injured after explosions, fire at hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont.
Niagara Regional Police block off a bridge near Lock 1 off the Welland Canal following an early morning explosion and fire in the surrounding area, in St. Catherines, Ontario, Thursday January 12, 2023. Police in St. Catharines, Ont., are evacuating some homes and businesses while warning other residents to stay indoors after reports of explosions and fire near an industrial park in the city's north end. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupus
U.S. credit lures investors but recession risk could mean wild 2023
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, July 1.
Olympic show-jumping champion Eric Lamaze to step away from role with Equestrian Canada
Canada's Eric Lamaze, rides Chacco Kid, during the Grand Prix event of the National at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Saturday, June 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Royals appear for first time after publication of Harry’s memoir Spare
Prince William and Princess of Wales visit the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Merseyside, meeting staff and mental health first aiders and viewing the hospital facilities, January 12, 2022. Bruce Adams/Pool via REUTERS
JPMorgan shuts down financial planning website Frank after suing startup’s founder
FILE PHOTO: A JPMorgan logo is seen in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo
Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about
DOOR MOUSE (2022). Shown: Hayley Law as Mouse. A comic-book creator working at a burlesque club enlists the help of a colleague to figure out what's behind the disappearances of young women in their circle in this oddball neo-noir. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
Endangered North Atlantic right whale baby found dead near North Carolina
This Jan. 19, 2021 photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf in waters near Wassaw Island, Ga. A scientist who studies the endangered North Atlantic right whales is cautiously optimistic after nine calves were spotted this season in the waters along the eastern coast.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP
OPP issue $100,000 reward in case of 37-year-old woman abducted a year ago
Elnaz Hajtamiri is shown in an Ontario Provincial Police handout photo. The OPP have said 37-year-old Hajtamiri was abducted by three men dressed in police gear on the night of Jan. 12, 2022, from a relative's house in Wasaga Beach, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-OPP **MANDATORY CREDIT**
About 300 jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill
Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says are ongoing weak market conditions and a lack of available economic fibre. Softwood lumber is pictured in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Proud Boys sedition trial opens two years after Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: A map of the U.S. Capitol and an example of a sign used by police on January 06, 2021, are carried into the U.S. District Court building on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Opening arguments are set to begin in the trial of members of the Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy because of their role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Joni Mitchell to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
FILE - Joni Mitchell arrives at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. The 78-year-old music legend will perform on June 10 at the Gorge Amphitheatre, a venue in Washington state. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Contra Guys: The lessons of Bed Bath & Beyond - and why we’re taking a pass on its super-volatile stock
A person exits a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo/File Photo
Toronto police investigate whether teen girls’ alleged subway assaults related to fatal stabbing
A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019.The Toronto Police Service says it is looking for more victims after multiple people were assaulted on the subway in December by a group of teenage girls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Canada’s bank regulator proposes new mortgage restrictions
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How new mortgage rule proposals could affect housing finance
Robert McLister
Russian warships are heading to South Africa in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing presence
Russian roll-on/roll-off container carrier 'Lady R' docks at Simon's Town Naval Base, in Cape Town, South Africa, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Royal memoir has me reflecting on the hairy issue of brotherly love
FILE - Prince William, center, and Prince Harry, right, walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II being pulled past Buckingham Palace following her funeral service at Westminster Abbey in central London, on Sept. 19, 2022. An explosive memoir reveals many facets of Prince Harry, from bereaved boy and troubled teen to wartime soldier and unhappy royal. From accounts of cocaine use and losing his virginity to raw family rifts, “Spare” exposes deeply personal details about Harry and the wider royal family. It is dominated by Harry's rivalry with brother Prince William and the death of the boys’ mother, Princess Diana in 1997. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
Canadian dollar hits 7-week high as ‘peak’ inflation hobbles U.S. counterpart
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
American Airlines forecasts higher quarterly profit on strong holiday travel demand
American Airlines airplanes sit on the tarmac at LaGuardia airport in New York on January 11, 2023. - The US Federal Aviation Authority said Wednesday that normal flight operations "are resuming gradually" across the country following an overnight systems outage that grounded departures. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says he ‘didn’t steal funds’ in unusual post-arrest blog post
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2023 former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York. - Lawyers handling the bankruptcy of FTX, the cryptocurrency giant co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, said on January 11, 2023 they had recovered $5 billion in assets in their efforts to salvage funds from the failed firm. FTX, once the world's highest profile crypto exchange, collapsed spectacularly in November leaving nine million customers in the lurch and seeing co-founder Bankman-Fried indicted for fraud by US prosecutors. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Solar farms being constructed by Algonquin Power near Cornwall, Ont.
U.S. rights group releases scathing report on Canada’s violations of Indigenous rights
The Parliament Hill Peace Tower is framed in an iron fence on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. A 19-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested for allegedly posting numerous threatening tweets targeted at Parliament Hill, the Department of National Defence and two embassies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Romanian authorities search seven homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate leaves the Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Jan.10, 2023. Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained last month in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, and later arrested for 30 days after a court decision. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Ontario opposition leaders unite in call for auditor-general to launch Greenbelt probe
A hiker starts on a high graded hill climb at the Rouge Urban National Park, in Toronto, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Ontario Provincial Police say they're working to determine whether they should investigate the government's plans to open up the protected Greenbelt to development.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
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In Ukraine, power plant workers fight to save their ‘child’
Power plant workers look on the voltage transformer which was destroyed after a Russian attack in central Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. When Ukraine was at peace, its energy workers were largely unheralded. War made them heroes. They're proving to be Ukraine's line of defense against repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting the energy grid and inflicting the misery of blackouts in winter. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Algonquin Power cuts dividend by 40 per cent, shares slump
Caption: Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.ês 2.6 MW Rivière-du-Loup hydroelectric generating facility near the town of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. photo fall 2010. HO/Andre Kedl/Algonquin Power Kelly Castledine <Kelly.Castledine@algonquinpower.com>
U.S. inflation cooling as consumer prices fall; labour market still tight
FILE - Shoppers pick out items at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. The Federal Reserve is set to raise its benchmark short-term rate on Wednesday, Dec. 14, for a seventh time this year, though by a smaller amount than it has recently. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
UAE taps oil boss to lead COP28 climate summit, worrying activists
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 11, 2019, the United Arab Emirates' minister of state and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, addresses the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in the Emirati capital. - The head of the United Arab Emirates' national oil company was named as president of this year's COP28 climate talks on January 12, 2023, promising a "pragmatic" approach to climate action. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Interfor to cut back lumber production by 8% in first quarter on lower demand
Logs are seen in an aerial view stacked at the Interfor sawmill, in Grand Forks, B.C., on May 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New York City nurses return to work after deal ends strike
Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks as NYSNA nurses walk off the job, to go on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, U.S. January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Ex-Goldman Sachs bankers tap LinkedIn, headhunters in frail financial jobs market
FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Teen pedestrian killed, Hamilton police allege 15-year-old fled scene
Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Hamilton police say it has arrested a fifth suspect in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old woman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
Staff work at a Canadian Armed Forces recruitment centre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.&nbsp;The Canadian Armed Forces says it has received more than 2,400 applications from permanent residents interested in joining the military since the beginning of November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Volkswagen Group reports its lowest sales in over a decade in 2022
FILE PHOTO: The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on a rim cap in a showroom of a Volkswagen car dealer in Brussels, Belgium July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Doug and the Slugs and Me: New CBC doc explores the legacy of the misunderstood pop band
Doug and the Slugs and Me (Documentary). In her new doc, filmmaker Teresa Alfeld uncovers the story of Doug Bennett, leader of the legendary 1980s Canadian party band Doug and the Slugs — and the dad of her childhood best friend. Courtesy of CBC
Canada can do more to help Iran’s imprisoned protesters
Activists march during a protest in remembrance of victims of flight Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, that was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after takeoff from Tehran, and calling for regime change in Iran, in New York on January 8, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian housing is entering bear market territory, says Scotiabank strategist
Homes for sale on Woodfield Rd. in Toronto’ east end near Toronto’s Little India neighbourhood, are photographed in Toronto on Aug. 3, 2022.
Russia’s military shuffle shows Putin still in charge and doubling down on his invasion of Ukraine
A Ukrainian tank fires at Russian positions near Kreminna, Lugansk region, on January 12, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian forces press deadly assault for breakthrough in east
Ukrainian army Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Aritzia reports record revenue in third quarter as clothing retailer sees growth in U.S., online
An Aritzia store is seen Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Montreal. Aritzia Inc. says it had record quarterly revenue in its third quarter as it made gains company wide including notable growth in the U.S. and online.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
New economic ‘regime’ challenges central bankers to keep pace
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Tight supply to support oil prices in third and fourth quarters of 2023, Morgan Stanley says
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 28: Oil pumpjacks operate in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban new oil and gas drilling as well as evaluating how to decommission existing wells in the city following years of complaints from residents. Thousands of Angelenos reside in close proximity to the more than 5,200 gas and oil wells in the city and many have complained about negative health consequences. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
China’s exports and imports seen cooling further in December on weak global demand, COVID-19 woes: poll
This aerial photo taken on November 7, 2022 shows containers stacked at a port in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
U.K. says ‘no doubt’ China is failing to uphold commitments to protect Hong Kong’s freedoms
People look at decorations for sale in Hong Kong on January 12, 2023 ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, which falls on January 22. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Porsche considering fully integrating Google software into its car cockpit, source says
A logo of Porsche is seen outside a Porsche car dealer, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Classified documents found at Biden’s Wilmington home, White House says
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he walks to board Marine One before departing for Walter Reed hospital on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on January 11, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The Bell Canada head office is seen on Nun's Island, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Montreal.
Bank of Japan faces further test to its yield control as inflation creeps up
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Activist investor Nelson Peltz kicks off battle for Disney board seat
Nelson Peltz founding partner of Trian Fund Management LP. speak at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Morning Update: Canada, Mexico win auto trade dispute
Line workers assemble a Lexus SUV at the Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ont., July 31, 2015. Aaron Lynett/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Oil up more than 1% on U.S. inflation data, demand hopes
FILE - A pumpjack extracts crude at an oil field in Emlichheim, Germany, March 18, 2022. Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to many Americans. Yet a sizeable number continue to dismiss the scientific consensus that human activity is to blame. That's in part because of a decades-long campaign by fossil fuel companies to muddy the facts and promote fringe explanations. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Cineplex’s distribution deal with Lionsgate sends ripples through Canadian film industry
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Defer a tax bill to the future to reduce the burden
Tim Cestnick
Five technology trends driving the workplace in 2023 – and beyond
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Bullish investors, don’t be deceived: price-to-earnings is actually a price-to-fantasy
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Toronto needs to map out a better route for transit funding
Waiting for the eastbound subway cars to stop at the Yonge and Bloor station on Jan 2 2019
How a dearth of dental services in Nunavut is leaving many children to suffer in pain
Dr. Hamza Jafri, a dentist in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, takes care of five year old Piujulia Taylor’s teeth on Oct 20, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Do retirees need to pay for private health insurance? Plus, Globe Advisor’s Best of 2022: Top Strategies for RRSPs and TFSAs
Yvonne Payne a big supporter of having medical insurance in retirement. She is photographed in her Toronto home on December 9, 2022. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 09, 2023 in New York City. The stock market closed with mixed results after opening on a high note with the Dow Jones and S & P 500 both closing on losses and Nasdaq closing with a second day of gains. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
China braces for another COVID-19 wave after Lunar New Year – along with anger at government
Passengers arriving from China pass by a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 measures recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Slumping temporary hiring could be a canary in the coal mine for labour markets
David Parkinson
Is corporate culture dead? A new hubris seems to be rising among executives
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Five intriguing auto technology trends at CES in Vegas
Canada's home-built concept SUV Project Arrow is on display at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Pothole damage? There is a way to get your repair reimbursed
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Why seemingly unproductive activities help our productivity
Harvey Schachter
Cheap grocery apps aiming to reduce food waste
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The close: Stocks continue winning streak as U.S. inflation shows downward trend
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 9.
Is the tech sector ready to drive growth again?
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
What if 2023 is not the reset investors are pining for?
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the announcement that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point, at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
‘Although I hardly ever agree with Pierre Poilievre, I think he’s right.’ Investigating Liberal contracts to McKinsey, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 12
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
New Brunswick, southern Newfoundland brace for winter storm
A photograph taken on December 14, 2022 shows a general view of the Port of Dover, southern England. - At least four people died when a small boat apparently packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the Channel overnight, the UK government said on December 14, 2022. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) coordinated the rescue operation, which also involved Border Force, police and other emergency responders. Lifeboats were launched from the Channel port of Dover at 3:07 am British time (0307 GMT), followed by vessels from Ramsgate and Hastings along the coast, it added. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Australia withdraw from ODI series against Afghanistan in March
FILE - Afghanistan's Rashid Khan celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Shadab Khan during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Sept. 7, 2022. Inexperience in Australia’s sometimes hostile batting conditions isn’t likely to unnerve an Afghan cricket team that is all too familiar with having to overcome adversity. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)
Kostin, McDavid lead Oilers’ 6-2 rout of last-place Ducks
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 11: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers controls the puck past the defense of Cam Fowler #4 of the Anaheim Ducks during the third period of a game at Honda Center on January 11, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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