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Extremists with ties to Islamic State kill at least 26 people in eastern Congo
The flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Vatican are displayed in a street, a day ahead the arrival of Pope Francis, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Alberta Energy Regulator mulls reducing liability of old wells before cleanup certified
Alberta's Energy Regulator is considering giving oil and gas companies an advance break on the environmental liabilities of old well sites before the cleanup is certified complete. A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Police watchdog called in following fatal police shooting in St. Catharines, Ont.
Niagara Regional Police Service officers investigate a shooting that took place early Sunday in the area of the Karma nightclub on St. Paul Street in St. Catharines, Ont., Sunday, September 29, 2019. According to police, six people are being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds, two of whom have been taken to an out-of-town hospital with serious injuries, one by air ambulance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
Environment Canada warns up to 25 cms of snow to fall on Calgary
Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Tuesday June 30, 2020. Alberta Health Services says there province is seeing a jump in whooping cough cases in the southern region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Zelensky says Ukraine will keep up military pressure on Russian forces in Black Sea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. The Crimea Platform – is an international consultation and coordination format initiated by Ukraine. OLEG PETRASYUK/Pool via REUTERS
Women across Iceland, including PM, go on strike for equal pay, no more violence
Demonstrators take part in a rally for equal rights, as Icelandic women strike for equality, in Reykjavik, Iceland, October 24, 2023. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS
Cash-rich Exxon, Chevron use stock for mega deals amid energy market jitters
AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 23: A Chevron gas station sign is shown on October 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Chevron is acquiring Hess Corp. in a $53 billion deal that will be paid with stock. The deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil shared that it would be buying Pioneer Natural Resources for approximately $60 billion. Pressure on oil prices have increased due to a number of factors including the war in Ukraine and cutbacks in oil production from Russia and Saudi Arabia. Analysts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration warn that the war between Israel and Hamas has the potential to further disrupt oil production. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
RBC analyst’s top picks in the yield-heavy energy infrastructure sector
This photo taken in October 2016 shows an above ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station.
Michael Cohen says he was told to boost Trump’s asset values ‘arbitrarily’
Former President Donald Trump attends his civil business fraud trial at the New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in New York. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Poll shows 68% of Canadians oppose federal government writedown on Trans Mountain pipeline
FILE PHOTO: A pipe yard servicing government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain is seen in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
Britain’s labour market loses more steam as Bank of England mulls rates stance
FILE PHOTO: A clothing retail shop advertises for workers in Brighton, Britain, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Founder of discount e-shopping firm PDD races up China’s annual rich list
Colin Huang, founder and CEO of the online group discounter Pinduoduo, speaks during the company's stock trading debut at the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York, during an event in Shanghai, China July 26, 2018. Picture taken July 26, 2018. Yin Liqin/CNS via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
Euro zone business activity near three-year low in October, stirring recession worries
FILE - People walk on a shopping street in Essen, Germany, on May 31, 2023. The global economy must steer through a precarious recovery this year and next as inflation keeps dragging on household spending and higher interest rates weigh on growth, banks and markets. That was the takeaway Wednesday June 7, 2023 from the latest economic outlook by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Unifor set to bargain for more than 2,800 workers at Loblaw-owned stores
FILE PHOTO: A Loblaw logo is seen outside a grocery store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Three Polish opposition groups say Donald Tusk is their candidate for prime minister
Donald Tusk, leader of Civic Platform (PO), Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Szymon Holownia from Third Way (Trzecia Droga) and Wlodzimierz Czarzasty from New Left party (Nowa Lewica) appear for a statement about coalition government before their meetings with the Polish president, at Parliament in Warsaw, Poland, October 24, 2023. Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND.
Coca-Cola lifts forecasts as earnings sparkle on higher prices, steady demand
Bottles of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Coca-Cola reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Washington state senator Jeff Wilson granted bail after arrest in Hong Kong for gun possession
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Two International Finance Centre (IFC), HSBC headquarters and Bank of China in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Morning Update: U.S. challenges Israeli ban on fuel supplies as Gaza siege intensifies
Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, gather to get their share of charity food offered by volunteers, amid food shortages, at a UN-run school where they take refuge, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mahmoud al-Masri
Rollout of updated COVID-19 vaccines confusing, experts say
A Toronto Public Health nurse draws a Pfizer dose into a syringe, at a Toronto vaccination clinic e on Feb 3 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The clinic was held at a TCHC residence in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood.
Pierre Poilievre in campaign mode, targeting ridings held by Liberals and NDP
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Fiera Capital’s Marc Lecavalier on why Quebec has been a fertile ground for stocks
Fiera employee, Marc Lecavalier, who is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Canadian Small Cap Equity. Sept 2023
How technology advances enable remote work efficiencies for SMEs
Industrial market’s move to net zero warehouses is slow, ‘but starting to pick up speed,’ says insider
Ottawa keeps firing blanks on gun buybacks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new gun control legislation in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
My company ended the workcation policy in my contract. Must they honour it?
Trust gap should no longer be an acceptable barrier to providing staff with remote working options, says one careers specialist.
In Her Defence, Episode 4: Responsibility Pie
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Bitcoin soars to near 18-month high as ETF speculation mounts
Physical representations of the bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration taken Oct. 24.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2018.
GM withdraws 2023 profit guidance as new UAW walkout hits Texas plant
(FILES) (FILES) Labor supporters and members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) Local 230 march along a picket line during a strike outside of the Stellantis Chrysler Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center in Ontario, California, on September 26, 2023. An auto workers strike in the United States expanded October 11, 2023 with 8,700 more employees walking off their jobs, said the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union, as a deal with major automakers remained elusive. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
China urges Israel to avoid further Gaza escalation
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Chinese Foreign Minister speaks during an opening ceremony of a diplomatic symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on October 24, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ken Ishi-Pool/Getty Images)
Oil prices fall as weak European economic data raise demand concerns
FILE - Pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field are seen in Bakersfield, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2015. The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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It’s not the economy, stupid – that’s not why you’re unhappy
People cycle and walk on the lakeshore path along Lake Ontario in Toronto on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Like many Canadians, Lindsay Bliek and her children have spent a lot of time cycling recreationally under lockdown. The Calgary-based cycling blogger has recently started plotting new routes to avoid crowds on her usual ones.Yet, despite clear surges in the popularity of cycling itself, Bliek says getting her hands on a bike has been another story. When her eldest daughter was ready to size up her wheels this summer, they found their options reduced to a mere fraction of what they would typically find in-store. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Despite falling inflation, wage growth leaves the Bank of Canada with a dilemma
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem holds a press conference, in Ottawa, Thursday, May 18, 2023. The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-percentage point, bringing the rate to 4.75 per cent — the highest it's been since April 2001. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
System failure: Ottawa has a chronic computer problem
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Outsourcing firms submitted contracting records with detailed description of company that doesn’t exist
FOR BILL CURRY STORY ONLY -Ritika Dutt and Amir Morv on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 31, 2023. Photograph by Blair Gable
Israel-Hamas war updates: Here’s what happened on Oct. 24
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
The close: U.S. stocks higher on upbeat earnings and guidance, but TSX falls to one-year low
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 23.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
The class and cultural divides from French immersion
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Bilingualism is flourishing in Montreal, and that’s a political problem
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How cross-border clients can utilize the U.S. gift tax lifetime exemption before rules change
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High demand for U.S. blue-chip stocks leads to more CDRs – but how do they fit in portfolios?
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
‘Short-sighted and opportunistic provincial leaders.’ National unity is fraying. Who’s to blame? Plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 24
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary on Friday, October 13, 2023. Business groups and energy companies celebrated a decision Friday by the Supreme Court of Canada that ruled Ottawa's impact assessment law for major project approvals is largely unconstitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Hockey Canada CEO Katherine Henderson: ‘I can’t erase the past’
Hockey Canada is appointing Katherine Henderson, shown in a handout photo, as its next president and chief executive officer. She spent the last seven years as Curling Canada's CEO. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Curling Canada/Michael Burns **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Demand for fossil fuels to peak this decade, International Energy Agency says
A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal (background), at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Your daily horoscope: October 24
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