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Barron scores OT power-play goal as Canadiens edge Jets 3-2
Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jake Allen (34) makes as save as Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) is defended by Justin Barron (52) during the first period of NHL action in Winnipeg, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith denies thwarting plan to hire Deena Hinshaw
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on invoking her government’s sovereignty act over federal clean energy regulations, in Edmonton on Monday November 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Trent has season-high points, rebounds as Raptors rally past Hornets 114-99
Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) tries to fend off Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. (33) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Police urged to enforce harassment and intimidation laws after MPs face rise in threats, vandalism
An RCMP officer removes protesters, who were calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, from the hotel ballroom where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to participate in a Liberal Party fundraising event, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Prime Minister was not in the room when several protesters entered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
B.C. judge’s citation of ‘marital intimacy deficits’ in voyeur trial raises concerns
Residents of a mobile home park in Penticton, B.C., must wait another day to learn when they might be allowed to return to their homes.Twenty-five units in the Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park were ordered evacuated Tuesday and a state of local emergency was declared when city officials spotted a large and potentially unstable boulder on the hillside above the south Okanagan homes. British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada to join U.S.-led naval mission to safeguard Red Sea from Iran-backed rebel attacks
A Yemeni coastguard member loyal to the internationally-recognised government rides in a patrol boat in the Red Sea off of the government-held town of Mokha in the western Taiz province, close to the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Khaled ZIAD / AFP) (Photo by KHALED ZIAD/AFP via Getty Images)
Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, at a news conference and signing of border security measures into law, at a recently constructed section of the border wall in Brownsville, Texas, Dec. 18, 2024. One of the bills allows Texas law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who enter the state from Mexico without legal authorization, setting the stage for a showdown with the federal government. (Jordan Vonderhaar/The New York Times)
Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira looks forward to taking next step in MLS SuperDraft
Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira is shown in action for West Virginia against Marshall on Oct. 18, 2023, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Malia Richardson/WVU Athletics
Whitecaps move Champions Cup game to Langford due to BC Place scheduling conflict
Mississauga inks housing deal after Windsor rejects federal government’s density requirements
Scenic photos of the riding of Mississauga Centre as seen on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
At least 110 killed in China earthquake as government calls for ‘all out’ rescue efforts
Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents’ complaint against city
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at Crab Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic survival services." Tents and people are seen at a homeless encampment at Crab Park as the Celebrity Cruises vessel Celebrity Eclipse is docked at port in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
U.S. asset manager TPG buys stake in two Toronto business parks owned by Oxford Properties for $1-billion
The TPG Capital logo is shown in a handout. Alternative asset management firm TPG has acquired a 75 per cent stake in two Greater Toronto Area industrial business parks from developer Oxford Properties Group for $1 billion.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - TPG Inc. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Persistence Capital Partners cuts buyout offer for Neighbourly Pharmacy
Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc.
Earthquake in northwest China kills at least 111 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
Activists shout slogans while holding China's flag as they gather outside the building that houses the Japanese embassy in Hong Kong on December 13, 2018, to mark 81 years since the 1937 Nanjing massacre. - China says 300,000 people died in a six-week spree of killing, rape and destruction by the Japanese military that began in December 1937 after invading troops seized the city of Nanjing. Some respected foreign academics estimate a lower number of victims, but mainstream scholarship does not question that a massacre took place. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
Pope’s ruling on same-sex blessings marks small step toward more inclusive church, advocates say
(FILES) Pope Francis (C) blesses the pilgrims during his weekly general audience in Paul-VI hall at the Vatican on December 13, 2023. The Vatican on December 12, 2023 approved blessings for same-sex couples but insisted they must not be established as a Catholic rite nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. In a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed "the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex" but "this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them". (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec doctors say emergency room overcrowding is putting patient health at risk
Emergency room doctors in Quebec say overcrowding in their departments has become critical and risks impacting patient health. An ambulance pulls out of the emergency entrance of a hospital in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Receiver says there’s little cash at Traynor Ridge
The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Manitoba drivers to see insurance rate cut as regulator chides Crown corporation
The Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Striking workers at Manitoba Public Insurance were back at the negotiating table Tuesday, one day after they rejected a contract offer from the provincial Crown corporation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Is the university’s problem too much free speech, or too little?
Tony Keller
Teck Resources is amassing the cash to slowly triple its copper production
Andrew Willis
North Korea says Hwasong-18 ICBM test was response to U.S. hostility
A Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during what North Korea says is a drill at an unknown location December 18, 2023 in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a town on Reykjanes Peninsula
FILE PHOTO: General view of an area near to the evacuated town of Grindavik, in Iceland, November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo
Liberals don’t want to regulate speech with online harms bill, justice minister says
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani takes part in an interview in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Virani says he hopes to avoid accusations the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its plan to advance legislation aiming to protect citizens from online harms.
Ottawa youth accused in alleged terror plot now also facing explosives charges
 An Ottawa youth facing terrorism charges for an alleged plot against the city's Jewish community is now also accused of having explosives. An RCMP logo is seen at a news conference in St. John's on Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trump’s million dollar expert ‘lost all credibility,’ judge in NY civil fraud trial says
New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov answers questions during the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 12, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Buying time: Slow grocery checkouts boost connection in a hurried world
Sharon Turner, a long-time cashier at Eastview IGA in Red Deer, AB, staffs the grocery store’s slow checkout lane, which encourages customers to take their time and talk. Slow checkouts have multiplied at supermarkets around the world – a small effort to help stave off loneliness in local communities. Photo credit: Tara Kearney
Ontario court approves sale of Mastermind Toys chain
A Mastermind toys storefront is photographed before a mandatory shut-down, in Toronto, on Sunday, Nov., 22, 2020 (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
At least 250,000 flee fighting in Sudan’s El Gezira state, says International Organization for Migration
Displaced people fleeing from Wad Madani in Sudan's Jazira state arrive in Gedaref in the country's east on December 18, 2023. Paramilitary forces established a base on December 17, 2023 in the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in war-torn Sudan, an AFP correspondent reported, sending thousands fleeing, many of them already displaced. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Evening Update: Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don’t resemble marriage
FILE - A public blessing ceremony with hundreds of believers take place in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document released Monday Dec. 18, 2023 explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment
Siobhan Coady, minister of finance for Newfoundland and Labrador, arrives inside from the cold weather during the Finance Ministers' Meeting in Toronto, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 that it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling provincial fiscal disparities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
9 Canadian consumer discretionary stocks benefiting from potential interest rate cuts
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Has Ottawa destroyed its own carbon tax? Canada needs a climate Plan B
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Guilbeault says two recent court decisions striking down some federal environment policies delayed plans to implement a cap on emissions from oil and gas production.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Travel advisories, warnings issued for Ontario cities ahead of heavy snowfall
Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for much of southern Ontario and parts of the province's north as strong, cold air moves into the region, bringing with it snow and icy conditions. Cars drive through blowing snow during a snowstorm in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Canadian dollar retreats from four-month high ahead of CPI data
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Actor Jonathan Majors convicted of assault, dropped from Marvel films
Jonathan Majors arrives with his girlfriend, Meagan Good, for the second day of jury deliberations in his misdemeanor assault trial at the State Supreme court in Manhattan, Dec. 15, 2023. Majors, who was one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising stars before facing misdemeanor domestic-violence charges in Manhattan, was found guilty of assault and harassment on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, for attacking his girlfriend in a car in March. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)
OpenAI outlines AI safety plan, allowing board to reverse decisions
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupes
Cantaloupe pieces are displayed for sale at a supermarket in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. In 2023, hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut cantaloupe. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)
Former Raptor Eric Montross dies at 52 after cancer fight
FILE - In this April 5, 1993, file photo, North Carolina's Eric Montross (00) raises his arm as he celebrates a win against Michigan in the NCAA Final Four championship basketball game in New Orleans. Montross, the former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52. The school released the family's announcement Monday morning, Dec. 18, 2023 saying Montross died Sunday surrounded by loved ones at his Chapel Hill home. He had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
When playing Santa, I have one fleeting moment to convey the right message to children
Nikola Corp founder jailed for four years for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks
FILE PHOTO: Trevor Milton, founder and former-CEO of Nikola Corp., departs the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo/File Photo
Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention
A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently stands at $3,000. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toronto FC GM says club intends to use first overall pick in MLS SuperDraft
Jason Hernandez, the newly-appointed general manager of Toronto FC, speaks to the media during a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Senators believe Martin is ‘perfect fit’ to take over as coach
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith, watches from the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor’s degree in Nisga’a language
A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga'a language fluency will be offered starting next year at the University of Northern British Columbia. A man wears a bear hide while listening during a homecoming celebration for the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: (Episode IV) A New Hope (1977). This 1977 file image provided by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation shows, from left, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill in a scene from "Star Wars." (AP Photo/20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, file)
Spanish court halts exhumations of Civil War dead from Francoist mausoleum
A police vehicle passes a sign informing visitors that the 'Valley of the Fallen' monument, now known as Valley of Cuelgamuros, is closed to the general public as forensic scientists begin work to remove the remains of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War who are buried at the site, near Madrid, Spain, June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
Ontario in a ‘crisis state’ on accessibility, unlikely to meet 2025 goal, report says
The Toronto Transit Commision (TTC) shows off the brand new state-of-the-art street cars in Toronto, Ontario, Monday, August 25, 2014. The new fleet of streetcars will begin rolling out August 31 and will feature wheelchair ramps, air conditioning, and bike racks. (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen for The Globe and Mail)
Winnipeg police searching for male suspect in fatal stabbing of Indigenous teen
Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth speaks during a press conference in Winnipeg on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. He says a 14-year-old girl was with a group when she was attacked and stabbed Friday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Globe Climate: This is what I learned as a youth delegate at COP28
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 06: Environmental activist Rachel Parent speaks at a protest event to promote global climate education on day seven of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 06, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Canada joins EU, Britain, others decrying ‘extremist settlers’ violence in West Bank
Palestinians attend a funeral of militants killed during Israeli military raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem, West Bank, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. Canada is one of 14 countries that issued a statement of concern over violence in the West Bank, calling on Israel to do more to stop "extremist settler" violence against Palestinians. </i>THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Majdi Mohammed
Trans Mountain project costs ‘reasonably and justifiably incurred,’ says Crown corporation building pipeline
Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline has submitted evidence to support its claim that oil companies must pay more in tolls in light of the pipeline project's mounting costs.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Coinbase petitions court to review U.S. SEC denial of its request for crypto rules
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with displayed Coinbase logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Saskatchewan’s sex ed and pronoun policy followed 18 letters of complaint
People hold pride flags while attending a rally against the Saskatchewan government's legislation on pronouns in schools, in front of Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Canada adds Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras to world juniors roster
Boston Bruins' Matthew Poitras plays against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
EU hits Russia’s diamond industry with new round of sanctions over Ukraine war
FILE - European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 20, 2023. The European Union said Monday Dec. 18, 2023 that it has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry, more than 140 officials and organizations, and closing loopholes that Moscow has used to bypass previous punitive measures. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Canadian men’s and women’s basketball teams see bright futures ahead after successful 2023
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 10: Canadian team celebrates after winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup 3rd Place game between USA and Canada at Mall of Asia Arena on September 10, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
Quebec mother found not guilty in daughters’ deaths
A Quebec woman has been acquitted in the 2009 deaths of her young daughters after a third trial on murder charges. A handout photo from the Laval police department shows Adele Sorella. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Le Service de police de Laval
B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford
B.C.'s police watchdog has been notified after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford left one man dead. Police tape is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Winds over 100 km/h hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents
Powerful gusts are expected to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast as two large pressure systems meet over the Atlantic Ocean today. A pedestrian shields themselves from rain and wind during a rainfall warning in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
U.S. Treasury 10-year term premium hits three-month low amid bond rally
A sign at the intersection of Broad and Wall streets is shown outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 11.
Reign continues for the the most popular baby names in Ontario last year
File Number: 4436199 baby clothes and a teddy bear hanging on the washing line Credit Dóri O'Connell / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
Bank investors may need to wait another year for outperformance. Plus, top picks from nine Canadian fund managers
A combination of pressures including slowing economic growth and rising costs weighed on Canadian banks as they began to report second quarter results Wednesday. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canadian soccer endures a year of change, disruption and disappointment
Canada head coach John Herdman watches his team during practice at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar on Monday, Nov.28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Maryland Stadium Authority approves lease extension for Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards
FILE - Oriole Park at Camden Yards is seen in an aerial photo June 27, 2020, in Baltimore. A long-term agreement between the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority for a new lease at Camden Yards is moving forward for a vote by state officials next week, Gov. Wes Moore announced. The agreement is slated to go before the Maryland Stadium Authority on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The latest updates on flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses
Apple to halt U.S. sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent dispute
FILE PHOTO: Apple logo is seen on the Apple store at The Marche Saint Germain in Paris, France July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is an ingenious and fun reworking of Jane Austen’s ubiquitous novel
Emmy Stonelake, Dannie Harris, Leah Jamieson, Megan Louise Wilson, and Lucy Gray in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF).
TD releases first racial equity audit for a Canadian bank, finds ‘significant’ progress made but more needed
Exteriors of TD Bank branches in Toronto’s Financial District are photographed on Aug 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Wim Wenders’ 3D art doc Anselm is an eerie wonder
Anselm film stills by Director Wim Wenders
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don’t resemble marriage
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis gives a blessing at the end of the weekly general audience, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
U.S. homebuilder confidence brightens as interest rates ease: NAHB
A worker installs siding on a new home, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Paradise, Calif. The construction is partly funded by ReCoverCA, a state program providing money to rebuild homes in disaster areas. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
At least 11 dead, 88 badly injured after massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea’s capital
Firemen work to extinguish fire after a blast at an oil terminal in Conakry, Guinea December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Camara NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Three bids on Leslieville semi help sellers move on to larger home
Done Deal, 18 Marjory Ave., Toronto
Canadian ETFs: Investors switch preference to equity funds over fixed income; Tralucent becomes new provider
ETF or Exchange Traded Fund text on black block
Cannabis company Canopy Growth sells This Works skin care brand to British investment firm
FILE PHOTO: A sign featuring Canopy Growth Corporation's logo is pictured at their facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, January 4, 2018/File Photo
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
The Bay Street Financial District is shown next to the CN Tower in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022.
Why tax-loss harvesting need not be a year-end crunch
Hands of an unrecognisable woman with mobile phone on a desk, next to a keyboard, with a stock market chart on the screen
Adobe shelves $20-billion Figma deal after hitting regulatory roadblocks
FILE PHOTO: Adobe logo is seen on smartphone in this illustration taken June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Princess Diana dress sells for record $1.1-million at auction
Princess Diana's 1981 engagement portrait blush pink chiffon Emanuels blouse (L) and Jacques Azagury 1985 ballerina-length evening dress (C) are displayed during Julien's Auction's press preview ahead of the public exhibition and auction "Hollywood Legend" presented by Julien's Auction and Turner Classic Movies (TMC) on December 11, 2023 at Julien's Auction in Gardena, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridor
A ship is docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/file photo
UN expert expresses concern as Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears in prison system
Demonstrators gather outside the home of Russian ambassador Sergei Netshaev in Berlin, Saturday Dec. 16, 2023, demanding the freedom for all political prisoners in Russia, including Alexei Navalny. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)
Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel for $14.9-billion in cash
FILE - Nippon Steel Corporation's logo is displayed on a sign outside its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2021. U.S. Steel is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
Goldman Sachs raises its 2024 S&P 500 target before the year even starts
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on Dec. 14.
Egypt’s el-Sisi sweeps to third term as president
A view of a banner of presidential candidate and current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, Egypt, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Manchester City gets Copenhagen, Napoli drawn against Barcelona in Champions League round of 16
The results are displayed on a screen next to the UEFA Champions League cup at the end of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League football tournament round of 16 draw at the House of European Football in Nyon, on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Investors, this is how fast those comfy returns on cash will drop in the years ahead
Rob Carrick
EU opens proceedings against X in first probe under new Digital Services Act
FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia
This picture shows cars amid floodwaters at Cairns Airport in Cairns on December 18, 2023. Flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on December 18, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns. (Photo by Brian CASSEY / AFP) (Photo by BRIAN CASSEY/AFP via Getty Images)
Housing in Nunavut is essential to Canada’s Arctic sovereignty
P.J. Akeeagok is the current Premier of Nunavut.
Bring on the standardized housing catalogue – we desperately need it
Kelly Cryderman
Business travel emissions dropped between 2019 and 2022 as many firms fly less: survey
FILE PHOTO: Members of the public wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alishia Abodunde/File Photo
European Central Bank rate cut bets are premature, markets have eased too much, policy-maker says
The European Central Bank, ECB is pictured ahead a press conference following the meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Record output, tax dodge push up crude exports from U.S. Gulf Coast
FILE - This April 10, 2011, file photo, shows a rig and supply vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. The Biden administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years — and none in Alaska — as it tries to navigate between energy companies that have pressed for greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who have urged President Joe Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Pause extended for removing Edmonton homeless camps, but parties agree some can go
Joshua Bell pictured at his tent in Edmonton on Thursday October 19, 2023. Bell has been homeless in Edmonton for two years now. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
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