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TD Bank’s $13.4-billion U.S. acquisition dealt heavy blow after First Horizon warns of regulatory issues
FILE PHOTO: A Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Western Canada: Alberta and B.C. release their provincial budgets
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith listens as Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2023 budget, in Edmonton on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Calgary Petroleum Club regrets event featuring far-right German politician Christine Anderson
Christine Anderson, candidate of Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) attends a final campaign event ahead of the EU election in Frankfurt, Germany May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to invest in California oil venture alongside IKAV
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Greta Thunberg detained by Norway police during pro-Sami protest
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is carried away during a protest outside the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, in Oslo, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Climate activists demonstrated for a third consecutive day against a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer in Arctic Norway. (Javad Parsa//NTB Scanpix via AP)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
A person walks past a TD Bank sign in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
Ontario moves to ban use of non-disclosure agreements in real estate transactions
A real estate sign that reads "For Sale" and "Sold Above Asking" stands in front of housing in Vaughan, a suburb in Toronto, Canada, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Novavax shares plunge after COVID-19 vaccine maker raises doubts about future
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins of virus
FILE - Syringes with vaccines are prepared at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Aecon Group signs deal to sell Ontario road building business for $235-million
An Aecon construction site near the Gardiner Expressway is shown in Toronto on Friday, July 10, 2020. Aecon Group Inc. has signed a deal to sell its road building business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (GIP) for $235 million in cash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
Can signboards replace ski instructors on the slopes? Blue Mountain thinks so
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Why women’s representation in leadership roles is getting worse, not better. Plus, should you disclose a pregnancy to potential funders?
Shopify revamps compensation framework to boost earning potential for non-managers
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Power Plant gallery emerges from tumult with disjointed shows
Winter 2023 at The Power Plant. AG 10 Amartey Golding, In the comfort of embers, 2023. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2023. Photo: Henry Chan.
Ten new Canadian wines to buy right now
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Why Australian shiraz is ripe for a comeback
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TV adaptation of Daisy Jones and the Six brings the music, but leaves you wanting more
Josh Whitehouse (Eddie), Sam Claflin (Billy), Will Harrison (Graham) in Daisy Jones & The Six.
Eli Lilly plans to cut some insulin prices later this year, expand cost cap
FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Eli Lilly & Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, will cut prices for some older insulins later this year, and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions. The moves promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face thousands of dollars a year in bills for insulin they need to live. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story
In this image taken from video provided by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the bow of the Ironton is seen in Lake Huron off Michigan's east coast in a June 2021 photo. Searchers have found the long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. Officials with the sanctuary in Alpena, Mich,, say they've located the Ironton, a freight schooner that plunged to the bottom of Lake Huron in 1894. The Ironton collided with another vessel in rough seas. Reports at the time said the seven-member crew scrambled into a lifeboat but it was tethered to the ship and pulled down. Five crewmen died. (Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary via AP)
Enbridge earmarks $3.3-billion for U.S. Gulf Coast storage plant, other projects
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Scotia strategists: Investors shouldn’t trust the early-year rally
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 27.
TikTok ban should prompt Canadian companies review social media and device policies, experts say
FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Chinese President Xi welcomes Belarusian leader Lukashenko as countries hail partnership
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing, China, March 1, 2023. BelTA/Pavel Orlovsky/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Israeli police crack down, clash with anti-Netanyahu protest
Protesters scuffle with members of Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the government's controversial justice reform bill in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Bank of England governor says it’s too soon to be certain about future path of rate policy
FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS
Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers a question on health care as the legislature resumes at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. Ontario's public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Weather Network forecasts a delayed spring
A pedestrian makes their way through a snowstorm in Halifax on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. A top meteorologist says a Canadian winter that lacked commitment earlier in the season is expected to finish strong before spring's sluggish arrival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Buying carbon offsets is a waste of time that we don’t have
Buyers and sellers adjusting to real estate’s new normal
A house for sale sign is shown in front of a house in Oakville, Ont., west of Toronto, Sunday, Feb.5, 2023. The Canadian Real Estate Association says homes sales in January were the lowest for the month since 2009 and fell 37.1 per cent compared with a year ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
The unconscionable horse slaughter we need to end now
Gary Mason
China’s manufacturing activity accelerated in February as economy revived
Employees work at an assembly line of a Wuling Motors factory in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 1, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Death toll keeps rising in Greece’s deadliest train crash
Rescuers operate at the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
RBC beats analysts’ forecasts despite drop in first-quarter profit
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo/File Photo
Lowe’s forecasts 2023 sales below market expectations due to sagging demand
HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 17: A customer walks into a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse store on August 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Lowe's recently reported second-quarter earnings and improvements that show increased sales and the surpassing of analysts' expectations. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Thomas d’Aquino warns Canadians on complacency in new book
Thomas d'Aquino Handout for Comment logo Thomas d'Aquino is president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential election
Bola Ahmed Tinubu reacts after he was declared winner in Nigeria's presidential election at the Party's campaign headquarters, in Abuja, Nigeria March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Morning Update: Foreign interference did not affect 2021 election, report says
While the results of the 2021 election and its predecessor in 2019 were not altered by foreign interference, the report calls for national-security agencies to develop a program of unclassified briefings to boost the awareness that members of Parliament and senators have about foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Oil settled up as rising supplies face Chinese 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)
Equinor nears deal to buy Suncor’s British North Sea oil and gas assets for around US$1-billion, sources say
FILE PHOTO: Equinor's flag flutters next to the company's headqurters in Stavanger, Norway December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo//File Photo
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Toronto's financial district is seen on Jan. 11.
Electrifying drama Return to Seoul will touch your nerves and rattle your soul
RETURN TO SEOUL (20220. Jimin Park as Freddie. After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions. Courtesy of Pictures Classics / Mongrel Media
The pandemic gave some neurodivergent workers the office they need. Now, we’re ‘going backwards’
female freelancer working on laptop at home
Harper blocked U.S. move to repatriate Omar Khadr, book says
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019 photo, former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr and his lawyer Nate Whitling speak with media outside the courthouse in Edmonton, Canada. A Canadian judge ruled on Monday, March 25, 2019 that a war crimes sentence for Khadr expired, meaning he no longer faces the threat of returning to prison. The Canadian-born Khadr was 15 when he was captured by U.S. troops at a suspected al-Qaida compound in Afghanistan. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Airlines’ dynamic pricing may be causing Canadians to pay higher fares than their neighbours
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: An Avelo airplane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in front of snow-covered mountains following a powerful winter storm on February 26, 2023 in Burbank, California. The major storm, which carried a rare blizzard warning for parts of Southern California, delivered heavy snowfall to the mountains with some reaching lower elevations in Los Angeles County. The National Weather Service called the storm 'one of the strongest ever' to impact southwest California as it also delivered widespread heavy rains and high winds. Southern California snowfall topped out at 6 feet at Mountain High with rain topping five inches at Cucamonga Canyon. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
B.C. needs to do more homework on its work-from-home plan
A woman is seen working on a computer at her apartment in downtown Vancouver, Thursday, December 3, 2020. COVID-19 restrictions are forcing more people work from their homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Some police forces in Canada are beginning to consider attacks on homeless people as hate crimes
City mounted police patrol on horse back at a transit station in downtown Calgary, Alberta, January 19, 2023. Police experts across the country say they are open to investigating attacks on homeless people as a new class of hate crimes, but Calgary is one of the only big-city force to bring charges against suspects for specifically targeting this vulnerable population. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Quebecor’s growing problems at home make Freedom deal a must for Pierre Karl Péladeau
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In trademark squatting cases, the burden shifts to companies to make their case
A new Slim Chickens will open its doors to customers on Monday along Tyndall Parkway in Callaway. Employees went through training at the restaurant on Friday, August 5, 2022.001 080522 Slim Chickens Callaway
Russians intensify assault on Ukraine’s Bakhmut
Elderly women placard a plastic sheet over a broken windows after shelling in Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut on February 28, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. - Ukraine said on February 28, its forces were under pressure in Bakhmut, a nearly-destroyed city in the eastern Donetsk region that Russia has been trying to seize for months. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
The close: Stocks under pressure as manufacturing data stoke Fed concerns and bond yields rise
The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2019.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. OMERS says it earned an investment return of 4.2 per cent for 2022 as gains in its private investments helped lift its results even as global stock and bond markets tumbled lower. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Drew
How Canada’s biggest bookshop got hacked
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I used to believe wipers should be left down during snow storms, but that has changed
Windshield wiper blades stick out from beneath a blanket of thick snow covering a vehicle parked on Millwood Rd. on Jan 17, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Toronto and much of southern Ontario was blanketed with snow with some areas receiving upwards of 40 cm.
Number of private mortgages growing as Canadians struggle to secure traditional loans, FSRA warns
A home for sale on Conarty Cres. in Whitby, Ont., is photographed photographed on Jan 4, 2023.
How Canada’s immigration goal will drive growth of residential REITs
Office towers, hotels and condos are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Over US$1-trillion of risky U.S. loans still shackled to LIBOR as deadline looms
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
‘Under what rock have these Conservative MPs been hiding?’ What did they know about Christine Anderson, controversial far-right German politician? Plus other letters to the editor for March 1
Left to right is Colin Carrie, Leslyn Lewis, Christine Anderson, Dean Allison. (SEE STORY FOR MORE DETAILED CUTLINE)
Editorial Cartoons for March, 2023
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Editorial cartoon by Brian Gable published March 31, 2023. THE GREENING OF THE NATION. DEBT CONTINUES TO SOAR!
Ylonen scores winner in third, Canadiens beat Sharks 3-1
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 28: Jesse Ylonen #56 of the Montreal Canadiens scores a goal against goalie Kaapo Kahkonen #36 of the San Jose Sharks during the third perio at SAP Center on February 28, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Bruins win eighth straight, Ullmark frustrates Flames with 54 saves
Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom lets in the game-winning goal during overtime NHL hockey action against the Boston Bruins in Calgary, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ring of Fire Metals names Glencore veteran as CEO as it renews push to develop critical minerals mine
The Esker mining camp owned by Ring of Fire Metals.The date of the picture was Sept 2022. Credit is Ring of Fire Metals.
Your daily horoscope: March 1
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Kopitar scores four as Kings ground Jets in shootout
Feb 28, 2023; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk (4) checks Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) watched by Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) in the first period at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Asia’s factory activity stalls, but China a bright spot
FILE PHOTO: Employees work on assembling an automated guided vehicle (AGV) at a Lonyu Robot Co factory in Tianjin, China, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Press freedom worsened in China during pandemic, little hope for change as zero-COVID lifts
A policeman covers a camera to stop journalists from recording footage outside the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court, where Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan - who reported on Wuhan's Covid-19 outbreak and placed under detention since May - is set for trial in Shanghai on December 28, 2020. (Photo by Leo RAMIREZ / AFP) (Photo by LEO RAMIREZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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