Main2023

March 14

Alcaraz, Fritz, Gauff into quarterfinals at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Coco Gauff celebrates a point against Rebecca Peterson of Sweden during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2023 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Venezuela tops Nicaragua 4-1 to improve to 3-0 at World Baseball Classic
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 14: Ronald Acuña Jr. #42 of Team Venezuela at bat against Team Nicaragua during eighth inning in a World Baseball Classic Pool D game at loanDepot park on March 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
CF Montreal names defensive midfielder Samuel Piette as captain
Sep 17, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; CF Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette (6) controls the ball against the New England Revolution during the first half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
VanVleet’s 36 points leads Raptors past Nuggets 125-110 as Toronto ends three-game skid
Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby (3) dunks on Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (50) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canadiens snap seven-game losing streak, beat Penguins 6-4
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault blocks a shot during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores twice, Hurricanes beat Jets 5-3
Mar 14, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Winnipeg Jets right wing Nino Niederreiter (62) goes for the rebound against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the second period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
B.C. pledges teams to crack down on violent offenders, but impact could be a long way off
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says provinces have been advocating for changes to the bail system for months and he is "encouraged" by the proposed legislative changes that came after meetings in Ottawa last week. Farnworth speaks during the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers press conference on bail reform in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Hutchison tagged for six runs on three homers as New York Yankees down Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison (36) delivers to the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Agency to probe CRA after complaints from Muslim charities
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has filed an unfair labour practices complaint against the union representing taxation employees, claiming it is not bargaining in good faith. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Haaland five-goal effort powers Man City to Champions League quarters
Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts after he scored his 5th goal, the 6-0, during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Two pedestrians killed in Amqui, Que., driver of pickup truck charged with dangerous driving causing death
Police officers investigate the scene in Amqui, Que., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The driver of a pickup truck that killed two people and injured nine others in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui acted deliberately and with premeditation, running down victims who ranged in age from a baby to a 77-year-old, police said Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Canada’s Aaliyah Edwards looks to build on breakout season by winning NCAA title
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards, left, fouls St. John's Jillian Archer as she reaches for a rebound in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
B.C. approves Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project, announces new ‘energy action framework’
BC Premier David Eby (right) shakes the hand of Hereditary Chief of the Haisla Nation Jake Duncan (left) as Hereditary Chief Basil Grant looks on after a press conference announcing that the Cedar LNG project has been given environmental approval in Vancouver, Tuesday March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam
Thunder Bay police board to remain under authority of provincial administrator for another year
Malcolm Mercer, Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario in pictured in Osgoode Hall, in Toronto, on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Manitoba government releases plan for teacher registry, discipline regime
An empty hallway is pictured at a secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020. The Manitoba government has released details of its plan for a registry and discipline system for teachers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Toronto’s housing plan is short on specifics despite dire housing affordability crisis
The CN Tower is seen in the distance behind a construction worker at a condominium development project in downtown Toronto on Oct 28, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Canada’s banks are quietly picking up Silicon Valley Bank clients as U.S. sale process stalls
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Analysts say the upcoming earnings season will be overshadowed for investors by the macroeconomic cycle, with interest rates and inflation data taking a front seat to individual company reports.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
17 wild horses shot dead near Kamloops, B.C., in ‘disheartening’ act, RCMP say
A wild horse walks to a watering trough on July 8, 2021, near U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Authorities in British Columbia are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot in what Mounties are calling a "disheartening act." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Rick Bowmer
Planned Manitoba rules are a barrier to safe drug consumption sites, critics charge
The Manitoba flag flies in Ottawa on Monday, November 1, 2021 in Ottawa. Manitobans could soon have more ability to use pesticides on their lawns and some public areas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The scale of Ottawa’s battery-plant subsidies hidden until the money is gone
Campbell Clark
Marine protected areas at risk from ship waste, critics say
A person looks out to towards the ocean from Esquimalt Lagoon on New Years Day in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, January 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
With food costs soaring and no national program, Canadian schools struggle to feed students
Thea, a grade 1 student at Cathy Wever Elementary School with a banana from the school’s Tastebuds food program, speaks with grade 1 teacher Lindsay Steeves, on Mar 2, 2023. Ontario, (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) The Hamilton, Ont. elementary school has a Tastebuds food program where students have access to healthy snacks during the day. The neediest students receive a weekend food hamper provided by Food4Kids.
Winnipeg teen charged following shooting death of 15-year-old boy
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen on Sept. 2, 2021 at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police have charged a 17-year-old in the shooting death of another teen earlier this month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
A World Cup that lasts more than five weeks might as well be forever
Cathal Kelly
Canada beats Colombia 5-0 at World Baseball Classic, Freeman leaves game with injury
Mar 14, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Canada infielder Otto Lopez hits a three run home run in the ninth inning against Colombia during the World Baseball Classic at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Part of 2000 Gold Cup champions, Richard Hastings enters Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
Manitoba bill would allow more peace officers in municipalities for transit and more
Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen speaks to the media at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.The provincial government is adding 10 positions to its prosecutions service, with a special focus on violent and gun-related crime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Veteran third Ryan Fry says he’s stepping back from competitive curling
Team Ontario third, Ryan Fry makes a shot against Team Canada during the Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The decorated Canadian curler has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne
Toronto FC pick up Whitecaps defender Gutierrez off waivers
10 commodity-linked equities for diversified portfolios
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Silicon Valley Bank creditors form group ahead of possible bankruptcy, WSJ reports
FILE PHOTO: A police officer controls an access to a branch of Silicon Valley Bank in Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Ontario by-election stirs controversy as provincial NDP look to hold Hamilton seat
Sarah Jama, 23, a disability justice advocate who has cerebral palsy, poses for a portrait at her home in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Jama is happy that the new Stats Canada statistics on violence against women with disabilities due to come out later this week will give them something concrete to work with. "The numbers will validate what we have been talking about for years," she says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Small business groups push for extension to repay outstanding CEBA loans
A hand painted sign about the Canada Emergency Business Account, is seen in front window of Frances Watson, a store on Queen St. West, on April 15 2020. Some businesses were happy to hear about the CEBA, but now find some of the requirements to hard to meet.
Evening Update: Liberals block opposition efforts to call PM’s chief of staff to testify over Beijing election interference
Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, leaves after a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Opposition Conservatives say if Canadians want answers about China's meddling in the past two federal elections, they need to hear from Katie Telford, who has served as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff since the Liberals were swept into power in 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Groups alleged to be operating as Chinese police station offer co-operation with RCMP
The Chinatown gate is seen on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Montreal. Quebec RCMP say they are investigating two alleged secret police stations operated by Chinese authorities in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Campaign-finance laws should strive for fairness between people, not parties
Andrew Coyne
Onex eyes exit on long-held Celestica stake
The Onex Corporation logo is displayed at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on May 10, 2012.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Politics Briefing: Liberals block opposition efforts to call PM’s chief of staff over Beijing election interference
Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, leaves after a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Opposition Conservatives say if Canadians want answers about China's meddling in the past two federal elections, they need to hear from Katie Telford, who has served as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff since the Liberals were swept into power in 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Sarah Polley on her ‘surreal and wonderful’ Oscar win for Women Talking
Sarah Polley, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "Women Talking", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Wondering where to get your points? How Canada’s grocery store loyalty programs compare
Shoppers walk past a PC Financial kiosk at a newly opened Loblaws location, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept., 11, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Court denies Millard request to adjourn appeal on conviction for murdering his father
The parents of Laura Babcock (left to right), Ravin Pillay Dellen Millard’s lawyer, Justice Paciocco, Justice Gillese, Justice Huscroft and Dellen Millard attend court in Toronto, Monday, March 13, 2023.&nbsp;<i data-stringify-type="italic" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); text-decoration-thickness: initial;">Ontario's highest court denied the request of a man convicted of murdering his father to push back the appeal of his case until a later date. THE</i>&nbsp;CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma, won’t comment on supervised consumption sites
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steps away from the microphone after an announcement and news conference, in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won't say what he would do about supervised consumption sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Liberals block opposition efforts to call PM’s chief of staff over Beijing election interference
Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, leaves after a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Opposition Conservatives say if Canadians want answers about China's meddling in the past two federal elections, they need to hear from Katie Telford, who has served as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff since the Liberals were swept into power in 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Silicon Valley Bank collapse shows Canada’s concentrated banking sector is a good thing
A security guard looks out a door as customers line up at Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 13, 2023. - US President Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country's banking system on Monday, while insisting emergency measures would not be paid for by taxpayers, as additional banks came under stress following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, the second largest bank failure in history, and New York regulators took control of Signature Bank on Sunday. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP) (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP via Getty Images)
The three words a court wouldn’t allow Jody Vance to say to her online abuser
Gary Mason
B.C. councillors say Prince George homeless encampment may be long-term
Tents and other structures are seen in an aerial view at a homeless encampment in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, April 30, 2021. The City of Prince George, B.C., has apologized for the harm it caused to vulnerable people when it removed their structures from a homeless camp.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Transportation Safety Board urges better medical screening guidelines for pilots
The Transportation Safety Board says pilots in Canada need better guidelines for screening heart-related conditions. A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Flair Airlines missed payments for months before planes seized, lessor says
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet (C-FFLC) takes off from Vancouver International Airport, Richmond, B.C. on Friday, March 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Bayne Stanley
Lawmakers fear spill on Keystone system in southern Kansas
FILE - In this photo taken by a drone, cleanup continues in the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., on Dec. 9, 2022. A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs' worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline's operator said Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, estimating the cost of cleaning it up at $480 million. (DroneBase via AP, File)
Here’s how long Canadian men can expect to live in retirement
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B.C. Court of Appeal overturns conviction of Kelowna, B.C., man after identifying trial errors
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a Kelowna man convicted of second-degree murder for bludgeoning another man with a hammer. Media wait outside court in Vancouver, on June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ottawa councillor denounces police wearing ‘thin blue line’ symbol on hockey jerseys
Ottawa police have upgraded charges to include second degree murder in the October 2021 death of seven-week-old infant boy. A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in foster care
Selina Robinson is photographed during a press conference in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Want cheaper phone bills? Overhaul allocation of telecommunications spectrum
A man walks and texts on his smart phone in downtown Toronto on Monday, October 30, 2017. Consumer advocates say a rare consensus is forming among the major political parties ahead of the federal election that Canadians need protecting from gouging by the country's big telecom companies. It's being called phone-bill populism, and it could be a make-or-break issue for the parties as they head toward the Oct. 21 vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Making my peace with the teardown next door
Italian government limits parental rights of gay couples
FILE - Activists demonstrate in favour of rights for gay couples, in Rome on Jan. 23, 2016. Italian opposition politicians and gay right activists on Tuesday decried as a step backward moves by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government to limit recognition of parental rights to the biological parent only in the case of same sex-parents. The city of Milan has been told to stop officially recording both parents in same-sex couples on city registers, the last major city in Italy to do so after a smattering of administrations had briefly embraced the practice of recognizing both parents regardless of sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Lindsay Lohan announces pregnancy in Instagram post
Lindsay Lohan attends the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show at Gotham Hall on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
A new comedy about space and social media by a rocketing writer - and what else is opening on stages across the country this week
Kelly Nestruck
Canada weighs need for new submarines as U.S., Britain push forward on nuclear fleets
HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
AMC tumbles as shareholders approve plan to convert APE preferreds
People walk by the AMC 34th Street theater on March 5, 2021, in New York.
Alberta requiring body cameras for all police services
Police vehicles is shown at Calgary police headquarters on April 9, 2020. Alberta's police watchdog says a man who was shot by Calgary police last month had struck one of the officers with a long, metal spike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Brad Michaleski is the latest Manitoba Tory to announce he will not seek re-election
The Manitoba government has introduced a bill to end a ban on the reselling of tickets to sports and entertainment events at higher prices. The Manitoba legislature is shown in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Calgary city council passes safety bylaws after protests at library drag events
Calgary City Hall is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Calgary's city council is to discuss updating one bylaw and bringing in another bylaw to address protests at drag events. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Wife of Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter also faces sexual-assault charges, police say
John De Ruiter and his wife Leigh Ann, shown in 2014.
Toronto FC’s Lorenzo Insigne expected to miss next three to four games after aggravating groin injury
Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne is pictured during MLS action against New England Revolution in Toronto on Wednesday August 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
As Ottawa balks at an election interference inquiry, public trust in our democracy is draining away
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. says Russian warplane hits American drone over Black Sea
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force officer passes in front of a MQ-9 Reaper drone, one of a squadron that has arrived to step up the fight against the Taliban, at the Kandahar air base, Afghanistan January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
Layoffs like Meta’s show corporate social responsibility is just flowery words and big talk
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 02, 2023, members of the Alphabet Workers Union (CWA) hold a rally outside the Google office in response to recent layoffs, in New York City. - Laid off US tech workers from abroad on employment-based visas are scrambling to find new jobs to avoid being forced to uproot their lives and leave the country. The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies launched a petition at Change.org calling on US President Joe Biden to extend the visa grace period to a full year on humanitarian grounds. The petition had more than 2,300 signatures as of February 8, 2023. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
FIFA expands 2026 men’s World Cup again to create 104-game program
The trophy is displayed on the pitch ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
How Air Miles tanked its customer loyalty franchise, and why members should burn off their points pronto
Rob Carrick
Hong Kong’s national security law is stifling protests the authorities claim to permit
This photo taken on March 5, 2023 shows police keeping watch on a street in the Wanchai district of Hong Kong, after the Hong Kong Women Workers' Association had cancelled a planned march in the area. - A Hong Kong women's rights group said on March 8 it had called off what would have been a rare authorised protest after its representatives had been summoned numerous times for meetings with the police. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
CFL names Winnipeg as host for 2025 Grey Cup
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie addresses the media during the State of the League news conference at Grey Cup week in Edmonton, Friday, November 23, 2018. The Ottawa Redblacks will play the Calgary Stampeders in the 106th Grey Cup on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
David Rosenberg: Why the long-term outlook for Canadian stocks is looking rosy (short-term, not so much)
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Quebec man charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of two pedestrians
Police officers check the scene of a fatal crash, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Amqui Que. Two people were killed and nine others were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Slim majority of Ritchie Bros. shareholders approve contentious IAA deal
FILE PHOTO: The sign outside Richie Bros. Auctioneers is seen in Longmont, Colorado, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino and Dabrowski to represent Canada at Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers
Bianca Andreescu of Canada returns a ball during a match against Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy, on the third day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Novo Nordisk to slash U.S. insulin prices next year, following move by Eli Lilly
FILE PHOTO: Novo Nordisk logo is seen in Bagsvaerd outside of Copenhagen, Denmark February 1, 2017. Scanpix Denmark/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS
Premier David Eby says U.S. clean energy incentives bring ’challenge’ to B.C.
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. British Columbia is dedicating $200 million towards boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency, Eby says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NDP want Liberals to expand GST rebate, fund school lunches in upcoming budget
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks his party has more leverage to push for things it wants in the next federal budget. Singh speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Moody’s changes outlook on U.S. banking system to ‘negative’ after SVB collapse
The Silicon Valley Bank logo is seen at an open branch in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023. The U.S. government announced a plan late Sunday meant to shore up the banking industry following the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank since Friday. Regulators on Friday closed Silicon Valley Bank as investors withdrew billions of dollars from the bank in a matter of hours, marking the second-largest U.S. bank failure behind the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Body found after shots fired in Surrey, B.C., homicide unit investigating
A body has been found in a parked vehicle in Surrey, B.C. A statement from Surrey RCMP says the body was discovered as officers were called to the Grandview Heights neighbourhood just before 8 p.m. Monday. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tuesday’s TSX breakouts: The collapse of two U.S. banks lifts gold stocks, including this strong performer
Osisko Gold Royalties
Transport Minister pledges to close passenger compensation loophole used by airlines
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government will close a loophole that allows airlines to deny customers compensation for cancelled flights. Travellers wait on hold as they try and speak with their respective airlines at Toronto Pearson International Airport, as a major winter storm disrupts flights in and out of the airport, in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Fed seen raising rates by 25 basis points next week and in May
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell testifies before a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7.
Canadian Olympic men’s ski cross champion Brady Leman to retire
Brady Leman of Canada in action during the men's FIS Ski Cross World Cup qualifying event in Idre, Sweden, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (Anders Wiklund /TT News Agency via AP)
Biden says Jimmy Carter asked him to give his eulogy when he dies
FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter sits on the Atlanta Falcons bench before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Carter, at age 98 the longest-lived American president, had a recent series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday, Feb. 19, 2023, that the 39th president has now “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.” (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
The bus doesn’t stop here anymore
Dave LeBlanc
Deeply inverted U.S. curve flashed bank danger for months
Flags adorn the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts
A general view of a collapsed structure in Blantyre on March 14, 2023, caused by heavy rains following cyclone Freddy's landfall. - Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said on March 13, 2023. Freddy, on track to become the longest-lasting storm on record, barrelled through southern Africa at the weekend for the second time within a few weeks, making a comeback after a first hit in late February. (Photo by Amos GUMULIRA / AFP) (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Two Saudi Arabian airlines place order with Boeing for up to 121 planes
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen on the office building in Chicago April 26, 2006.
Class-action lawsuit filed against parent company of Silicon Valley Bank
FILE PHOTO: A sign for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters is seen in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo/File Photo
‘A fever-dream whirlwind’: Navalny director and Canadian filmmaker Daniel Roher on his Oscars-night win
Canadian filmmaker Daniel Roher (C) accepts the Oscar for Best documentary feature film for "Navalni" onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Microsoft signs 10-year licensing deal with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid
The logo of Microsoft US multinational tecnology corporation is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on March 2, 2023. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)
EU proposes revamp of bloc’s electricity market rules in bid to blunt price spikes
FILE PHOTO: A European Union flag flutters outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman
Google unveils ‘magic wand’ to draft documents as AI race tightens
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. Google is girding for a battle of wits in artificial intelligence with “Bard," a conversational service apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Bard initially will be available exclusively to a group of “trusted testers" before being widely released later in the year, according to a Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, blog post from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Canadian manufacturing sales rose 4.1% to $73.9-billion in January, Statscan says
An autoworker stands on the production line for the Honda CRV, at a Honda plant in Alliston, Ont., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Facebook parent Meta Platforms to lay off 10,000 employees in second round of job cuts
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Dorel Industries reports growing losses amid reduced orders from retailers, price discounting
Dorel President and CEO Martin Schwartz attends the company's annual meeting in Montreal, on May 28, 2004. Dorel Industries is selling a Chinese manufacturing facility in Zhongshan to Guangdong Roadmate Group Co., Ltd. for gross proceeds of approximately US$51 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francois Roy
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