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Jim Furyk named captain of U.S. team for 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club
Jim Furyk hits off the third tee during the final round of the PGA Tour Champions Principal Charity Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Furyk has been named the captain of the American team at the upcoming Presidents Cup.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charlie Neibergall
Gold Fields sets up joint venture with Osisko Mining to develop project in Canada
FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Gold Fields logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Ex-Minneapolis police officer found guilty of aiding in George Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 21: Former Minneapolis Police officer Tou Thao exits the Hennepin County Government Center, after a courthouse appearance, on July 21, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thao is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody; militants fire rockets toward Israel
People hold portraits of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant who had been on hunger strike in an Israeli prison for nearly three months, during a rally following the announcement of his death, on May 2, 2023, in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. - Israel's prison service announced the death of the detainee affiliated to Islamic Jihad, who was "found early this morning in his cell unconscious". Adnan, 45, was the first Palestinian to die as a direct result of a hunger strike, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
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New York Stock Exchange to delist First Republic Bank shares
A First Republic Bank sign is posted at the bank's headquarters in San Francisco, Monday, May 1, 2023. Regulators seized the troubled bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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Poll: Gold to hover near record highs as interest rates near peak
A worker prepares molten gold before it is poured into bars at the Akara Resources Chatree gold mine in Thailand's Phichit province on March 23.
Apple fights $2-billion London lawsuit for allegedly ‘throttling’ millions of iPhones
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen at the entrance to the Apple store in Brussels, Belgium November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Carlos Alcaraz advances in Madrid; Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev upset
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Germany's Alexander Zverev during their 2023 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles match at Caja Magica in Madrid on May 2, 2023. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
LNG exporter Cheniere Energy raises 2023 core earnings forecast after strong first quarter
FILE PHOTO: A sign for the entrance of the Cheniere Texas LNG facility is seen in Portland, Texas, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo
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Lithium Royalty backs Brazil mine in first investment since going public
A worker stirs lithium with his hand at the SQM processing plant in Antofagasta, Chile, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill
KAMPALA, UGANDA - APRIL 24: A woman identifying as a lesbian makes jewellery to sell whilst at a shelter for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women on April 24, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. The shelter aims to not only house sexual minorities, but to give the women skills training, counselling, and access to healthcare. Uganda's policymakers have yet to pass the pending anti-gay law that has caused backlash from the international community, with the hardline bill imposing capital and life-imprisonment sentences for gay sex.
Kenyan cult leader to remain in prison after more than 100 followers die
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie (C), who set up the Good News International Church in 2003 and is accused of inciting cult followers to starve to death "to meet Jesus", appears in the dock with other co-accused at the court in Malindi on May 2, 2023. - A Kenyan pastor appearing in court on May 2, 2023 will face terrorism charges, prosecutors said in connection with the deaths of over 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre". The deeply religious Christian-majority country has been stunned by the discovery of mass graves last month in a forest near the Indian Ocean coastal town of Malindi. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)
India and China propose multiple pathways on cutting use of fossil fuels, sources say
A man walks past a model of G20 logo outside the finance ministry in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim Kardashian in pearls at Met Gala
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Uber confident on profit forecast as ridesharing makes strong start to 2023
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 09, 2019 the Uber logo is seen on a car in Washington, DC. - A California appeals court on March 13, 2023 backed a state law letting Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand companies treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The ruling came as a victory for the ride-share firms, which had backed Proposition 22 ahead of its passage in the state in 2020. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows go dark
Demonstrators carry signs during a screenwriter's strike in New York City on May 2, 2023. - More than 11,000 Hollywood television and movie writers went on their first strike in 15 years Tuesday, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions failed to clinch a deal. The strike means late-night shows are expected to grind to a halt immediately, while television series and movies scheduled for release later this year and beyond could face major delays. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Molson Coors tops estimates as quarterly results lifted by price hikes, resilient demand
The Molson Coors brewery is seen Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Montreal. Hundreds of striking Molson Canada workers have rejected an offer from management, keeping more than 400 employees on the picket lines and bar owners with less on tap. CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Tim Hortons-parent Restaurant Brands posts profit, sales gain on increased traffic, higher prices
A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-through window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Businesses in Vancouver will no longer be required to charge a fee for single-use cups as of May 1st, a move that reverses a decision by the previous city council. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Seven bodies found during search for two missing Oklahoma teens
FILE - In this May 1, 2019 file photo, a neighborhood watch sign stands at the entry to the Edmond, Okla., neighborhood where police fatally shot Isaiah Lewis after forcing his way inside a home. A preliminary autopsy report on the fatal shooting of Lewis, a black, naked teenager by police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond says the boy died of "multiple gunshot wounds." The report released Monday, June 24, 2019, does not say how many times Isaiah Lewis was shot or whether he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. (AP Photo/Ken Miller, File)
Australia’s central bank wants inflation tamed before expectations fire it up again
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia building in central Sydney, Australia, February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Steven Saphore//File Photo
Companies wary as Twitter’s verification checkmark policy fuels imposter accounts
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022 the Twitter logo is seen on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. - Twitter owner Elon Musk on March 17, 2023 put out word that he will make public the long-secret algorithm for recommending tweets. The code used for recommending the posts suggested to users will become "open source" at the end of March, Musk said in a tweet of his own. (Photo by Constanza HEVIA / AFP) (Photo by CONSTANZA HEVIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Found guilty of the French synagogue attack, Hassan Diab must be extradited
Hassan Diab leaves a vigil with supporters, Friday, April 21, 2023 in Ottawa. Supporters of Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Palliative care is still woefully lacking in Canada
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Putting AI on pause gives us time to regroup around human rights
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Scotiabank strategist picks three top trades for Canadian investors in May
The Bay Street financial district in Toronto, Canada on May 11, 2017.
Tesla raises prices in Canada, the U.S., China and Japan
FILE PHOTO: The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
HSBC soothes shareholders by restoring dividend as quarterly profit triples
FILE PHOTO: HSBC logo is seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Europe’s inflation inches higher ahead of interest rate decision
FILE - A customer pays for fish at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12, 2022. Europe's painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to unleash another large interest rate increase. Consumer prices jumped 7% in April from a year earlier, just down from the annual rate of 6.9% in March, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Australia to raise tobacco tax as government cracks down on smoking and vaping
A person poses for a photograph as they vape in Melbourne, March 23, 2023. Recreational vaping will be banned as the government seeks to prevent the next generation of nicotine addicts, Australia's Health Minister Mark Butler said on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.(Diego Fedele/AAP Image via AP)
Canadians targeted ‘more aggressively’ by fraud calls than Americans, study suggests
A young person uses a smartphone in Chicago. Canadians may not have it as bad as their neighbours to the south when it comes to the number of spam calls they receive, but a new study suggests there's been an uptick in phone scams preying on them, such as those involving federal agency impersonation or air duct cleaning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
BP’s quarterly profit hits US$5 billion, but shares slip on slowing buybacks
FILE - A logo of BP at a gas station in London, on Nov. 1, 2022. British energy giant BP posted strong quarterly profit numbers on Tuesday May 2, 2023. even as energy prices that soared after Russia's war in Ukraine last year have eased off. London-based BP said it earned $5 billion in underlying replacement cost profit, up from $4.8 billion in the previous quarter. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Sudan’s warring military factions reportedly agree in principle to seven-day ceasefire
Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Shoppers and pedestrians are photographed outside the Canadian Tire store at Dundas St. West and Bay St. in Toronto on Aug. 6 2020.
Vancouver’s new emissions bylaw creates value for buildings
After multiphased decarbonization efforts at Golden Properties’ downtown building, operations costs were slashed.
Can I start a side business while receiving long-term disability benefits?
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Canadian Opera Company spring season opener Macbeth leans hard into darkness and discomfort
0595 – (l-r) Quinn Kelsey as Macbeth and Önay Köse as Banquo (covered in blood) as Lady Macbeth in the Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Macbeth, 2023. Conductor Speranza Scappucci, director Sir David McVicar, set designer John Macfarlane, costume designer Moritz Junge, lighting designer David Finn, choreographer Andrew George, revival choreographer Julia Aplin, fight director Nick Sandys, and intimacy director Siobhan Richardson. Photo: Michael Cooper
Thomson Reuters’ quarterly profit tops estimates as it plans AI push
A Thomson Reuters office sign is shown in Boston, Thursday August 6, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eric J. Shelton
Oil falls to five-week low on U.S. debt ceiling, interest rate hike concerns
FILE - Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., on April 24, 2015. Land managers in one of the top oil and gas producing states in the U.S. have plugged more than 200 inactive wells on state trust lands. New Mexico officials announced Wednesday, April 19, 2023, that the cleanup costs are being shouldered by the industry as part of the State Land Office's accountability and enforcement program. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Morning Update: PSAC agreement sets stage for other unions to push for more
Canadian Revenue Agency employee Steve Leonhard pickets as PSAC members continue to strike in Ottawa on Monday, May 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Port of Vancouver sees expansion as crucial even as global shipping slumps
Multiple Ship-to-Shore cranes unload shipping containers off a docked containership at Global Container Terminal’s Deltaport on November 19, 2021 in Delta, BC. Alia Youssef/The Globe and Mail.
Ukrainian rock star Slava Vakarchuk says his hate for Russians is toxic but necessary
For Q&A with Slava Vakarachuk, lead singer and founder of Ukranian rock band Okean Elzy, on a North American tour.
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The alarm on China’s interference is ringing louder
This Dec. 5, 2017, photo shows flags of Canada and China in Beijing. The CEO and the board of directions for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation say they are stepping down because of recent politicization surrounding their work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fred Dufour, Pool Photo
The close: Indexes fall as regional banks tumble, investors worry before Fed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 18, 2017.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Do we need to be ‘tough on crime’? Maybe. Mostly we need to get smarter about crime
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At Milken Conference, investors praise bank rescue but brace for more drama
Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton (C) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023.
Digital coins lure inflation-weary Argentines and Turks
Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022.
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Canadian companies face unexpected tax burdens after going public on stock exchanges
The S&P/TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Financial markets have flip-flopped all week as analysts say a crisis in confidence over the banking sector has led to a dramatic shift in expectations for the central bank's fight against inflation, and has made a recession more likely. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Forget Toyota’s regular Corolla Cross and feel the power of the hybrid version
The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid has a 30-kilowatt motor, which boosts the available power to 196 horsepower.
Central banks, take a back seat – the great moderation is over
FILE — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference to announce a new interest rate decision, in Washington on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s March 21-22 meeting showed that officials were grappling with how much more to lift borrowing costs. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
Charlie Munger: U.S. banks are ‘full of’ bad commercial property loans
FILE- In this May 3, 2019 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, left, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, briefly chat with reporters before Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting. Buffett told shareholders on Friday May 13, 2020, that they won't be allowed to physically attend the company's May 2 annual meeting in Omaha because of the coronavirus threat. In previous years tens of thousands of people arrived in Omaha for the event, where Buffett and Munger presided over the meeting and spend hours answering questions. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
‘Using electricity to heat buildings is like using a chainsaw to cut butter.’ Readers react to Ottawa’s clean energy plans, plus other letters to the editor for May 2
Electricity pylons in the hydro corridor that runs through the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in Toronto, are photographed on Oct 14, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Metrolinx’s proposed Ontario Line will run adjacent to the corridor when completed.
Nikola Jokic’s 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87
May 1, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) pulls in rebound away from Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) in the first quarter during game two of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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