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Bank of Canada may trail U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut as wage growth runs hot
A Bank of Canada survey finds Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they can keep up with higher payments when their contracts renew. A Bank of Canada sign is seen in Ottawa, Monday, May 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Banff to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in downtown
Banff, Alta., in Banff National Park, is shown on Friday, July 21, 2017. The town is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Global gas, LNG prices to remain relatively weak in 2024 amid subdued demand, consultancy says
FILE PHOTO: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017. Picture taken November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Storm brings snow day for some in B.C., a brutal blast of winter reality for others
Greengrocers maneuvre a table of sweet potatoes for sale during a snow storm in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
From the federal to provincial levels, negativity is the prevailing political trend
Gary Mason
We’re not in a population trap, we’re in an investment desert
Andrew Coyne
A final flurry in Toronto real estate lifts early 2024 outlook
609 Avenue Rd., suite 1702 sold for $2.6-million. The three-bedroom corner unit was listed with an asking price of $2.699-million for 64 days. The deal was the culmination of a lengthy sales process, with reductions from previous asking prices of $2.999-million and $2.849-million.
Tesla slashes Model Y prices in Europe after China price cuts
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is seen in Taipei, Taiwan August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
‘He was covered in blood’: Inquest hears from officers who responded to mass killing
A Tactical Armoured RCMP Vehicle drives past a police road block set up in James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Mullen Group signs letter of intent to buy logistics company ContainerWorld
File #: 11720887 Truck on the highway. Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Truck, Semi-Truck, Car Transporter, Trucking, Highway, Tire, Red, Speed, Road, Loading, Vehicle Trailer
BP’s Murray Auchincloss pledges to stick with energy transition plans as he’s named CEO
FILE PHOTO: BP interim CEO Murray Auchincloss attends a panel during Abu Dhabi International Progressive Energy Congress (ADIPEC), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
First prosecution witness testifies against Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong national-security trial
A prison van carrying activist publisher Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, where Lai's trial takes place, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Billy H.C. Kwok)
Maersk CEO sees Red Sea shipping disruption lasting at least a few months
(FILES) Containers of Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk are seen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 14, 2023. Danish shipping transportation company Maersk, number two in global maritime trade, announced on January 17, 2024 it was entering a long-term cooperation with its German rival Hapag-Lloyd. (Photo by SERGEI GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)
Top NATO military officer urges allies and leaders to plan for the unexpected in Ukraine
Municipal workers clear the rubble in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Unexpected rise in British inflation in December unlikely to concern Bank of England, economists say
FILE PHOTO: A statue is silhouetted against the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Morning Update: Ottawa clamps down on university research partnerships with China, Iran and Russia
Chinese researchers test the supercomputer Tianhe No.1 at the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, Hunan province, China, Oct. 27, 2009.
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over air strike that killed two people
National flags of Pakistan and Malaysia flutter in Islamabad, Pakistan March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Why Canada will continue to be a dumping ground of products made with forced labour
John Ibbitson
Hezbollah, Israel and the Houthis illustrate a tale of two escalations
Hussein Ibish is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
Many have tried to harness the Bay of Fundy’s tidal power. Are they all doomed to fail?
Canada’s leading interior designers and architects imagine the cities of the future
Safoura Zahedi’s photography of Journey Through Geometry. SafouraZahedi_Journey Through Geometry 01_Photo Credit Kurtis Chen.jpg
The U.S. may be on the brink, but no democracy can be taken for granted
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election, in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S. January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The Bay Street Financial District is shown next to the CN Tower in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
China’s 2023 GDP shows patchy economic recovery, raises case for stimulus
Men work with a crane near an advertisement at a shopping mall in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. China's economy for the October-December quarter grew at a quicker rate, allowing the Chinese government to hit its target of about 5% annual growth for 2023 even though trade data and the economic recovery remain uneven. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Oil near flat as extreme cold’s hit to U.S. output offsets China data
FILE - A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021. Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation's largest oil and gas producing region. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Astronaut thriller I.S.S. is a waste of outer space
review of space-station thriller I.S.S.
How Stantec and WSP became Canada’s unlikely stock market stars — and made engineering sexy
Logo of Stantec Inc., an international professional services company in the design and consulting industry. On Monday, 9 August 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE
Ukraine takes aim at Canada for year-long delay in delivery of air-defence system
A woman lays flowers in colours of Ukrainian flag to the Wall of Remembrance of the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, in Kyiv on January 17, 2024, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
The close: TSX posts biggest decline in three months on rate cut rethink
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 3.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Markets won’t give up on March Fed cut
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell presents the Monetary Policy Report to Senate Banking Committee during a hearing on The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020.
Weak data, limited stimulus keep investors away from China
A worker is pictured on a crane at a construction site in Beijing on January 17, 2024.
Shipment of medicine for hostages held by Hamas arrives in Gaza as Israel-Hamas deal moves ahead
Smoke rises from Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Wednesday’s Insider Report: CEO unloads shares of this financial stock trading near a record high
Ten key indicators of professional potential that point to the leaders of tomorrow
Might the Artura plug-in hybrid give McLaren the jolt it needs?
The charging port on the 2023 McLaren Artura, which has an all-electric range of 28 kilometres.
The Trudeau Liberals created a ‘population trap’ that is making us poorer
Konrad Yakabuski
The repercussions and fallout from the Steven Galloway case
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How wealth management firms are luring advisors with collaborative work environments
Defying the industry’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ reputation, some wealth management firms are embracing a collaborative culture.
Will investors’ love affair with AI tech stocks persist this year?
Excitement about artificial intelligence has meant a boost for many technology stocks.
‘The working stiff isn’t supposed to notice that the Conservatives seem to be pursuing a class war on behalf of business.’ Which party fights for the ‘little guy?’ Plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 17
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, holds a press conference at Gardewine Transport in Winnipeg Friday, January 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks officially sworn in as a Canadian citizen
Canadian Leylah Fernandez bounced in second round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a forehand in their round two singles match against Alycia Parks of the United States during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 17, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Natural gas leak at FortisBC facility fills the air with a strong odour
FortisBC's Tilbury LNG facility is seen in Delta, B.C., on Monday, December 19, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Eby announces $36-billion plan to expand B.C.’s electricity system
B.C. Premier David Eby walks past a solar panel array at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation as he arrives for an announcement, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Eby has announced a push to expand the province's electricity system that could see billions in extra spending on infrastructure projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sharangovich scores overtime winner for Flames in 3-2 win over Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram (39) crashes down on Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri (91) during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Your daily horoscope: January 17, 2024
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Oilers rally to beat Leafs 4-2 for 11th straight win
Toronto Maple Leafs' David Kampf (64) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) during third period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday January 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Hellebuyck helps Jets knock off Islanders 4-2
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) makes a save as Winnipeg Jets' Vladislav Namestnikov (7) jumps out of the way of the shot during the second period of NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday January 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
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