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Manulife extends earnings goal at Asia unit by two years
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Corp. says patients who require specialty drugs will be able to fill their prescriptions at any pharmacy following backlash sparked by the insurance provider signing an exclusive arrangement with Loblaw Cos. Ltd. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Canadian film distributors slam Cineplex’s deal with Lionsgate studio
Cineplex Inc. says its sale of Player One Amusement Group has been completed. The movie theatre chain announced the sale in November of its arcade game business to OpenGate Capital. The Cineplex theatre at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto is seen on Monday, December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Canadian manufacturing sales down 0.7% in December, Statscan says
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell in December, weighed down by production slowdowns for retooling in some auto assembly plants in Ontario. A general view of production along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of the Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Indigenous-owned breweries challenge stereotypes (and make good beer)
From left, co-owners of Dog Island Brewing, Ben Fiddler and Chad Paulson. They decided to open a brewery in Slave Lake when the town was recovering from a wildfire to give people a place to gather and have fun.
U.S. Federal Reserve releases scenarios for 2024 bank ‘stress tests’
FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walking past the Manulife Head Office at 200 Bloor St. East, in Toronto, is photographed on April 5 2020.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider says team has sense of urgency as training camp opens
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider sits in the dugout before American League action against the Seattle Mariners in Toronto on Friday, April 28 2023. Schneider says his team has a sense of urgency to get results this season after a disappointing exit in the wild-card playoff round last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canadian men’s soccer team slips two places to No. 50 in latest FIFA rankings
Nov 21, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Canada midfielder Alphonso Davies (19) dribbles the ball past Jamaica defender Dexter Lembikisa (2) in the second half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Russian court rejects two appeals by barred anti-war election candidate
Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin arrives at the building of the Supreme Court that hears his appeal, after the Central Election Commission barred him from the upcoming March 2024 presidential election, in Moscow, Russia, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Annual pace of Canadian housing starts in January down 10% from December
Housing data will be in spotlight Thursday when the Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release is January home sales figures. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will also release its latest reading on housing starts in the country the same day. New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Home on a ridge, and 25 acres of peace
Home of the Week, Ridge House, 395910 11th Line, Clarksburg, Ont.
Five things to watch this weekend: Oppenheimer finally arrives on Prime Video, while J. Lo goes Gigli 2.0
Barry Hertz
U.S. retail sales fell sharply in January; weekly unemployment claims decline
Shoppers hold bags after shopping in Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
CPPIB posted a 3.4% return in latest quarter, adding $14.6-billion to assets
Starting in January, middle-income earners are going to see a jump in how much they contribute to the Canada Pension Plan. Information regarding CPP is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
MTY Group reports fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with year earlier
The Groupe MTY offices are seen in Montreal on January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Deere cuts 2024 profit view as borrowing costs hurt farm equipment demand
FILE PHOTO: Deere & Co planters are seen at Spirit Farms in Sheridan, Illinois, about 65 miles southwest of Chicago, in this picture taken May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tom Polansek/File Photo
Prince Harry hits 99 km/h on skeleton sled in B.C., says ‘everybody should do it’
WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend Invictus Games Vancouver Whistlers 2025's One Year To Go Winter Training Camp on February 14, 2024 in Whistler, British Columbia. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
Trump’s first criminal trial to begin March 25 after judge rules no delay needed
Former President Donald Trump outside the courtroom in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on Thursday, February 15, 2024. A judge on Thursday rejected Trump’s bid to throw out the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal charges against him and said he plans to set a trial date for next month, clearing the way for the first prosecution of a former American president. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)
North Dakota takes U.S. government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests
FILE - Protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline stand on a burned-out truck, Nov. 21, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota is set to take the federal government to trial on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)
Seven killed by Ukrainian missile strike in Russia’s Belgorod, regional governor says
Specialists of various services work by a damaged shopping centre following an air attack on Belgorod on February 15, 2024. At least six people were killed a dozen wounded on February 15, 2024 after a Ukrainian rocket strike on the city of Belgorod, officials said. Belgorod, which lies about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine, has been repeatedly targeted by what Moscow says is indiscriminate Ukrainian shelling. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
Stellantis warns of turbulent 2024 after operating profit drop
FILE PHOTO: Stellantis logo is seen on the company's headquarters in Poissy near Paris, France, February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo/File Photo
Crew rescued from Newfoundland fishing boat pushed ashore by seething winter storm
Alan Fagan helps clear his senior neighbour's driveway on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Wadden
NATO chief warns against dividing U.S. and Europe or undermining their joint nuclear deterrent
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg leaves after a press conference ahead of NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Double-digit earnings declines ahead for Canadian banks, says BMO analyst
Bank towers are shown in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
ECB’s Christine Lagarde hopes to join economists’ ‘tribe’ she criticized
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
Britain’s economy falls into recession, adding to PM Rishi Sunak’s election challenge
Workers cross London Bridge during the morning rush hour in London, Britain, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says
A Russian flag flies next to the US embassy building in Moscow on November 30, 2023, on a snowy day. Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 30, 2023 paid tribute to the late US diplomat Henry Kissinger, praising his contribution to US-Soviet relations and describing him as a "wise and visionary statesman". (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian Tire profit falls nearly 68% as consumers remain wary amid uncertain economy
Shoppers come and go from a Canadian Tire store in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Lightspeed founder Dax Dasilva returns as CEO in management shakeup move to win back investors
Dax Dasilva, founder and CEO of Lightspeed poses in their offices, in Montreal, Quebec, July 20, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Cenovus Energy’s strong production boosts shares as profit narrowly misses
Athabasca Oil Corp. and Cenovus Energy Inc. have closed a previously announced deal creating a new joint venture stand-alone company called Duvernay Energy Corp. Cenovus Energy logos are on display at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Analysts’ forecast returns, recommendations and yields for all stocks in the TSX
A TSX sign is pictured in Toronto, on Dec.31, 2012.
Blair announces more than $273-million in air defence, drone equipment for Latvia mission
FILE - Canadian soldiers attend the NATO military exercises ''Namejs 2021'' at a training ground in Kadaga, Latvia, on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. NATO responded to Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula by bolstering its forces near Russia and conducting drills on the territory of its Baltic members _ the maneuvers the Kremlin described as a security threat. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File)
Morning Update: RCMP studying ArriveCan report after meeting with Auditor-General
Auditor general Karen Hogan waits in a hallway to begin a news conference about a report her office released, Monday, February 12, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Oil demand growth slowing as non-OPEC supply expands, IEA says
FILE - The sun shines through the clouds as it begins to set behind a pumpjack, March 30, 2022, outside of Goldsmith, Texas. In an agreement announced Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, Apache Corporation has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the United States. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to personal dispute, not terror
A hug over police tape after shots were fired near the Kansas City Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2024. As gunshots rang out, a Super Bowl celebration dissolved into chaos; many attendees said it was hard to know where to go when gunfire broke out in Kansas City, Mo. (Christopher Smith/The New York Times)
The ArriveCan app is the graveyard of accountability and common sense
Auditor general Karen Hogan appears as a witness at a House of Commons standing committee on Public Accounts on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Blue Mountain Film Festival expands reach into digital media, television
Blue Mountain Film Festival artistic director Helen du Toit
B.C. resets talks on plan to give First Nations more say over public land
Nathan Cullen speaks after being appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs following a swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Victoria, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has introduced new tools it says will help local governments in British Columbia deal with elected officials who are accused or convicted of breaking the law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Oil rises rises over 1 per cent after U.S. data weighs on dollar
FILE - Pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field are seen in Bakersfield, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2015. The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Hans Silvani works on a simulator at CAE Inc., in Montreal on April 21, 2010.
This reluctant retiree turned to painting and odd jobs to stay engaged. Plus, These Canadians wish they had waited to take their CPP benefits. Here’s why
Ron Clarkin, a reluctant retiree, poses for a photograph in his home studio while working on a commission, in Toronto, Friday Jan. 19, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
First they took Toronto, now Kazik Radwanski, Deragh Campbell and Matt Johnson take the Berlinale
Matt and Mara behind the scenes behind-the-scenes feature on the making of new Canadian film Matt and Mara, from acclaimed director Kazik Radwanski and starring Matt Johnson (BlackBerry) and Deragh Campbell (Anne at 13,000 ft.). Stills and behind-the-scenes shots via dan@mdff.ca and candice.napoleone@gmail.com
Dodging the NATO spending target for defence is a shrug that Canada can no longer afford from its politicians
Campbell Clark
The close: TSX posts biggest gain in two months as resource shares jump
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 14.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Israeli forces storm southern Gaza’s main hospital in search of hostages’ remains
Palestinian patients arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis due to the Israeli ground operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
What’s old is new when it comes to battling auto theft
Andrew Clark
Inside the power struggle over Rogers’ telecom empire
Podcast
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To succeed at work, stop relying on your memory
Harvey Schachter
Nvidia’s scorching shares drew hedge funds in Q4, filings show
A view of a Nvidia logo at their headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan May 31, 2023.
Why Canada’s pension funds hold the key to drive innovation and economic prosperity
Economic prosperity requires constant innovation.
This advisor grew up wanting to be a stage performer but says her career isn’t too far off
Rona Birenbaum, co-founder and finanical planner for Caring for Clients. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
‘$59.5-million … little more than 1/100th of 1 per cent of the current federal budget.’ ArriveCan spending, plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 15
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the federal government disregarded it's own contract rules and policies in the expensive development of the often maligned ArriveCan app. A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Former teammates, coaches reflect on Jagr with Penguins set to retire No. 68 jersey
YONO, JAPAN: Jaromir Jagr (C) of the Pittsburgh Penguins keeps the puck during the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Nashville Predators at the new Saitama Super Arena in Yono, in suburban Tokyo, 08 October 2000. The Penguins beat the Predators 3-1. AFP PHOTO/Kazihiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
Your daily horoscope: February 15, 2024
Aquarius.
Maggie Flaherty’s game-winner moves Minnesota past Ottawa, 2-1 and into first place in PWHL
Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney, left, stops a shot by Ottawa forward Natalie Snodgrass during the first period of a PWHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Tigres blank Whitecaps, advance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Tristan Blackmon of Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps, left, and Andre-Pierre Gignac of Mexico's Tigres, go for a header during a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)
Natalie Spooner’s hat trick sparks Toronto past Boston, 5-3
Toronto forward Natalie Spooner (24) carries the puck forward during second period PWHL hockey action against Minnesota, in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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