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Whitmore has season-high 25, Sengun adds 24 as Rockets rout Raptors 135-106
HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 02: Dennis Schroder #17 of the Toronto Raptors reacts to a call against the Houston Rockets during the second half at Toyota Center on February 02, 2024 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Oilers captain Connor McDavid wins NHL all-star skills competition
TORONTO, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 02: Connor Mcdavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers is presented a check for one million dollars after winning the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Arena on February 02, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
North Korea says it tested cruise missiles with ‘super-large’ warheads in its latest weapons display
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test firing of a new anti-air missile in North Korea Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
A look at Las Vegas’ glitzy Allegiant Stadium, the host for Super Bowl
FILE PHOTO: The rising sun illuminates the Allegiant Stadium, where Super Bowl LVIII will take place, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Harvard alumni backed by billionaires fail to make cut for governing board ballot
FILE — A pedestrian walks through Harvard University’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. on Dec. 12, 2023. Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta, and Bill Ackman, head of the Pershing Square hedge fund, failed a push to get dissident candidates onto the Harvard Board of Overseers, one of the university’s two governing bodies. (Adam Glanzman/The New York Times)
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team’s version of events are ‘inaccurate’
FILE - A security guard stands on the perimeter of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla., a day before he travels to New York for his arraignment on charges related to hush money payments. Within days, Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hit with the ultimate punishment for violating New York’s powerful anti-fraud law. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Canada’s Bloemen wins gold, Maltais takes bronze at long-track speedskating World Cup
Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary reacts to victory and a track record in the men’s 5000 metre ISU speed skating world cup event, in Quebec City, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Suspension not necessary for accused NHL players, says Gary Bettman
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during a news conference in Toronto on Friday Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
B.C. coroner’s inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver two years ago has been stood down to deliberate its recommendations about the deadly blaze. Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NHL players are heading back to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, centre, shakes hands with IIHF president Luc Tardif, right, as NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh looks on during a news conference in Toronto on Friday Feb. 2, 2024. Bettman announced today during the league's all-star festivities that its players will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Groups plead for transparency at public inquiry on foreign interference
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc is sworn in before appearing as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Election Processes and Democratic Institutions, Friday, February 2, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Governing B.C. NDP selects election campaign team
NDP campaign co-chair Marie Della Mattia arrives at a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Eby ‘profoundly disturbed’ by attack on B.C. Crown prosecutor near courthouse
Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, October 5, 2023. British Columbia Premier David Eby says he was "profoundly disturbed" to hear that a provincial Crown prosecutor was assaulted in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman’s refugee status in Canada
A Federal Court judge has set aside a decision to grant refugee status to an American transgender woman, sending her application back to an appeal panel for redetermination. A rainbow flag is seen at Toronto City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
B.C.’s plans to sue social-media companies could take decades
Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, October 5, 2023. British Columbia Premier David Eby says he was "profoundly disturbed" to hear that a provincial Crown prosecutor was assaulted in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Nova Scotia universities say new funding model is another ‘serious blow’
A man walks across the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax on March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Minister sorry for ‘crappy piece of land’ remark that angered pro-Palestinian groups
British Columbia's post-secondary education minister has apologized for saying Israel was founded on a "crappy piece of land," remarks that have angered pro-Palestinian groups and triggered calls for her resignation. B.C. Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selina Robinson speaks during an announcement in Delta, B.C., Tuesday, May 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Hockey Canada 2018 world junior team’s suspension from international games expected to stay in place for now
Team Canada signs their national anthem after winning gold to defeat Sweden in the gold medal final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, January 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Scheffler finishes strong for a 64. He shares Pebble Beach lead with Aberg, Detry
February 2, 2024; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Nova Scotia watchdog calls for overhaul of province’s FOI laws
Tricia Ralph, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia, poses in her office in Halifax on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Former Toronto FC defender Themi Antonoglou signs with CPL’s Valour FC
Toronto FC's Themi Antonoglou (81) and New England Revolution's Latif Blessing (19) compete during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
A mule dear buck forages for food as the sun rises near Dog Pound, north of Calgary, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Researchers say a deadly disease has the potential of doing significant damage to British Columbia's deer population after the first cases were discovered in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Meet Captain Hook: A Grizzly bear success story
Woodstock was captured in May 27 2013 in the South Selkirk Mountains of southeast BC. It was on Nature Conservancy Canada’s Darkwoods property in Next Creek on the edge of a gorgeous avalanche chute. Photo by Michael Proctor
First came Florida. Now Colorado and others seek to import Canadian drugs
Pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass. on June 15, 2018. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's office says Canada is in touch with U.S. officials to discuss a decision to allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Elise Amendola
Former Canada captain Julian de Guzman named New York Red Bulls sporting director
Canada's midfielder Julian de Guzman (6) weaves his way through Jamaica's Ricardo Gardner (15) and Evan Taylor (right) during first half FIFA World Cup qualifying action in Toronto on Wednesday August 20, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Medical experts warn Danielle Smith’s restrictions on gender affirming care will harm vulnerable youth in Alberta
Protestors take part in a Gay Straight Alliance rally at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday June 19, 2019. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canada captain Annabelle Chukwu puts on a show at CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Canada Soccer has amended a statement it issued Friday and removed it from Twitter at the request of the Canadian Soccer Players' Association (CSPA), which represents the players on the Canadian women's national team. A Canada soccer logo is seen in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Diallo, Pospisil give Canada 2-0 lead over South Korea in Davis Cup qualifier
Gabriel Diallo, of Canada, hits a return to Soonwoo Kwon, of South Korea, during the first singles match of the Davis Cup tennis qualifiers in Montreal, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Lawyer for father of murdered B.C. girl denies client brought gun to Ali verdict
A lawyer representing the father of a 13-year-old girl killed in a Burnaby, B.C., park denies allegations that he brought a gun into court the day Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Catherine Tait says CBC needs new financial model, not new mandate
CBC president and chief executive Catherine Tait waits to appear before the Heritage committee in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Tait says it's the public broadcaster's financial model and governance that need reviewing, not its mandate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Former YTV child actor’s Northern Ontario real estate empire files for insolvency
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales rose in December as the average price of a home sold also saw a boost compared with a year earlier. A real estate sign is displayed in front of a house in Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Ozempic side effects lawsuits centralized in Pennsylvania court
FILE PHOTO: A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith/File Photo
Jacqueline Novak’s Get on Your Knees is ballsy comedy at its best
Johanna Schneller
Meta surges with record $196 billion gain in stock market value
FILE PHOTO: Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Guardian Capital to buy U.S.-based Sterling Capital for $70-million
Statistics Canada is set to release its November gross domestic product report this morning, along with a preliminary estimate for economic growth in the fourth quarter. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The NHL would like us to believe hockey culture is just fine
Cathal Kelly
Evening Update: Canada may impose sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers in West Bank, Joly says
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly during a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, February 2, 2024
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Loblaw CEO Per Bank isn’t here to be famous
CEO of Loblaws, Per Bank poses for a photograph at a store in Mississauga, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Scorching U.S. economy throws off market’s Fed cut narrative
FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Politics Briefing: Trudeau says Poilievre needs to explain adviser Jenni Byrne’s links to grocery sector
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to local entrepreneurs at SDG Idea Factory, an incubator built around the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, in Kitchener, Ont. on Friday, February 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
U.S. hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
New database discloses pay gaps, representation rates among Canada’s federally regulated private sectors
The federal government is launching a new pay transparency website that will offer easily comparable data on workforce representation rates and the pay gaps experienced by four key groups. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Toronto’s historic Flatiron building sells for $15.4-million
The Gooderham “Flatiron” building in Toronto, on Thursday Feb. 1, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Nova Scotia RCMP investigating alleged sexual assaults at Pleasantville elementary school
Lunenburg District RCMP say they are investigating alleged sexual offences at an elementary school on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The RCMP logo is seen on a shoulder during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
U.S. judge postpones Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Airlines call for roadmap to increase production of sustainable jet fuel
Airlines are calling on the federal government to roll out measures that will spark production of sustainable aviation fuel in Canada. 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
Man wanted for alleged 2010 murder arrested at Toronto Pearson Airport
Police say a man wanted in an alleged 2010 Ontario murder has been arrested after flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport. A Canada Border Services Agency patch is seen on an officer in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
How should David, 56, and Greta, 55, manage their investments in retirement?
(Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail)
Carl Weathers, who starred in Rocky movies and The Mandalorian, dies at 76
FILE - Carl Weathers arrives at a special screening for the season three premiere of "The Mandalorian" on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. He was 76. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Want to lock in high rates? Look to annuities more than GICs right now
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Canadian banks are making an impressive comeback. Plus, is this stock soon to replace Tesla as a Magnificent Seven?
<div>RBC Capital Markets holds its Canadian bank CEO conference on Tuesday. The meeting will hear from the top executives of Canada's big banks which have been preparing for potentially tougher economic times ahead. RBC, TD Bank and Bank of Montreal signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj</div>
Cracking the mystery of the ‘money-losing’ money-market fund
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Pushing to ‘Axe the Tax’ is unfair to our kids
Paul Kershaw
Pitching in: Fundraising for Community Food Centres Canada
Cailey Heaps from Toronto who is donating $60,000 to Community Food Centres, as part of its 20 for 20 program (20 donors giving $20k a year for three years). CFC was founded by Nick Saul and it provides a variety of food and health programs across Canada Cailey provided the attached photo (she’s on the left and Nick Saul, CFC CEO on the right). 340 Gerrard will support the diverse Regent Park, St. James Town and Moss Park communities, where residents face disproportionate barriers to health and well-being. It will serve as a local resource for newcomer families, seniors, children, as well as people experiencing homelessness. Not only will community members access high-quality food in a dignified space, but they will also find connection and support to take action on issues that affect their lives. Pitching in
Trying to predict a rate cut makes investors stupid. Focus on this instead
Tim Shufelt
Turning Rideau Cottage into prime minister’s permanent home comes with cost, document says
A gardener works on the grounds at the Prime Minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Tuesday May 6, 2008. Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would come at the cost of creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government document says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Prime Minister Trudeau condemns Alberta’s plan to curb transgender rights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to local entrepreneurs at SDG Idea Factory, an incubator built around the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, in Kitchener, Ont. on Friday, February 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Danielle Smith has waded far deeper than expected into the social issues realm
Kelly Cryderman
Raccoon ‘perished’ after knocking out power to thousands in Toronto, Hydro One says
A Hydro One spokesperson says after a racoon knocked out power to thousands of people in downtown Toronto, the utility is looking at ways to make sure the city's unofficial mascot stays out of transmission stations. Hydro poles stand in the City of Toronto's west end on Friday, January 16, 2009.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears during a hearing regarding defendant Harrison Floyd, a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump, as part of the Georgia election indictments, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. Lawyer Ashleigh Merchant, who has alleged that Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has called the two to testify at a hearing next month. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, File)
Popular podcaster Joe Rogan signs new non-exclusive deal with Spotify
May 9, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; UFC commentator Joe Rogan in attendance before UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Floating sauna patrons dressed only in towels pull two from car that plunged into Norwegian fjord
Rescue personnel retrieve a Tesla car from the water after driving out into the Oslofjord on February 1, 2024 in Oslo. Two occupants of a car that had plunged into the Oslo fjord were rescued on February 1, 2024 by a... floating sauna, the Norwegian police announced. According to an officer quoted by the media, the two occupants were unharmed. The Oslo fjord is home to a number of floating saunas available for hire, some of them mobile and motorized. (Photo by Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT (Photo by HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)
Newly signed DH Justin Turner says he’s excited to join talented Blue Jays squad
FILE - Boston Red Sox's Justin Turner celebrates his RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Boston. Infielder Justin Turner and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $13 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, because the agreement for the 39-year-old was subject to a successful physical. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Why is Taylor Swift’s music disappearing off TikTok? Take our business and investing news quiz
FILE - The TikTok app logo is displayed on a screen, Sept. 28, 2020, in Tokyo. A spokesperson for TikTok confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that the social media platform is laying off dozens of workers in its advertising and sales unit, becoming the latest tech company to trim roles in the new year. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Vancouver home sales rose in January as demand outpaced newly listed properties
A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in West Vancouver, B.C, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Trudeau raises questions about Poilievre adviser Jenni Byrne’s links to grocery sector
Customers leaving Loblaws on Dupon Street in Toronto on September 20, 2023
Maker of Stanley Quencher cups sued over alleged lead in tumblers, class action proposed
Stanley tumblers are seen for sale at the Footprint retail store in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Sixteen-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for ‘sadistic’ murder
Brianna Ghey's mother Esther Ghey, centre arrives at Manchester Crown Court as a boy and a girl, both 16, are due to be sentenced and named for the murder of the teenager, in Manchester England, Friday, Feb, 2, 2024. The 16-year-old killers of a transgender teenager in northwest England last year have been named in court after the judge in the case lifted a ban on reporting their identities Justice Amanda Yip named Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe during a sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown Court on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Ottawa to send $162-million to Toronto, mostly to provide housing for asylum seekers
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow tours Revivaltime Tabernacle Church, where African and Black refugees and asylum seekers have received emergency shelter, in North York, Ont., on Friday, July 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, group says
A man holds a sign with a photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar during a protest outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says that a Metro Vancouver home hit by gunfire on Thursday belonged to a member of the movement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tiger-Cats head coach Scott Milanovich unveils team’s staff for 2024 season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats teammates take part in a practice at Tim Hortons Field during the CFL's Grey Cup week in Hamilton, Friday, December 10, 2021. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 108th Grey Cup on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
New Brunswick minister quits cabinet, another says he won’t run in next provincial election
New Brunswick Natural Resources Minister Mike Holland speaks in Fredericton, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2023. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is downplaying the immediate departure of one of his ministers and the news that another won't run in the upcoming general election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Hina Alam
Bernhard Langer tears Achilles tendon ahead of what was to be his final Masters tournament
FILE - Bernhard Langer, of Germany, waits to hit on the first hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 7, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. Langer had surgery for an Achilles' tendon tear on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. He had said this year would be his last time playing the Masters. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Tesla woes get investors talking about its successor in ‘Magnificent Seven’
A Tesla vehicles charge, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Woodstock, Ga.
Offer for Indigo ‘wholly inadequate’, says analyst
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Shares of Indigo Books & Music Inc. were up more than 50 per cent in early trading after it received a proposal to take the retailer private from a pair of companies owned by controlling shareholder Gerald Schwartz.
Canadian India Sherret wins first career ski cross World Cup gold
Canada's Hannah Schmidt, left, Switzerland's Fanny Smith, centre, and Canada's India Sherret ski during the women's semi-final of a World Cup ski cross event at Nakiska Ski Resort in Kananaskis, Alta., Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Los Angeles Kings fire head coach Todd McLellan, name Jim Hiller as interim
Los Angeles Kings head coach Todd McLellan looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea)
Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury clinches 87th World Cup victory, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury skis in the men's qualification of the freestyle ski world cup moguls at Val Saint-Come, Que., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Kingsbury captured his 87th World Cup victory in the individual moguls event on Thursday, becoming the most successful skier in the history of the International Ski Federation (FIS).THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Greece sells 30% stake in Athens airport operator, drawing strong investor interest
FILE PHOTO: A police officer wearing a protective face mask walks in front of empty plane jetways of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, following the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers sell for record $8-million
FILE PHOTO: Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan celebrates after the Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 87-86 in game six of the NBA finals to win their 6th championship June 14, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player of all time, will announce his retirement this week, according to numerous print and broadcast reports. The New York Times, citing three NBA officials with knowledge of Jordan's plans, said the 35-year-old great would announce his decision to call it quits at a news conference in Chicago as early as Tu. Other reports said the official announcement would come January 13. GMH/ZDC/HB/SV/File Photo
Expedia must face bankrupt hotel booker Amoma’s antitrust lawsuit, U.S. judge rules
Expedia app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/
Canadiens trade centre Sean Monahan to Jets for first-round, conditional third-round picks
Montreal Canadiens' Sean Monahan plays during an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Safety Minister stresses need to balance transparency, security on foreign meddling
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc rises during Question Period, Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Ottawa. A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from LeBlanc today as it looks for ways to make as much information public as possible. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Scientists report rare fossil tree unearthed in New Brunswick: ‘Like something out of a Dr. Seuss book’
An artistic reconstruction of Sanfordia densifolia, shown without leaves to reveal branch structure. Credit: Tim Stonesifer
Projected buyback revival stands to bolster U.S. stocks in 2024
Traders work the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on lending rates, in New York on Jan. 31.
Canadian auto sales jumped nearly 15% in January as ‘pent-up demand’ continues to drive trends
Auto sales in 2023 were up 11.8 per cent compared to the year before as vehicle supply continued to improve throughout the year, says DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Crossover SUVs are seen for sale at an auto mall in Ottawa, on Monday, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Group of U.S. lawmakers ask in letter if FAA found persistent Boeing quality control lapses
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 31: The headquarters for The Boeing Company is seen on January 31, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Boeing is releasing their first quarterly earnings report after the recent incident where a door panel blew out on their troubled Max 9 aircraft mid flight. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift could make it to the Super Bowl from Tokyo. Finding private jet parking, that’s tricky.
FILE - Taylor Swift arrives before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. For weeks, scrutiny over Swift’s travel has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
Housing policy misses the resale-new homes split, says economist
Kerry Gold
­­Climate activist Greta Thunberg acquitted after London protest trial
Climate activist Greta Thunberg looks on outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Britain, February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Analysts see weak demand dragging on base metals in 2024
Teck Mining Company's zinc and lead smelting and refining complex is pictured in Trail, B.C., on Monday November 26, 2012.
Conservatives urge Ottawa to send aging rockets to Ukraine
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
After a rebound, bank stocks are no longer cheap but the risks remain
David Berman
Proposal to take Indigo private would lower scrutiny, boost flexibility, experts say
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Two dead, one in critical condition after fire at Montreal social housing building
One person has died and two others are in critical condition after an apartment building in east-end Montreal earlier today. A Montreal fire department truck is seen Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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