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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
The TD bank logo is seen on top of the Toronto Dominion Canada Trust Tower in Toronto on March 16, 2017.
Toronto AI company Cohere to indemnify customers who are sued for any copyright violations
FILE PHOTO: Cohere's logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Pharmacare legislation has been tabled. Here’s what you need to know
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks about new national pharmacare legislation during a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Wildfire scorching Texas Panhandle has grown to largest in state history
A drone view of the grasslands burning from the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Roberts County, Texas, U.S., February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
For Tri-Mach Group, adjusting to postpandemic normal meant striking delicate balance between innovation and compliance
Tri-Mach Group Inc. in Elmira, Ont.
A careful refurbishment of a pre-Confederation home
Home of the Week, 61 King St., Port Hope, Ont.
What to watch this weekend: All of Us Strangers welcomes you home on Disney+, and HBO explores the lone star state
Barry Hertz
U.S. Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge picked up in January in sign of still-elevated prices
People walk by the electric American Flag of US Armed Forces Career Center in Times Square, New York City on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)
New Brunswick government reaches settlement deal with two wrongfully convicted men
Robert Mailman, left, and Walter Gillespie, speak to media shortly after their hearing at Saint John Law Courts in Saint John, N.B., January 4, 2024. Innocence Canada says a "satisfactory" conditional settlement has been reached between the New Brunswick government and two men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1983 murder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Hawkins
An AI ‘hallucination’ turned up in a B.C. court case. Experts say it’s a wake-up call
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Matt Rourke
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba banned four years for doping
FILE - Juventus' Paul Pogba keeps his eyes on the ball during an Italian Cup soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus, at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, April 26, 2023. Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years by Italy’s anti-doping court after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba’s positive test was announced in September following an exam the previous month. (Spada/LaPresse via AP, File)
Winnipeg man who killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck sentenced to 18 years
A man who ran over and killed an RCMP officer in Saskatchewan is to be sentenced today. Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter in the death of Const. Shelby Patton and to stealing a motor vehicle. Patton is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
U.S. to probe if Chinese cars pose national data security risks
LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Cars travel on U.S. Highway 101 on January 16, 2024 in Larkspur, California. According to a report by the independent research firm Rhodium Group, greenhouse gas emissions fell by nearly two percent in 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Jury makes four recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killer inquest
Vanessa Burns, who had been in a domestic partnership with Myles Sanderson for 14 years, speaks to media during an afternoon break at the inquest into the apprehension and death of Myles Sanderson, who killed 11 people and injured 17 others on James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby community of Weldon in September 2022, held at a hotel conference room in Saskatoon, Wednesday, February 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Anand ‘extremely surprised’ to learn ArriveCan contractor was also Defence Department employee
During a committee appearance in October David Yeo, President and founder of Dalian Enterprises, said he helped create the program.
Scotiabank strategist outlines when Canadian dividend strategies will stop underperforming
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Best Buy thrives in holiday quarter as deals, memberships stoke demand
FILE PHOTO: The Best Buy logo is seen at a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Ukraine repels Russian attacks but situation is difficult, top general says
Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and newly appointed top military commanders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 10, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
WeightWatchers shares drop as Oprah Winfrey decides to exit board
This image shows the logo of WeightWatchers on a mobile phone, and the company's website, in New York, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. WeightWatchers shares soared Tuesday after the company said it was getting into the prescription drug weight loss business with the acquisition of Sequence. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Facebook parent Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Canada’s plan to require visas from some Mexicans is a dangerous overreaction
U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listen to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak during a joint news conference at the North American Leaders Summit, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling for another NAFTA-style charm offensive to defend Canada's trade with the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Forty years later, Pierre Trudeau’s walk in the snow still resonates
Lawrence Martin
In new murder mystery novel Bury the Lead, journalist Elizabeth Renzetti teams up with novelist Kate Hilton
Photo credit is Betsy Hilton. Author Kate Hilton and Liz Renzetti.
Camrost Felcorp CEO makes $15-million donation to University of Toronto
Students who receive scholarships get to spend more time focusing on school and less time working jobs to cover tuition and the cost of living. People walk past the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Tribunal wraps first ‘junk fee’ case over online fees for Cineplex movie tickets
Cineplex Odeon Theatre at Dundas Square in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. The Competition Tribunal is hearing a second day of arguments today in a case that could decide whether Cineplex can continue charging an extra fee for buying movie tickets online. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Quebec Court of Appeal to rule on constitutionality of province’s secularism law
People rally against Quebec’s Bill 21, which prohibits some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work, after a teacher was removed from her position because she wears a hijab, in Chelsea, Que., on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
TD profit tops estimates, CEO says anti-money laundering issues identified
FILE PHOTO: The Toronto-Dominion (TD) bank logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel ‘dangerous to impossible’
BISHOP, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: (L to R) Katie Debbas, Teagan Baiotto and Jono Hart use uphill skis on a road closed for winter in the Sierra Nevada mountains after recent storms increased the snowpack on February 23, 2024 near Bishop, California. California’s statewide snowpack currently stands at 86 percent of normal for the date, alleviating concerns of a ‘snow drought’ this year. On average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack melt provides about 30 percent of California's crucial water supply in a state which only recovered from drought last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Morning Update: Winnipeg scientists fired for providing confidential information to China
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg on February 28, 2024. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail�
Canadian Natural Resources tops fourth-quarter profit, sweetens shareholders’ returns
Critics are calling for a public review of the Alberta Energy Regulator after documents surfaced suggesting the agency downplayed the environmental liability of energy infrastructure and kept information from the public. A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New school name ruffles feathers in Lake Erie community
The exterior of Kingsville District High School in Kingsville, Ont., is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.�
The Prosperity Problem: Canada needs to think inside the patent box
Canadian businessman and former Research In Motion co-CEO and chair Jim Balsillie is shown during an interview in Toronto, Monday, April 17, 2023. Balsillie is among those slamming the federal government for a lack of consultation on its proposed bill to regulate artificial intelligence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
In Costa Rica’s Blue Zone, people flock to ask a 102-year-old cowboy his secret to a long life
Ramiro Guadamuz Chavarria is 102-year-old cowboy who lives in a so-called Blue Zone. He's always asked about the secret to living a longer life.
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Inside view of Canadian First Quantum's Panama copper mine in Donoso, Panama on January 11, 2024.
Putin warns of nuclear war if West sends troops to Ukraine
A huge screen displays the broadcasting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address on the facade of a building in Moscow on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)
High winds and icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec
Icicles forming on the evestrough of a house after a winter ice storm.
Oil inches down as U.S. inflation data, rising OPEC output weigh
FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. REUTERS/David McNew//File Photo
TD, CIBC profit beat estimates even as loan-loss provisions rise
The CIBC logo is displayed on a flag in front of its headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Bitcoin set for biggest monthly jump since 2020 amid ETF boost
A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017.
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as inflation data supports rate cut view
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 28.
Why this former communications professional retired at 55. Plus: Why Canada’s former chief actuary says you should wait to take your CPP benefits
Elaine Gamble poses of photos in Gibbons Park in London, Ontario on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The Globe and Mail/ Geoff Robins
Ten years on from Kunming attack, terror threat has receded but crackdown on Muslims continues unabated
People wait outside the closed gate of the Kunming railway station after an attack in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on March 2, 2014. Separatists from China's northwest region of Xinjiang orchestrated the attack on a train station which left 29 dead, the Xinhua news agency reported Sunday, quoting the city government. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Be careful to avoid paying someone else’s taxes
Tim Cestnick
How the friendship of two ex-Hobbits took them from Tolkien to absurdist theatre
Dominic Monaghan (Rosencrantz) & Billy Boyd (Guildenstern). ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Mirvish
Theatres in Canada cash in on Dune: Part Two, charging more for tickets
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Timothee Chalamet, foreground left, and Austin Butler in a scene from "Dune: Part Two." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Scores killed and injured in Gaza during aid delivery as Palestinians, Israelis offer different accounts
Men carry an injured Palestinian at Al-Shifa hospital after an early morning incident when Israeli forces opened fire on crowds rushing at an aid distribution point in Gaza City on February 29, 2024. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli forces shot dead dozens of people when a crowd rushed towards aid trucks on February 29. Israeli sources confirmed that troops opened fire at Palestinians, with one saying soldiers thought they "posed a threat", and that many died when they were run over by aid trucks. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
The end of the owner’s manuals? As cars become more complicated, carmakers get creative
Mario Trono sits in his car in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Trono, an instructor at Mount Royal University, has to dig through an overflowing glove compartment to find the owners manual of his 2020 Acura. (Photo by {Sarah B Groot/Globe and Mail)�
Lessons on careers, achievement and life from the tech legends
Harvey Schachter
‘Higher for longer’ is back. What happens to stocks if there are no rate cuts this year?
Tim Shufelt
Why discount airlines keep going bust in Canada
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Do Canadians’ saving goals match their ability to retire?
Clients may need to save more to achieve their ideal retirement plan.
This advisor’s entrepreneurial mom inspired him to seek a career in finance and eventually start his own firm
An-Lap Vo-Dignard Senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager, National Bank Financial Wealth Management (Montreal), 2022
‘How unfair it is that my taxes have gone to educate such emigrants.’ Canadian lawyers in the U.S., plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 29
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smiles at journalists as he makes his way to caucus, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
World Cup champion Spain beats France 2-0 to win inaugural edition of Women’s Nations League final
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin applauds as Spain's Aitana Bonmati poses with her Best Player award after winning the Women's Nations League final soccer match between Spain and France at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Spain won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Maple Leafs host Coyotes, fight the revenge factor
Feb 27, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves (75) celebrates after scoring a goal past Vegas Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill (33) in the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Things to know about Idaho’s botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech
FILE - The execution chamber at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution is shown as Security Institution Warden Randy Blades look on in Boise, Idaho on Oct. 20, 2011. An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a federal court to put his lethal injection on hold and order a new clemency hearing because the previous one resulted in a tie. Thomas Eugene Creech is Idaho's longest-serving death row inmate. (AP Photo/Jessie L. Bonner, File)
Your daily horoscope: February 29, 2024
Pisces.
McDavid breaks scoring drought with 3-2 winner over St. Louis Blues
Feb 28, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) scores the game wining goal during overtime against St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer on the set of the movie "Rust," listens to Corporal Alexandra Hancock, with the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office, testify during Gutierrez-Reed's trial at district court in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
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