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‘The lost season’: Winter comes to a close as Canada’s warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so-distant future unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A windsurfer cuts through the waves along Lake Ontario overlooking the City of Toronto skyline on a warm winter day in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
FILE PHOTO: A warning sign alerts visitors of the extreme heat dangers at Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 279 feet below sea level, in Death Valley National Park, California, U.S. August 17, 2020. REUTERS/David Becker/File Photo
Independent review of priest accused of sexual assaults in Nunavut finds Oblates unaware
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq holds a photo of Fr. Johannes Rivoire, who is wanted in Canada for abusing children in Nunavut but now resides in France, as she speaks at a news conference calling on Minister of Justice David Lametti to investigate crimes against Indigenous people in Canada at residential schools, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Negative rates era unlikely to be revisited soon
Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, March 18, 2024.
Kindness isn’t weakness in leadership
Bonnie Hayden Cheng, author of The Return on Kindness, says kind leadership leads to workers who are more engaged and productive.
Buyer misses on one condo, but scores on the neighbouring unit
Done Deal, 18 Wanless Ave., No. 305, Toronto
Yulia Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia’s legitimate president
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a prison camp, looks on after leaving the Russian Embassy on the final day of the presidential election in Russia, in Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
How economists and market bets for rate cuts reacted to surprisingly subdued Canadian inflation data
(FILES) Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks during a news conference after announcing the Monetary Policy Report, at the Bank of Canada auditorium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2023. Canada's central bank on March 6, 2024 held its key lending rate at five percent, saying it remains concerned about inflation even though prices recently fell to within its target range. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Armenia’s PM says quick border demarcation needed to avoid new conflict with Azerbaijan
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during joint statements with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure via AP)
IFF to sell pharma unit to France’s Roquette in $2.85-billion deal
(FILES) This picture taken on January 25, 2024, shows the Roquette starch factory in Beinheim, eastern France. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
UN chief decries violence in western Myanmar as two dozen villagers reportedly killed in air strikes
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
France to shield Atos cybersecurity assets after Airbus abandons deal
(FILES) This picture taken on September 19, 2019 in Angers, shows the global High Performance Computing (HPC) Test Lab, during the inauguration at the Atos' site. Atos shares fell by nearly 25 percent on the Paris stock exchange on March 19, 2024, following the announcement that negotiations with Airbus for the purchase of its Big Data and security activities had been terminated. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Amazon workers at U.K. warehouse strike again over pay, union recognition
Protestors stand during industrial action outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry, Britain March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Israel’s Netanyahu spurns Biden’s plea to call off planned ground assault of Rafah
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Pembina gets regulatory approval to buy Enbridge’s interest in JVs
Pembina Pipeline Corp. pops up on many analysts’ research notes as a strong energy infrastructure pick.
Dignitaries pay tribute to Brian Mulroney as former PM’s casket lies in state
Pallbearers carry the casket of late former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, ahead of his Montreal funeral, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/Pool
Nine reasons for a stock market pullback from a Wells Fargo analyst
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 13.
China unveils new steps to attract foreign investment
FILE PHOTO: People walk past the China Construction Bank booth at the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
Trump says Jewish people who vote for Democrats ‘hate Israel’ and their religion
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Diversion of safer supply drugs is a trivial issue distracting us from the real challenge: Toxic drug deaths
André Picard
Cleanup for pollution from Teck coal mines will top $6.4-billion, assessment claims
The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters. A fly fisherman casts on the Kootenay River, downstream from Lake Kookanusa, a reservoir that crosses the border between the U.S. and Canada, on Sept. 19, 2014.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-The Spokesman Review, Rich Landers
Canada needs to take TikTok’s security threats seriously
A person scrolls through a TikTok feed on March 14, 2024 (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
We are being exploited for our data, and we need to take back control
Saad Hammadi is a global governance fellow at the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs and a human rights advocate.
Hong Kong passes draconian new national security law
Lawmakers vote for Article 23 in the chamber of the Legislative Council after the conclusion of the readings of the Article 23 National Security Law, in Hong Kong on March 19, 2024. Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on March 19, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years' jail for the theft of state secrets. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
IPO-bound Reddit discloses patent infringement complaint from Nokia
FILE PHOTO: Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
British newspaper posts video of Prince William, Kate at farm shop as royal rumour mill spins
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William listen to young adults in the 'Mentor Room' during a visit to the Open Door Charity, a charity focused on supporting young adults across Merseyside with their mental health, using culture and creativity as the catalyst for change in Birkenhead, England, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Jon Super/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
AstraZeneca buys Hamilton-based smart cancer drug maker Fusion Pharmaceuticals for $2-billion
AstraZeneca said in a release the Fusion deal marks a “major step forward” in its ability to replace traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy with more targeted medicines that use molecules such as antibodies, peptides or small molecules to deliver nuclear isotopes to problematic cells. It will keep Fusion as a wholly-owned subsidiary with operations continuing in Canada and the U.S.
Toronto man arrested after victim was sexually assaulted while jogging
The Toronto Police Services emblem at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Nvidia’s dizzying rally spurs rush into AI-themed ETFs
A smartphone with a displayed NVIDIA logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023.
Pentagon chief warns Ukraine’s survival in danger as U.S. seeks to convince allies of commitment
(L-R) German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov attend the 7th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting on March 19, 2024 at the US air base in Ramstein, southwestern Germany. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Bitcoin slides 6%, while altcoins sparkle
FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Morning Update: House passes motion after NDP removes call to recognize Palestine as a state
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pays tribute to the late prime minister Brian Mulroney in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Nvidia stock rises as CFO says new chips to ship this year
FILE PHOTO: The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo
I enjoy being an individual contributor and don’t want the promotion offered. Should I turn it down?
Happy black female employee get rewarded for professional achievement handshake boss, tolerant male manager shake hand of proud african business woman promote express recognition at work concept
Defying Trump, Republicans in Montana push ahead with TikTok ban
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, March 18, 2023, in Boston. The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok despite an ongoing national security review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 2.8% in February. Here’s what happens next
Canadians living in provinces where the federal carbon tax is collected are expected to receive their first Climate Action Incentive rebate today. A man pumps gas in Montreal, Friday, March 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Political hot air has scorched the carbon tax
FILE Ñ Pumpjacks operating in Bakersfield, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021. California is considering phasing out oil drilling in the state by 2045 as part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions; however, in Kern County, oil and gas generate tax revenues that keep schools open and police departments funded. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
Etobicoke’s new Civic Centre to implement geoexchange heating and cooling systems
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Workers on the assembly line making snowmobiles at BRP Inc., in Valcourt, Quebec, October 8, 2020.
Audi sticking to EV strategy despite challenges, says CEO
FILE PHOTO: An Audi A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle (EV) is seen displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Airbus CEO says Boeing’s problems are bad for whole industry
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury speaks at the two-day conference "EUROPE 2024" hosted jointly by German media outlets Die Zeit, Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel and WirtschaftsWoche, on March 19, 2024 in Berlin. Participants of the conference running from March 19 to 20 will discuss "how Europe will emerge stronger from the current crises", ahead of European Parliament election to take place from June 6 to 9, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil rises to multi-month highs on Russian supply concerns
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile buffer is created around the park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Analysts’ forecast returns, recommendations and yields for all stocks in the TSX
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022.
The close: Stocks advance with Nvidia and Fed meeting in focus
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Myanmar rebels target military officials and junta supporters for assassination
SHADAW TOWNSHIP, KAYAH, MYANMAR - 2024/02/13: A member of Karenni Resistance Force is seen among the destroyed military vehicles on the frontline of Shadaw township. As one of the missions of 1111 Operation, Karenni Resistance Force seized the Shadaw township which had been occupied by the military junta. The Resistance Force able to take control of the town after 27 days of mission. (Photo by Thu Myae/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Javier Milei’s first 100 days were packed with shock and awe but little help for Argentines in dire economic crisis
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 streaks into Mirvish Productions’ 2024-25 season
AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin
Words reading "Artificial intelligence", miniature of robot and toy hand are pictured in this illustration taken December 14, 2023.
We have met the enemy of the carbon tax, and it is us
Tony Keller
The dark side of Bay Street’s hottest finance funds
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With dash-wide display and hybrid option, new Lincoln Nautilus is at a level to compete with Lexus RX
The 2024 Lincoln Nautilus comes with a big shiny grille.
Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China
Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng, infectious disease scientists from Canada’s top-secret laboratory in Winnipeg who collaborated with researchers in China. Governor General’s Innovation Awards
How ‘drop-out’ years affect Canadians’ CPP retirement benefits
The CPP also allows parents to exclude low-income years while raising children under seven.
Your CPP questions answered: Should I take my CPP benefits early and invest them?
‘Good pay, work-life balance and a sense of fulfillment. Seems like a great career path to me.’ Letting 16-year-olds quit school to go into skilled trades? Plus other letters to the editor for March 19
Statistics Canada will release its labour force survey report for November on Friday. Workers are shown at new housing development in Pickering, Ont. on Monday, May 15, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Bank of Japan scraps radical policy, makes first rate hike in 17 years
People walk past Japan’s national flags in a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals douse Flames 5-2
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during second period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Your daily horoscope: March 19, 2024
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