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Argentine labour unions launch mass general strike in fierce challenge to Javier Milei’s government
A man walks past parked buses on May 9, 2024, in Buenos Aires, during a general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT).  . Argentina's President Javier Milei faces this Thursday the second general strike against the "brutal adjustment" of his government, which paralyzes land, sea, and air transportation services as well as educational, financial, and commercial institutions throughout the country. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron to represent Florida at Republican convention
(FILES) Former US President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump attend the funeral of former first lady Melania Trump's mother Amalija Knavs, at Bethesda by the Sea Church, in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 18, 2023. The US Republican Party has named Donald Trump's 18 year-old son Barron as a Florida delegate to its national convention, propelling another member of the family into the spotlight. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario secures more natural gas, battery storage for electricity supply
A total of 13 men have been arrested and charged after a human trafficking investigation in Niagara Falls, Ont. Ontario's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Manulife to ramp up share buyback program after cutting low-growth assets
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Ex-Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis earns promotion as MLS revamps academy, youth development program
Ali Curtis speaks to the media during an end-of-season availability in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has earned a promotion as Major League Soccer revamps the leadership of MLS Next, its academy and youth development program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ontario to step up efforts to protect students’ data
Ontario says it will bring forward legislation to protect students' data. A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
World Food Prize goes to men who helped protect vital seeds in Arctic Circle vault
In this photo released by the World Food Prize Foundation, Cary Fowler, left, and Geoffrey Hawtin are shown Feb. 24, 2014, at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Fowler and Hawtin were awarded the World Food Prize because of their key roles in creating the seed vault, which now holds 1.25 million seed samples from almost every country in the world. Seeds vaults are important to ensuring the viability of agricultural crops, especially amid a changing climate. (World Food Prize Foundation via AP)
Soulpepper rebuilds by bringing back old hits for its new audiences in 2024-2025 season
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Harvey Weinstein won’t be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, File)
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
Scott Barlow
India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Members of British Columbia's Sikh community gather in front of the courthouse in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Three men accused of murdering temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearance by video. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Chiang
Nadal advances after pulling off comeback win in first round of Italian Open
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his match against Belgium's Zizou Bergs at the Men's ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
A toolkit for capital gains decision-makers
Rob Carrick
Bank of Canada warns of steep jump in mortgage payments
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem speaks following the Bank of Canada’s release of the 2024 Financial Stability Report in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Four offers for three-storey semi near old Honest Ed’s site
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In Lithuania, the divisive issue of dual citizenship is put to a vote
05.07.2024 Jurbork, Lithuania. Dalia Henke, chair of the World Lithuanian Community, together with Skirmantas Mockevicius, the mayor of Jurbarka, western Lithuania, in campaigning to change the country’s constitution and allow for dual citizenship. They talk to the residents. (Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail)
Eight must-see exhibits at the 2024 Venice Biennale
Goose! (still) Note that The black above and below the scrolling video in Goose! is part of the work. Ydessa Hendeles, Goose! (still), 2023 Video with sound Found documentary footage, dated March 1939, from Munkács, Hungary Sequence of moving images, looped and paired with a recording of “Oyfn Pripetchik,” a Yiddish folksong published in 1899 by Mark Warshawsky (1848–1907), performed by Michał Hochman (Polish-American, b. 1944) Display dimensions: 36 x 65 cm (14 x 25 inches) Courtesy the Artist © Ydessa Hendeles
Canadian riders Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell crash out of Giro d’Italia
Canada's Michael Woods wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023.Canadian riders Woods and Riley Pickrell are out of the Giro d'Italia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Daniel Cole
Maple Leafs fire head coach Sheldon Keefe after another first-round playoff disappointment
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe speaks to the media in Toronto on Monday May 6, 2024, after his team's season ending loss to Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Brookfield Corp. reports first-quarter distributable earnings up, US$150-billion in deployable capital
Pedestrians and office workers walk past the Bay St. entrance to Brookfield Place in Toronto’s Financial District on July 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Panama’s president-elect rules out talks with First Quantum until arbitrations dropped
A view of Cobre Panama mine of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, which was forced to shut down after Panama's top court ruled that its contract was unconstitutional following nationwide protests opposed to its continued operation, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tarina Rodriguez
NHTSA says it has ‘significant safety concerns’ over Ford’s recall of more than 42,000 SUVs
FILE - The Ford logo is seen on the grill of a Ford Explorer on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, on Feb. 15, 2024. Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Amnesty International urges FIFA to release compensation review for Qatar World Cup migrant workers
FILE - Laborers remove scaffolding at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Doha, Monday, April 29, 2019. FIFA is under pressure to publish a long-awaited review into compensation for workers who helped deliver the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes
(FILES) Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof poses on May 19, 2017 during a photocall for the film 'Lerd' (A Man of Integrity) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. An Iranian court has sentenced the prominent filmmaker Rasoulof to jail time for "collusion against national security", his lawyer said on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme is a global lesson in policy stupidity
Doug Saunders
FinTRAC fines crypto firm Binance $6-million over anti-money laundering shortfalls
FILE PHOTO: Binance logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Cineplex doubling down on arcades as industry box office sales sag
Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at movie theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. A Cineplex theatre at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
TikTok to start labelling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal
The TikTok Inc. logo is seen on their building in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 11, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but says his own government will continue to look out for the security of Canadians. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Damian Dovarganes
In Prairie Edge, author Conor Kerr’s land reclamation fantasy comes to life
Conor Kerr_Selected Portrait_Prairies Edge_ Credit Jordon Hon-1.jpg. Penguin Random House
Five things to watch this weekend: Hundreds of Beavers and several Beverly Hills Cops
Barry Hertz
A choice, and a move to Nova Scotia
Chester, Nova Scotia home of Sarah Hampson and Mark Raynes Roberts.
A 38-acre Elora home of play and pleasure
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National Bank names insider Jean-Sébastien Grisé as new chief risk officer
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The National Bank of Canada logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. weekly unemployment claims rise to highest level in more than eight months
FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off Olympic flame’s journey across France
Ukrainian gymnast Mariya Vysochanska holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays in front of the Mucem Museum, in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 9, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The transfer of the flame onshore from a 19th-century tall ship will mark the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across mainland France and the country's far-flung overseas territories. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian Mike Weir sets sights on solid showing at rebranded Rogers Charity Classic
Mike Weir of Canada tees off on the tenth hole during first round at the Canadian Open golf championship in Toronto on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Although CanadaÕs lone PGA Tour Champions event will have a different name, the goal will still be the same for Mike Weir. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of ‘unfamiliar territory’ for drought
Side-by-side handout images, shown in infrared, taken by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite show the Quesnel River as it meets the Fraser River in Quesnel, B.C., in May 2023, left, compared with May 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, European Union, Canadian Space Agency *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Trump lawyer questions Stormy Daniels’s account of sex with Trump
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 9: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 9, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Angela Weiss-Pool/Getty Images)
Warner Bros Discovery squeezed by studio slump, weak ad spending
FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Warner Bros Discovery Atlanta campus is pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Canadian rents may have peaked, says BMO economist
An apartment rental building at 2400 Queen St. East in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood is photographed on Mar 11, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal airport, injuring 10 people
FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area Friday night, May 3, 2024, unless the workers accept the company's last offer on wages. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Telus bolsters network investments, raises quarterly dividend as first-quarter profit down
The Telus Corporation logo is seen on the outside of the company's headquarters in downtown Vancouver, on January 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Spanish government opposes BBVA’s US$13-billion hostile bid for smaller rival Sabadell
(FILES) A picture shows the logo of Spanish bank BBVA (Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bank) in Madrid on September 27, 2018. Spain's second-largest bank BBVA announced on May 9, 2024 a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government vowed to block the move, which would create a European giant in the sector. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
To get buy-in for Canada’s World Cup games, Canadians must be able to buy at all
Marsha Lederman
AGO’s Making Her Mark exhibition uncovers historic women’s art by breaking categories
Kate Taylor
This is how much homeowners are spending to replace a roof or furnace and fix a toilet
Rob Carrick
Jury chosen for Bill Hwang’s trial over Archegos collapse
FILE PHOTO: Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos exits the Manhattan federal courthouse in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon/File Photo
Who Owns Outer Space? wins Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian
Michael Byers headshot 2023
Canada’s pipeline squeeze set to return despite Trans Mountain start-up
A 2024 photo shows the final section of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Canadian Tire reports lower sales in first quarter, cites ‘challenging consumer demand environment’
Shoppers exit a Canadian Tire store in Toronto on May 9, 2024. The company reported lower sales in its first quarter on Thursday, citing a challenging consumer demand environment. May 9, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Russia’s Putin says there is ‘nothing unusual’ about planned tactical nuclear weapons drill with Belarus
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 3, 2024. Sputnik/Aleksey Babushkin/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo
Quebecor reports quarterly profit, revenue up from year ago on strength in telecom business
Quebecor headquarters is shown on May 11, 2023 in Montreal. Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz is expanding to Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and B.C. through a framework that allows regional cellphone providers to compete across Canada using networks built by its larger rivals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Bank of England keeps rates unchanged, clears path for its first cut since 2020
FILE - The Bank of England in London, is shown on Dec. 15, 2022. The bank is expected to maintain interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25%, but a cut wouldn't be a huge surprise as inflation falls from multi-decade highs. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Japan’s Nippon Steel sticking to plan to close U.S. Steel deal by year-end
FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Morning Update: Alberta to change fixed election date, saying natural disasters worse in spring
Pedestrians walk inside in the plus 15 walkway while Calgary is covered under a blanket of smoke from the forest fires in northern Alberta, May 16, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Canadian diplomat, RCMP officer praised sanctioned Haitian businessman, e-mails suggest
The Canadian government used a Haitian executive's property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there even while Canada refused to remove the man from its sanctioned list, a Federal Court application says. Canadian soldiers stand guard on the rooftop of their embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Odelyn Joseph
Thirteen Saskatchewan ministries refuse to comply with information commissioner’s decision
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Sask., on May 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
Alberta plans to change fixed election date, citing disaster risks in spring
Kelly Cryderman
Gordon Lightfoot tribute show shuts out key performers, including long-time promoter Bernie Fiedler
Bernie Fiedler, long-time friend and business associate of Gordon Lightfoot, at his home in Ancaster, Ontario. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)
The message from Ottawa is clear: Growing businesses should look elsewhere
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland rises in the House of Commons during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A proposal to encourage more pension fund investing at home is wrong for Canada
Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has won the National Business Book Award this year. Poloz delivers a keynote address to a business conference, Thursday, November 24, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Nissan upbeat on annual profit despite continuing challenges from inflation, competition
The logo of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is seen at the company's head office in Yokohama on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim two attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iranian official renews nuclear bomb threats
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI - JANUARY 17: The bulk carrier, Lila II seen at sea on January 17, 2024 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebel group, who say they are acting in protest of Israel's war in Gaza, have imperilled a vital global shipping route through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait that lies between Yemen and Djibouti and connects the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The disruption has forced more shipping companies to divert around the Horn of Africa, upending supply chains and increasing costs. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)
Canada is getting a foreign-agent registry (at last)
A copy of the interim report is seen on a table following its release at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa, Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Oil edges up to one-week high on rising demand hopes after China, U.S. data
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)
These businesses are flourishing by serving Indigenous needs first
After Artscape collapse, Luminato finds new home inside TIFF Lightbox
Cameron Bailey (L) CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and Celia Smith, CEO of Luminato Festival Toronto, are photographed at the TIFF Lightbox on May 6, 2024. Luminato will be relocating its head office from Artscape Youngplace, to the TIFF Lightbox. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Canadian investors make cautious return to sustainable funds
An initiative led by the B.C. General Employees Union that includes pension funds, asset managers and socially responsible investors is raising concerns about the use of virtual-only shareholder meetings and an erosion of shareholder democracy. The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
How this former food industry business owner is finding new identities in retirement. Plus: How to calculate a capital gain on your cottage – and save on taxes
Tom Mitchell who runs a local lawn bowling club in Calgary, Alberta April 13, 2024. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Business groups criticize capital-gains tax changes as opposition continues to mount
A Canadian flag flies in the Bay Street financial district in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The close: Dow up seven in a row as jobs data boosts rate-cut hopes; TSX at new record high
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 03: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 03, 2024 in New York City. The Dow surged over 400 points in morning trading as new economic numbers showed that the central bank may cut interest rates sooner than expected. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Canucks surprise with 5-4 comeback win over Oilers
VANCOUVER, CANADA - MAY 8: The Edmonton Oilers score on Arturs Silovs #31 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period in Game One of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena on May 8, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images)
TD Bank caught up in drug money-laundering scheme
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Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals
Michelle Bellegarde at Saskatchewan’s Little Black Bear First Nation, which will be home to the first Level 3 electric vehicle charger on reserve land owned by a First Nation in Canada.
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‘Ecology and economy must be held together in harmony for the long haul.’ Energy’s evolution, plus other letters to the editor for May 9
INGENDORF, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Wind turbines stand next to a yellow blossoming rape field as water vapour rises from the cooling towers of the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024 in Ingendorf near Rommerskirchen, Germany. The German government has significantly increased the expansion paths and tender volumes for renewable energies such as solar and wind energy. Planning and authorisation procedures are being simplified. The expansion of renewable energies is gaining significant momentum. Germany is on a roadmap to shutter all of its coal-fired power production by 2038. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Real Madrid rallies late to beat Bayern 2-1 and reach another Champions League final
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 08: Joselu of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match between Real Madrid and FC Bayern München at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 08, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Beltran’s late penalty sends Fiorentina into Europa Conference League final for second straight year
BRUGES, BELGIUM - MAY 08: Lucas Beltran of ACF Fiorentina celebrates scoring his team's first goal from a penalty kick during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 Semi-Final second leg match between Club Brugge and ACF Fiorentina at Jan Breydelstadion on May 08, 2024 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Canada’s National Arts Centre announces an overflowing season of theatre, dance and music for 2024-2025
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