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What’s your biggest office pet peeve? Share your annoying work stories with the Globe
File #: 4032408 Office life: business team during a meeting. Credit: diego cervo / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
Andrew O’Hagan travels back in time with Caledonian Road
Author Andrew O'Hagan _credit Christina Jansen
Restaurant company MTY Food Group reports profit down from last year
MTY Food Group Inc. to report its second-quarter results on Thursday before markets open. The Groupe MTY offices are seen in Montreal on January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Bombardier Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, January 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
U.K. water companies must improve without hiking bills, regulator says
FILE - A view of a tanker from Thames Water, in London, Aug. 10, 2022. British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country. Under the draft decision by regulator Ofwat, Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water company, would be allowed to hike consumer bills by 23% over the next five years, about half of the 44% increase the company requested. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, File)
Trading houses lure top talent from BP, Shell
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a logo of Shell petrol station in South East London, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May James/File Photo
Ukraine urges NATO to lift restrictions on targeting Russia, China denounces criticism
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is greeted by U.S. President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Business Brief: Now is the summer of our (labour) discontent
Workers and supporters hold a picket line outside the LCBO distribution centre in Mississauga, Ont. as OPSEU union members continue their strike on Tuesday, July 9 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Delta’s profit down 29 per cent due to higher costs and low base fares
FILE - A Delta Airlines jetliner taxis on a runway at Denver International Airport after a winter storm swept through the region on Jan. 16, 2024, in Denver. Delta reports earnings on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
IEA sees oil demand growth slowing as China’s share ebbs
FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the International Energy Agency in Paris, France, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Faster U.K. economy growth gives boost to new Labour government
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 1, 2017 pedestrians walk past the front of The Bank of England in the City of London. The Bank of England on August 2, 2018, hiked its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.75 percent, as it seeks to tame above-target inflation and eyes potential Brexit fallout. The British central bank's nine-member monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise rates for only the second time since before the global financial crisis, but left unchanged its quantitative easing stimulus, just as most analysts had expected. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVASDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
PepsiCo second quarter profits jump, but demand slips further with prices higher
FILE - Plastic bottles of Pepsi are displayed at a grocery store in New York on Nov. 15, 2023. PepsiCo reported second quarter earnings results on Thursday, July 11, 2024. PepsiCo has leaned heavily into price increases over the past two years as its costs for ingredients and packaging rose. The fourth quarter of 2023 was the company’s eighth straight quarter of double-digit percentage price increases. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Apple to let rivals use tap-and-go payment, resolving EU antitrust case
FILE PHOTO: EU flag and Apple Pay logo are seen in this illustration taken May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Morning Update: Canada’s pipe problems
Calgary's mayor says a major road is set to reopen on Friday for the first time since a pipe rupture shut it down more than three weeks ago. Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Last Timbit, a Tim Hortons stage musical, lands a second life streaming on Crave
On the heels of a limited stage run in Toronto, Bell Media and Tim Hortons have joined forces to transform the acclaimed musical, The Last Timbit, into a 80-min Crave special. Filmed in front of a live studio audience at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre, THE LAST TIMBIT premieres exclusively on Crave on Monday, August 12 2024
After Calgary’s water crisis, a Globe analysis finds trouble brewing in Canada’s pipes
Calgary's mayor says a major road is set to reopen on Friday for the first time since a pipe rupture shut it down more than three weeks ago. Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Interest rate cut hasn’t led to rush of homebuyer demand yet, Royal LePage report shows
Despite expectations of lower interest rates prompting homebuyers to leave the sidelines, a new report says the Bank of Canada's 25-basis-point cut to its key interest rate last month did not lead to a rush in demand. A real estate sign is posted outside a home in Pointe-Claire, a city in Montreal's West Island, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Oil rises settles higher; U.S. inflation data feeds rate cut hopes
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)
A 60-second history lesson for Canadians
Boards encase a statue of Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald at the base of the lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, Canada, June 21, 2024.
Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise
With a mission to ensure the visibility and preservation of the Inuktitut language, Inhabit Books in Toronto fosters Indigenous storytelling and cultural continuity.
This accountant quit his job to pursue a writing career in his mid-50s. Plus: Multi-generational living is on the rise. Here’s how to share costs – and a mortgage
Brian Rendell, a recent retiree who is completing a two year MFA, in Halifax on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
The NATO Summit is not just about defence, it’s about shared values
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference, during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Ontario’s family doctor deserts are so vast, patients won’t leave physicians even after they move hours away
The entrance sign to the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The Ontario government says it plans to recoup loan payments issued to doctors at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to cover their increased costs and loss of revenue from lower patient volumes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Nebraska pipeline company wins over ‘Keystone Killer’ with landowner and community benefits plan
Jane Kleeb, Nebraska Democratic Party chairwoman, at the Lancaster County Democrats headquarters in Lincoln, Neb., on March 30, 2020. Democrats see a new opportunity to engage dissatisfied voters in the fight over abortion rights.
Overtaxing the rich can lead to problems
Tim Cestnick
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia, rejects label of ‘enabler’ of Russia’s Ukraine war
FILE -Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024. China has accused NATO of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia. The statement from a Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday came a day after NATO labeled China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
‘Buckets of tears:’ The four Indigenous women who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer
A memorial with photos of Morgan Harris attached is shown as family and friends of three women who were killed gather at a vigil in Winnipeg, Thursday, December 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods It was announced that Jeremy Skibicki faces three more charges of first-degree murder. In addition to Rebecca Contois, who was identified earlier, Skibicki has been charged in the deaths of Morgan Beatrice Harris, Marcedes Myran, and an unidentified female. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
TSX ends at record high, but Nasdaq sharply lower, as September Fed rate cut eyed after soft U.S. CPI data
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 18, 2024 in New York City. After the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs Monday, U.S. stocks were up in early trading Tuesday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
What’s at stake for Canada at the NATO summit
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Pierre Poilievre likens First Nations values to core Conservative beliefs in speech at AFN meeting
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the Assembly of First Nations as National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, right, looks on, Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Try reversing things to get the proper life-work balance
Harvey Schachter
New Porsche Cayenne GTS is a sports car posing as an SUV
The 2025 Porsche Cayenne GTS Sport in Carmine Red
Grassy Narrows First Nation to launch legal action against Ontario to mandate consultation on mining claims
A demonstrator holds a sign following a press conference announcing intention to litigate against the Government over contamination of Grassy Narrows, in Toronto on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Blue gold: How funds are investing in water scarcity
Piggy Bank On Lifebuoy, 3d Render
Retirement can be ‘the time of your life’ this former bank employee says
Karen Sawyer, formerly an executive at BMO Financial Group, is enjoying life two years into retirement. She keeps busy with various volunteer roles, regular visits with her two-year-old grandson, and spending time at home with her two cats and rescue dog Harper in Mississauga, Ontario, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail) �
‘The cult of Alice Munro … is over.’ Family revelations, plus other letters to the editor for July 11
Representatives for the bookstore co-founded by Alice Munro say it will take time to figure out how the short story author's legacy will be changed by revelations that she chose to ignore her daughter's abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Munro attends a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., Monday, March 24, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Whitecaps edge Pacific 1-0 in opening leg of Canadian Championship semifinal
Pacific FC's Juan Quintana, front, blocks a pass by Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, back right, during the second half of a Canadian Championship semifinal soccer match, in Langford, B.C., on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
USA Basketball tops Canada 86-72 in exhibition opener on the road to Paris Olympics
Canada guard RJ Barrett (9) dunks the ball as United States center Joel Embiid (11) looks on during the second half of an exhibition basketball game Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)
Clement homers, drives in four to lead Blue Jays past Giants 10-6
Toronto Blue Jays' Davis Schneider, center, scores against the San Francisco Giants on Ernie Clement's single during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Your daily horoscope: July 11, 2024
Cancer.
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