TSX down almost 1% Friday, U.S. stock markets fall sharply as rate cut hopes wane
Canada's main stock index lost almost one per cent on Friday as the market saw broad-based weakness, while U.S. markets also fell.
Economy
Apr 12
S&P/TSX composite posts small gain, U.S. stock markets mixed as investors await data
Canada's main stock index rose modestly on Monday, led by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed as the S&P 500 hovered near the record high it hit Friday.
Consumer
Feb 12
Vancouver Island’s Myra Falls Mine not ‘financially viable,’ going into maintenance
The Myra Falls Mine has operated about 90 kilometres southwest of Campbell River since 1965 and has undergone substantial modernizations since 2019.
Economy
Dec 18, 2023
Trump’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on criminal case must be limited: U.S. DOJ
Special Counsel Jack Smith's motion, filed Friday, said the "narrow, well-defined'' order was necessary to preserve the integrity of the case.
U.S. News
Sep 15, 2023
S&P/TSX composite posts small gain Wednesday, U.S. stock markets mixed
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 55.86 points at 20,278.94.
Canada
Sep 13, 2023
Chasing the ‘Aldi effect’: Why it’s hard for discount grocers to break into Canada
The Competition Bureau believes bringing international discount grocers into Canada would drive down food prices. But the Canadian market comes some with unique barriers to entry.
Money
Jun 28, 2023
Canada to coordinate assistance for Haiti in agreement with Dominican Republic
Both countries agree that the Haiti crisis requires enhanced international cooperation, humanitarian, and security assistance, the statement said.
Canada
Jun 21, 2023
Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions
A new U.S. Department of Energy report has further underscored the continued divide in the U.S. intelligence community and elsewhere over the pandemic's origins.
World
Feb 28, 2023
Special counsel to probe Biden docs case after more classified records found at home
Biden acknowledged Thursday morning that a classified document from his time as vice president was found in his personal library, along with other documents found in his garage.
U.S. News
Jan 12, 2023
U.K.’s ‘royal insiders’ rebut claims made by Prince Harry in new book
Harry's book, ``Spare,'' is the latest in a string of very public pronouncements by the prince and his wife Meghan since they quit royal life and moved to California in 2020.
World
Jan 7, 2023
NXIVM sex cult member who gave ‘credible testimony’ against leader avoids prison time
The judge also ordered Lauren Salzman to perform 300 hours of community service.
World
Jul 28, 2021
Scientists say warming waters reshuffling location of marine species
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Scientists say warming waters reshuffling location of marine species
<p>HALIFAX - Some marine species are migrating to oceans where they were once extinct because of warming temperatures and polar melt, according to scientists who say the shakeup poses risks to entire ecosystems.</p> <p>Res</p>
Jun 25, 2011
Scientists say warming waters reshuffling location of marine species
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Scientists say warming waters reshuffling location of marine species
<p>HALIFAX - Some marine species are migrating to oceans where they were once extinct because of warming temperatures and polar melt, according to scientists who say the shakeup poses risks to entire ecosystems.</p> <p>Res</p>
Canada
Jun 25, 2011
The people we love to hate on TV
To know pop culture's newsmakers lately is to wish for a Hazmat suit and antibiotics. But hard as these characters can be to watch, the ratings reveal it's even harder not to.
Apr 20, 2010
Wet crowds kept happy at David Lam Park
REVIEW: Wilco
With Default and Califone
Saturday night at LiveCity Yaletown (David Lam Park)
Feb 14, 2010
Baseball Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 5, 2011
Beset by British scandal, Murdoch faces a battle if he seeks to hand media empire to offspring
LONDON - James Murdoch scaled the rungs of the global media empire that his father built. Now scandal taints the heir apparent, threatening to derail the expected succession and shaking the assumption that the Murdoch dynasty would preserve its tight grip over the multibillion-dollar business.
Money
Jul 18, 2011
With lockout dragging on, NHL cancels Jan. 1 Winter Classic outdoor game
Once the sign of prosperous times in the NHL, the Winter Classic is now an emblem of its failings.
Sports
Nov 2, 2012
TSX little changed, traders focus on U.S. election, fiscal cliff resolution
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower Monday with traders not wanting to make big commitments ahead of a U.S. election Tuesday that is deemed too close to call.
Money
Nov 5, 2012
Toronto stock market closes little changed, pressure on European rates ease
TORONTO - Mining stocks led the way to a lower close on the Toronto stock market on Friday, with investors disinclined to make any big moves ahead of the weekend even as borrowing cost pressures eased for Italy and Spain.
Money
Nov 18, 2011