S&P/TSX composite up almost 100 points, U.S. stock markets climb ahead of jobs report
Canada's main stock index gained almost 100 points Thursday, helped by gains in industrial and utilities stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose.
Economy
May 2
S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. stock markets also climb ahead of tech earnings
Canada's main stock index rose nearly 140 points Tuesday, led by strength in technology stocks, while U.S. stock markets also climbed.
Economy
Apr 23
CBC head pressed by MPs on executive pay in testy meeting
The committee is studying job cuts at CBC/Radio-Canada, after the organization said it is facing a projected $100-million deficit for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Canada
May 7
S&P/TSX composite closes up nearly 100 points, U.S. stock markets mixed
Canada's main stock index closed up nearly 100 points Friday, helped by strength in energy and financial stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed.
Economy
Apr 19
Canadian food banks are on the brink: ‘This is not a sustainable situation’
A recent spring food drive in Barrie, Ont. fell $100,000 short on their financial goal. It's part of a growing trend across Canada.
Canada
Apr 26
Price of Calgary townhomes growing fastest in Canada: report
According to a report from Zoocasa, the average price of a townhome in Calgary grew 17 per cent over last year to $458,100, which is faster than anywhere else in Canada.
Canada
May 6
TSX down almost 100 points, U.S. markets mixed amid ongoing interest rate angst
Weakness in several sectors including financials and utilities led Canada's main stock index down almost 100 points Tuesday, while U.S. markets were mixed.
Economy
Apr 16
TSX down 160 points as energy stocks move lower, U.S. markets continue to fall
Canada's main stock index lost almost 160 points on Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also fell, led by a 1.8 per cent drop on the Nasdaq.
Economy
Apr 15
TSX closes lower as Bank of Canada holds rate, U.S. markets fall on inflation report
Losses in financial and utilities stocks helped drag Canada's main stock index down more than 160 points, while U.S. stock markets also fell.
Economy
Apr 10
S&P/TSX gains 100 points, U.S. markets mixed ahead of inflation reports
Broad-based strength led by base metals helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 100 points on Tuesday, while U.S. markets muddled to a mixed close.
Economy
Apr 9
Housing asylum seekers at Niagara hotels cost Canada more than $100 million
Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show the federal government spent more than $100 million housing asylum seekers at hotels.
Canada
Mar 26
S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also fall
Canada's main stock index declined more than 100 points on Tuesday as losses in financial, industrial and telecom stocks outweighed strength in energy and base metals.
Economy
Apr 2
McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada’s top researchers
Gerry Wright, a professor at Hamilton's McMaster University, was one of five scholars announced Tuesday to each receive the cash award.
Canada
Mar 19
S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, one day after breaking record
Canada's main stock index took a breather Friday, closing down more than 100 points a day after setting a new all-time closing high.
Economy
Mar 22
Research institute announces new research theme focusing on kids with cancer
Around 1,000 children under 14 years old are diagnosed with cancer every year in Canada, and over 100 die, the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba said.
Health
Mar 20
University of Guelph’s agriculture college commemorates 150 years
The ice cream social on Wednesday was the first of several events to commemorate the Ontario Agricultural College's 150th anniversary.
Education
May 2
Canada’s emissions drop to lowest in 25 years, barring pandemic lows
Canada accounts for nearly 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it the 11th largest emitter in the world, data shows.
Environment
May 2
Our top 5 Amazon deals of the week
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The Curator
Apr 9
Ottawa ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid amid global decline: minister
The Liberals pledged in their Tuesday budget to increase humanitarian aid by $150 million in the current fiscal year and $200 million the following year.
Canada
Apr 18
172 people arrested as police target ‘organized retail crime’ in Vaughan
Police said Wednesday that they have laid 358 charges and recovered more than $150,000 worth of stolen property.
Crime
Apr 24