The head of the union that represents workers at Hamilton’s soon-to-be closed forensic pathology unit says his concern about the shuttering is not the job losses, but a potential loss in quality of service. Dave Murphy of CUPE Local 7800 believes the closure — moved […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Business sentiment among Singapore firms plunged to an all-time low in the second quarter of 2020 because of coronavirus health risks and potential economic impact. This is according to the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau’s (SCCB) latest Business Optimism Index study out on […]
APOLDA, Germany (Reuters) – In a beer hall in eastern Germany, locals are toasting the man they are counting on to see out Chancellor Angela Merkel and her brand of liberal conservatism. Friedrich Merz, whose line on Syrian asylum-seekers is “we can’t accept you here”, […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling. Yields on benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury debt doubled to 0.68% and oil prices rallied more than […]
Canada’s biggest financial institutions are making sweeping changes to their trading operations to protect against a novel form of coronavirus, which one bank confirmed it has already faced in its workforce. Bank of Montreal, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, […]
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan migrant who had passed a key hurdle in her bid to win asylum in the United States has died in U.S. custody after a gallbladder operation, the Guatemalan government said on Monday. Maria Ochoa, 22, from the poor San […]
A West Vancouver private school is closing for spring break nearly a week early, due to concerns about the novel coronavirus. In a letter to parents, head of school Lisa Evans said that a close contact of “one of our Collingwood families — not a […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Tuesday after a price war by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia sparked the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War, but investors saw little chance of a quick price recovery as the […]
Brie McAuley, 25, has made the top 32 in an international talent contest for Walmart employees. The support manager at the retail company’s store in North Battleford, Sask., said she was hesitant to enter her own original piece of music in the 2020 Walmart Associate Talent […]
The federal government and the United States are communicating “almost daily” in a collective effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus north of the border and across North America, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said Monday. Francois-Philippe Champagne struck a diplomatic tone as he […]
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