TORONTO — Bank of Montreal says it’s moving ahead with plans to open more than 130 bank branches in California and 15 in Arizona over the next five years as it looks to expand into growing communities in the western United States. The move comes after the bank announced in October it was selling 138 […]
TORONTO — Markets in Canada and the U.S. were up in late-morning trading on Tuesday despite the ongoing war in Iran. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 268.71 points at 33,145.36. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 217.44 points at 47,163.85. The S&P 500 index was up 42.34 points at 6,741.72, […]
MONTREAL — Strong winds are putting electrical grids to the test across Central Canada and the Maritimes. Nearly 310,000 customers were knocked off the grid in Quebec this morning, with environment Canada forecasting winds as strong as 90 kilometres an hour in parts of the province. The largest outages were in the Laurentians, Lanaudière and […]
For Chloe Ng, catching up on bills or researching a potential career change after an eight-hour work day felt like drudgery — often leading to procrastination instead. With a growing to-do list, Ng began searching the internet for a solution to her persistent procrastination and landed on an article about what some are calling “admin […]
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the U.S. attack on Iran violates international law — and so does Iran’s blockade of the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Anand says Canada is looking at how it can support Gulf countries being attacked by Iran as […]
TORONTO — A new report suggests two-thirds of Canadians say they still dream of owning a home despite a challenging market. RBC’s spring home ownership poll shows 67 per cent of respondents say they want to buy a home, up from 62 per cent last year, while 32 per cent expect to purchase a house […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials said Tuesday they have offered to pay Ukraine to repair a damaged pipeline meant to carry crude oil to Hungary, in a bid to persuade the government in Budapest to lift its veto on a massive aid package to the war-wracked country. Ukraine and Hungary have been locked […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits following changes in tax laws passed by Congress last summer, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity, according to new research. The report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy published Tuesday reflects […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter medications, cleaning supplies and electronics. The e-commerce colossus said customers in more than 2,000 cities, towns and suburban areas can now choose to have orders from its speedy-shipment inventory […]
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London on Tuesday for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the British government said, as European countries look to keep international attention on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while the unfolding Iran war engages world leaders. Starmer’s office said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will also join […]
