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Simple explanations for market ups and downs often prove unreliable: Don Pittis
At the beginning of last week, some Canadians managing their retirement nest eggs may have thought the market crash caused by the COVID-19...
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...
Why a Canadian push for economic solutions could fight systemic racism: Don Pittis
There is a question that Bessma Momani sometimes asks her university classes that tells us a little bit about the economics and a...
Inside the Halifax high-rise at the centre of a Canadian COVID-19 tragedy
Gerald Jackson spent his final days with COVID-19 lying just centimetres from another man’s bed, separated by a curtain in an eighth-floor room....
Speaker rejects Tory request for Senate to resume sitting, says it’s not in the public interest
Despite Conservative calls for the Red Chamber to resume modified in-person sittings next week, Speaker George Furey has extended the Senate’s adjournment to...
Canadian military, Supporters say space spending is justified despite the pandemic: Don Pittis
This week’s reports by the Canadian military of appalling conditions in long-term care homes during the pandemic illustrates a perennial challenge for those...
COVID-19 may be the catalyst — not the cause — of a painful but useful economic transformation: Don Pittis
COVID-19, As people are thrown out of work, as businesses fail and as the oil and housing sectors weaken, there is a branch...
Cities grappling with COVID-19 costs call for federal, provincial co-operation for emergency aid
Canada’s cities are continuing to appeal to Ottawa and the provinces for emergency funding to absorb mounting costs associated with COVID-19 — a...
Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis
The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis According to fresh data, the Canadian real estate market is booming again....
Arctic ecosystems and cultures threatened as region continues to warm
Rising temperatures and shrinking snow and ice cover in the Arctic are endangering habitats, fisheries and local cultures, according to a report issued...
Tiny home village for veterans opens in Calgary this week
Fifteen neat little houses, with exteriors covered in wood and neutral paint, have sprung up in southeast Calgary. The buildings will house veterans in need, part...
7 reasons Canada could escape economic doom Don Pittis
For those looking for some fresh economic bad news last week, it wasn’t hard to find. On Friday, the country that is now by some measures the...
4 federal candidates accused of Indigenous identity appropriation by Halifax academic
A Halifax academic is questioning the claims of Indigenous identity by several federal election candidates. Darryl Leroux, an associate professor of social justice and communities studies at Saint...
5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis
This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...
All eyes on Canadian jobs numbers as election heads into 5th week: Don Pittis
When Canada’s jobs numbers come out on Friday there will only be 10 days before Canadians vote in the federal election. Those who...
