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Canadian pensions are underinvested in the country’s public markets, starving domestic companies of capital and exposing them to foreign takeovers, says the head of capital markets at Desjardins Group.

Locked-out workers at ports in British Columbia were joined on the picket lines by their peers in Montreal on Sunday night, stymying trade at Canada’s two largest marine trading hubs heading into the busy holiday shopping season.

To play on a familiar saying: if America sneezes and the world catches a cold, Canada is the first to get sick. As Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second term, Canadians are bracing for a range of policy changes that will inevitably affect our economy — and, by extension, our pocketbooks. While stock and bond markets are already reacting in anticipation of the changes, just how far Trump will go on issues such as trade and immigration remains to be seen. Here’s a look at what economists are predicting could lie ahead.

Investors in Canadian financial stocks are poised to benefit from Donald Trump’s return to Washington with an agenda to cut taxes and regulations, analysts and strategists say.

The recent declines in Canadian interest rates have been a wonderful thing for some, but others are seeing their guaranteed investment returns rapidly decline.

If you looking to buy a home in Toronto, now might be the time, according to a new study — but don’t wait too long.

Donald Trump heading back to the White House than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a special two-dollar circulation coin Tuesday celebrating Inuit Nunangat — a region that encompasses the Inuit homeland in Canada.

cancer patients in Canada seek emergency help before their diagnosis, with more than half being hospitalized following an ER visit, according to new research.A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Monday showed that more than a third of cancer patients in Ontario had visited an emergency department in the three months prior to their cancer diagnosis.“This study highlights how frequently patients with cancer are using the emergency department during the diagnostic phase of their cancer journey,” said Dr. Keerat Grewal, study co-author and an emergency medicine physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.“It’s almost one in three patients who are using the emergency department prior to their diagnosis and there are certain patient populations who are more likely to use the emergency department,” she told Global News in an interview.The study included more than 650,000 patients who were first diagnosed with cancer between 2014 and 2021 in Ontario.Even though the data was limited to Ontario, Grewal said it’s a trend that’s being seen across Canada.The CMAJ study showed that among the patients with emergency department visits 90 days before a cancer diagnosis, 64 per cent visited an ER once, 23 per cent visited twice and 13 per cent had three or more visits.

social media users recently shared a graphic card to claim that the Interpol had put Union Home Minister Amit Shah on its 'wanted list'. The graphic was shared after Canada's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison recently alleged that Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. New Delhi has vehemently rejected Morrison's claims and warned that such «absurd and baseless» allegations will have serious consequences for bilateral ties. The PTI Fact Check Desk, however, found the graphic to be fake. It was revealed that the Interpol has not issued any such notice and the related social media posts, mainly by Pakistani and Canadian users, were shared with a false claim.

Ministry of External Affairs on Monday condemned the attack on a Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Canada by «extremists and separatists». MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement said, «We condemn the acts of violence perpetrated by extremists and separatists at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ontario yesterday.» «We call on the Government of Canada to ensure that all places of worship are protected from such attacks. We also expect that those indulging in violence will be prosecuted. We remain deeply concerned about the safety and security of Indian nationals in Canada.»

Canada's Brampton on Sunday has sparked off widespread outrage. The attack is part of a long campaign by Khalistanis to browbeat the Hindu community in Canada. It adds to a series of such incidents in recent years. Earlier, a Hindu temple in Windsor suffered defacement with anti-India graffiti. Earlier incidents in Mississauga and Brampton saw temples similarly targeted, drawing strong reactions from the Indian community in Canada. Last year in December, gunshots were fired at the residence of the son of Satish Kumar, the president of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey. Khalistanis targeted a consular camp for senior citizens

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Sikh pilgrims from the US, UK and Canada will receive free online visas within 30 minutes upon arrival in the country to pay respect to their religious sites. Naqvi's remarks came as he met with a 44-member foreign delegation of Sikh pilgrims in Lahore on Thursday. The minister warmly welcomed the Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan. He acknowledged that the Sikh pilgrims faced difficulties while visiting Pakistan in the past, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior. Naqvi announced that the government has made the visa process easier for Sikhs by making it online. He added that holders of American, Canadian, and UK passports can apply online and receive their visas within 30 minutes without any fees.

Growth in the Canadian economy remained unchanged in August, putting gross domestic product on track to grow at an annualized rate of just one per cent in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Thursday, paving the way for another cut by the Bank of Canada in December.

RCMP federal investigators say they have dismantled the largest drug superlab in Canadian history.

The Canadian economy posted flat growth in August, Statistics Canada said Thursday, but there were signs of a rebound stirring in September.

Daylight saving time (DST) affects approximately 400 million individuals across North America and is currently a focal point of discussion regarding its necessity. This biannual ritual of adjusting clocks forward in spring and back in autumn has been a staple in American, Canadian, and Cuban culture for over a century. However, recent legislative efforts and changing public opinions are prompting a reevaluation of its significance in today's world.

Despite an oversized interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada last week, experts who spoke to Global News say Canadians shouldn’t be expecting much more discounting on fixed mortgage rates.

Indo-Canadians and Ottawa, this time involving not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but the Leader of the Opposition, Pierre Poilievre. The office of Canada’s opposition leader has cancelled a Diwali celebration event scheduled to take place at Parliament Hill amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff with India without 'giving any explanation whatsoever', as claimed by the Overseas Friends of India Canada (OFIC). This comes following an going standoff between Ottawa and New Delhi. Canada in mid-October expelled Indian diplomats, linking them to the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil, post which India also ordered the expulsion of Canadian diplomats.

NIA sources said. According to NIA sources, the Canadian government asked for the reason for NIA behind its request to seek the death certificate of Nijjar. Nijjar was shot and killed outside a Gurdwara in Surrey in June last year.

immigration policy, Canada is set to reduce the number of immigrants it will admit in the coming years. A government source told Reuters, the new targets will see a decrease from 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024 to 395,000 in 2025, 380,000 in 2026, and 365,000 in 2027. This decision marks the first time in years that the Canadian government has lowered its immigration targets. The number of temporary residents will also decrease, with 2025 projections targeting 300,000, down by 30,000 from previous levels. The shift in policy was initially reported by The National Post. Canada has traditionally been known for its openness to newcomers. However, the landscape has changed in recent years amid a national debate fueled by rising housing costs. As interest rates increased over the past two years, home affordability has become a pressing concern for many Canadians. A surge in the immigrant population has contributed to record levels, intensifying demand for housing and pushing prices further up.