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Investors look for 2023 outlooks from companies as earnings season looms

Investors look for 2023 outlooks from companies as earnings season looms

TORONTO — Experts say the upcoming earnings season will be overshadowed by the broader economic climate, with interest rates and inflation data more closely watched thanindividual company reports.
Trio of NDP MLAs kick-off return to Lunar New Year banquets

Trio of NDP MLAs kick-off return to Lunar New Year banquets

An NDP cabinet minister attended one of the Lower Mainland’s first major Lunar New Year banquets since the pandemic began, where guests included a Chinese military veteran and the president of a society under an RCMP national security investigation.
Liberal minister says Canada needs more immigration as targets get mixed reviews

Liberal minister says Canada needs more immigration as targets get mixed reviews

OTTAWA — As Canada plans to significantly ramp up its immigration levels in the coming years, some policy experts are worried about potential effects on health care, housing and the labour market.
Trudeau says he's asked ministers to 'look into' McKinsey contracts

Trudeau says he's asked ministers to 'look into' McKinsey contracts

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will examine federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey and Company.
Smaller B.C. cities are seeing more deaths than births

Smaller B.C. cities are seeing more deaths than births

Big cities are attracting working-age people, new census data shows. Seniors, meanwhile, are choosing to move to rural communities.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,211.20, up 186.15): Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Down 42 cents, or 4.22 per cent, to $9.53 on 14.
B.C.’s gig workers brace for bumpy ride in 2023

B.C.’s gig workers brace for bumpy ride in 2023

Slowing economy expected to reduce the demand for contractor-freelancer work
Is the ‘recall David Eby’ campaign destined to be the 28th failure in 26 years?

Is the ‘recall David Eby’ campaign destined to be the 28th failure in 26 years?

Despite more than two-dozen attempts, no MLA has successfully been recalled in B.C. history
Energy and financials help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets mixed

Energy and financials help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Strength in the energy and financial sectors helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 100 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 105.06 points at 20,130.11.
Survey: Russia fights its way to the bottom of Canadians’ rankings of foreign countries

Survey: Russia fights its way to the bottom of Canadians’ rankings of foreign countries

Twice a year, Research Co. and Glacier Media review the perceptions of Canadians on foreign countries.
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