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Tunisian Worker's Exploitation Exposes Flaws in Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Hichem Nasri, a 29-year-old Tunisian temporary foreign worker, experienced wage theft, harassment, and injury during his 14 months in Canada, ultimately deciding to return home due to exploitative working conditions and bureaucratic challenges within the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Tunisian Worker's Exploitation Exposes Flaws in Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Hichem Nasri, a 29-year-old Tunisian temporary foreign worker, experienced wage theft, harassment, and injury during his 14 months in Canada, ultimately deciding to return home due to exploitative working conditions and bureaucratic challenges within the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
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60% Bias Score
Atlantic Liberal MPs Demand Trudeau's Resignation
Atlantic Liberal MPs publicly called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation in a letter released on January 2nd, 2024, citing impending non-confidence motions from opposition parties and a need for an interim leader; this action increases pressure on Trudeau amid internal party divisions an...
Atlantic Liberal MPs Demand Trudeau's Resignation
Atlantic Liberal MPs publicly called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation in a letter released on January 2nd, 2024, citing impending non-confidence motions from opposition parties and a need for an interim leader; this action increases pressure on Trudeau amid internal party divisions an...
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48% Bias Score
Rising Treasury Yields Dampen U.S. Stock Futures
U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday morning due to rising Treasury yields, threatening the typical year-end "Santa Claus" rally; the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq futures all declined.
Rising Treasury Yields Dampen U.S. Stock Futures
U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday morning due to rising Treasury yields, threatening the typical year-end "Santa Claus" rally; the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq futures all declined.
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Canadian Capital Markets
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide if Lundin Mining's delayed disclosure of a 2017 rock slide at its Chilean copper mine constitutes a "material change", with implications for class-action lawsuits and the number of Canadian public companies.
Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Canadian Capital Markets
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide if Lundin Mining's delayed disclosure of a 2017 rock slide at its Chilean copper mine constitutes a "material change", with implications for class-action lawsuits and the number of Canadian public companies.
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8% Bias Score
Ex-Husband Won't Appeal 20-Year Sentence in France's High-Profile Rape Case
Dominique Pelicot, Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, received a 20-year prison sentence for drugging and raping her, enabling others to do so; 17 of the 50 other convicted men will appeal, highlighting France's reckoning with rape culture.
Ex-Husband Won't Appeal 20-Year Sentence in France's High-Profile Rape Case
Dominique Pelicot, Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, received a 20-year prison sentence for drugging and raping her, enabling others to do so; 17 of the 50 other convicted men will appeal, highlighting France's reckoning with rape culture.
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20% Bias Score
Canadian Stock Market: Long-Term Growth Despite Significant Downturns
The S&P/TSX Composite Index, from January 1956 to November 2024, showed a 9.2 percent average annual return (5.4 percent inflation-adjusted), with significant market downturns (41-49 percent) but consistent long-term growth across all 30-year rolling periods.
Canadian Stock Market: Long-Term Growth Despite Significant Downturns
The S&P/TSX Composite Index, from January 1956 to November 2024, showed a 9.2 percent average annual return (5.4 percent inflation-adjusted), with significant market downturns (41-49 percent) but consistent long-term growth across all 30-year rolling periods.
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44% Bias Score
Boeing 737-800 Crash in South Korea Exacerbates Company's Crisis
A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; this incident adds to Boeing's troubled 2024, marked by a machinists' strike, 737 Max safety issues, and a plunging stock price.
Boeing 737-800 Crash in South Korea Exacerbates Company's Crisis
A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; this incident adds to Boeing's troubled 2024, marked by a machinists' strike, 737 Max safety issues, and a plunging stock price.
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48% Bias Score
Record Number of Chinese Youth Seek Civil Service Jobs Amidst Economic Slowdown
Amidst a struggling private sector and high youth unemployment, a record 3.4 million young Chinese applied for civil service exams in 2023, tripling the number from 2014, highlighting the demand for job security despite reported wage cuts and unpaid salaries within the public sector.
Record Number of Chinese Youth Seek Civil Service Jobs Amidst Economic Slowdown
Amidst a struggling private sector and high youth unemployment, a record 3.4 million young Chinese applied for civil service exams in 2023, tripling the number from 2014, highlighting the demand for job security despite reported wage cuts and unpaid salaries within the public sector.
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48% Bias Score
Canadian Gold Sector Poised for M&A Surge in 2025
High gold prices and low reserve levels are fueling a predicted surge in mergers and acquisitions within Canada's precious metals sector in 2025, with several large deals already completed in 2024, such as Gold Fields' \$2.16 billion acquisition of Osisko Mining.
Canadian Gold Sector Poised for M&A Surge in 2025
High gold prices and low reserve levels are fueling a predicted surge in mergers and acquisitions within Canada's precious metals sector in 2025, with several large deals already completed in 2024, such as Gold Fields' \$2.16 billion acquisition of Osisko Mining.
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40% Bias Score
BRICS Expands Despite Key Absences
Russia concluded its BRICS chairmanship by adding nine partner countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cuba, but failed to secure key members like Saudi Arabia and Turkey, who are wary of antagonizing the West, while BRICS aims to create a new global payment system to bypass Western sanctions.
BRICS Expands Despite Key Absences
Russia concluded its BRICS chairmanship by adding nine partner countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cuba, but failed to secure key members like Saudi Arabia and Turkey, who are wary of antagonizing the West, while BRICS aims to create a new global payment system to bypass Western sanctions.
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44% Bias Score
Finnish Seizure of Oil Tanker Highlights Baltic Sea Tensions
Finnish authorities seized the Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging an undersea power cable and four telecom lines in the Baltic Sea on December 25th, prompting a legal challenge by the owner and raising concerns about regional security.
Finnish Seizure of Oil Tanker Highlights Baltic Sea Tensions
Finnish authorities seized the Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging an undersea power cable and four telecom lines in the Baltic Sea on December 25th, prompting a legal challenge by the owner and raising concerns about regional security.
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40% Bias Score
ETFs Offer Canadians a Simpler, Cheaper Investing Path
Despite mutual funds' greater popularity in Canada due to easier access through banks and advisors, Canadians can easily invest in lower-fee, potentially faster-growing ETFs through online brokers, with robo-advisors or DIY methods available to simplify the process.
ETFs Offer Canadians a Simpler, Cheaper Investing Path
Despite mutual funds' greater popularity in Canada due to easier access through banks and advisors, Canadians can easily invest in lower-fee, potentially faster-growing ETFs through online brokers, with robo-advisors or DIY methods available to simplify the process.
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56% Bias Score
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