Foreign Digital Brokers Challenge Canada's Investing Landscape
Two foreign-based digital brokers, Moomoo and Webull, are challenging Canada's established brokerage market by offering sophisticated mobile apps and targeting active traders, unlike previous unsuccessful foreign entrants.
Foreign Digital Brokers Challenge Canada's Investing Landscape
Two foreign-based digital brokers, Moomoo and Webull, are challenging Canada's established brokerage market by offering sophisticated mobile apps and targeting active traders, unlike previous unsuccessful foreign entrants.
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48% Bias Score
Observer Sold to Tortoise Media Amid Journalist Strike
The Scott Trust sold the Observer, Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for $32 million, despite a 48-hour journalist strike protesting the sale; Tortoise Media plans to invest in the Observer's digital presence and maintain its print edition.
Observer Sold to Tortoise Media Amid Journalist Strike
The Scott Trust sold the Observer, Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for $32 million, despite a 48-hour journalist strike protesting the sale; Tortoise Media plans to invest in the Observer's digital presence and maintain its print edition.
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32% Bias Score
Three Climbers Presumed Dead After Fall on Aoraki
Three experienced mountain climbers—two from the U.S. and one from Canada—are presumed dead after falling on Aoraki, New Zealand's highest peak, following a five-day search that ended after footprints and their belongings were discovered.
Three Climbers Presumed Dead After Fall on Aoraki
Three experienced mountain climbers—two from the U.S. and one from Canada—are presumed dead after falling on Aoraki, New Zealand's highest peak, following a five-day search that ended after footprints and their belongings were discovered.
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28% Bias Score
Syrian Rebels Capture Key City of Hama
Syrian rebels seized the strategically important city of Hama on Thursday, following a swift advance from their northwestern enclave; this marks a major setback for President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, raising concerns about the conflict's future trajectory and regional implications.
Syrian Rebels Capture Key City of Hama
Syrian rebels seized the strategically important city of Hama on Thursday, following a swift advance from their northwestern enclave; this marks a major setback for President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, raising concerns about the conflict's future trajectory and regional implications.
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48% Bias Score
Musk and Ramaswamy Plan to Slash U.S. Government Spending and Workforce
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk propose a plan to drastically reduce the size of the U.S. federal government, aiming to save hundreds of billions in spending by cutting the workforce and targeting agencies like the military-industrial complex, potentially impacting global defense spending and promptin...
Musk and Ramaswamy Plan to Slash U.S. Government Spending and Workforce
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk propose a plan to drastically reduce the size of the U.S. federal government, aiming to save hundreds of billions in spending by cutting the workforce and targeting agencies like the military-industrial complex, potentially impacting global defense spending and promptin...
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60% Bias Score
Ukraine Courts Canadian Investment Amidst War and Uncertain US Aid
Ukraine is actively seeking Canadian investment in its recovery efforts, even amidst the ongoing war and uncertainty surrounding future U.S. aid, highlighting successful investments and emphasizing that now is the time to invest, not wait for the end of fighting.
Ukraine Courts Canadian Investment Amidst War and Uncertain US Aid
Ukraine is actively seeking Canadian investment in its recovery efforts, even amidst the ongoing war and uncertainty surrounding future U.S. aid, highlighting successful investments and emphasizing that now is the time to invest, not wait for the end of fighting.
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40% Bias Score
Alberta's $88-billion Inactive Oil Well Cleanup Liability
Alberta's oil and gas sector spent over $1 billion cleaning up inactive wells in 2023, but this only reduced the number by 5 percent, leaving a massive $88-billion liability according to internal government documents, prompting calls for stricter regulations.
Alberta's $88-billion Inactive Oil Well Cleanup Liability
Alberta's oil and gas sector spent over $1 billion cleaning up inactive wells in 2023, but this only reduced the number by 5 percent, leaving a massive $88-billion liability according to internal government documents, prompting calls for stricter regulations.
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56% Bias Score
Wellington-Altus Seeks Private Equity Partner for Growth
Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. seeks a private equity partner to buy 20-30% equity, enabling existing shareholders to sell shares without impacting its $50-billion asset target by 2026, its fourth equity financing round following earlier investments by Cynosure Group and Jessiman Family Investments...
Wellington-Altus Seeks Private Equity Partner for Growth
Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. seeks a private equity partner to buy 20-30% equity, enabling existing shareholders to sell shares without impacting its $50-billion asset target by 2026, its fourth equity financing round following earlier investments by Cynosure Group and Jessiman Family Investments...
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36% Bias Score
Chinese Hackers Steal Metadata from Large Number of Americans
A Chinese hacking group, "Salt Typhoon," stole metadata from a large number of Americans through a cyberespionage campaign targeting at least eight U.S. telecommunications companies, raising concerns about national security and individual privacy.
Chinese Hackers Steal Metadata from Large Number of Americans
A Chinese hacking group, "Salt Typhoon," stole metadata from a large number of Americans through a cyberespionage campaign targeting at least eight U.S. telecommunications companies, raising concerns about national security and individual privacy.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Tariff Spurs Call for Deeper Canada-U.S. Economic Integration
President-elect Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods presents a challenge, but also an opportunity for increased economic integration between Canada and the U.S., potentially mirroring the EU's common market through expanded labor mobility and a broader USMCA agreement.
Trump Tariff Spurs Call for Deeper Canada-U.S. Economic Integration
President-elect Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods presents a challenge, but also an opportunity for increased economic integration between Canada and the U.S., potentially mirroring the EU's common market through expanded labor mobility and a broader USMCA agreement.
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40% Bias Score
Fed Chair Powell Emphasizes Independence, Cautious on Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's commitment to independence from political influence to ensure economic stability for all Americans, while indicating a cautious approach to further interest rate cuts despite recent positive economic data.
Fed Chair Powell Emphasizes Independence, Cautious on Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's commitment to independence from political influence to ensure economic stability for all Americans, while indicating a cautious approach to further interest rate cuts despite recent positive economic data.
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40% Bias Score
Assembly of First Nations Demands National Inquiry into Police Brutality Against Indigenous People
The Assembly of First Nations is demanding a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing following nine deaths of First Nations people in police interactions between August 29 and September 24, 2023; the resolution also calls for demilitarization of police forces and a national crisis interven...
Assembly of First Nations Demands National Inquiry into Police Brutality Against Indigenous People
The Assembly of First Nations is demanding a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing following nine deaths of First Nations people in police interactions between August 29 and September 24, 2023; the resolution also calls for demilitarization of police forces and a national crisis interven...
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56% Bias Score