A growing body of research indicates that a significant number of men and boys are facing substantial psycho-social difficulties, which manifest in a number of worrying statistics involving mental health, addiction and suicide. To start, males account for more than 75 per cent of suicides in Canada. Similarly, surveys indicate […]
Cryptocurrency crashes through previous US dollar highs, but skeptics say it’s best to beware A return of bitcoin to its stratospheric highs has top financial experts scratching their heads and cryptocurrency boosters saying I told you so. On Wednesday, bitcoin crashed through its previous record high of $19,458 US set in […]
Veterans advocate says he’s surprised by how far the government will go to avoid admitting error The legal cost of defending Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O’Regan in a small claims court defamation case launched by a veterans advocate has now topped $213,500, according to a document tabled in the Senate. […]
Despite mainstream scoffing, credible economists say COVID-19 means MMT is no longer just theory When modern monetary theory began to emerge into popular consciousness almost two years ago it carried with it an odour of coming from the distant economic fringe. Opposed by many traditional economists from both the left and […]
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s borrowing plan may have wider consequences If economics were as exact a science as some economists might like us to think, the debate about inflation would be over. Currently, the mainstream view as gleaned from many credible economists and reports from financial journals is that inflation […]
The Canada Pension Plan earned a return of 3.1 per cent after expenses during the financial year ended March 31, the board that manages the fund’s money reported Tuesday. Net assets for Canada’s national pension plan totalled $409.6 billion as of the end of March, up from $392 billion at […]
COVID-19 pandemic has virtually wiped out demand for recreational travel Montreal-based travel firm FlightHub is seeking protection from its creditors amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has wiped out demand for travel. The company operates two main brands, FlightHub in Canada and JustFly in the U.S. Founded in Montreal in 2012, […]
Ottawa-based e-commerce firm sees booming demand as more companies move to sell online Shares in Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify Inc. surged on Wednesday after the company said more and more businesses are signing up for its online selling platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ottawa-based company reports in U.S. dollars and […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci says drug reduced time it takes patients to recover by 31% A top U.S. health official said Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug remdesivir is likely to become the standard of care for COVID-19 after early results from a key clinical trial on Wednesday showed it helped certain […]
World’s biggest oil-backed exchange-traded fund says it will dump its June holdings The price of oil slumped again on Monday as the imbalance between too much supply and not enough demand continues to grow. The North American oil benchmark, known as West Texas Intermediate, lost more than a third of its […]