The Globe and MailNowBarrick settles lawsuit with Tanzanian villagers who alleged security abusesverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Geoffrey YorkOpen this photo in gallery: Barrick Gold Corp. ABX-T says its subsidiaries have settled a British court case with 10 Tanzanian villagers who alleged that police and security guards had caused deaths and injuries near the company’s North Mara gold mine. The two subsidiaries in Tanzania did not admit …
The Globe and Mail2 hours agoRising cost of living and rising crime? They’re connectedverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Pat BarclayOpen this photo in gallery: Pat Barclay is a psychology professor at the University of Guelph. The cost of living has soared since COVID, owing to supply line disruptions, the war in Ukraine and climate-related disasters. Many Canadians feel the pinch of inflation, which is unpleasant enough. …
The Globe and Mail2 hours agoBare trusts exempt from new reporting rules for 2023, CRA saysverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Erica AliniIn an announcement that came just days before this year’s April 2 deadline for filing trust returns, the Canada Revenue Agency said it won’t require Canadians with bare trusts to adhere to complex new tax-reporting requirements for the year 2023, unless the agency makes a direct request for the …
The Globe and Mail2 hours agoHow the pandemic affected the class of 2020′s incomeverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Matt LundyThe class of 2020 had some of the worst luck imaginable. They graduated during a global pandemic, resulting in layoffs, delayed job starts and cancelled interviews. At the time, economists raised concerns about their long-term income prospects, citing research on the debilitating effects of …
The Globe and Mail2 hours agoCanadian dollar gains as data shows economy ‘humming along’verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Fergal SmithThe Canadian dollar CADUSD strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, clawing back some recent declines, as faster-than-expected growth in the domestic economy reduced pressure on the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates in the coming months. The loonie was trading 0.2% higher at 1.3535 …
The Globe and Mail3 hours agoResearchers make medical tests from used chewing gumverified_publisherThe Globe and MailResearchers in Scotland are hoping to tackle a huge plastic pollution problem by making single-use medical tests, or lateral flow tests (LFTs), with discarded chewing gum and other waste plastics.
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