Canada ranked 6th-most miserable country by think tank
By Jeff Labine. Published on Jan 18, 2022 11:20am Due to its high rates of inflation and unemployment, a conservative-leaning think tank has ranked Canada the sixth-most miserable country in the world. On Tuesday, the Fraser Institute revealed where 35 countries rank on its Misery Index, an economic measure based on inflation and unemployment rates. With […]
Canada And The United States CrissCross Support For Nuclear Energy’s Bright Future
Jan 18, 2022,08:00am EST James Conca And recently, the U.S. Department of Energy gave a $3 million grant to Canada-based Terrestrial Energy to support licensing and commercialization of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR), a Generation IV nuclear power plant. The largest of the DOE awards announced last fall, the award supports modeling and simulation for the off-gas systems of the […]
Pfizer Covid pill approved by Health Canada
By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s antiviral Covid pill Paxlovid Monday morning. “Health Canada has authorized the combination of two antiviral drugs, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (brand name PAXLOVIDTM), to treat adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to serious disease, including hospitalization or death,” says […]
Bank of Canada survey suggests businesses, consumers expect high inflation for longer
Mon., January 17, 2022, 9:40 a.m. OTTAWA — Canada’s central bank says businesses and consumers are increasingly believing that the pace of price increases will continue on its hot rate for longer. The Bank of Canada said Monday its pair of quarterly surveys of businesses and consumers show respondents expect the annual rate of inflation […]
Canada in for ‘intense’ weeks of Omicron infections, hospitalization surges: data
By Aaron D’Andrea Global News Posted January 14, 2022 10:29 am Updated January 14, 2022 1:07 pm Canada is set for several “intense” weeks of COVID-19 activity as Omicron will continue to drive record infections and hospitalizations, new federal data suggests. The projections, made by Canadian health officials on Friday, indicate the Omicron wave could peak at 170,000 cases a day […]
Alberta to move forward on next carbon storage hub to serve oilsands producers
The government of Alberta, Canada’s main oil-producing province, plans to move forward “very, very quickly” on its next carbon sequestration hub in the Cold Lake region that will serve oilsands producers, Energy Minister Sonya Savage told Reuters.
Metaverse Race Heats Up in Markets as Latest ETF Unveiled
Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The rush to capitalize on the virtual-reality boom is intensifying in the world of exchange-traded funds, as First Trust Advisors LP announces the latest offering. The Indxx Metaverse ETF plans to track tech-powered firms across emerging and developed markets, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. […]
Global Steel Scrap Market Report 2021-2026 – Technology Advancements in Scrap Extraction & Processing Equipment Bode Well
By Research and Market (Thu, October 21, 2021) The global market for Steel Scrap estimated at 574.5 Million Metric Tons in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of 748.2 Million Metric Tons by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% over the analysis period. Obsolete, one of the segments analyzed in […]
Medline Awards Grants to 14 Organizations Dedicated to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
By Northfield (Tue, October 19, 2021) Medline today announced it has awarded grants to 14 non-profit organizations through its annual Community Impact Grant Program. This year’s recipients support programs focused on family health, health equity, domestic violence, and fighting breast cancer. “As the pandemic continues to impact and influence our daily lives, vulnerable communities are facing […]
Biggest TSX Movers Today: Hut 8 Mining, Bitfarms, Hive, First Quantum, and More…
By Jitendra Parashar (Fri, October 15, 2021) The TSX Composite Index surged to a fresh intraday high of 20,923 — up about 0.5% for the day. A consistent rally in oil and base metal prices, surprisingly better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data released this morning, and strong corporate earnings are driving TSX stocks higher. Here are the Canadian […]