This Month
‘We didn’t ask for this’: Trudeau slams Trump as trade war erupts
Canada and Mexico braced for economic turmoil and laid out a retaliation plan after Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on almost everything the US imports.
- Randy Thanthong-Knight, Skylar Woodhouse and Josh Wingrove
June 2023
NYC hit with world’s worst air quality from Canada bushfires
Pollution levels in the city were deemed to be in the ‘unhealthy’ range, and were higher than those in the Indian capital Delhi and Iraq’s Baghdad.
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- Jennifer Peltz and Rob Gillies
May 2023
Leo Lithium bags $106m investment from China’s Ganfeng
Ganfeng will take a 9.9 per cent stake in Leo as part of the deal to finance the miner’s flagship Goulamina project in Mali
- Elouise Fowler
- Analysis
- Bulls & bears
Lithium’s mega-merger future-proofs Allkem
The merger will create the world’s third-largest lithium producer just as everyone needs more of the critical mineral.
- Colin Packham
November 2022
Rio hits snag on Turquoise Hill acquisition
Canadian regulator takes a closer look at $US3.3 billion deal for total control of Turquoise Hill.
- Brad Thompson
August 2022
Kyrgios-Kokkinakis to clash on centre court
Nick Kyrgios’s all-Australian US Open first-round showdown with Thanasi Kokkinakis has been scheduled as the feature men’s night match at Flushing Meadows.
- Darren Walton
September 2021
- Analysis
- World elections
Trudeau’s victory is diminished by futile election
Critics say the vote may have undermined Trudeau’s credibility and reinforced the notion among many Canadians that he is a political opportunist.
- Ian Austen and Dan Bilefsky
August 2021
- Analysis
- Climate policy
Nations face fierce headwinds in adapting to extreme weather
Policymakers must help communities become resilient to events such as floods, fires and storms, at the same time as working to dramatically reduce emissions.
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- Camilla Hodgson
Canada begins allowing vaccinated US citizens to visit again
US citizens and legal permanent residents must be both fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days to get across one of the world’s longest and busiest land borders.
- Lisa Baumann and Wilson Ring
April 2021
Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan
Health Minister Minister Patty Hajdu said half the people who were testing positive for coronavirus after arriving in Canada by plane came from India.
- Rob Gillies
January 2021
- Analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
How Couche-Tard’s ambitious bid for France’s Carrefour was cut down
By branding a Couche-Tard takeover as a risk to France’s 'food sovereignty', some executives and bankers are worried the government has done lasting damage to its ability to attract foreign investors.
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- Leila Abboud and Jason Kirby
July 2020
- Opinion
- Ethical investing
Rio Tinto’s Aboriginal desecration shows folly of rote ESG
The mining giant's destruction of two sacred sites could be traced to its downgrading, about 15 years ago, of the importance of its site-level social scientists.
- Glynn Cochrane
December 2009
Weak US data rattles investors
Australian shares fell heavily on Friday after weak economic data in the United States spooked investors ahead of the latest US unemployment numbers. ...
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- Stephen Shore