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WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A war between Russia and Ukraine began Thursday morning in earnest. Just moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” inside Ukraine, explosions were heard in the capital city of Kyiv, believed to be missile […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As Ukraine asked its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday, the latter also evacuated its embassy in Ukraine as tensions between the two nations continue at a fevered pitch. Both actions were made after the United States cancelled […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After a contentious debate, the House of Commons approved a motion by the Trudeau government to allow extraordinary measures within The Emergencies Act, which was invoked last week to end truck blockades at border crossings and in Ottawa. […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has ramped up its efforts to end an occupation by truckers in the city’s downtown core on Thursday. Two prominent organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, were both […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s House of Commons will debate for the second straight day on Thursday before voting on which measures to use from The Emergencies Act, which was in effect since Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally tabled its declaration […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s inflation rate rose in January to its highest level since 1991 at 5.1 per cent, according to a Statistics Canada report released on Wednesday. Core inflation rose to 3.2 per cent in January, also the highest level […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday the Canadian government would be invoking The Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history in an effort to remove truck blockades protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates across the country. The […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After a six-day truck blockade that prevented vehicles from moving across the Canada/United States border in Windsor, Ont., the Ambassador Bridge was re-opened by police on Monday, hours after trucks were removed. The Canada Border Services Agency announced […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to make an announcement at 9:30 am Central on Friday as to what course of action the province will take to end the blockades […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ford Canada said on Thursday that it will close an engine plant in Windsor, Ont. due to the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge. The self-proclaimed ‘Freedom Convoy’ has parked several […] Read more