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Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
Larry MacDonald
world
Chinese student given U.S. prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
FILE PHOTO: Xiaolei Wu, a citizen of China who at the time was a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at its office in Chelsea, Massachusetts, December 14, 2022 in a still image from video. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
report on business
Pressure mounts on Parkland to consider sale
The Ultramar gas station on Broadview Ave. and Bater Ave. is photographed on Mar 26, 2024. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
canada
Ethiopian spy eligible to apply for refugee status, court rules, despite agency’s targeting of dissidents abroad
The Federal Court of Appeal says people can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canada's security. A security sign is pictured at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Human rights lawyers complain about late filing of evidence at foreign interference inquiry
A person enters the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Monday, April 8, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Veteran NDP MP Charlie Angus leaving politics
NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus rises during Question Period, Friday, December 1, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
At least 12 killed, 15 children missing in South Sudan attack
british columbia
Progressive and LGBTQ+ groups excluded from Vancouver Chinatown’s Lunar New Year parade
Progressive and LGBTQ+ groups say they've been excluded from Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, with one organizer saying they were ousted for "political affiliations." Performers carry a dragon as people gather to celebrate Lunar New Year celebrations in Victoria, B.C., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
inside the market
Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
world
Large protests in Russia after activist's arrest
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world
Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community
A member of the LGBTQ+ community holds a portrait of transgender activist Samantha Gomes Fonseca during a rally to protest her murder in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Gomes was shot in Mexico City Sunday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
opinion
Those calling for TIFF to drop RBC sponsorship cut their nose to spite their face
Gus Carlson
world
Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital after 24-hour truce expires
FILE PHOTO: A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo
rob magazine
They’re baaaaaack: Why CEOs and boards should be terrified by activist investors and their new tactics
ACTIVIST INVESTORS HAD N O CHOICE BUT TO HUNKER DOWN DURING THE PANDEMIC-WROUGHT MARKET CHAOS. BUT NOW THEY’RE BUSIER THAN EVER— AND THEIR TACTICS HAVE CHANGED, TOO
report on business
Rise in Canadian shareholder activism faces test next month with new rules in place
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Bay Street is shown in this March 23, 2009 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
world
U.S. charges three in Iran-backed effort to assassinate journalist
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. The Justice Department has charged three men in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses in Iran, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from supporters of slain Mexican activist who opposed Canadian mining company
Mariano Abarca is shown in this still image taken from video Aug., 2009 in Chicomuselo, Chiapas. The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from family and supporters of Abarca, a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dominique Jarry-Shore
energy and resources
Climate activists try to block access to abandoned German village set to be cleared for mine expansion
Police officers detain a Greenpeace activist, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
report on business
Canadian regulators consider rules to reveal identities of short sellers and details of their trades
world
Hundreds protest at COP27 summit in Egypt
sports
Activist removed from Wimbledon for Peng Shuai protest
investment ideas
Where have all the shareholder activists gone? Campaigns slow amid market turmoil
opinion
Wimbledon didn’t ask players to confront the war in Ukraine, only the cost of picking a side
Cathal Kelly
Cathal Kelly
tennis
Environmental activist disrupts French Open semi-final
canada
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop cull of white-tailed deer living in forest south of Montreal
number cruncher
Six dividend-paying companies subject to activist pressure
rob magazine
Activist shareholders are on the rise. Whether that’s a good thing depends on who you ask
investment ideas
U.S. activist investors, Icahn cry foul over proposed stock disclosure rule
world
Egyptian court sends leading activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah to prison for five years; two others get four years
canada
Slain Mexican activist Mariano Abarca’s supporters contest federal watchdog’s refusal to probe case
inside the market
Short sales on the TSX: CP Rail and Air Canada among targets of bearish investors