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Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
Tim Hortons China to go public through merger, open 2,500 new locations in five years

Tim Hortons China to go public through merger, open 2,500 new locations in five years

Tim Hortons China is planning to go public in a deal that could rapidly speed up the chain's roll out in the growing coffee market, with plans to open more than 2,500 new locations in five years, according to an investor presentation.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,483.42, down 34.65 points.) Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU). Materials. Down five cents, or 30.30 per cent, to 11.5 cents on 19.
TSX dips slightly, U.S. markets creep higher

TSX dips slightly, U.S. markets creep higher

TORONTO — North American stock markets were flat Monday as investors stayed the course in spite of the weekend's turbulence in Afghanistan and the kick-off of a Canadian federal election campaign.
What's a SPAC? How special purpose acquisition companies work

What's a SPAC? How special purpose acquisition companies work

The company that operates Tim Hortons locations in China has announced plans to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange, but the process is different from a typical IPO. Instead, TH International Ltd.
Q&A: Author calls for donors to 'decolonize' their wealth

Q&A: Author calls for donors to 'decolonize' their wealth

Edgar Villanueva is on a mission to change philanthropy. Villanueva, a 44-year-old racial justice activist, became a household name in the donor world in 2018.
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose in June, while wholesale sales fell

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose in June, while wholesale sales fell

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales rose 2.1 per cent to $59.2 billion in June, driven by production at auto assembly plants and higher sales of petroleum and coal products, Statistics Canada said Monday.
Home sales continued to cool in July, down 3.5 per cent month-over-month

Home sales continued to cool in July, down 3.5 per cent month-over-month

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales cooled for their fourth consecutive month in July as new supply fell in about three quarters of all markets across the country.
US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul's international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to