Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights said the Swiss government violated the human rights of its citizens by not doing enough to tackle climate change. […] Read more
Global Markets: Climate change group wins European court ruling
But court rules against two other cases
Global Markets: Totality for parts of eastern Canada
Eclipse stretching across band of North America
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A narrow band of North America is set to experience a total solar eclipse on Monday, including parts of southern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. The eclipse will make its way […] Read more
Global Markets: Canada’s unemployment rate rises
Reading Time: 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Friday that Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1 per cent in March, up from 5.8 per cent in February and the largest monthly jump in nearly two years. The economy lost 2,200 jobs […] Read more
Global Markets: Major storm hits Ontario, Quebec
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A major snowstorm hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec overnight, leaving thousands without power and closing schools in both provinces. Environment and Climate Change Canada reported that 14.5 millimetres of rain and 10.8 centimetres of snow […] Read more
Global Markets: Earthquake, landslides strike Taiwan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed nine people and injured more than 800 in Taiwan on Wednesday, the country’s strongest in 25 years. Buildings toppled in the cities of Taipei and Hualien, while landslides were triggered in rural […] Read more
Global Markets: Carbon tax hike met with protests
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Protests against the federal carbon tax interrupted traffic after the levy rose by 23 per cent on Monday. There were at least 15 protests across Canada, including one on Parliament Hill but mainly on major highways. […] Read more
Global Markets: Federal carbon tax, rebates rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The federal carbon tax rose today as the national price on carbon emissions increased from C$65 per tonne to C$80. As a result, fuel will cost Canadians an extra 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline. The Canadian […] Read more
Global Markets: Economic growth beats expectations
Forecast for an increase in February
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the country’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in January, which exceeded analysts’ projections of 0.4 per cent growth. StatCan said there were increases in […] Read more
Global Markets: Six presumed to have died in bridge collapse
Vessel traffic in and out of port halted
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Six people are believed to have died when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. Reports on Wednesday said the 983-foot-long container ship Dali lost power as it made […] Read more
Global Markets: Bridge destroyed after being struck by cargo vessel
Search continues for up to 20 missing people
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The container ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland early Tuesday morning, collapsing a large span of the structure. The latest reports said two people were […] Read more