Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

The Mix

B.C. Investment Management earned 7.5% annual combined pension plan return

B.C. Investment Management earned 7.5% annual combined pension plan return

VICTORIA — British Columbia Investment Management Corp. says it earned an annual combined pension plan return of 7.5 per cent for its latest year.
Read more >
Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments

Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of Canada appointments

OTTAWA — The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order for a leading figure in Canadian finance.
Read more >
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9.
Read more >
One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember

One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember

LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords.
Read more >
Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate

Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate

ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it's a historic moment no matter what happens on stage.
Read more >
Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan's Mount Fuji

Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan's Mount Fuji

TOKYO (AP) — Three bodies were found inside a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought down from the slopes, police said Thursday.
Read more >
Hollywood's video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI

Hollywood's video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood's actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life.
Read more >
Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population last year. The Lone Star State led all others in new Hispanic, Asian and Black residents in 2023. Among U.S.
Read more >
REVIEW: 'Wonder' brings Super Mario back to his roots, with a few twists

REVIEW: 'Wonder' brings Super Mario back to his roots, with a few twists

TORONTO — Super Mario is returning to his old stomping grounds for the first time in more than a decade. The mustachioed plumber is best known as the prototypical hero of Nintendo's popular two-dimensional platform games.
Read more >
'Death by a thousand cuts': How to take stock of your subscriptions

'Death by a thousand cuts': How to take stock of your subscriptions

As 2022 comes to a close and the cost of living continues to climb, many Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending — and some are looking to trim down on subscriptions.
Read more >