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Women still aren't being promoted, even as entry-level hiring approaches parity

Women still aren't being promoted, even as entry-level hiring approaches parity

TORONTO — Ten years into her banking career, Karlyn Percil-Mercieca realized she had taken on extra responsibilities over the years and decided to push for more, when a promotion came up. "All of a sudden, I wasn't qualified anymore.
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Asian shares extend losses as oil prices push higher

Asian shares extend losses as oil prices push higher

TOKYO (AP) — Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street logged its biggest drop in more than a year as markets were jolted by another surge in oil prices.
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Minneapolis teachers set to strike; St. Paul works out deal

Minneapolis teachers set to strike; St. Paul works out deal

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Teachers in the Minneapolis School District said they would go on strike Tuesday after failing to reach agreement on a new contract, a move that will idle some 29,000 students in one of Minnesota's largest school districts.
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Biden executive order on cryptocurrency expected this week

Biden executive order on cryptocurrency expected this week

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded.
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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 (21,304.40, down 98.03 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up $2.04, or 5.1 per cent, to $42.10 on 25.4 million shares.
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'No simple solution' to gas prices; B.C. has no tax reduction plans: Farnworth

'No simple solution' to gas prices; B.C. has no tax reduction plans: Farnworth

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of public safety says the province has no plans to follow Alberta's lead to reduce its tax on gasoline to ease rising prices at the pumps.
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Ex-king to visit Spain 'periodically,' but will live abroad

Ex-king to visit Spain 'periodically,' but will live abroad

MADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI is accepting his father’s desire to return to Spain for periodic visits, although Juan Carlos I will remain based in the United Arab Emirates where he moved in 2020 following probes into his financial dealings, royal offi
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Rising crude oil, gold prices help cushion S&P/TSX composite from blow from Ukraine

Rising crude oil, gold prices help cushion S&P/TSX composite from blow from Ukraine

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was cushioned from moving heavily into the red as fears about sanctions against Russian oil lifted crude prices and powered the energy sector to its highest level since 2015.
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Indigenous groups still aim to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, even as costs soar

Indigenous groups still aim to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, even as costs soar

CALGARY — Indigenous-led groups remain committed to pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, even as cost overruns for the pipeline expansion project soar.
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Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year

Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year

BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
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