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TORONTO, March 13 (Reuters) - Last week's sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could choke funding for Canada's technology start-ups and place them in the hands of domestic lenders who may be more selective in financing new ventures, financiers told Reuters. Companies including Shopify Inc (SHOP.TO) were examples of Canada's tech success story, which helped pull more investments into the sector. Benjamin Bergen, president at Council of Canadian Innovators, a lobby group for Canadian technology companies, agreed. "Before SVB went down, accessing capital was increasingly becoming tighter and tighter for Canadians for startups for scale ups," he said. Aside from the banks, the federal government also has a Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative program that invests in promising Canadian technology companies.

☆ Two Canadian firms included in US sanctions list for alleged support to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States' list of recently sanctioned entities for alleged support for Russia's war effort in Ukraine includes two Canadian companies, U.S. and Canadian authorities said on Monday. The Commerce Department recently imposed export curbs on nearly 90 Russian and third-country companies and prohibited them from buying items such as semiconductors. The Commerce Department list did not mention what the two firms shipped or attempted to ship that triggered U.S. action. He added the company intended to engage further to address the concerns but could not comment on any specifics at this point. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-CBC News headline on Trudeau calling for investigation into Canada’s security services is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian broadcaster CBC News did not publish a headline reporting that the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for an investigation into the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), despite a screenshot shared online. A spokesperson for CBC News told Reuters that no such headline was published by the outlet. A search through the CBC News website did not reveal the headline (archive.is/wip/mUwgo). A Twitter advanced search via CBC News’ Twitter account did not reveal any related social media post, either (archive.is/wip/24bz7). Meanwhile, Reuters found no credible media outlet reporting that Trudeau has called for an investigation into the intelligence agency (archive.is/wip/5oHJF).

☆ A female orca adopted a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its kind, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A female orca appeared to adopt a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its kind. The orca, known as "Sædís," was first observed swimming with the pilot whale calf in August 2021 in western Iceland. This marks the first scientific documentation of orcas nurturing and tending to a long-finned pilot whale calf. "The orca was swimming with the pilot whale calf in the echelon position, which means the calf was swimming right behind the pectoral fin of the orca," she said. Off Iceland, there's been quite the interaction between both species, and oftentimes pilot whales are seen chasing the killer whales," she said.

☆ Fact Check-Clip of wooden cabin being swept away pre-dates Turkey-Syria earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip of a red wooden cabin being swept away by a storm surge was not filmed following two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and northwest Syria on Feb. 6. The clip was filmed in Greenland and shows a tsunami that hit a village in June 2017. Examples of the clip being shared as if it showed the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday can be viewed (here) and (here). A 7.8 magnitude quake first hit Turkey and northwest Syria before sunrise, followed by a 7.7 magnitude quake in the afternoon (here). The clip was filmed in a village in Greenland and was uploaded to YouTube in April 2021.

☆ A couple went on a months-long hunt for their lost luggage. They found out that it had been donated to a charity.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Our luggage was donated to a charity on behalf of Air Canada." Over four months, Rees documented the hunt in a series of videos. "The only reason we got it back is because it became high profile," Rees told Insider in an interview this week. "And then it sat there — for a month, two months, three months," Rees said in the video. "If it takes me and my husband to hold them accountable — that's exactly what we plan on doing," Rees told Insider.

☆ Biden's bully pulpit is Democrats' best policing reform tactic as Congress grapples with Tyre Nichols' death
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Warren Rojas | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Monday he said making the George Floyd Act the law of the land is long overdue. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the funeral service for Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Now he wants to see Congress act in a bipartisan way to "make transformational change," she said. House Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar was much less optimistic about policing reform opponents suddenly rallying around the Floyd Act or any other substantive proposals. "The thing is, it may have been Tyre Nichols yesterday.

☆ A Canadian McDonald's that became a crime hotspot — and went viral after a brawl involving a raccoon — is closing
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A McDonald's restaurant in Ottawa, known for its high levels of crime, is shutting down. In 2014, the location gained notoriety after footage of a mass brawl involving a raccoon went viral. The owner of the building on Rideau Street told CBC that the franchisee had decided not to renew their lease when it expires this summer. Local residents voiced similar concerns to CBC last week after news of the restaurant's closure was announced. Despite the complaints from local police and residents, Crosthwaite told CBC that McDonald's had been a "great tenant."

☆ Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Daniel Ramos | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LA PAZ, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bolivia has chosen a consortium including Chinese battery giant CATL (300750.SZ) to help develop the South American country's huge, but largely untapped, reserves of lithium after a lengthy bidding process involving firms from the United States and Russia. The deal announced at an event in the political capital La Paz would see the CBC consortium partner on direct lithium extraction from the country's Potosi and Oruro salt flats. The companies who have remained in the race include U.S. firm Lilac Solutions, Russia's Uranium One Group and three other Chinese bidders. "Today begins the era of industrialization of Bolivian lithium," Arce said, adding that there was "no time to lose" in developing the metal. Energy minister Franklin Molina said the move showed there were "sovereign alternatives to the privatization models of lithium exploitation."

☆ Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Hilary Brueck | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More than 300 people have died climbing Everest since exploration first started in the early 1900s. Dead bodies on the route." Eleven people died climbing Mount Everest that spring, in what became the peak's deadliest climbing sprint in recent memory. Climbing the Seven Summits/@TENDIGUIDE/via ReutersHer memory is a grim reminder that removing dead bodies from Mount Everest is a pricey and potentially deadly chore, and one that is perhaps best left undone. Mountaineers line up as they make their way up a slope on Mount Everest on May 31, 2021.

☆ Insomnia is a $5 billion business — and this former sleep doctor thinks it's time for a new approach
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Daniel Erichsen, founder of the Sleep Coach School Daniel ErichsenDaniel Erichsen spent about a decade as a sleep doctor, primarily seeing patients who were struggling with sleep apnea and insomnia. According to market research firm Imarc, the global insomnia market will hit $5.1 billion this year and climb to $6.1 billion by 2028. Other apps, including some backed by venture capital firms, promote cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I. That therapy is meant to change the way people think about sleep and incorporates behavior changes like sleep restriction and stimulus control. Kendall's message, which mirrors much of Erichsen's teachings, is that sleep is simple, but insomnia makes it seem complex.

☆ 8 teenage girls charged with murder in deadly stabbing attack on 59-year-old man in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Eight teenage girls have been charged with murder in Canada in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man in what police are describing as a "swarming" attack. In the investigation, authorities learned the victim was allegedly assaulted and stabbed by a group of teenage girls and eight teens were arrested nearby. He revealed that the group of girls were in the area Saturday by 10:30 p.m. and were allegedly involved in an altercation earlier before the attack on the 59-year-old man. Browne said the eight girls met each other through social media and come from varying parts of the city. Three of the girls had prior contact with Toronto Police Services before the Sunday incident, while the other five did not, Browne said.

☆ House Democrats reject a rules change that could've empowered junior members amid concerns about aging leadership
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Six years is a pretty long time," Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia told Insider at the Capitol earlier this month. "I'm not for term limits," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Insider during a briefing with reporters at the end of November. "I'm not taking a position on any single rules proposal that is before the House Democratic Caucus," he said. Another prominent young lawmaker — 33-year-old Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — has also been vocal in her criticism of the system. "Whatever the mechanism is, we need to have more opportunities for people to bring their leadership to bear in different places," she told Insider.

☆ 'Sort Of' is about a nonbinary millennial. Its star hopes to change how we see each other
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sabi, who is nonbinary, not only navigates love and dating in Toronto but also hopes to be understood by their Pakistani immigrant family. Baig spoke to CNN about what it means to feel seen and how “Sort Of” might help some viewers achieve that feeling. Wanting to feel seen is another thread that runs through the show. When we feel seen, when we feel understood, we feel a lot less lonely in the world. We work with writers and directors who are trans, nonbinary, South Asian, people of color.

☆ Police in Canada say remains of 2 slain Indigenous women are likely in landfill — but they won't search site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Police in Canada are facing scrutiny after saying they believe they know where the bodies of two Indigenous women allegedly slain by a suspected serial killer are buried — but that they won't be searching the area due to difficult conditions. In May, the Winnipeg Police Department announced that partial remains of one of the victims, Rebecca Contois, 24, had been found in a landfill. In a tweet Tuesday, Niki Ashton, a Member of Parliament with Canada's New Democratic Party, said: "We remember the Indigenous women who have been targeted and killed because they are Indigenous women. "These deaths must not be ignored, nor the reality that they represent the ongoing generational harms and trauma that are rooted in violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people," the statement said. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday that he believed all levels of government have failed Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people for centuries, CBC News reported.

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☆ South Carolina Democrats stunned by Biden’s plan to put them first in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Not even Rep. Jim Clyburn, the longtime dean of South Carolina Democrats and a key Biden ally, received an early heads-up. He found out Thursday night in a phone call from the president, according to a South Carolina Democratic official. Gerald Herbert / AP fileFor a red state, South Carolina plays an outsize role in Democratic politics. The South Carolina plan has plenty of detractors, especially from states that were passed over for the prime spot. Instead, South Carolina would go first, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day, trailed by Georgia and then Michigan.

☆ Climate protesters are chucking food at priceless paintings. A social movements expert says these tactics only convince people who already think climate change is serious.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A string of climate protests this year involved throwing food at famous pieces of art. But disruptive tactics won't sway those who aren't already concerned about climate change, a sociologist told Insider. "What I've found is that these tactics are likely to be viewed as positive by people who already believe that climate change is a serious social problem," Dylan Bugden, a sociologist at Washington State University who studies global climate change protests, told Insider. In Bugden's research, he's found disruptive and confrontational tactics aren't effective on people who are not already concerned about climate change. Tomato soup on van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'The van Gogh painting was unharmed due to protective glass, in October.

☆ Canada's spy agency investigating Iranian death threats
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Canada's spy agency is investigating reports from people who are living in the country who have received "credible" death threats from Iran, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said in a statement. The threats are "designed to silence those who speak out publicly" against Iran, the statement said. CSIS is collecting information from people who experienced harassment and intimidation linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the statement said. "CSIS is actively investigating several threats to life emanating from the Islamic Republic of Iran based on credible intelligence." The agency is working closely with Iranian-Canadian communities which have been "disproportionately" targeted, the statement said.

OTTAWA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming under pressure from populist conservative rivals as the country veers toward a possible recession, with provinces vowing to oppose some of his Liberal government's key policies. New federal Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is leading the charge, blaming Trudeau for skyrocketing inflation and laying responsibility for a housing shortage on "gatekeepers" in Ottawa. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan have lost court bids to overturn federal carbon pricing already. Alberta, Saskatchewan and other conservative-led provinces also oppose an assault-rifle buyback the Trudeau government is promising for next year. ECONOMIC HEADWINDSQuebec is a prime example of historical tension between Ottawa and the provinces.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated CBC News headline says Canadian health authorities are advising parents to create vaccinated ‘trick-or-treat' groups during Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image containing a fabricated headline has circulated online purporting to show a report published by Canadian outlet CBC News that Health Canada that advises parents to check the vaccination status of their children’s friends ahead of Halloween. A Google advanced search does not reveal the supposed article (archive.ph/wip/P23GO). A Twitter advanced search via CBC News’ Twitter account does not reveal any related post (archive.ph/wip/Kw1yZ). Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada told Reuters: “This post is a fabrication and conveys misinformation.”Current Canadian government press releases can be viewed (www.canada.ca/en/news.html) while specific COVID-19 announcements are viewable (here). CBC News did not publish a headline claiming that the Canadian health authority is urging parents to create vaccinated trick-or-treat groups during Halloween festivities.

☆ The host of a hobbit-themed Airbnb made $70,000 in profit last year. She's not a 'LOTR' fan, but she's booked 2 years out.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Layne Van Vranken | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Christina Le Comte rents out a house inspired by "The Lord of the Rings" in her backyard in Canada. Christina Le Comte. In 2020 — her first year in business — Le Comte made more than $30,000 in profit. Le Comte estimates she spent a little over $11,000 doing improvements to the property, not including the cost of decorating. "It can be challenging because you're dealing with a living building and things come up every day," Le Comte said.

☆ Food inflation might be slowing — but that doesn't spell good news for food prices just yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Food inflation is easing, but food prices are still high by historical standards. The UN's Food Price Index fell for the sixth straight month in September, but was still up 5.5% on-year. Aside from raw material prices, other factors — such as labor costs — also affect food prices. His comments came just after the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization released data on Friday showing its food price index fell for the sixth straight month in September. There are also many moving parts to food prices.

☆ Canada's economy has scope to slow with 'exceptionally high' vacant jobs, central-bank governor says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said there is scope to slow the economy based on an "exceptionally high number" of job vacancies in the labor market. Canada's headline inflation rate dropped to 7.0% in August, with core inflation running at about 5%. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We need to cool the economy, (but) we don't want to over- cool the economy," Macklem said. Macklem said parts of the economy that are sensitive to interest rate increases are starting to slow. That's what we have been what we call front-loading our interest rate increases," Macklem added.

☆ Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Elvina Nawaguna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus are twice as old as the median Black person living in the US. The Congressional Black Caucus, a powerful voice for Black Americans, is significantly older than those it speaks for. Clay had replaced his father, William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil-rights icon and founding Congressional Black Caucus member who had represented the area since 1969. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesThe Congressional Black Caucus is reckoning with a leftward shift it's struggled to embrace. A spokesperson for the Congressional Black Caucus did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

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