OMERS pension fund reports 6% gain as weak U.S. dollar dents investment returns
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) gained 6 per cent on its investments in 2025, lagging its benchmark…
Falcon 9 rocket sets new reuse record on SpaceX’s 2nd…
A split-screen view of a rocket launch and a first stage landing, both at night. SpaceX launched two…
The scaly anteaters called pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them…
Cuban health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the…
Free to a good home: Toronto gallery gives away Sybil Goldstein’s art
Open this photo in gallery: Toronto artist Sibyl Goldstein died in 2012 and left behind about 1,000 paintings…
Social media firms head to court over harms to children’s mental health
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices…
Alberta health authority destroys remaining pediatric drugs imported during 2022 shortage
Open this photo in gallery: The Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary in March, 2025. Premier Danielle Smith championed…
Most Americans Misjudge Social Security’s Future:…
Despite looming funding issues, most Americans remain confident in Social Security. A new Cato Institute survey found that…
No pension? RRSPs can fill the gap – and here’s a portfolio that’s been generating nearly 10% in annual tax-sheltered returns
There was a time when Canada had five seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter, and RRSP. During January and…
Surprise shark sighting in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too…
Fraud is ‘inevitable’ at a museum the size of Louvre, official says
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would…
Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions in a sweeping vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan legislators overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to scrap their pensions, in a bid…