Month: May 2024

South Korean stocks led gains in Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday after Wall Street rose overnight on expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates soon.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index returned from holiday in a big way, leaping 599.03 points, or 1.6%, to 38,835.16.In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index doffed 98.93 points or 0.5%, 18,478.37, to end a 10-day streak of gains.Markets in Korea surged, powered by heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The Reserve Bank of Australia held its benchmark lending rate at 4.35% for the fourth meeting in a row.CHINA In Shanghai, the CSI…

A 25-year-old man is in hospital after a stabbing in Montreal’s Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough.

Quebec is looking at tightening the regulations around sperm donation in the province following the release of a documentary that revealed three men from the same family fathered hundreds of children.

A Palestinian and Jewish student ended up as roommates at McGill in 2021, and the experience led them to find common ground.

An award has been created in honour of Sooran Noroozi, who died of cancer at the MUHC shortly after becoming a father.

India’s envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests related to a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.

A memo from planning staff at the City of Vancouver says the volume of rezoning applications for the Broadway Plan has significantly increased.

There’s new evidence that offering people incentives to purchase e-bikes can significantly reduce their reliance on cars.

Three Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar are due to face court in Surrey, B.C., today over the killing that triggered a major diplomatic rift with New Delhi.

Catherine Blewett, who is going on leave for health reasons, recently announced that public servants must work in the office three days a week.