Graeme Wood

1 week ago | biv.com | Jami Makan |Mario Canseco |Rob Shaw |Graeme Wood

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1 week ago | biv.com | Jami Makan |Graeme Wood |Mario Canseco |Stefan Labbe

TORONTO — Strength in the technology, base metal and financial sectors helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 200 points in late-morning trading, while U.S. stocks also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 213.89 points at 24,080.42. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 125.52 points at 40,650.31. The S&P 500 index was up 28.99 points at 5,434.96, while the Nasdaq composite was up 86.48 points at 16,917.96.

4 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Graeme Wood

On Tuesday, four U.S. soldiers on a training exercise in Lithuania lost communication with their unit. They have not been seen since. In Vilnius, where I am now, news of their disappearance—and reports that they have died—spread at a remarkably unhurried pace, given how easily a headline like “Four U.S. Soldiers Missing on the Belarusian Border” could raise the curtain on a world war.

4 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Graeme Wood

A prominent addiction recovery facility in Surrey has decided not to appeal a shutdown order following numerous allegations of misconduct. The Ministry of Health, via the Assisted Living Registry, ordered the John Volken Academy to close last year, for non-compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act. The ministry stayed the closure until March 7, so the academy could find accommodations for its 19 residents.

4 weeks ago | biv.com | Jami Makan |Mario Canseco |Mike Howell |Graeme Wood

A wave of influence has been building in Canada over the last 30 years, and it has had a profound impact on our communities, whether delineated by geography, gender, ethnicity or something else. It’s a striking phenomenon that I’ve witnessed in my law practice focused on personal planning. I’m referring to the increasing number of women active in the world of philanthropy as donors, volunteers, board members, managers and employees of the more than 86,000 charities operating in Canada.