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A company that sells the ability to identify a stranger from a photograph left more than nine million files unsecured online, a researcher found. ClarityCheck sells reverse image searches. A user uploads a photo and the site returns names, social profiles and where else the image appears online. Canadian visitors are quoted $1.69 for a…

Australian copper miner FireFly Metals Ltd. is seeking to raise A$190 million through a sale of new Australian and Canadian shares to develop its Green Bay project in Canada. The Perth-based company will raise A$150 million before costs through an Australian institutional placement, with shares offered at A$1.78 a piece, according to a filing Tuesday.…

In between offering advice on how to find the best towels and where to buy affordable versions of high-end garments, Bryce Gruber recently waded into the United States-Canada trade war, warning her social-media followers that some of their favourite makeup is about to get more expensive. Cosmetics — along with tulip bulbs, winter jackets and…

Beijing threatened to retaliate against the United States and signalled it won’t back away from its cooperation with Iran after the Trump administration’s latest sanctions targeted businesses in China and Hong Kong. Speaking on Tuesday at a regular press briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian gave China’s first official reaction to measures announced…

The Canadian government announced Tuesday that it will impose $27.6-billion worth of counter- tariffs starting Sept. 8 — a dollar-for-dollar response to U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s punishing Section 338 tariffs, which came into effect Aug. 22. At a press conference announcing the measures, federal ministers also pledged $7.5 billion to support Canadian businesses and…

John Risley ’s insolvent investment firm has struck a deal that would see substantially all of its assets sold through a credit bid tied to more than US$1 billion in secured debt, according to new court documents. CFFI Ventures Inc. entered creditor protection in March owing roughly $1.4 billion, including about US$1.12 billion to New…

It’s Tuesday, Aug. 25. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on U.S. products U.S. imports that will be hit with 15, 25 and 50 per cent tariffs effective Sept. 8, include dishwashers, refrigerators, video game consoles, fish, cheese, beauty products, plywood, paper products and clothing. Ottawa also announced…

Total consumer debt in Canada rose to a record of over $2.6 trillion in the second quarter as more Canadians fell behind on payments, according to two of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies. Equifax Inc. said in its consumer credit report that debt among Canadian consumers is up 4.18 per cent in the quarter…

U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of lying about the terms of the failed trade deal with Canada in a Tuesday social media post. On Truth Social , Trump wrote: “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.”…

The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city. Videos shared on social media show the man…