JUST IN: Walgreens is being taken private in a deal valued up to $23.7 billion, following a largely disastrous run on the public markets. cnn.it/3F7d83E

L. Clifford Davis, a civil rights lawyer who led efforts to desegregate high schools in Texas, sometimes in the face of mob violence, hostility from state politicians and threats on his life, died last month. He was 100.

Love this idea. He's got my $10.80!

Will Trump’s ‘economic force’ threat kill Canada’s very identity as trading nation? The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Jeff Mahon:

Ok, so Trudeau will resign as party leader and prime minister after the Liberal party picks a new leader though a "robust, nationwide process." Says he can't be best option in next election "if I’m having to fight internal battles".

Oyez, oyez, oyez. There are only about 50 town criers left in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Vancouver's Bench Accounting is done. Shopify (one of Bench's investors) blames "bad investors" who forced out co-founder Ian Crosby in 2022 for the bookkeeping startup's collapse. Hundreds of jobs lost, thousands of customers left in a lurch. What a mess. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

#ICYMI: ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.

Even my 2yr old daughter is astounded by what’s in @theglobeandmail.com this weekend! (But she still enjoys it ☺️)

Just *six* executives (4 current, 2 former) at Corus Entertainment received $13-million in total compensation this year (equivalent to nearly two thirds of the struggling company's total market value!) With @davidmilstead.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

"Not panicked, but not in denial. Everyone was just kind of – there, waiting to see. Except for one person. One person was really there, and that person was Ms. Freeland, who appeared just inside the doors of the dining room a little after 7:30 p.m. wearing a Liberal-red dress..." (paywall)

Really sad news. www.biv.com/news/economy...

🧪 Great to see a lot of Australian academics following these last few weeks! Hello! I am a science journalist. I have one piece of advice: Please talk to us. Tell us about the cool shit you're working on. Find writers you enjoy and ping them. I always want to hear about interesting science !!!!!

Calgary-based banking startup Neo did not reveal its lead investor when it announced a new financing and has rebuffed queries about its identity. Turns out it is China's Tencent. I loved getting to assist on this @seansilcoff.bsky.social scoop www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Kick-start for carbon credit market after loose rules agreed at COP29 https://www.ft.com/content/cc0cba2f-751a-4909-806d-c975c15feeea

Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia

“We’re building a future where we aren’t even the narrators of our own story.” Scary, poignant prose written by an actual human being that is well worth a read. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

Seems like the lowest-hanging revenge fruit for a guy who has built an entire political philosophy on the idea of retribution. Should be obvious to everyone, especially the team in question.

There is "going to be enormous pressure" on Republican centrists to break away on any GOP-only legislation, as the party now holds an agonizingly small House majority. One Democrat said of flipping GOP members: "It's hard, but it can be done ... it can stop a lot of bad things from happening."

Baidu’s supercheap robotaxis should scare the hell out of the US

If you buy a 1.5-litre-bottle of locally extracted water at a convenience store in Ontario you're paying more than 3,000 times the producer cost for the water itself www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

• Food items, including chips, candies, baked goods, all prepared meals, catered meals, • Beverages, including pop, bottled water, beer and wine, and coolers with up to 7 per cent alcohol content (2/2)

The items that will be exempt from the GST in the recent announcement include: • Kids' clothing, footwear, diapers, car seats • Select toys for kids under 14, including puzzles and video games • Print newspapers and printed books • Natural and artificial Christmas trees (1/2)

MPs unanimously condemn alleged Iran plot to kill Irwin Cotler: Bloc motion praises former justice minister’s ‘contribution to the defence of human rights and the fight against racism and anti-Semitism’

When the KKK came to Saskatchewan: "...the infamous Klan entered Saskatchewan in 1926 just as the white, Anglo-Protestant majority was distressed by the changes that society was undergoing after the First World War." gift link for first 20 readers www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...

Among the many fun things I learned in this delightful @jasonkirby.bsky.social piece: “numismatics” is the study and collection of coins/currency (!) Definitely worthy of my first-ever post on this platform www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

First post and likely the best one.

As investors bet on Trump to stimulate market, should you follow Warren Buffet’s lead by pulling back?: Buffett seems unconvinced by the president-elect’s bluster. He has sold massive amounts of stock in recent months and raised his holdings of cash and cash equivalents at his flagship Berkshire…

Why #Ozempic should be covered by medicare for #WeightLoss, not just #diabetes treatment, by @drlabos.bsky.social montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... via @mtlgazette.bsky.social

How will the Canada Post strike impact me and my business? Your key questions, answered: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are at an impasse, with customers preparing for mail delays