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Two thirds of Canadians back Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre getting a national security clearance, and nearly as many support Liberal Leader Mark Carney disclosing the scope and scale of his investments he recently put in a blind trust, according to a new national poll.The opinion survey on the personal choices of these two leaders, conducted last weekend for The Globe and Mail and CTV News by Nanos Research, found 66 per cent of respondents wanted or somewhat supported Mr. Poilievre joining the other federal party leaders in obtaining this status...

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., parent of the New York Stock Exchange, is joining with Circle Internet Financial Ltd. to explore the use of the crypto firm’s USDC stablecoin, as well as tokenized money market funds, to develop new products.“We believe Circle’s regulated stablecoins and tokenized digital currencies can play a larger role in capital markets as digital currencies become more trusted by market participants as an acceptable equivalent to the US dollar,” Lynn Martin, president of the NYSE, said in a statement Thursday. Circle and ICE will explore using Circle’s stablecoins...

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq1yfTbrWyw Splashdown after nine months: Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore are back Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies III: Awareness in the fields of Space Story continues below this ad What’s the ongoing story: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday (March 18) after a nine-month-long stay at the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Dragon capsule sent to bring them back to Earth splashed down off the Florida coast, also carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Companies can significantly enhance their stock market performance by adopting integrated reporting (IR) and combined assurance (CA) practices, according to new research from Murdoch University. The research underscores the importance of transparency and accuracy in financial reporting. Companies that use integrated reporting consider non-financial information such as human, governance, social and environmental inputs—not just the financial bottom line—to deliver a more complete picture of performance. Combined Assurance ensures companies consider all factors in assessing risk. Dr. Augustine Donkor from Murdoch Business School led the study and...

Open this photo in gallery:The 407 toll highwayFred Lum/The Globe and MailPublic Sector Pension Investment Board is making its largest-ever investment in Canada with a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire a piece of Ontario’s 407 ETR toll road.In a series of transactions announced Thursday morning, Montreal-based engineering giant AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. ATRL-T said it was divesting its 6.76-per-cent stake in the toll road for nearly $2.8-billion. Spanish construction giant Ferrovial will buy most of that stake – 5.06 per cent – for $2.1-billion and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will acquire...