By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Oct. 17 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
– Russian air attacks on Ukraine continued Monday, with reports of drone strikes on targets in central Kyiv including an apartment building. Russia denies targeting civilians while Iran has denied supplying the drones used in the attacks.
– The public inquiry into the Canadian government’s use of the Emergencies Act in an effort to disperse last winter’s protests in Ottawa continues Monday, with City of Ottawa officials including the mayor expected to testify this week.
– Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is reportedly in talks to buy social media platform Parler. Ye was barred from Twitter and Instagram last week after making antisemitic posts that violated their user policies. No monetary details on the sale were immediately available.
