Global Markets: Wildfire destroys large part of Jasper

Parks Canada officials to speak Friday afternoon

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Approximately 30 to 50 per cent of Jasper was destroyed by a massive wildfire, according to Alberta government officials on Thursday. While Parks Canada has yet to publicly comment on the […] Read more

Global Markets: Biden vows to finish term

Says it's "the best way to unite our nation"

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Joe Biden addressed the nation Wednesday evening, stating that he won’t resign the presidency after ending his re-election campaign on Sunday. Biden said that his decision to drop […] Read more


Global Markets: Harris gains enough support for nomination

Trump, GOP tout cover up accusation

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States Vice-President Kamala Harris is said to have received enough support from delegates headed to the Democrats’ convention next month to secure the party’s nomination for president, according to reports […] Read more

Global Markets: Biden withdraws from election race

Endorses VP Harris to be Democrats' candidate

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election on Sunday, a day after he stated he would remain in the race. With a few weeks before the Democratic convention, […] Read more





Global Markets: Toronto deluged by summer storm

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A large midday rain event caused power outages and flash flooding in Toronto on Tuesday. Many commuter routes were drenched with up to 100 millimetres of precipitation in only a matter of hours. Dozens of vehicles […] Read more

Global Markets: Trump selects Vance as running mate

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Republican presidential candidate and former United States President Donald Trump officially named Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice-presidential running mate on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday. Vance, a former […] Read more



Global Markets: AT&T reveals massive breach

Includes customers in Canada

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Multinational telecommunications company AT&T announced on Friday that tens of millions of cellphone customers, including those in Canada, were exposed to a massive data breach from May to October 2022. Officials […] Read more