Canada’s gluttonous banks and their greedy CEOs reel in record profits during pandemic

 Canada’s Big 6 Banks reported a 14 per cent increase in their 2021 first-quarter profits, and extremely high profits in 2020 totalling $41.13 billion, just $5.1 billion (12 per cent) less than in 2019 (BMO - $5.1B; CIBC - $3.8B; National - $2.08; RBC - $11.4B; Scotiabank - $6.85B; TD

Over 97,000 Canadians sign petition to fix big banking

 Canada’s largest six banks are some of the most profitable institutions in the world. Four of the six were included in Fortune’s Global 500 for 2020, with RBC at 15th, TD at 20th, Scotiabank at 32nd, and BMO at 50th. Of all the Canadian companies listed, all four banks are

Canadian Musicians Prove Their Worth Across the Capital

 Photos by Emily Jefferies and Andre Gagne It started with the TD Green Room and ended in a 1970’s stucco basement. I made my way across the city Saturday to witness the growing mass of talent our country is always pumping out. I briefly caught the Fan Fare at Rideau

Ottawa to Ring in the New Year Scottish Style

 The people of Ottawa will have another chance to get their Celt on this New Year’s Eve. After the success of last year’s first-ever Scottish Hogmanay at Ottawa City Hall, the Scottish Society of Ottawa has announced it will host another free downtown party on December 31, presented by TD.