Canadian dollar

Julian Assange

Remember WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange? If not, he’s got a T-shirt for you

Global Scan

Julian Assange has been staying in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for months, largely out of the spotlight. But he’s trying to put his face back in front of people — literally. On T-shirts. Meanwhile, we take your questions about Ebola and, in Canada, the dollar has fallen to a new five-year low, making Canadian goods inexpensive. All that and more in today’s Global Scan.

A Canadian dollar coin, commonly called a "Loonie" and an American dollar bill are seen in this staged photo in Toronto, March 17, 2010. The Canadian dollar rallied above 99 U.S. cents on Wednesday morning, its highest level in almost 20 months, putting i

For Americans, Canada is becoming a bargain again

Global Scan

As Canada says goodbye to its penny, Americans ponder their own one cent piece

Global Politics

Can We Survive Without the Penny?

The World

U.S. dollar on the rise

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