News of the day: Risky Nigerian mining, Super El Niño, banks in U.S. crosshairs, immigration boost, inheritance law and more

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Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s Friday, Oct. 16. 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The building Super El Nino is expected to bring a warm winter with it, cutting natural gas demand and prices. Photo by Getty ImagesThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.An unusually warm weather pattern building in the Pacific Ocean is expected to give North America its mildest winter in modern memory, potentially cutting natural gas heating demand and squeezing revenues for producers and royalties for gas-producing provinces.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal were both called out in a report by a U.S. regulator on debanking. Photo by Peter Power /Financial PostThis week, two of Canada’s largest financial institutions, Toronto Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal, landed on a list of banks accused by a United States regulator of “debanking” or otherwise discriminating against clients for political reasons. But what exactly does that mean and what consequences could they face? The Financial Post explains. For Express Entry, a high-wage occupation is one with a median wage of at least 1.3 times the median wage of the overall Canadian workforce. Photo by Getty ImagesCanada will provide extra immigration points in its Express Entry program to candidates with high-wage occupations, such as engineers and electricians, in an effort to drive economic growth, the federal government said Friday. The only way to confirm if you have any rights is for an estate lawyer to review the last will. Photo by Getty ImagesQ: Do I not have any rights to the inheritance that would have gone to my wife if she had been alive? 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