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March 29

Canadiens play spoiler in 4-3 win over Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens' Max Pacioretty celebrates with teammate Alex Galchenyuk, left, after scoring against the Detroit Red Wings during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Kadri gets hat trick, Maple Leafs beat Panthers 5-2
Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri (43) celebrates with left wing Milan Michalek (18) and Leafs center Tyler Bozak (42) after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers in the second period of at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Ottawa to review new EI program amid criticism of unequal treatment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks after participating in a roundtable discussion on employment insurance in Calgary, March 29, 2016.
Asian stocks climb as dollar’s drop buoys oil, debt
A man looks at an electronic board displaying the Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 2016.
Hydro One players paid for exclusive access to Ontario cabinet ministers
Power lines run out of the the Hydro One Claireville Transfer Station in Vaughan, Ont.
Study confirms link between fracking, earthquakes in Western Canada
A hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, operation in the greater Fort St. John area in northeastern British Columbia is shown in this undated handout photo. The controversial practice, which has developed rapidly over the past decade, created an energy boom in North America but also raised concerns about groundwater contamination and increased seismic activity.
Toronto Public Health issues fentanyl alert after surge in overdose deaths
Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated police handout photo.
B.C. drops plans to turn Maple Ridge motel into homeless shelter
Workers prepare beds for residents at a homeless shelter in Surrey, B.C. The provincial government considered overhauling a motel in Maple Ridge, B.C. to house roughly 30 homeless people, but abandoned the plans following public outcry.
B.C. city still waiting for Syrian refugee family amid backlog in cases
The Debro family, Drenka, her husband Mirko and son Vladimir, moved from Bosnia when they were sponsored in 1996 by the same Campbell River group that is sponsoring 14 families from Syria.
B.C. scientists use pig carcasses to study deep-sea body decomposition
Researchers at Simon Fraser University are monitoring decomposing pig carcasses to better understand how human bodies break down hundreds of metres underwater.
Provincial service expansion plan could be boon for GO Transit: report
According to the consultants, the $13.5-billion RER would lead to 135-per-cent growth in GO ridership, from 54 million in 2014 to 127 million by 2029.
Cancelling Saudi arms deal would have no effect on human rights: Dion
Critics of the Saudi Arms deal say contention that some other country would take over the contract is a weak argument.
Raptors rookie Norman Powell is ‘playing like an old man’
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell, right, tries to get around the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Dion Waiters during their game on Monday.
The NHL needs to finally put an end to the concussion debate
Roy MacGregor
Driving’s electric future on display at Vancouver auto show
Hyundai’s electric Ioniq sedan had its world debut at the New York Auto Show and was unveiled in Vancouver a couple of days later.
Liberals try to forge new foreign policy path but end up in a familiar place
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion has coined a new term, “responsible conviction,” to argue that Liberal foreign policy will be based on ethics animated by the need for responsible results.
Houston Open’s move to a week before the Masters boosts its profile
Phil Mickelson prefers to play the week before the Masters to get into a competitive spirit.
Nguyen honoured to skate for Canada after Firus unselfishly gives up spot
Nam Nguyen performs his short program during the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Halifax on Jan. 22, 2016. Nguyen has been added to the Canadian team for this week’s world figure skating championships.
Jean Lapierre made friends across broad ideological spectrum
Jean Lapierre (right) with Outremont Liberal MP Martin Cauchon at Lapierre's nomination meeting in Montreal in 2004.
Patrick Chan’s successful return pushes his opponents to be better
Patrick Chan goes into this week's world championships as an underdog for the first time in years, saying he knows he lacks the ‘fire power’ of some of the other skaters.
A big reason to cheer surge in emerging-market optimism
Employees work at a food processing factory in Yichang, Hubei province, January 17, 2016.
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Apple-FBI case proves encryption not an absolute guarantee of privacy
A man in Santa Monica, Calif. displays a protest message on his iPhone at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino.
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In Ontario and B.C., weak laws mean government access is for sale
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said on Tuesday that her government will look at reforming the province’s party financing laws in the fall.
DBRS cautiously optimistic about Canada’s big banks
Four of Canada's major banks are seen in Toronto in this file photo. Four weeks after the Big Six banks reported their fiscal first-quarter results, DBRS offered a note of cautious optimism.
Magna executive pay packets slip despite annual profit gain
Magna CEO Don Walker speaks during the company's Annual Shareholder Meeting in Toronto, May 8, 2014.
Norfolk open to talks with CP if bid ‘meaningfully increased’
The ES40DC diesel train locomotive at Norfolk Southern train yards in Roanoke, Virginia is shown Saturday, December 17, 2005.
Shorts crowding into U.S. regional banks bet energy pain isn't over
With energy stocks enjoying the biggest rebound since the beginning of the oil rout, short-sellers have shifted their sights to U.S. regional banks that do business with the industry.
Canadian human rights adviser to UN rebuffs anti-Israel allegations
Michael Lynk was appointed as the United Nations Human Rights Council’s overseer for Palestine.
NHL unsealed email
UBC faculty vote no confidence in board amid leadership struggle
Dr. Arvind Gupta, the new and 13th President and Vice Chancellor of UBC, speaks to media during the announcement of his new position on the UBC grounds in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Drunk driving, justly condemned
Marco Muzzo, right, arrives with family at the court house for his sentencing hearing in Newmarket, Ont., on February 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Five favourite dividend holdings of Sprott's Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Mitchell of Sprott Asset Management. He was formerly with Sentry Investments.
There is a winner in Apple’s court battle with the FBI
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the FBI's request to extract data from iPhones in cases across the country, outside the Apple Store in New York, Feb. 23, 2016.
Top 10 complaints, by service type
Telecom services complaints, by provider
B.C. considers paying donors for blood products despite Ontario, Quebec bans
Barzin Bahardoust, CEO of Canadian Plasma Resources, which wants to open a for-profit plasma clinic in B.C.
Tributes pour in for ex-minister Jean Lapierre after his death
Former Canadian transport minister Jean Lapierre speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa in this file photo taken Nov. 16, 2005.
Graphic: Quebec plane crash
Mutual fund companies in no rush to abandon corporate class funds
Calgary dealers reap rewards from energy share-sale rush
Consumer privacy needs to be a core business value
Dilip Soman is a Professor of Marketing and holds the Corus Chair in Communications Strategy.
Photos of the Day for March 29
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) stand guard as sand blows in Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, March 28, 2016. Picture taken March 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
Key Trudeau promise to help jobless youth left out of federal budget
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, shakes hands with Minister of Finance Bill Morneau in the House of Commons on March 22.
Book by Globe’s Sean Silcoff nominated for national award
Globe and Mail reporter Sean Silcoff.
Calgary dealers reap rewards from energy-share-sale rush
A pair of pumpjacks pump oil from an old well in a Pembina oil field near Pigeon Lake, Alta., on Feb. 17, 2012.
Want to beat the market? Dogs of the Dow is a strategy worth considering
Alberta names Stan Magidson as new head of ASC
Alberta's Minister of Finance Joe Ceci addresses the media before a meeting of Canada's Provincial Finance Ministers in Ottawa, Canada December 21, 2015.
Warning signs that a man might be sexually coercive
Debra W. Soh is a Provost Dissertation Scholar and PhD. candidate in psychology, specializing in the neuroscience of sex, at York University
Commodities rebound seen faltering as demand stalls
An Equinox copper mine is seen in Lumwana, Zambia, in this aerial view undated handout obtained by Reuters on April 4, 2011.
New Brunswick won’t lift fracking moratorium until conditions met
Pumpjacks at work on a well pad outside of Fox Creek, Alta., on Thursday, July 2, 2015. Fracking activity has been reduced because of the economic downturn but is still permitted as long as it follows regulations.
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Search underway after man shot dead on Saskatchewan reserve: RCMP
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Ex-federal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre killed in Quebec plane crash
Emergency workers sort through the plane crash site on the remote Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
Home meal-delivery service? I'd take restaurant takeout instead any day
A&W switches to French’s ketchup, mustard in Canada
A&W will be the first national restaurant to serve French’s Tomato Ketchup and Classic Yellow Mustard in all of its restaurants across Canada.
Giving up the guilt of not serving a home-cooked dinner: The draw of meal-delivery services
Luis Campo and his husband, Paul Pogue, use Personal Gourmet, a meal-delivery service, for most of their daily meals.
Why Jewish group’s embrace of Trump is more than a little ironic
Gerald Caplan
Software marketer embraces hacking for the good
Irene Pylyplenko is a tech entrepreneur who helps Hacking Health, an international not-for-profit that brings together doctors, nurses, developers and entrepreneurs to collaborate on solutions for health care challenges.
Robotic spider catches entrepreneur in its web
Rob Cunningham is a Vancouver video game developer who co-founded eatART, an arts organization that hosts events and parties, demonstrates art pieces at public events and schools, and provides a workspace for inventors and creators.
Inn keeper feeds his soul with side role as priest
Inn at Laurel Point managing director Ian Powell of Victoria heard God’s calling and began religious studies in 2008. With his employer’s blessing, he now does double duty as a priest at Christ Church Cathedral.
Will physical activity help me with my depression?
Ticket stub collection a legacy of fan-tastic times
Harbour Air executive vice-president Randy Wright has turned his habit of hanging onto ticket stubs into a hobby.
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Citi hires senior corporate banker as lending heats up
A Citibank ATM is seen in Los Angeles, California, March 10, 2015.
Search grows for Nunavut MLA and party missing on Baffin Island
Ice covered fjord on Baffin Island with Davis Strait in the background.
From Niagara to New Zealand, here are 10 excellent organic wines
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Sick of cooking weeknight dinners? The Wavermans are here to help
Photo illustration: The Globe and Mail
Ontario to resume rabies vaccine baiting as outbreak reaches 70 animals
Raccoon rabies hasn’t been seen in Ontario since 2005.
Couscous with Chickpeas
Calgary artist transforms herself into dark-haired Man of Steel for internet audience
Over a 12 hour period, all the while live streaming on the internet, Kay Pike transforms herself using body paint and latex into Superman at her home in Calgary.
Pasta with Tangy Tomato Sauce
Pasta with Tangy Tomato Sauce
Have Your Say: What course would you add to the public school curriculum?
Kelly: Unsealed e-mails show an NHL in the midst of an existential crisis
Cathal Kelly
I’ve heard that California winemakers can use unlisted flavour enhancers. Could they be causing my red-wine headaches?
A remote job gave me a taste of island life – the culture shock was intense
Jeannie Phan for The Globe and Mail
Cumulative change in Canadian house prices for foreign buyers over the past five years
Unfounded threat prompts large police presence, evacuations in Montreal
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Bond yield
Why Canadian homes are 10% cheaper for the Chinese to buy than five years ago
A "For Sale" sign stands in front of a home that has been sold in Toronto, Canada, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
‘The only black girl there’: Ottawa-raised model Herieth Paul on fashion’s diversity problem
Herieth Paul.
Traders prepare for junk rally’s end with revamped swaps
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Nov. 4.
Why you can be married under the Jedi order in Scotland
Jedi Master Yoda character from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Toronto’s MoCCA gets new name, location and vision
Totalling almost 5,200 square metres (including basement space), the occupancy is double what MoCCA initially indicated would be its footprint last June.
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Camels are off to the races in Gobi Desert
Contestants ride during a camel race at "Temeenii bayar", the Camel Festival, in Dalanzadgad, Umnugobi aimag, Mongolia, March 7, 2016.
Former all-star Steve Delabar cut as Blue Jays get closer to final roster
The Blue Jays released relief pitcher Steve Delabar on Tuesday.
Toronto Blue Jays release former all-star reliever Steve Delabar
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steve Delabar pitches against the Colorado Rockies in Toronto on Tuesday June 18, 2013.
Wynne says Ontario will tighten rules on political donations
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to reporters at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015.
John Doyle: Follow The Path to a taut psychological thriller
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Liberals to close Office of Religious Freedom, Dion says
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion speaks at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
BlackRock joins Pimco warning investors to seek U.S. inflation hedge
American flags fly above the BlackRock Inc. logo, displayed at the company's offices in New York on Oct. 14, 2013.
Could BlackBerry profit from the FBI's iPhone hack?
U.S. Supreme Court deadlock upholds win for unions in fee case
In this 2013, photo provided by Center for Individual Rights, Rebecca Friedrichs, a veteran Orange County, Calif., public school teacher, poses for a portrait. A tie vote from the Supreme Court means public sector unions in about half the states can continue collecting fees from workers who choose not to join.
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