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March 19

Asian stocks lower after G20 drops anti-protectionism pledge
Thornwell leads South Carolina to 88-81 NCAA upset of Duke
WHL Roundup: Stadel scores OT winner as Oil Kings top Rebels 5-4
Alberta beats McGill in double OT to win U Sports women's hockey gold
A Muppet with autism to be welcomed soon on 'Sesame Street'
This image released by Sesame Workshop shows Julia, a new autistic muppet character debuting on the 47th Season of "Sesame Street," on April 10, 2017, on both PBS and HBO. (Zach Hyman/Sesame Workshop via AP)
2 dead, several injured in riot at Guatemala prison
Firefighters surround a man's body inside a reformatory for youth and men during a riot at the Centro Correccional Etapa II in San Jose Pinula, Guatemala, Sunday, March 19, 2017. At least one man died, a jail monitor, during the riot, according the police spokesman Pablo Castillo. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
Firefighters at Peru prison hampered by water problems
A woman from a religious sect, who lost her home to flooding, gives a religious lecture to soldiers resting from cleaning a clogged river in the Chosica district of Lima, Peru, Sunday, March 19, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Habs beat Senators in grudge match after weekend of back-to-back games
The Montreal Canadiens’ Dwight King collides with Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson as the Senators’ Marc Methot defends their matchup in Montreal on Sunday.
Canadiens win again, go 2 for 2 in home-and-home series with Senators
Ottawa Senators' Alexandre Burrows (14) takes a shot on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price as Canadiens' Nathan Beaulieu (28) and Senators' Ryan Dzingel look for the rebound during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Liberal MPP Han Dong aims to make contractors responsible for elevator fixes
A building manager is pictured in an elevator pit in a downtown Toronto office building on on July 13, 2016.
US officials begin fingerprinting refugee families on Nauru
Comey faces panel into Russia-Trump ties
FBI director James Comey, seen in 2016, will speak before Congress on Monday.
President of embattled Uber leaves after 6 months on job
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Jeff Jones, president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job, the company confirmed Sunday, March 19. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Oregon rallies late to beat URI, reach Midwest Regional
OHL Roundup: Roberts scores 3 as Attack down Storm in regular-season finale
Colten Boushie’s mother fears property-defence resolution will stoke racial tensions
Debbie Baptiste, mother of Colten Boushie, looks on during a rally outside court in North Battleford, Sask., in August.
Rescue crews free deer stuck in pond for nearly a day
Charlie Sheen's ex-wife takes plea deal in Utah driving case
Lower Mainland mayors talk transit funds as federal budget nears
The mayors are hoping an announcement in the federal budget will be the first step toward a massive transit expansion.
Veterans advisory group to hold meeting on suicide prevention
Minister of Veterans Affairs Kent Hehr takes part in Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, March 7, 2016. An expert group advising the minister on mental health is focusing on suicide prevention at a meeting this week – a long overdue step, say some vet advocates who sit on the committee.
Wawrinka calls laughing Federer expletive on court
Jason Kenney to focus on uniting PC and Wildrose Party members
Jason Kenney, centre, reacts to his leadership win at the Alberta PC Party leadership convention in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, March 18, 2017.
Supporters and opponents of anti-Islamophobia motion clash in Winnipeg
Crocodile attacks Aussie teen who jumped into river on dare
Raptors surge early, never let up in dominant win over Pacers
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan tries to get past Indiana Pacers forward Paul George on March 19, 2017.
USA Hockey, women's players to meet Monday in Philadelphia
Former B.C. children’s watchdog Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond sues province for pension
Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond, appearing at a news conference in Vancouver in 2015, claims the province owes her 1.5 years of pension credit for every year worked.
DeMar DeRozan scores 22 points and Toronto Raptors beat Pacers 116-91
Indiana Pacers centre Myles Turner (33) and Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas (17) battle for the ball during first half NBA basketball action, in Toronto on Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Roger Federer beats Stan Wawrinka for record-tying fifth Indian Wells title
Roger Federer celebrates his win over Stan Wawrinka during the men's final of the BNP Paribas Open on March 19, 2017.
Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, fifth from left, and talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, fourth from right, during their meeting as a part of Japan-Russia foreign and defense ministers meeting at Iikura guest house in Tokyo, Japan Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first "two-plus-two" talks since Russia's annexation of Ukraine. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)
Federer on 'dream start' after winning Indian Wells title
China's trading partners alarmed by food import controls
Raitt calls for 'cheaters' to be expelled amid vote-buying allegations
Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary walks on stage to speak to students at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday. A signed affidavit provided to The Globe and Mail alleges that one of Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary’s key organizers in the Sikh-Canadian community in Brampton, Ont., offered to pay for party membership – a clear breach of party rules.
On ‘big money’ politics, John Horgan’s not so subtle himself
Justine Hunter
Josh Morrissey scores late, Jets hold on to beat Wild after blowing lead
Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler carries the puck into the Minnesota Wild zone on March 19, 2017.
Police say man in Nunavut dies after they were called to incident at cemetery
Josh Morrissey scores late, Jets hold on to beat Wild after blowing lead
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson (34) stretches out to make a save against the Minnesota Wild during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
If Don Meredith won’t quit, the Senate has a duty to police its own
Campbell Clark
Lethbridge says ice jams and quick melt are making water supply harder to treat
Taylor Kezama scores in double OT to lift Alberta over McGill for U Sports gold
Are blaring headlines a diversion from Trump’s agenda?
John Ibbitson
Trinity Western beats Alberta for second straight national championship
McGill must reinforce anti-hazing policies, ex-chancellor Richard Pound says
Richard W. Pound, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Founding President and former IOC Vice President attends a news conference on the WADA Independent Commission report on findings of investigation into allegations of widespread doping in sport in Geneva, Switzerland November 9, 2015. Mr. Pound says the hazing of an 18-year-old rookie basketball player at McGill University shows the school needs to reinforce its anti-hazing policies.
Former U.K. finance minister George Osborne under fire for moonlighting
George Osborne has dismissed criticisms, insisting he can handle his many duties.
New Brunswick tops Saskatchewan to take men's university hockey title
University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds' Cam Braes holds the University Cup after beating the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on March 19, 2017.
Bruins game will put Leafs’ learning skill to the ultimate test
The Leafs losing 7-2 to the Florida Panthers on Mar. 14 is a prime example of the players seemingly forgetting their lessons.
Washington Cos. makes unsolicited, $1.1-billion bid for Dominion Diamond
Diamonds from the Ekati mine are seen in this file photo.
Flames sign goalie Parsons, forward Lomberg to entry-level contracts
Will Come From Away win a Tony? Here's its biggest competition
The cast from Come From Away is shown in this undated handout photo. The Canadian musical has scored critical raves in its official Broadway debut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
The inside story of Heenan Blaikie’s frantic final days
Released just weeks after the death of the firm’s co-founder, Roy Heenan, Mr. Bacal’s new book, Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie, chronicles both his career and the firm’s last days.
UBC beats Alberta 3-1 to win Canadian university women's volleyball title
Globe editorial: Who pays when native children fall between the cracks?
Cindy Blackstock (R), executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Caring Society, speaks during a news conference regarding a ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde in Ottawa, Canada, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
The runway is clear, but will Ottawa go for an airport sale?
Toronto Pearson International Airport, the crown jewel of Ottawa's airport collection, ferries 44.3 million passengers annuallly and could potentially be valued as high as $6-billion.
Canada’s strong lumber case could falter in a ‘Buy American, Hire American’ world
United States Trade Representative-nominee Robert Lighthizer testifies be the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Lighthizer, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for trade secretary, is being urged to get tough with Canada.
Bunt-Fest: Jays' Pillar bunts 7 times in minor league games
Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar makes a catch in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Plaintiff takes another swing in long-running CIBC lawsuit
CIBC is required to submit its response by mid-April.
New Brunswick tops Saskatchewan for gold medal in men's U Sports hockey
University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds' Cam Braes holds the USports University Cup over his head after his team beat the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 5-3 at the Canadian University Men’s hockey championship gold medal game in Fredericton, N.B., on Sunday, March 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Canadian mining companies turn bullish on Congo, despite its violence
Employees stand in an open pit at Banro's Twangiza mine in eastern Congo, Sept. 28, 2011. Toronto-based Banro has been mining in the eastern region of Congo since 2012, when it created the country’s first modern gold mine.
Pirates rally in ninth for 11-11 spring training tie with Blue Jays
Jim Cotter makes shot to win Elite 10 event on Grand Slam of Curling circuit
Contra Guys: Why we think this TSX stock we just purchased will double in price
James Skippen, CEO of Wi-Lan at his Ottawa offices in 2007.
Brazil reassures foreign countries after meat scandal
Brazil's President Michel Temer leads a meeting on the rotten meat scandal with the ambassadors to countries that import Brazilian meat and representatives of the agriculture and meat sectors at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, March 19, 2017. Temer is holding several meetings on Sunday in light of a recent corruption probe that revealed Brazilian meatpackers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Canada's Dunfee wins gold in Race Walking Challenge 50-K event in Mexico
Daughter's boyfriend accused of killing Florida woman
The Latest: Judge rejects request to clarify travel order
Alex Bellemare top Canadian at slopestyle world championships
Halifax police try to ease tensions at church service to end discrimination
The man who scored big by investing during the financial crisis is cashing out amid capital gains rumours
Rob Carrick
There’s more behind the story of the U.S. market’s ‘Trump rally’
Given that markets around the world have rallied as much or more than the United States, then perhaps the underlying driver isn’t United States-centric but something broader, global – such as an improving economy and healthy profits.
Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda raises the spectre of inflation
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to put American workers first.
Vancouver entrepreneur suggests software solution to ticket scalping
The Tragically Hip's 2016 tour put the issue of ticket scalping back in the spotlight.
Did value investors miss the boat on stock prices?
With CETA, Canada and the EU face protectionism as strategic partners
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference after the signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 30, 2016.
Officials conduct autopsy to determine if Paris airport attacker was drunk or high
French public prosecutor of Paris Francois Molins and head of the Paris Judiciary Police Christian Sainte address a press conference in Paris, on March 18, 201.
The folly of trying to time the stock market
The key point to remember is that timing the market doesn’t work. What works is time in the market.
It’s time to press refresh on the Canada-Saudi business relationship
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the first step in renewing relations between the two countries.
A City: Greg MacArthur’s thoughtful blurring of fact and fiction
In Greg MacArthur’s fluid and circular play A City, four friends reminisce about many things, but mostly about a famous fifth friend.
Tessa Worley wins giant slalom title; Federica Brignone leads Italy sweep
Comey: FBI probing Trump-Russia links, wiretap claims bogus
FILE - In this March 15, 2017 file photo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Re.Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, accompanied by the committee's ranking member, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Nunes once said all he ever wanted to be was a dairy farmer. He’s a long way from the farm. The congressman from the Central Valley of California is running one of the most scrutinized, complex and politically fraught congressional investigations in recent memory. As House intelligence committee chairman he’s tasked with leading the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s campaign associates’ ties to Moscow. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Man United, Spurs power on without absent strikers in EPL
Another journalist slain in Mexico's violent Veracruz state
This March 16, 2016 photo released by El Sol de Cordoba newspaper shows a photo of journalist Ricardo Monlui in an unknown location in Mexico. An attacker shot the journalist to death Sunday, March 19, 2017 in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a region plagued by drug gang violence and allegations of government corruption. (El Sol de Cordoba via AP)
Canada in a can: Maple syrup endures as a national symbol​
Maple syrup cans are seen at a sugar shack in Oka, Quebec.
Former children's representative sues B.C. government over pension
B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks during a news conference after releasing a joint report with the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner about cyberbullying, in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday November 13, 2015. British Columbia's former children and youth representative is threatening legal action against the provincial government, alleging it broke an agreement about her pension benefits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
I lost the U.S. foreign-worker visa lottery, but I still feel lucky
USA Hockey, women’s players to meet Monday to discuss wage dispute
In this Feb. 17, 2014, file photo, Kacey Bellamy of the United States (right) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Sweden during the first period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal in Sochi, Russia.
Wife: Glen Campbell can no longer play guitar
Ontario man wanted for first-degree murder in stepson’s death
Justin Kuijer is shown in a handout photo.
3 young people killed, 6 injured in car collision in Sweden
Finance Canada says there are ‘limits’ to transparency on gender-based analysis
A newly released memo from Finance Canada says departmental officials regularly examine how proposals from across the government affect women and men in different ways, but suggests they want to keep their conclusions secret.
Protesters march in Paris against police violence
People gesture as they protest against police violence, in Paris, Sunday, March 19, 2017. Protesters carried placards and banners as they gathered at Place de la Republique, a square in the centre of the French capital, to listen to speeches. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Attackers on motorcycles kill 4 at Jamaica bar
Waiter fired after asking customer for proof of residency
Chuck Berry's spirit lives on through countless songs
Trudeau government set to table modest budget amid U.S. uncertainty
Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 14, 2017.
Judge rejects US request to clarify order halting travel ban
This December 2015 photo shows U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu. Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday, March 15, 2017, by Watson, a federal judge in Hawaii who questioned whether the administration was motivated by national security concerns. (George Lee/The Star-Advertiser via AP)
Canada’s Alex Harvey takes silver in 15-kilometre pursuit at cross-country ski World Cup
Canada's Alex Harvey (1) takes an early lead during the Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start, on March 18, 2017 at the FIS World Cup cross country finals in Quebec City.
Missouri childhood home of late Maya Angelou up for sale
Former NC police chief detained at JFK for 90 minutes
Deutsche Bank to raise $8.6-billion after pricing share sale
The headquarters of Germany's Deutsche Bank are seen early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan. 31, 2017.
Trudeau government set to table modest budget amid U.S. uncertainty
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announces investment in research infrastructure at Ryerson University in Toronto on Friday, March 3, 2017. The Trudeau government will chart the next segment of its mandate this week in what's expected to be a modest budget ??? but the omnipresent economic unknowns in the U.S. could eventually force Ottawa from a steady-as-she-goes course. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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