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Canadian doctor shot by Israeli sniper asks Trudeau to fund Gaza hospital project
nw-po-doctor-gaza-shot0515nw1 May 11, 2018 - Gaza - Dr. Tarek Loubani (in surgical scrubs 2nd left) and Civil Defence Medic Musa Abuhassanin, (2nd right) are shown in this photo. Two of the people in this photo were shot by the Israelis May 14, 2018 while on duty. Dr. Tarek Loubani shot in the legs and Musa Abu Hassanin (2nd from right - Shot in the chest and killed.) Photo courtesy Tarek Loubani
Babies, young children separated from parents at border sent to ‘tender age’ shelters in Texas
In this June 17, 2018, file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Tex.
Ontario Catholic school board votes to hold special meeting on controversial charity policy
The Halton Catholic District School Board has voted to hold a special policy meeting in the summer to discuss a controversial motion that forbids students from raising money for charities that support abortion, euthanasia and other activities opposed by the church.
Garcia has rough night as Braves rout Blue Jays to halt three-game winning streak
Atlanta Braves' Johan Camargo is congratulated by Ender Inciarte after hitting a grand slam in the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, in Toronto, on June 19, 2018.
York University’s distance-education program breaks barriers for refugees
York University BHER Spring 2018 graduates and brothers Jackson Kimonyo, left, and Etienne Kimonyo, far right, pose at their graduation celebration with Etienne’s wife, left, and their teaching assistant Hawa Sabriye, who is holding Etienne’s daughter.
Asylum seekers held in Oregon prison search for answers about their families’ whereabouts
People protest against the Trump administration policy of separating immigrant families suspected of illegal entry, in New York, on June 19, 2018.
Alex Anthopoulos back in town with N.L. East-leading Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos, seen here during spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., last month, says he is at peace in how his time with Toronto came to an end.
Shooting of Indigenous man was act of self-defence, Peter Khill testifies in court
Deborah Hill, in wheelchair, mother of shooting victum Jon Styres, leaves Hamilton court with Styres' aunt, Rhonda Johns (pushing wheelchair), followed by Styres' sister April Lawrence, right, for the day on June 19, 2018. The court heard testimony from Peter Khill, accused of second-degree murder of Jon Styres, a first nations man who was shot in February, 2016.
Looking back at Justin Trudeau’s changing attitude on marijuana
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 7, 2018
Parliament ends Canada’s 95-year prohibition on cannabis
Workers produce medical marijuana at Canopy Growth Corporation's facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., in this February, 2018, file photo.
Canadian winemaker Norman Hardie accused of sexual misconduct
Norman Hardie in the barrel room at his winery in Wellington, Ont. on June 30, 2017.
How U.S. Congress proposes to solve their immigration crisis
Salvadoran migrant Epigmenio Centeno and his sons, nine-year-old Axel Jaret (left) and three-year-old Steven Atonay, pose for a photograph outside the shelter House of the Migrant, after Epigmenio decided to stay with his children in Mexico due to U.S. President Donald Trump's child separation policy. Taken in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, June 19, 2018.
Asian stocks recover from earlier rout but trade war fears seen capping gains
Pedestrians walk past a stock indicator displaying the closing rate of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, on June 19, 2018.
Surviving Humboldt Broncos meet in Vegas for the NHL Awards
Members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team attend a news conference on June 19, 2018, in Las Vegas.
Rights groups gear up for new court battle over solitary confinement
A solitary confinement cell is shown in a undated handout photo from the Office of the Correctional Investigator.
B.C. couples trying to adopt from Japan look for legal clarity
Lee Fodi and wife Marcie Nestman are pictured in Japan with the child they hope to adopt.
B.C. fish farms will require Indigenous consent
A salmon fish farm located in the waters just off the northern end of Vancouver Island.
With marijuana milestone, Trudeau overcomes political inertia
Campbell Clark
Victoria mayor applauds court decision allowing city to enact plastic bag bylaw
The mayor of Victoria is hailing a court victory allowing the city to enact a bylaw that will prohibit grocery stores from offering or selling plastic bags to shoppers.
Homeless people in Surrey encampment moved to modular housing
An RCMP constable patrols 'The Strip' along 135A Street in Surrey, B.C., on June 19, 2018.
Vancouver development that would have included social housing cancelled
The 12-storey project would have seen Boffo Properties build market condos on top of 30 units of social housing, and a new drop-in centre for the Kettle Society, an organization that supports mentally ill tenants in buildings around the city.
Canada’s duties force shoppers to smuggle, Trump wrongly accuses
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the National Federation of Independent Businesses in Washington on June 19, 2018.
Provincial strength contributes to the NDP’s federal weakness
John Ibbitson
Veteran Chávez ally Cabello to lead Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly
In this file photo taken on May 9, 2017, Venezuelan lawmaker Diosdado Cabello waves in Caracas.
Ottawa appointing more female judges, but bench still short of gender parity
Of 37 judges named to federally appointed courts in 2018, 27 are women.
Calgary re-establishes contact with Flames over arena stalemate
The Saddledome in Calgary, Alta., on Sept. 15, 2017.
Cannabis-stock euphoria has returned – and short sellers are salivating like never before
Workers produce medical marijuana at Canopy Growth Corporation's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Feb. 12, 2018.
Suspended Montreal police chief renounces claim to job, will stay with force
Montreal Chief of Police Philippe Pichet speaks to the media at a news conference in Montreal, on Oct. 31, 2016.
Competition Bureau calls for ‘true competition’ in Canada’s wireless market
The federal government had asked the CRTC to consider forcing large carriers to lease airtime to new players that do not build networks of their own but instead rely mainly on WiFi to connect subscribers.
Playwrights explore family, exodus and loss in deeply personal Two Birds One Stone
Rimah Jabr and Natasha Greenblatt.
Madison Moore, author of Fabulous: ‘Boringness is a privilege’
madison moore author photo
Road safety advocates issue 15-point plan, say issue is at ‘a crisis point’ in Toronto
Cyclists ride on the designated Bloor Street bike lanes in Toronto, on Oct. 12, 2017.
Streetwise newsletter: Elastic Path raises a pile of cash; Royal Mutual Funds gets lenient fine, critics say
The Ontario Securities Commission offices in Toronto.
Experts divided on effectiveness of carbon pricing
Smoke billows from the chimneys of Belchatow Power Station, Europe's biggest coal-fired power plant, in this May 7, 2009 file photo.
GE ending more than 100-year run on Dow, replaced by Walgreens
The Walgreens logo is seen outside a store in Times Square in New York on July 5, 2016.
Hydro-Quebec hikes electricity price for cryptocurrency miners
In this file photo taken on March 19, 2018, technicians inspect bitcoin mining at Bitfarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Que.
Cedar shakes and shingles makers cut output, shut down mills over U.S. tariffs
Hugh Farris of Best Quality Cedar Products Ltd. is pictured in their mill yard in Maple Ridge, B.C. on June 18, 2018.
What investors should do as the trade war escalates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on June 19, 2018.
Globe editorial: Canada is awash in opioids and overdoses
An OPP officer displays bags containing fentanyl on Feb. 23, 2017. The RCMP have launched at least 20 investigations involving dozens of vendors shipping fentanyl from China as Canada grapples with a record number of illicit-opioid deaths, the force’s director of serious organized crime says.
Investment industry slams OSC over ‘disproportionately small’ RBC fine
Many in the investment community – including RBC clients – are saying the OSC did a disservice to the industry by not having a stiffer penalty to deter similar behaviour in the future
Globe editorial: Canada’s top court strikes a balance on religious freedom
Students are pictured on campus at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia on November 1, 2016.
National Film Board announces first-year progress of Indigenous action plan
A still from award-winning filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin's latest documentary, Our People Will Be Healed: The Road Forward.
June 20: For children, it’s their world entire. Plus other letters to the editor
This little-known REIT has raised its payout for 15 years
Canadian dollar drops to near one-year low as trade tensions weigh on oil
A loonie is photographed against a U.S. dollar in this photo illustration.
Evening Update: Asylum claims doubled in Canada last year, nearly 4,000 Canadians died from opioids in 2017, China blasts Trump’s new tariff threat
FILE PHOTO: A line of asylum seekers who identified themselves as from Haiti wait to enter into Canada from Roxham Road in Champlain, New York, U.S., August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin to step down in July
An exterior view of the White House. White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who led the U.S. advance team for President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, is resigning, White House officials said on Tuesday.
Raptors 905 name Jama Mahlalela as new head coach
Exteriors of the entrance to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment located at the Air Canada Centre at 50 Bay St. on Dec. 1 2010.
Author Jennifer Craig recovering in B.C. hospital after suffering stroke
Author Jennifer Craig is shown in this recent handout photo.
What CPP reforms mean for Canadian seniors
What a World Cup star can teach the world about being Muslim
Sheema Khan
On TV, the World Cup offers succor in a savage world
John Doyle
Growing up in a Newfoundland outport shaped Annie Ballott Lewis’s life
Annie Theresa Ballott Lewis.
Six premium electric vehicles in the pipeline
Porsche’s first fully electric sports car is named Taycan.
Review: Audi hops on the luxury SUV trend with the new Q8
The Audi Q8.
Can Congress stop Donald Trump from tearing the world’s largest free-trade zone apart?
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the National Federation of Independent Businesses in Washington, U.S. June 19, 2018.
The close: Dow falls nearly 300 points on escalating trade fears, TSX ends lower but pot stocks rally
Trader John Panin works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. U.S. stock markets are opening sharply lower Tuesday as tensions over trade between the U.S. and China seem closer to a boil. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Alberta’s gay-straight alliance law faces court challenge
Education Minister David Eggen speaks to the media in Edmonton, on Nov. 15, 2017.
How the banks persuaded Canadians to pay off their debts
Rob Carrick
Russia on the brink of World Cup round of 16 after beating Egypt 3-1
Russia's Artem Dzyuba celebrates scoring Russia’s third goal against Egypt during a World Cup match on June 19, 2018.
Ottawa threatens to cut funding to sporting groups who fail to immediately report allegations of abuse
Minister of Science, Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan and Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities Stephane Lauzon listen to questions from reporters during an announcement on the elimination of harassment, abuse and discrimination in sport in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on June 19, 2018.
Neymar limps out of Brazil training session with ankle pain
Neymar controls the ball during a training session at Yug-Sport Stadium on June 19, 2018 in Sochi, Russia.
Suarez eyes return to form in 100th appearance for Uruguay
Uruguay's Luis Suarez reacts after failing to score during the group A match between Egypt and Uruguay at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Federer stretches grass court winning streak to 17 matches
Roger Federer in action during his first round match against ljaz Bedene of Slovenia during day 2 of the Gerry Weber Open at Gerry Weber Stadium on June 19, 2018 in Halle, Germany.
Global retailers with a lid on executive pay
Massive institutional investors are often referred to as the “smart money” – for good reason.
University of Guelph giving raises to full-time female faculty after salary review
The University of Guelph is shown on March 24, 2017. All full-time female faculty members at the University of Guelph will be getting a raise after a salary review found they were being paid less than their male colleagues.
Canada’s great pot boom could be headed for a giant bust – for investors and consumers
How to out-Trump Trump in dairy negotiations
Judas or Jesus? Who is the real Jack White
Jack White is seen in Toronto on June 9, 2018.
Vancouver’s West End residents fear building frenzy will displace affordable housing
David McIntyre stands in front of 1150 Barclay, a co-op that is now empty and soon to be replaced by an 11-storey luxury condo tower.
Millennials and housing: ‘The kettle is close to boiling’
Rob Carrick
The carbon-tax debate is filled with dishonesty
Gary Mason
I want to be a community engagement manager ... what will my salary be?
Three TSX stocks on the move because of the escalating trade war - and why
Six-foot-ten Canadian 12-year-old gets the attention of NBA players
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, left, poses for a photo with Olivier Rioux, 12, in St. Catharines, Ont.
How to stay connected on vacation without losing your mind
The health benefits of going offline – even just for a week – can include lowering stress levels and increasing creativity
Netflix shares top $400 as bulls push price targets higher
Netflix logo is pictured at the Paris games week in Paris.
Merrill Lynch to pay $42-million penalty for misleading customers: SEC
The company logo of the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch is displayed at its office in Hong Kong.
Will the caging of kids finally sink Trump? Don’t bet on it
Lawrence Martin
The saving grace for active fund managers, pot ETFs get even riskier, and the best and worst of Canada’s biggest mutual funds
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U.S. senators ready to battle Trump in vote on ZTE measure
The ZTE logo on an office building in Shanghai.
Political parties should be subject to privacy laws, reports committee investigating Facebook data use
Guest are welcomed by people in Facebook shirts as they arrive at the Facebook Canadian Summit in Toronto on March 28, 2018.
Review: Shawn Mendes is riding high but lacking roots
Shawn Mendes performs at the Mod Club in Toronto on June 18, 2018.
Corazon Anejo Single Estate Tequila, Mexico
Who’s buying Toronto’s 325 sq. ft. condos?
A rendering of the Sugar Wharf Condominiums in Toronto.
Puppers Premium Lager, Ontario
Buyers pay $77,100 premium for compact condo in Midtown Toronto
Done Deal, 195 Merton St., Toronto
Balla Geza Cadarca 2015, Romania
Summer vacation – anywhere but the U.S.?
Denise Balkissoon
Alive Rosé 2017, British Columbia
Senegal becomes first African team to win at 2018 World Cup, beating Poland 2-1
Senegal's forward Mbaye Niang celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Poland and Senegal at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 19, 2018.
Pietra Pura Mandus Primitivo di Manduria 2016, Italy
Methodical rebuild transforms 1940s Toronto house into modern home
Dave LeBlanc
How much wine should I buy for a wedding reception?
Trainer Mark Casse sending three strong contenders to Queen’s Plate
Trainer Mark Casse speaks with trainer Bob Baffert, not seen, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 20, 2016.
How dysfunctional are the Ottawa Senators? Let us count the ways
Roy MacGregor
Yves Giroux nominated to be new budget watchdog
Crown recommends 150-year prison term for Quebec City mosque shooter
Alexandre Bissonnette arrives at the court house in Quebec City on Feb.21, 2017.
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