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‘My love is stronger than your fear’: Danforth residents speak out at vigil for mass shooting victims
TORONTO, ON - JULY 25: Friends of victim Julianna Kozis hug during a vigil for victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on Danforth Ave. on July 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney wonders why Canada is not wooing teen forward Ayo Akinola
Ayo Akinola, second left, is crowded by his Toronto FC teammates to celebrate the teenager's decisive goal against the Ottawa Fury in Toronto on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Hundreds of mourners gather in Toronto’s Greektown in vigil for shooting victims
TORONTO, ON - JULY 25: People embrace during a vigil for victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on Danforth Ave. on July 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. A 29-year-old man opened fire on restaurants and cafes in Torontos Greektown neighborhood killing a 10-year-old girl and a young woman and wounded 13 others. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Firefighters tackle apartment blaze in London’s West Hampstead
Firefighters tackle a blaze in an apartment block in West Hampstead, London, on July 26, 2018.
Islamic State ambush leaves more than 200 dead in southern Syria
Syrians inspect the site of a suicide attack in Sweida, Syria, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Syrian state media say dozens of people have been killed in a suicide attack in the country's south, blaming the bombing on Islamic State militants.
Toronto FC returns to form in rout of Ottawa Fury
David Shoalts
North Korea to transfer remains of U.S. soldiers from Korean War on Friday, South Korean media reports
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers media questions following two days of meetings with Kim Yong-chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, before boarding his plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Saturday, July 7, 2018.
A window of opportunity for NAFTA if Trump wants fewer fronts in his trade war
Campbell Clark
Air Canada unveils hostile bid to buy back Aimia Inc.'s Aeroplan rewards program
An Air Canada jet takes off from Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S.
Perry Bellegarde re-elected as national chief of Assembly of First Nations
Perry Bellegarde is sworn in after being re-elected as the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Rob ‘Meathead’ Reiner finds a new Archie Bunker to spar with
Filmmaker Rob Reiner, recipient of the Stanley Kramer Award for Social Justice, poses at the 9th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards on Feb. 7, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Review: Generation Wealth doesn’t value your hard-earned time
Generation Wealth, Lauren Greenfield’s titillating survey of America’s grossest obsessions, only flirts with economic and social context.
British Columbia toughens requirements for property purchased by corporations, trusts
A condo building is seen under construction surrounded by houses as condo towers are seen in the distance in Vancouver on March 30, 2018.
Twins recover from blowing late lead, sweep Jays with six-run 11th inning
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ looks on from the bench during a game against the Minnesota Twins in Toronto on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Calgary Stampeders veterans Charleston Hughes, Jerome Messam set to face their former team
Montreal Alouettes' B.J. Cunningham, centre, reaches for the ball as Calgary Stampeders' Emanuel Davis, right, intercepts it while Tre Roberson looks on during second half CFL football action in Calgary, July 21, 2018.
Evacuation alerts rescinded across B.C.'s southern Interior, though dry-weather forecast looms
Seclusion Bay, BC - July 12, 2010 - Wildfires burning in B.C.'s southern Interior forced Craig Rose, left, and his father, Corbin, to evacuate from Seclusion Bay Resort on July 12, 2018.
Homes burn as crews battle separate blazes in California
Climbers from a group that had rappelled down El Capitan pack up after rangers asked them to leave Yosemite National Park in California owing to a nearby fire on July 25, 2018. Thousands of tourists were evacuated on Wednesday as one of the country’s most iconic natural preserves was blanketed with thick smoke from a 38,000-acre fire that has burned for nearly two weeks.
No evidence the Islamic State behind Toronto Danforth shooting, Toronto police say
Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders speaks to reporters about a shooting the night before in Toronto on July 23, 2018.
Federal government unlikely to subsidize Greyhound routes in Western Canada
A worker walks past a Greyhound bus sitting idle, in Vancouver, on July 9, 2018.
Canucks, president of hockey operations Trevor Linden agree to part ways
Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden listens during an end of season news conference in Vancouver on April 9, 2018.
House Republicans move to impeach deputy attorney-general Rod Rosenstein
Deputy attorney-general Rod Rosenstein appears before a U.S. House judiciary committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 28, 2018. A group of 11 House Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Ontario school boards reject 20-year-old sex-ed curriculum
Doug Ford and Lisa Thompson are pictured in Markham, Ont. on March 10, 2018.
Uranium miner Cameco extends mine and mill shut-down indefinitely, hundreds to be laid off
Cameco’s McArthur River mine operation in Northern Saskatchewan.
Dustin Johnson, Adam Hadwin excited to play in front of hometown galleries at Canadian Open
Dustin Johnson of the U.S. during the first round.
Going against pledge to denuclearize, North Korea continues to produce bomb fuel, Pompeo says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to testify before the Senate foreign relations committee on Capitol Hill, on July 25, 2018 in Washington.
As the U.S. moves to ease standards, Ottawa insists on strengthened emissions rules
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna speaks at a news conference after a meeting with provincial and territorial environment ministers in Ottawa on Thursday, June 28, 2018.
Ontario farm near Napanee gets more space for endangered butcher bird
An eastern loggerhead shrike, Napanee Plain Alvar Nature Reserve, Ont.
CN Rail CEO Ruest sees no short-term harm from trade war
Canadian National locomotives are seen on Feb. 23, 2015 in Montreal.
Montrealer Harry Gulkin was a champion of Canadian film
Filmmaker Harry Gulkin died of pneumonia at the age of 90.
Streetwise newsletter: Air Canada’s hostile bid to buy back Aeroplan; Sinclair, Tribune shares jump after Trump comments on merger
File photo of the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide streets, the financial district, in Toronto.
Facebook, Ford, Cameco and Canadian gold producers among several stocks poised for a rough day Thursday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in N.Y. on July 24, 2018.
Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman, NXIVM co-founders plead not guilty
Heiress to the Seagram's liquor fortune Clare Bronfman leaves federal court with her attorney, Susan Necheles, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Vancouver’s Italian eateries are going the extra mile with fresh pasta
A Bad Dog Bread board, zucchini fritters, spaghetti and casarecce are pictured at Orto Artisan Pasta in North Vancouver.
The best workplace recruit may be hiding in plain sight
Western Canada separatism is not real, but the grievances of its provinces are
John Ibbitson
U.S. Homeland Security chief asserts family reunification is ‘on track’ in closed-door meeting with Hispanic lawmakers
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen arrives for a closed-door meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Calgary proposes holding events for the 2026 Olympic Games in Whistler, B.C., Edmonton, Alta.
The notion of having Olympic events held well beyond the borders of Calgary – in Whistler, B.C., and Edmonton, Alta. – has produced preliminary talks and growing acceptance.
Toronto hospital sees increased interest in first-aid program after mass shooting
Paramedic ambulances are parked outside the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's on April 24, 2018. A program at the Toronto hospital that teaches people how to stop massive bleeding said it has seen an uptick in interest after a shooting that killed two people and injured 13 others in the city’s Greektown district.
Entrepreneur built a paint and wallpaper empire
Louis Litwin with his wife, Pearl Litwin.
Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu’s hardball tactics benefit everyone but Aimia
Andrew Willis
This TSX sector is doing just as well as energy this year - but many investors aren’t noticing
Toromont Industries Ltd. rounded out a trio of earnings beats by Canadian industrials on Tuesday.
Bennett’s presence during AFN leadership election prompts candidates to allege interference from Ottawa
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots for Assembly of First Nations national chief during the AFN Annual General Assembly, in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Wife of former hostage Joshua Boyle reportedly back in the United States with children
In this file image from video released by Taliban Media in December, 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. The American wife of former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle has reportedly returned to the U.S. with the couple's three children while Boyle awaits trial on multiple assault charges.
Amazon Inc. unveils plans for fourth warehouse in Greater Toronto Area
Plastic crates move along a conveyor at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J., June 7, 2018.
Alberta oil sands could eventually acidify area size of Germany, study suggests
A tailings pond reflects the Syncrude oilsands mine facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., Wednesday, July 9, 2008. New government-funded research suggests that current levels of oil sands emissions will eventually acidify an area of northern Alberta and Saskatchewan the size of Germany.
Globe editorial: Conservative accusation of a border ‘crisis’ doesn’t wash
Three families that claimed to be from Burundi walk down Roxham Road to cross into Quebec at the U.S.-Canada border in Champlain, N.Y. on Aug. 3, 2017.
AltaGas CEO David Harris agrees to resign after complaint filed
David Harris, CEO of AltaGas Ltd., has agreed to resign.
Afghan translators who worked for Canadian Armed Forces forced into hiding or stranded in Europe
Afghan children walk alongside a Canadian soldier from the NATO-led coalition patrolling in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, October 20, 2007.
Goldcorp’s adjusted profit misses expectations as output slips
The Goldcorp logo is seen at the company's annual general meeting in Vancouver on May 18, 2011.
Russian hackers used conventional phishing tools in 2017 attack on U.S. power grid
The sun rises beyond power lines in St. Charles Parish, La., on Jan 31m 2017. U.S. Homeland Security officials say that Russian hackers used conventional tools to trick victims into entering passwords in order to build out a sophisticated effort to gain access to control rooms of utilities in the U.S.
Barrick Gold swings to second-quarter loss on charges
Barrick Gold chairman John Thornton speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on April 28, 2015.
Ontario government ends York University strike with back-to-work legislation
Striking faculty walk the picket line at York University, on what is now their longest strike, in Toronto on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
July 26: Gun bans and other solutions. Plus other letters to the editor
Evening Update: Mexico committed to trilateral NAFTA deal; a hidden body of water on Mars
Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray, left, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, center, and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo pose for a photo during a joint news conference about ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Paul Conibear to step aside as Lundin Mining CEO; CFO Marie Inkster to become CEO
CEO of Lundin Mining, Marie Inkster poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Tuesday, July 25, 2018. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Patient stopped by police after driving off with ambulance in Montreal
Paramedic Bruce Dyotte drives his ambulance in Greenfield Park on the South shore of Montreal on Monday, March 12, 2012. A Montreal ambulance was taken for a wild ride when a patient jumped into the front seat and sped away with the vehicle, the local ambulance service said Wednesday.
No charges after Saskatchewan RCMP land deal investigation
Saskatchewan's Deputy Premier Don Morgan speaks to reporters following the Speech from the Throne at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Saskatchewan RCMP say no charges are being laid after an investigation into a controversial provincial government land deal. Crown corporation Global Transportation Hub purchased a chunk of land west of Regina in 2015 for what critics say was three times the appraised value.
South Sudan’s warring leaders agree to share power, again
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and opposition leader Riek Machar shake hands during peace talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday, June 21, 2018. South Sudan's government says Mr. Kiir and Mr. Machar have agreed to share power in a transitional government in the latest effort to end a five-year civil war.
In Senate testimony, Pompeo reaffirms U.S. policy on Crimea after Helsinki meeting
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate foreign relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Pompeo pushed back strongly against questions about the one-on-one talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Fifty years later, Mazda is still sweating the details
2019 Mazda MX-5.
Citing Russia ‘witch hunt,’ Trump delays proposed Putin meeting until 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Washington.
Mattel misses on quarterly sales, announces job cuts
Fans gather at the Mattel booth at Comic Con in San Diego, Calif., on July 19, 2017.
Ontario’s hydro system needs politics out, and market forces in
Hedley fans wrestle with front man Jacob Hoggard’s sexual-assault charges
Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard performs during the band's final concert of their current tour in Kelowna, B.C. on Friday, March 23, 2018.
Facebook forecasts slowing growth, rising expenses; shares fall 24 per cent
The Facebook logo is seen at a startups gathering in Paris.
Ontario introduces legislation to kill cap-and-trade program
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a meeting with Toronto Mayor John Tory, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair, and Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders at City Hall in Toronto on July 23, 2018.
Ford cuts profit forecast, warns of $11-billion restructuring
Ford F-150 pickup trucks on a sales lot in Miami, Fla.
Alberta’s Notley fires back at Harper’s plan to canvas for United Conservatives
Sandra Jansen, left, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announce jointly that Ms. Jansen is crossing the floor from the Progressive Conservatives to join Ms. Notley's NDP at the legislature in Edmonton on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Jansen, a Calgary MLA, pulled out of the PC party's leadership race, citing harassment over her progressive views.
The close: Wall Street rallies on reports of EU trade concessions
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 24.
Razor-toothed and rare mosasaur skeleton displayed in Manitoba
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre unveiled it’s newest mosasaur skeleton, the rare 3.7-meter Kourisodon puntledgensis, shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre MANDATORY CREDIT
Newfoundland sculptor Morgan MacDonald is in the business of immortalizing heroes
Sculptor Morgan MacDonald is pictured in his bronzing foundry in St. John's, N.L. on July 9, 2018.
Aging equipment to blame for 2017 ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., ice rink, report finds
Barricades restrict access to the Fernie Memorial Arena in Fernie, B.C., the sight of a poisonous ammonia leak that claimed the lives of three arena workers, on Oct.18, 2017.
Alphonso Davies is off to Bayern Munich. Here’s why he’s Canada’s most important soccer player
Cathal Kelly
Nova Scotia announces plan to revitalize five iconic tourism sites
Nicole Freeman, of Montreal, wears two Canadian flags in her hair while visiting the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, N.S., on Canada Day, July 1, 2016. Five iconic tourism sites in Nova Scotia including Peggy's Cove and the Cabot trail are getting a total of $6-million over three years for tourism infrastructure projects.
Your money anxieties explained in three words: Pitiful income growth
Rob Carrick
Ottawa vows action to bolster democracy in era of ‘fake news’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media during an availability in the foyer with his caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. The federal government says it will try to bolster Canadian democratic institutions in the digital age in light of growing public mistrust and concern over campaigns of false information and 'fake news.'
Globe editorial: A clearer picture of sexual violence in Canada, at last
Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa. Statistics Canada says some 3,900 sexual assaults reported to police in 2017 were deemed to be unfounded.
Former Manitoba Liberal staffer loses human-rights complaint over firing
Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont speaks to media at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. The Manitoba Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint from a former political staffer who said she lost her job and was discriminated against because of mental illness.
Call for Toronto handgun ban reignites passionate gun control debate
On Monday, July 23, 2018, Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks to police officers at the scene of a mass shooting on the city's Danforth Avenue the night before. In response to a rising wave of gun violence, Toronto City Council is calling on Ottawa to consider implementing a handgun ban in the city.
Cannabis industry starts to boil
When it comes to pot, liberal Quebec is perfectly prudish
Konrad Yakabuski
Quebec’s dwindling number of Catholic nuns spells end of era in province
The Ursulines Catholic nuns are leaving their historic monastery in Quebec City and moving to an assisted-living residence.
Senate sends the wrong message with new expense rules
Lori Turnbull is interim director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and fellow at the Public Policy Forum.
Blayne Lastman of Bad Boy furniture stores set to announce run for Toronto mayor
Blayne Lastman is the president of Bad Boy Furniture and Appliances Warehouse Ltd. To keep track of the fleet of delivery trucks, drivers contact the system through their cellphones, which in turn allow customers to track their deliveries.
Alberta expands rural bus service pilot project in wake of Greyhound withdrawal
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley updates reporters on the progress of the Kinder Morgan pipeline in Edmonton on May 16, 2018.
Larry Nassar seeks re-sentencing by new judge in sexual assault case
Larry Nassar sits during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 24, 2018.
My sister-in-law always expects a hostess gift. Am I obligated to keep bringing her junk?
David Eddie
Why is it such agony to change all my online passwords?
How Toronto can curb gun violence
People write messages on construction boarding after a mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, July 24, 2018.
DeMar DeRozan caught ‘completely off-guard’ by trade from Raptors
In this April 25, 2018, file photo, DeMar DeRozan looks up at the scoreboard during a game in Toronto.
Spotify’s status as the year’s hottest tech listing is on the line
The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Boeing shares fall as refuelling tanker woes obscure profit beat
In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, a Boeing worker touches a Boeing 737 MAX 7 in Renton, Wash.
Canucks re-sign forward Jake Virtanen to two-year contract
The Vancouver Canucks' Jake Virtanen falls on the Arizona Coyotes' Clayton Keller during a game on April 5, 2018.
Yankees get reliever Zach Britton from Orioles for trio of minor-league arms
In this July 14, 2018, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' Zach Britton throws to a Texas Rangers batter during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore.
Flames re-sign centre Mark Jankowski to two-year contract
Calgary Flames centre Mark Jankowski controls the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during a game on April 7, 2018.
What’s next for Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly after making the Booker Prize long list?
Mile End Bookstore - - Drawn and Quarterly Nick Drnaso - Sabrina, had made the longlist of the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most esteemed literary award.
Mexico pushes for three-way NAFTA pact, says sunset clause is deal breaker
Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau leave the campaign headquarters of Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador after a meeting in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2018.
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