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Quintero’s historic hat trick powers Minnesota United past Toronto FC
Minnesota United forward Carlos Darwin Quintero celebrates after scoring a goal against Toronto FC during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Minneapolis, on July 4, 2018.
As Toronto’s gun killings mount, one victim’s family demands action
Toronto police and paramedics are on scene after a shooting on Queen Street West, in Toronto, on June 30, 2018.
The best deals on vehicles that have won IIHS’ Top Safety Pick+ award
2018 Subaru Outback.
Things go south in the fifth inning for Blue Jays in loss to Mets
New York Mets' Todd Frazier celebrates with Wilmer Flores after hitting a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning of a game at the Rogers Centre, in Toronto, on July 4, 2018.
Toronto’s John Tory reaches out to U.S. mayors amid trade uncertainty
Toronto Mayor John Tory address concerns following last week's gun violence during a media event outside Union Station in Toronto on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
Navy’s new supply ship caught in legal row over allegedly unpaid bills
MV Asterisk, the Royal Canadian Navy's new supply ship, is seen in the harbour in Halifax on Jan. 19, 2018.
Waterfront Toronto chief executive officer Will Fleissig leaves post
Waterfront Toronto continues to work on signing a development agreement with Sidewalk Labs, according to Helen Burstyn, the chairwoman of Waterfront Toronto’s board.
Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player returns home after month of physiotherapy treatment
Ryan Straschnitzki and his family return to Calgary, Alta., on July 4, 2018.
What Toronto can learn from New York about fighting violent crime
Marcus Gee
Asian stocks wobbly before tariff deadline in Sino-U.S. trade row
People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, on July 2, 2018.
Mapping shootings across the city of Toronto
Twenty one incidents of gun violence have occurred this year in Toronto.
Horgan open to inquiry on money laundering in B.C. casinos
Premier John Horgan provides an update following the decision from the federal government's plan to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline from Kinder Morgan during an a press conference in the press theatre at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday May 29, 2018.
Advocates push for independent review into use of Canadian-made armoured vehicles in Saudi Arabia
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers a luncheon speech in Montreal, on June 20, 2018.
Canadians likely to cut U.S. travel, boycott U.S. goods and retailers in trade war with Americans
Nearly three in four Canadians say they are likely, or somewhat likely, to stop travelling to the United States because of the cross-border conflict started by the U.S. President.
Regina man convicted of killing Hannah Leflar loses appeal of adult sentence
TSB chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac-Mégantic disaster
Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 6, 2013.
This is why metals prices are having such a terrible summer
Scott Barlow
Latest streetcar flaws leave TTC board reconsidering additional orders from Bombardier
A TTC streetcar heading westbound on King St. West is pictured after crossing University Ave. on May 11, 2017.
Travellers warned about potential spread of measles from passenger who landed in Vancouver
An interior view of Vancouver International Airport. A news release from the BC Centre for Disease Control says travellers on one or both of the flights as well as others who were at Vancouver International Airport on June 23 may have been exposed to the highly infectious disease that spreads through the air.
Venezuelan human-rights advocate applauds Canada’s leadership in denouncing Nicolas Maduro regime
Francisco Valencia, who was awarded the 2018 Human Rights Award by the Canadian Embassy in Venezuela, poses for a portrait July 4, 2018 in Ottawa.
Purdue Pharma halts marketing of opioids in Canada
Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, made by Purdue Pharma, sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah on April 25, 2017.
RCMP remove pipeline protesters from Vancouver bridge
Mounties say they are moving in to extract Greenpeace protesters who have spent the last day and a half hanging from a Vancouver bridge to block a tanker carrying crude oil from the Trans Mountain pipeline.
B.C.’s John Horgan says ‘gouging,’ not taxes, to blame for higher gas prices
B.C. Premier John Horgan attends a newsconference at the Legislature in Victoria on May 29, 2018.
Eva Chin’s luscious menu steers Vancouver’s Royal Dinette into a delightful new groove
The succulent tuna confit at Royal Dinette is brined in olive juice.
Police recommend criminal charges after two children rescued from hot vehicle outside B.C. mall
Auschwitz escapee told the world about Nazi genocide
Czeslaw Mordowicz, who escaped from Auschwitz in 1944 and tried to alert the world about the Holocaust, shows the rose tattoo he had inked on his forearm to hide his prisoner's number after he was recaptured by the Germans. The photo was taken in 1965 after Mr. Mordowicz emigrated to Israel. He later settled in Toronto.   Credit: Dagmar Wertheim / Courtesy of the Family
Tiger-Cats QB Masoli looks to tie long-standing CFL record
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli throws during the second half of a game in Hamilton, on June 29, 2018.
Vancouver housing sales drop as prices flatline
Total residential sales volume last month fell to 2,425 transactions, down 37.7 per cent from 3,893 sales in June, 2017.
IPO outlook bolstered by higher energy prices
Andrew Masterman, CEO of BrightView Holdings, rings a ceremonial bell to begin trading of his company's stock during its IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 28, 2018.
Justice is not blind for Indigenous youth
Max FineDay is executive director of Canadian Roots Exchange, a national non-profit that works with youth to advance reconciliation, and sits as a member of the interim National Council on Reconciliation.
Documentary Design Canada explores nation’s history of iconic symbols
Gregory Durrell, director of the new film Design Canada about high-profile Canadian logos, puts up a promo poster for his film at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, B.C., on June 28, 2018.
Globe editorial: A summer of the gun, a decade of failed policies
A man was rushed to hospital without vital signs after the seventh shooting in three days in Toronto. The shooting occurred on Yonge Street, near Dundas Street, shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday evening.
These insiders were buying shares of Enbridge just as many investors were dumping the stock
Enbridge company logos on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 12, 2016.
Former real estate darling Tricon Capital revamps strategy, eyes U.S. acquisitions
The Toronto-based real estate company has found the last three years more challenging.
As CEO Al Monaco shrinks to-do list, Enbridge starting to look like its old self
Enbridge president and CEO Al Monaco prepares to address the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 9, 2018.
Siddle, Henriques lead Montreal over Edmonton at T20 cricket tournament
Peter Siddle of Montreal Tigers and David Warner of Winnipeg Hawks warm up prior to a Global T20 Canada match at Maple Leaf Cricket Club on June 29, 2018 in King City, Ont.
Canadian auto sales fall for fourth straight month in June
An auto worker screws a component into the cab of a four-door F150 at a Ford assembly plant in Claycomo, Mo.
Cogeco, a stalwart of cable, dives into wireless
A Cogeco sign hangs at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal on Jan. 14, 2014.
July 5: Defence dues. And don’ts. Plus other letters to the editor
What the league tables of Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg don’t tell us
League tables don’t tell the whole story of what is happening this year in Canadian capital markets.
Evening Update: Heat wave deaths rise to at least 17 in Quebec; police resume dig where alleged serial killer McArthur worked as landscaper
Women and children play in the water fountains at the Place des Arts in Montreal, Canada on a hot summer day.
Lexpert Roundup: Britain exits Europe, US trade wars
Lexpert magazine, June 2018
Nunavut man killed while protecting children from polar bear attack
A polar bear is seen in a file photo. A Nunavut man died this week while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack.
Don’t yield to the pervasive pessimism – emerging markets are still a buy
One reason to like the developing world is that many of these economies – especially commodity producers such as Brazil and Russia – are not as highly exposed to trade wars as places such as China or South Korea.
A kink in your retirement planning
Rob Carrick
Brazil’s Neymar urged to stop acting and start winning titles if he wants a FIFA award
Brazil's Neymar lies on the pitch after sustaining an injury.
Montreal jazz festival cancels, apologizes for Robert Lepage SLĀV<i> </i>show
People protest SLAV, a show billed as ‘a theatrical odyssey based on slave songs’, on June 26, 2018.
15 profitable large-cap TSX stocks with positive momentum
After a rocky start to the 2018 calendar year, the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index has made it back into the black over the past few months.
Police apprehend woman who climbed Statue of Liberty’s stone pedestal
This still image taken from video Courtesy of PIX11 News in New York, shows police talking to a woman who climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York, on July 4, 2018.
Hudson’s Bay and Signa to form joint venture of German department stores
Shop windows of German department stores Karstadt and Kaufhof in Trier, western Germany.
Home Hardware CEO Terry Davis to retire after 48 years with the company
Terry Davis, CEO of Home Hardware, tours the retailer’s model store in St. Jacobs on Jan. 4, 2016.
‘Hang up my spurs’: Alberta NDP’s Brian Mason retiring from politics
Alberta Government House Leader Brian Mason speaks during a news conference in Edmonton, on July 4, 2018.
WestJet reviewing baggage policy after customer’s discrimination complaint
A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate at Vancouver International Airport.
Asian pension funds cut back on stocks amid U.S.-China trade war
Investors walk in front of trading boards at a private stock-market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dry conditions, wind gusts hamper efforts to contain wildfire in California: authorities
Profit vs. prudence: Food sector prepares for edible cannabis
Sylvain Charlebois is professor of food distribution and policy, faculties of management and agriculture, Dalhousie University.
Next up in Trump's crosshairs: Canada's defence policy
Konrad Yakabuski
The close: TSX rises with Enbridge, energy stocks
A TSX tote board is pictured in Toronto.
Belgium’s high scorers to take on Brazil’s miserly defence at World Cup
This combination of photos created on July 4, 2018, shows Belgian forward Eden Hazard, left, and Brazilian forward Neymar.
Jerry Seinfeld’s banter with comedians: Some gems, some fails
John Doyle
Rohingya continue to flee violence, persecution in Myanmar: UN human rights chief
A Rohingya refugee is seen in Balukhali refugee camp at dawn near Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, in a March 28, 2018, file photo.
U.S. Border Patrol agents intercepted at least 10 Canadian fishing boats from N.B.: spokesman
Machias Seal Island is seen on June 24, 2016. A spokesman for New Brunswick fishermen based on Grand Manan Island says at least 10 Canadian fishing boats have been intercepted by U.S. Border Patrol agents since last week while fishing in the disputed waters around Machias Seal Island.
Illicit drugs behind almost 80% of Ontario’s fentanyl-related deaths: coroner
The figures are the result of new investigative techniques adopted by the office last year to better understand what is driving a spike in opioid-related deaths and who is being affected.
Airbus CEO says C Series orders, name change coming soon
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders waves to employees after touring a Bombardier C Series plane at Bombardier's plant in Mirabel, Que., on Oct. 20, 2017.
Quebec’s anti-corruption crusade has resulted in many arrests but few convictions. Here’s what has happened so far
UPAC Commissioner Robert Lafreniere speaks to the media at a news conference in Montreal on Oct. 31, 2017.
Andrew Scheer rejected calls to kick Maxime Bernier out of Tory caucus
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier asks a question during question period in the House of Commons, May 31, 2017.
Illinois Congress members blast U.S. tariffs on Canadian newsprint
A winder crewman inspects the Jumbo roll as it prepares to unwind newsprint into rolls at Resolute Forest Products in Gatineau, Quebec, January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Ontario cancelling cap and trade akin to pulling out of climate framework: feds
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna speaks at a press conference after a meeting with provincial and territorial environment ministers in Ottawa on June 28, 2018.
As Britain exits Europe, many question how Canada will be affected
The trade divorce of the century is just an ocean away.
PCs dismiss Ontario’s chief scientist amid broad effort to undo Liberals’ legacy
Molly Shoichet, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto.
Joey Chestnut sets hot dog eating contest record, downing 74 in 10 minutes
A judge counts the plates of hot dogs Joey Chestnut, left, ate at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on July 4, 2018, in New York.
Police recover bodies of three hikers who fell into pools of B.C. waterfall
Review: The First Purge will not make Independence Day Great Again
Isaiah (JOIVAN WADE), Nya (LEX SCOTT DAVIS), Selina (KRISTEN SOLIS), and Luisa (LUNA LAUREN VALEZ) in "The First Purge." Behind every tradition lies a revolution. This Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: "The First Purge."
Second refugee family leaves small Newfoundland town that sponsored them
Fatima Al-Ahmed, her children Rayane and Moussa, mother-in-law Talika Morjan, and husband Mohamad Moufleh are shown in a recent image.
Canada can be a strong partner in Vietnam’s economic development
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Justin Trudeau on day two of the G7 Summit on June 9, 2018 in Quebec City.
For the U.S. Supreme Court, politics has always been the name of the game
The U.S. Supreme Court.
EU countries set to vote on curbing steel imports
A worker ties up the steel wheel rims at a factory in east China's Zhejiang province.
Is the bigger, beefier Ducati Scrambler 1100 the one for you?
China no longer participating in first phase of international aviation emissions deal
A plane flies in the polluted air in Beijing, China.
ATR asks for U.S. approval to deliver planes to Iran
A passenger plane takes off as others are parked at Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran.
Canadian track star Melissa Bishop ‘excited’ to be new mother
Canada's Melissa Bishop after crossing the finish line of a women's 800-metre heat during the World Athletics Championships in London on Aug. 10, 2017.
In the tariff wars, VW’s build-cars-everywhere strategy now looks clever
Eric Reguly
Review: At times angry and mournful, Neil Young bares his soul to fans
Neil Young performs in Toronto on Jan. 12, 2014.
Parent company of Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s to phase out plastic straws at all of its 19 brands by 2019
A Swiss Chalet restaurant in Toronto.
Former Olympic rower Harold Backer gets 13 months in jail for fraud
Harold Backer leaves the B.C. Provincial Court building in Victoria, B.C., on May 1, 2017.
Will interest rates keep rising? How to successfully ladder GICs and bonds
Illustration and Painting
How to get back to work after a vacation
Harvey Schachter
WTO sees signs of trade tensions affecting global economy
Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, attends a news conference in Berlin, on June 11, 2018.
Toronto police resume dig at property where Bruce McArthur worked as landscaper
Toronto Police search for remains at a house in east York in connection with alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur on July 4, 2018.
Federer delivers shotmaking master-class at Wimbledon to reach round three
Roger Federer returns a serve from Lukas Lacko on the third day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships in London on July 4, 2018.
Health care needs a place in your portfolio. Here’s the best ETF for adding income
Gordon Pape
At midday: TSX rises, boosted by Enbridge and financial shares
The TSX logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
France-Uruguay pits speed vs. defence in World Cup quarters
This combination of photos created on July 4, 2018 shows French forward Kylian Mbappe in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on May 28, 2018 (L) and Uruguay's forward Luis Suarez in Rostov-On-Don on June 20, 2018. France will play Uruguay in their the Russia 2018 World Cup quarter-final football match at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod on July 6, 2018.
James Franklin to take the reins for Argos against his former Eskimos teammates
Toronto Argonauts quarterback James Franklin (2) prepares to make a throw during the second half of CFL football game action against the Calgary Stampeders in Toronto on June 23, 2018. The Toronto Argonauts are now James Franklin's team. Franklin will make his first start with Toronto on Saturday night when the club hosts the Edmonton Eskimos at BMO Field. Franklin takes over as the Argos' No. 1 quarterback with incumbent Ricky Ray sidelined with a neck injury. The Toronto Argonauts are now James Franklin's team.Franklin will make his first start with Toronto on Saturday night when the club hosts the Edmonton Eskimos at BMO Field. Franklin takes over as the Argos' No. 1 quarterback with incumbent Ricky Ray sidelined with a neck injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Enbridge sells Canadian natural-gas assets to Brookfield group in $4.3-billion deal
Enbridge company logos on display at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Pliskova beats Azarenka to reach Wimbledon third round for first time
Karolina Pliskova celebrates her victory over Victoria Azarenka on day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on July 4, 2018 in London.
Heat-wave death toll in Quebec rises to at least 18
Women and children play in the water fountains at the Place des Arts in Montreal, Canada on a hot summer day July 3, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / EVA HAMBACHEVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images
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