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Coroner rules Margot Kidder’s death was a suicide
Actress Margot Kidder. (File Photo).
Trade tensions torpedo oil, U.S. sanctions hammer Russian ruble
Asian shares were subdued in early trading on Thursday.
Jays continue to flounder against Red Sox
Boston Red Sox players celebrate afater defeating the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
New report urges Ontario to offer incentives to combat shortage of psychiatrists
A new report calls on the Ontario government to increase the number of psychiatry residency spots available to medical students and to increase exposure to the field in medical school.
Victoria to remove statue of Sir John A. Macdonald
As part of the city's ongoing reconciliation process with First Nations, the City of Victoria is planning to remove the Sir John A. Macdonald bronze statue from in front of City Hall this Saturday.
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Justin Thomas has stepped out of the shadow of buddy Jordan Spieth as PGA championship gets under way
Jordan Spieth, right, and Justin Thomas are good buddies, as well as rivals on the golf course. (File Photo)
Rain-soaked Rogers Cup round sees Raonic fall to Tiafoe, Shapovalov best Fognini
Denis Shapovalov serves to Fabio Fognini of Italy during their second-round Rogers Cup match in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.
Just inches of air left for two men rescued from flooded elevator
The flooded basement of a building where two people were trapped in an elevator during a heavy rainstorm in Toronto on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
TIFF 2018: Michael Moore and Michael Myers, America’s twin boogeymen, land world premieres
Olivia Munn, left, and Jacob Tremblay star in Twentieth Century Fox's The Predator.
B.C. scrutinizes disciplinary process after doctor’s $2.1-million overbilling case
Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Flash floods reignite debate over Toronto’s sewer system
Police officers look on as water floods King St. W. during heavy rain, stopping a streetcar in Toronto on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.
Beyond the bars: Former inmates at the Kingston Prison for Women return in fight for recognition
January 5, 1989. Prisoners at Kingston Penitentiary for Women have complained that the federal correctional service has denied them their constitutional rights by failing to provide accommodation equal to that of male prisoners. The Prison for Women is the only federal women's prison in Canada. Photo by Thomas Szlukovenyi / The Globe and Mail.
Future of Saudi stake in Canadian wheat hazy amid investment dump
Wheat is dumped into a grain truck for transport on the Stephen and Brian Vandervalk farm near Fort MacLeod, Alta., in September, 2011.
Like father, like son: Donald Trump Jr. defiant about Russia probe
President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. (File Photo).
Globe editorial: Jagmeet Singh takes a necessary risk
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he will run in a byelection in Burnaby South, during an event at an outdoor film studio, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday August 8, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Jagmeet Singh announces plan to run in B.C. by-election
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh laughs as he's introduced before announcing he will run in a byelection in Burnaby South, during an event at an outdoor film studio, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
Review calls for restrictions on development of protected farmland
BC Greens' spokesman for agriculture Adam Olsen, pictured in 2013, said the increasing number of mansions built on B.C.'s agricultural land is, "driving up prices at a time when the industry is facing a demographic crisis and young farmers are struggling to afford to buy land."
Riyadh’s measures fail to disrupt Canadian markets
A Canadian-manufactured light-armoured vehicle is unveiled at a January, 2012, news conference at a General Dynamics facility in London, Ont.
Ford government vows basic-income pilot will receive ‘lengthy runway’ before cancellation
Ontario Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod speaks with the media after Question Period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Thursday, August 2, 2018.
Rugby Canada reorganizes centralized player pool with emphasis on 15s game
Canada's Justin Douglas, left, runs past Japan's Dai Ozawa to score during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Months after flooding, some New Brunswick homeowners are still displaced
Residents carry groceries and clothes out of canoes as floodwaters surround a home on Grand Lake in New Brunswick on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
Novak Djokovic can’t stop trying to win our affection
Cathal Kelly
Streetwise newsletter: GMP layoffs in capital markets arm, Alberta energy watchdog seeks wider powers over oil patch takeovers
File photo of the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide streets, the financial district, in Toronto.
First Muslim woman in U.S. Congress vows to take the fight to Donald Trump in Washington
Rashida Tlaib in 2008. (File Photo).
Hamilton paramedics fired amid accusations they failed to help dying Good Samaritan, union says
Yosif Al-Hasnawi, 19, was shot and killed in Hamilton last December as he tried to break up a fight, police said.
New trial ordered for Saskatchewan lovers convicted of plotting to kill their spouses
Curtis Vey arrives at court in 2016. (File Photo).
New York City votes to cap Uber, Lyft vehicle licenses
Drivers of for-hire vehicles demonstrate in support of a cap on ride-hail vehicles outside City Hall in New York, Aug. 8, 2018.
Alberta Energy Regulator seeks broader powers to review oil patch deals
A pumpjack sits decommissioned at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., in October, 2016.
Ontario adds $100-million to fight fires raging in northern part of province
There are 116 active fires, including 73 in the northwest region and 43 across the northeast part of the province. (File Photo).
Should we consider delaying full-time work until 40?
Linda Nazareth
Keep your wallet – and your sanity – intact and avoid Tesla stock
David Milstead
RioCan primed to cash in on cannabis ‘gold rush’ amid real estate portfolio shift
Marijuana plants grow at MedReleaf in Markham, Ont., on June 21, 2018. Riocan, one of Canada's largest retail landlords, is positioning itself to reap the benefits of cannabis's looming legalization in Canada.
Impact of newsprint tariffs being exaggerated by Canadian critics, U.S. mill says
A winder crewman inspects a roll of newsprint at Resolute Forest Products in Gatineau on Jan. 12, 2018. The U.S. Commerce Department levied a final duty of 9.8 per cent on Resolute last week.
Father who forgot and left baby son in car to die won’t face criminal charges
Police Line: Do Not Cross (File Photo)
Calgary man found mentally fit to stand trial on three murder charges
The scales of justice
The dangers of misusing the rhetoric of diversity to spin difficult artistic decisions
Kelly Nestruck
Globe editorial: No, Justin Trudeau shouldn’t go grovelling to Saudi Arabia
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Vancouver on Monday, August 6, 2018.
Vancouver’s Popina Canteen not a prized catch - yet
Popina Canteen on Granville Island in Vancouver.
Aug. 9: Conviction, yes. Diplomacy, not so much. Plus other letters to the editor
Manulife and Sun Life beat earnings forecasts, boosted by Asian business
One of the Manulife offices on Bloor Street East in Toronto.
Review: BlacKkKlansman milks its audience’s outrage exceedingly well
Kate Taylor
Tommy Fleetwood brings confidence, full set of clubs to PGA
Tommy Fleetwood plays a shot from a bunker during a practice round prior to the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on August 8, 2018 in St Louis. Fleetwood is one of the favourites heading into the tournament.
Evening Update: Trudeau not backing down in escalating dispute with Saudi Arabia; China to hit U.S. with $16-billion in additional tariffs
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions from the media in Montreal on August 8, 2018.
Could I sing the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Ninth and live to tell the tale?
CFLPA investigating CFL sanctions against players under ‘serious allegations’
The CFL said it will not register a contract for released players such as Teague Sherman, left, after he was charged with a criminal offence.
Canada clobbers Botswana at Women’s Softball World Championship
Canadian pitcher Sara Ann Plourde delivers from the mound against Italy during a preliminary-round match at NASPA Stadium on Day 3 of the WBSC Women's Softball World Championship on August 4, 2018 in Chiba, Japan.
Peladeau’s guilty plea in campaign funding case could bar Quebecor from bidding on public contracts
Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
My car was totaled while it was parked. Why am I the victim twice?
Pictures of my wounded RAV after it was backed into Insurance story. Photo by Anne Bayin IMG_4220.JPG
Paul Gérin-Lajoie was an architect of Quebec’s education system
Former Quebec education minister Paul Gerin-Lajoie waves as he receives the George-Emile-Lapalme award at a ceremony for Les Prix du Quebec, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in Quebec City.
Author Amor Towles presents a gentleman for uncivil times
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The Saudis deliver a sobering lesson: In diplomacy, words do matter
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions from the media in Montreal on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.
U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia for nerve agent attack in Britain
Officials in military hazardous material protective suits search for clues to the nerve agent attack. (File Photo).
Will my EpiPen work past its expiry date?
Typically, the expiration dates for most drugs are set at two or three years from the time of manufacture. EpiPens have an even shorter shelf life – about 18 months. But there’s been very little research done on how quickly – or slowly – drugs break down after the expiry date.
The close: Oil drops on China import data, weighing on equities
A currency trader walks by screens showing foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 6.
U.S. tariffs expected to reduce new farm equipment sales on Prairies
Jay Schultz operates his tractor while seeding wheat on his farm near Standard, Alberta, May 12, 2014.
Why Canadian Alberto Manguel’s surprise exit from Argentina’s national library spurred a national controversy
Argentine Canadian writer and former managing director of Argentina's National Library Alberto Manguel is photographed in Buenos Aires in April, 2017. Manguel resigned earlier this month, citing health reasons.
Virginia declares state of emergency in advance of Sunday’s first anniversary of Charlottesville violence
Multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through Charlottesville one year ago this weekend.
Review: Cielo offers a serene, existential escape to the Atacama Desert
Director Alison McAlpine's sublime non-fiction film Cielo takes the viewer to Chile's Atacama Desert.
Trudeau stands firm as dispute with Saudis intensifies
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions from the media in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
GMP Capital cuts staff amid slowing energy financings
GMP Capital Inc. is laying off roughly 10 per cent of the staff from its Canadian capital markets business amid a slowdown in the energy sector.
Dads demand more change tables in restaurant bathrooms
Toronto FC acquires young Argentine forward Lucas Janson on loan
Toronto FC's emblem.
The U.S. media’s toxic Trump romance
Konrad Yakabuski
Argentine Senate begins debate on historic abortion law
Activists in favour of the legalization of abortion demonstrate outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Aug. 8, 2018.
Review: The 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is a pony car for the ages
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt.
Review: The Crescent is a haunting tale of mourning and loss
At a remote beach house, a single mother struggles to keep her infant son safe from the influence of an otherworldly presence.
Endangered orca that sparked international rescue plan spotted in B.C. waters
This September 2015 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale (J16) swims with her calf (J50). Biologists are worried about the survival of a 4-year-old orca known as J-50, a member of a dwindling population of whales that spend time in Pacific Northwest waters.
Twenty-three large-cap U.S. tech stocks that offer safety and value
With tech stocks reporting earnings and making headlines recently, my associate Allan Meyer and I thought we would analyze U.S. information-technology (IT) companies using our investment philosophy focused on safety and value.
Oscars to create new award for popular movies, cut TV ceremony to three hours
In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
David Sedaris on death, mortality and other lighthearted ideas
David Sedaris
Why we need the WTO now more than ever
Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the World Trade Organization arrives for a general council meeting at WTO's headquarters in Geneva on July 26, 2018.
ICOs turning exclusive as wealthy investors snatch up deals
Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration.
Why saying ‘I’ and not ‘we’ matters when engaging with customers
bized-research-service00sr11.jpg Credit: iStock Cutline: A Wilfrid Laurier University study suggests that employees who correctly use personal pronouns when talking to customers can earn big gains for their company.
TMX says it has no plans for talks about Saudi Aramco IPO
A TMX Group sign is seen in Toronto.
The New York Times’ digital subscriber growth slows in second quarter; shares drop
A police officer stands guard outside The New York Times building in New York on June 28, 2018.
Ontario craft brewers say Doug Ford’s ‘buck-a-beer’ plan is unaffordable
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during the 'buck-a-beer' announcement at Barley Days brewery in Picton, Ont., on Aug. 7, 2018.
Man set for deportation dies after altercation with border officers on plane in Calgary
A Canada Border Service Agency officer is seen in Fort Erie, Ont. in this July 5, 2017, file photo.
The best offers on vehicles with the highest owner satisfaction
Chrysler Pacifica.
Why move from fashion to the interior design world?
Lara Bohinc.
Canada’s Françoise Abanda knocked out of Rogers Cup by Sloane Stephens
Francoise Abanda of Canada reacts after losing a point against Sloane Stephens during day three of the Rogers Cup at IGA Stadium on Aug. 8, 2018 in Montreal.
American tourists among six dead after collision on Alberta mountain highway
Six people have died, including two tourists from the United States, following a highway crash in Alberta’s scenic Jasper National Park.
Barrick Gold says Saudi operations likely unaffected by Canadian dispute with Saudi Arabia
Barrick Gold Corp. annual meeting on April 28, 2015. The company its copper operations in Saudi Arabia are unlikely to be affected by the political dispute between Saudi Arabia and Canada.
How Timo Bernhard smashed the Nurburgring lap record that couldn’t be broken
Timo Bernhard piloted a Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo around the Nurburgring Nordschleife in a record 5 minutes 19.55 seconds.
Review: Puzzle upends expectations of sentimental feel-good movies
Kelly Macdonald as Agnes and Irrfan Khan as Robert in Puzzle.
Canadian-led group strikes deal to save Force India team from administration
Force India's Sergio Perez drives during practice in Budapest, Hungary, on July 27, 2018.
Thursday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on August 22, 2017.
Chef Don Alfonso Iaccarino on eating and travelling around the world
Italian chef Don Alfonso Iaccarino.
Belarus detains journalists in media crackdown
The logo of independent news website Tut.by is seen on a flag, centre, in front of the office building in Minsk, Belarus Aug. 7, 2018. Investigators said they had opened a criminal case against two editors at the publication.
Yamana Gold founder Peter Marrone shifting from CEO to executive chairman
Peter Marrone, CEO of Yamana Gold Inc., photographed in 2006.
Toronto deals with flooding, underwater subway after intense rainstorm
Police officers look on as water floods King St. W. during heavy rain, stopping a streetcar in Toronto on Aug. 7, 2018.
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe retires from Canadian women’s moguls team
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Canada races during the women's moguls qualification run at the 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Calgary, Alta., on Jan. 28, 2017.
From the comments: Reader says Singh’s decision to run in B.C. by-election is ‘self-serving’ and ‘disheartening’
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh arrives for a news conference in Vancouver, on Friday July 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Close-fought races in Ohio, Kansas fuel Democratic hopes for November
U.S. Congressman Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., waves to supporters during Tuesday's election night gathering on Aug. 7, 2018 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Overland Park, Kan.
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