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Cars of the ’80s, rescued from oblivion
Car lovers celebrate the 80s and 90s and its cars including this Mazda MX3 from 1994, at the Oblivion Car Show in Milton on Aug. 25, 2018.
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles central Ecuador, felt in capital
Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador.
Robert Wickens broke his neck and has spinal-cord damage, family says
Robert Wickens prepares to qualify for an IndyCar series auto race in Long Pond, Pa. Wickens underwent surgery this week on his right arm and lower extremities and tests showed the Canadian does not have injuries that have not already been detected. Wickens previously had titanium rods and screws placed in his spine to stabilize a fracture associated with a spinal cord injury suffered in a weekend crash at Pocono Raceway. IndyCar said in a statement Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, the severity of the spinal cord injury is still unknown.
Canada to formally apologize in November for turning away German Jews in 1939
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, shares a moment with Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger, left, after delivering remarks at the March of Living 30th anniversary gala in Toronto on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
With an electorate in the dark, a handful of voters could shape this fall’s B.C. municipal races, observers say
A sign directing voters to the advance voting place for a by-election at City Hall in Vancouver on Oct. 10, 2017.
NHL aims to open doors for more teams to play outdoors
Hockey fans during the NHL game at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on November 22, 2003.
Notley urges Ottawa to expedite Trans Mountain with legislative fix for marine safety
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley discusses pipeline expansion with reporters in Calgary on Sept. 6, 2018.
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Municipalities seek 40 per cent of tax revenue from legal marijuana
Marijuana products are pictured at Eden Medicinal Society in Vancouver, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2018.
Alleged torture of Ugandan pop-star MP spurs concerns over Western military aid
Ugandan politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as pop star Bobi Wine, gives a news conference in Washington on Sept. 6, 2018.
Cleveland’s baseball team removes controversial logo for series in Toronto
The move comes nine months after Cleveland announced that it would no longer use the logo starting with the 2019 season.
Ottawa, B.C. team up to fund $71-million addiction-treatment program
Judy Darcy, British Columbia's first minister of mental health and addictions speaks on an opioid crisis panel. Doctors, users and policy makers from across Canada came together for the second day of a symposium on Canada's opioid crisis in Toronto.
Asia shares worn down by trade tension, yen a safe harbour
Visitors looks at an electronic board showing the Japan's Nikkei average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2016.
Trudeau to pitch Canada’s work on development funding in bid for UN Security Council seat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a transit funding announcement in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.
RCMP holds official change of command ceremony for Commissioner Brenda Lucki
Outgoing RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, left, presents incoming RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki with the tip staff during the RCMP's official Commissioner's Change of Command ceremony at Depot Division in Regina, on September 6, 2018.
Serena Williams uses net game, easily into ninth U.S. Open final
Serena Williams returns a shot to Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 6, 2018, in New York.
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy off to great start at Aronimink
Tiger Woods hits from the 10th tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Newtown Square, Pa.
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani: Trump will not answer obstruction questions
In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress, in Portsmouth, N.H.
NDP survey asks supporters to rate Jagmeet Singh in first year as party leader
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he will run in a by-election in Burnaby South during an event in Burnaby, B.C., on Aug. 8, 2018.
Ottawa probes Huawei equipment for security threats
People walk past a Huawei sign at CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai on June 14, 2018.
Globe editorial: Russia faces deep embarrassment over U.K. poisoning case
An image taken from surveillance video and released by British authorities shows Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov at a train station in Salisbury, England, on March 3, 2018.
Ailing killer whale swimming off B.C., Washington diagnosed with parasitic worms
J50’s condition was diagnosed through fecal and breath samples.
Globe editorial: In Churchill, Man., some good news for the North
The closed rail line and Port of Churchill are shown on July 3, 2018.
Josh Donaldson’s agent denies Toronto Blue Jays extension report
Donaldson was dealt from the Blue Jays to the Indians on Aug. 31 for a player to be named.
Church of England numbers in Britain are at record low: Survey
Sarah Mullally speaks during a service to install her as the 133rd Bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral in London on May 12, 2018.
Steady Canadian stocks expected to show growth
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Struggling BC Lions juggle lineup for battle with Ottawa Redblacks
B.C. Lions' quarterback Travis Lulay, bottom right, tumbles ahead to avoid a tackle from Saskatchewan Roughriders' Samuel Eguavoen, front left, during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, on August 25, 2018.
Prime minister promised new timeline on Trans Mountain pipeline in weeks: Alberta premier
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley meet in Edmonton on September 5, 2018.
As Quebec election campaign heats up, CAQ pushes an ambitious economic agenda
Éric Girard is a former treasurer of the National Bank of Canada who has been recruited by the CAQ.
Metrolinx settles lawsuit with builders of $5.4-billion Crosstown light-rail project
The Crosstown is the largest transit project in Canada, a 19-kilometre light rail line across the city’s midtown Eglinton Avenue.
Streetwise newsletter: HEXO, Aphria stocks surge, regulators to crack down on how companies report financial results
On va visiter une usine de pot a Gatineau, qui s'appelle Hydropothecary Photo prise au 120 chemin de la rive, a Gatineau, Quebec.
20 questions with Carol Lee
Carol Lee, owner of Chinatown BBQ in Vancouver.
Index-provider overhaul to ‘change the way’ people approach portfolios
The MSCI logo is seen in this June 20, 2017 illustration photo.
On his way to the Hall of Fame, Steve Nash remembered for changing basketball forever
Some of the class of 2018 inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame, from left, Charles "Lefty" Driesell, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Dino Radja, and Charlie Scott.
Watchdogs to crack down on how companies report financial results
Canadian securities regulators look to crack down on non-GAAP reporting.
Steel makers seek removal of U.S. tariffs in NAFTA
Stored rolls of steel are moved outside the ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant in Hamilton on March 7, 2018.
From Glasgow Celtic to U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada’s Scott Arfield is ready
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard speaks with Scott Arfield.
Lise Payette, Quebec author, journalist, feminist and politician, dead at 87
Former PQ cabinet minister in the Levesque government Lise Payette at a conference at the Institut du Nouveau Monde in Laval, Que., August 15, 2015.
Eight European nations urge Syria, Iran to keep Idlib cease-fire
This picture, taken on September 6, 2018, shows a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets", walking through the wreckage of their centre which was destroyed by government forces' bombardment in the town of al-Tamana on the southern edges of the rebel-held Idlib province.
Ontario hospitals will need to find ‘efficient’ ways to operate: Christine Elliott
Christine Elliott attends Ontario Premier Doug Ford's swearing in ceremony in Toronto, June 29, 2018.
Trump slump: President’s moves put Canadian deals on ice
With the fate of the North American free-trade agreement up in the air, some Canadian executives have become reluctant to commit new money to U.S. assets.
Woman held captive, tortured and forced to work as escort: Winnipeg police
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews takes part in an announcement to reaffirm the Government of Canada's commitment to the global fight against human trafficking in Ottawa on August 30, 2011.
A decade after the 2008 crash, we’re repeating its mistakes
Doug Saunders
Those who ‘resist’ Trump from the inside continue to enable him
Konrad Yakabuski
What’s at stake for Canada in NAFTA cultural exemptions Trudeau is vowing to protect
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a news conference at the Embassy of Canada in Washington on August 31, 2018.
Ottawa funds health changes aimed at giving First Nations more control
Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, holds the sacred Eagle feather during a prayer at a public ceremony to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on the bank of the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. on June 21, 2018.
The crushing of the free press in Myanmar
Activists from several pro-democracy groups demonstrate against what they say is Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic cleansing and the sentencing of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years in jail, outside the Myanmar consulate in Hong Kong on Sept. 6, 2018.
The time has come to ban cellphones in the classroom
Gary Mason
Avoid the surprise of having to pay someone else’s taxes
Tim Cestnick
Brazil top court judge rejects motion to maintain Lula’s candidacy
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil speaks during a demonstration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 24, 2018.
What’s next for Trans Mountain?
Martha Hall Findlay
James Neal brings scoring touch, playoff experience to the Calgary Flames
Flames forward James Neal rides an exercise bike during fitness testing prior to training camp in Calgary on Sept. 5, 2018.
Trainer who worked with Larry Nassar arrested at Texas airport
In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar, a former doctor for USA Gymnastics and member of Michigan State's sports medicine staff, sits in court during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich.
Sept. 7: A very Canadian story (Hint: It involves diversity). Plus other letters to the editor
Do the men of #MeToo deserve to be forgiven?
Debra W. Soh is a Provost Dissertation Scholar and PhD. candidate in psychology, specializing in the neuroscience of sex, at York University.
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and website Infowars
Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and talk show host, talks to reporters as the leaders of Twitter and Facebook testify at a hearing nearby, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Sept. 5, 2018.
Front-running Colorado Rockies chasing first NL West title
Trevor Story of the Colorado Rockies hits his third homer of the day during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 5, 2018, at Coors Field in Denver.
Man accused of stabbing teen says he hears voices ‘every hour of the day’
This photo from the RCMP's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team's Twitter feed shows Gabriel Klein taken just hours prior to the Abbotsford Senior Secondary attack.
Morgan Rielly says Maple Leafs captaincy question not a topic among the players
Morgan Rielly says the Leafs don't discuss among themselves who the next captain of the team will be.
Evening Update: Freeland, Lighthizer resume NAFTA talks; Hollywood star Burt Reynolds dies at 82
Actor Burt Reynolds is photographed in Toronto, Ont. Sept. 10, 2007.
Higher rates and rising corporate debt are on a collision course
Corporate bond issuance around the world, including in Canada, has more than doubled over the past decade, according to a report in June from McKinsey Global Institute.
Cops search for at least one armed suspect in St. Catharines, Ont., several wounded
Niagara Regional Police respond to a shooting near Church Street and Niagara Street in St. Catharines Ont., September 6, 2018.
Redrawing of Nova Scotia’s electoral map focuses on Acadian and black voters
Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor Arthur LeBlanc delivers the speech from the throne at the legislature in Halifax on Sept. 21, 2017.
The close: TSX falls as marijuana, energy stocks hit
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
How the awfulness of seventh grade makes us good little consumers
Rob Carrick
Police looking for evidence Calgary girl physically abused before death
Ivy Wick is shown in a Calgary Police Service handout photo.
U.S. refinery maintenance expected to weigh on Canadian heavy crude prices
A dump truck works near an oil sands extraction facility near Fort McMurray, Alta.
Review: The Nun finds few scares
Taissa Farmiga, centre, stars as Sister Irene in The Nun.
Senators’ top pick Brady Tkachuk eyes spot on NHL roster
Brady Tkachuk poses after being selected fourth overall by the Ottawa Senators during the first round of the NHL Draft on June 22, 2018, in Dallas, Texas.
Oscars backtrack on plan for a popular film award this year
The 91st annual Oscars will be held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles.
Airbus-Canada partnership can build a bright future off a storied past
Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders.
I’m a teacher, but I’m worried my son won’t get the education he needs
Brazil far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in serious condition after stabbing
Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro gestures after being stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, in southern Brazil, on September 6, 2018.
NHL not changing marijuana policy with Canada set for legalization: deputy commissioner
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly speaks during a news conference in Winnipeg on Oct. 23, 2016.
TIFF 2018: Riding the changing, experimental tides of Wavelengths
Production still from Dead Souls.
Sexual-assault trial of former Maple Leafs player Tiger Williams set for June
Former Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Dave ‘Tiger’ Williams arrives with other ex-NHLers to visit troops at the base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2007.
Elon Musk, Tesla sought to ‘burn’ short-sellers, lawsuit alleges
A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles.
Liberals plan to increase frequency of judicial appointments amid backlogs
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould appears at the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee on Bill C-51 in Ottawa on June 20, 2018.
Transcontinental’s quarterly profit plunges due to costs tied to acquisition, divestitures
A Transcontinental sign is pictured at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal on March 11, 2014.
Hollywood star Burt Reynolds, known for such films as Deliverance and Smokey and the Bandit, dies at 82
FILE PHOTO: Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds poses for a portrait during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in central London, Britain December 3, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
Stampeders’ star receiver Kamar Jorden out for the season
Calgary Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden runs with the ball during a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Aug. 25, 2018.
Multimedia project Opioid Chapters highlights stories behind opioid statistics
Michael Strange, who injured his back, has found opioids to be the only treatment that provides relief. The photos were taken by Dr. Seema Marwaha, a physician and member of the editorial board of Healthy Debate.
Digital records mean ancient northwest coast Indigenous art ’survives’ blaze at Brazil museum
Large fire at the National Museum of Quinta da Boa Vista held at Quinta da Boa Vista in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 2, 2018.
Economy can tolerate higher interest rates, Bank of Canada’s Wilkins says
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, June 7, 2018.
Readers are right to expect transparency for opinion writer
Sylvia Stead
Postmedia threatens to lock out Ottawa Citizen, Sun staff if offer rejected
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018.
‘Not me,’ says Lighthizer as Freeland, NAFTA negotiators grind forward
Candian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to journalists outside the U.S. Trade Representative's office in Washington, U.S., Aug. 28, 2018.
B.C. getting $71.1-million to increase access to treatment for substance abuse
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen.
Whitecaps hope addition of Marvin Emnes boosts offence
Falls session of Nova Scotia government promises new traffic laws to improve safety
TIFF 2018: Drake appearance cancelled ahead of Monsters and Men premiere
Rapper Drake attends day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2018 in London, England.
TSX earnings scorecard: How second-quarter results have fared
FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014. Canada's main stock index was little changed on Monday as weakness in financial and energy shares offset gains in the materials sector. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Pot stocks are dangerously frothy, a REIT breaking out, and why a $620-million fund manager is nervous about the TSX
FILE - In this Thursday, July 12, 2018 file photo, a newly-transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in pots at a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Massachusetts. In a report released on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, researchers at UC San Diego detected marijuana's mind-altering ingredients in breast milk of nursing mothers, raising doctors' concerns amid evidence that increasing numbers of U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and afterward. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Amid increased demand, Canadian backpack makers look to expand
Backpacks are displayed at Herschel Supply Co.'s new flagship store in Vancouver on June 11, 2018.
Couche-Tard stays optimistic about loyalty program despite drop in same-store sales
A man passes by a Couche Tard convenience store in Montreal.
The broad strokes of adding variety to an investment portfolio through art
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Argentina’s peso climbs as IMF aims for quick conclusion to deal talks
A child holds a five Argentine Peso bill as she is carried by a woman during a protest against the government’s economic measures in Buenos Aires on Sept. 6, 2018.
Our most irrational financial habit? Cheaping out on retirement saving
Rob Carrick
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