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British physicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell donates $3-million prize to boost diversity
Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell is donating US$3-million from a major science prize to encourage diversity in physics.
Edmonton loses receiver Derel Walker for six to eight weeks
Edmonton Eskimos receiver Derel Walker, left, makes a reception in the end zone to score a touchdown as the BC Lions' T.J. Lee watches on Aug. 9, 2018.
Building a better ladder: GICs versus corporate bonds
Getting home in Rio: How Brazilians rely on crowdsourcing to avoid gun battles on the streets
Daniel Carneiro who uses crowdsourcing apps to commute safely in Rio de Janeiro.
Producers option story of Nova Scotia wrestler Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne Johnson
Homebuilder stocks in deep slump as U.S. home sales slow
In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, photo a worker toils on a new home under construction in Denver.
At midday: Marijuana stocks lead TSX lower
Traders Gordon Charlop, left, and Edward Curran work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018.
Trump plans to sidestep limits on detaining immigrant children
In this July 26, 2018, file photo, families with young children protest the separation of immigrant families with a sit-in at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
TIFF 2018: Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz on ‘inspiring’ documentary Prosecuting Evil and his fears for the future
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz (2018). Image credit: Courtesy of TIFF
Why would a wheel dislodge from my trailer?
With Trump’s attacks on the press in mind, Canadian playwright Michael Healey to rewrite The Front Page for Stratford in 2019
Playwright Michael Healey at the Mirvish Rehearsal Hall prior to the rehearsal his new play, Proud, in Toronto on Sept. 11, 2012.
Top Trump officials scramble to deny writing New York Times ‘resistance’ column
The New York Times building is seen on September 6, 2018 in New York.
U.S. Justice Department probing Wells Fargo’s wholesale banking unit: report
A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. Feb.10, 2015.
How to keep your brain healthy and avoid cognitive fatigue
What was The New York Times thinking?
Lawrence Martin
Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan drowned after drinking: inquest
In this Jan. 27, 2008 file photo, Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan performs during the European Border Breakers awards, or EBBA awards, in Cannes, southern France.
International Criminal Court says it has jurisdiction over alleged crimes against Rohingya
Many Rohingya are seen along the road where a market is in Kutupalong camp August 27, 2018 in Kutupalong, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Thursday’s TSX breakouts: A REIT providing growth plus income, rising 19% and yielding 5.5%
Jennifer Dowty
Toxic metals tied to increased heart disease risk: study
U.S. charges North Korean in Sony hack, WannaCry attack
An exterior view of the Sony Pictures Plaza building in Culver City, Calif.
B.C. Wildfire Service says smoke still concern despite fewer blazes
The Shovel Lake wildfire burns near the Nadleh Whut'en First Nation in Fort Fraser, B.C., on Aug. 23, 2018. The fire, which grew to more than 900 square kilometres over the past month, is unlikely to grow any further.
Gunman kills three at Cincinnati bank before police kill him
Emergency personnel and police respond to reports of an active shooter situation near Fountain Square, Sept. 6, 2018, in downtown Cincinnati.
There’s a business case for accessibility legislation
TIFF 2018: How the film festival hopes to fix a broken industry, while still celebrating it
University of Manitoba faculty members investigated for sexual assault
University of Manitoba.
Canadian dollar rebounds from seven-week low on Bank of Canada comments
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
At the open: TSX gains on NAFTA deal progress
A man works in the TMX broadcast centre in Toronto, May 9, 2014.
CBS board discussing $100-million exit package with CEO Les Moonves: report
Les Moonves waves on the first day of the annual Allen and Co. media conference in Sun Valley, Id., July 8, 2015.
Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
Bestsellers: Hardcover Non-Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
Bestsellers: Paperback Non-Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
Bestsellers: Canadian Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction, Sept. 8, 2018
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Merkel accuses far-right party of stoking ethnic tension in Germany
A police water cannon stands between far right demonstrators in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, after several nationalist groups called for marches protesting the killing of a German man last week, allegedly by migrants from Syria and Iraq.
Apple’s purchase of Shazam gets EU approval
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York on Aug. 1, 2018.
‘At these levels, there’s a 70% chance of the S&P 500 being down 12 months from now’
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 31.
Oil steady as U.S. crude inventories fall, but trade tensions weigh
Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas on Aug. 22, 2018.
Electric adventures: How an e-Golf handled the Rockies
The author's Volkswagen e-Golf sits parked in front of a farmer's market in Revelstoke, B.C.
Politics Briefing: Victory for LGBTQ rights in India
An activist of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community celebrates after the Supreme Court's verdict of decriminalizing gay sex and revocation of the Section 377 law, in Bengaluru, India, September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa
U.S. unemployment benefit claims fall to near 49-year low
People wait in line to attend a technology job fair in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2017.
Review: Peppermint will make you want to spit it right back out
Jennifer Garner in Peppermint (2018). Courtesy of Elevation.
Report on Small Business Newsletter: Meet Tamara Levitt, the Toronto woman who soothes millions on the Calm app
Tamara Levitt poses for a photograph in the her studio in Toronto, on Friday, August 3, 2018. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Tainted shipping fuel sparks calls for tighter quality control
Two 30-metre-tall Rotor Sails are seen on-board the product tanker vessel Maersk Pelican at the Rotterdam port, Netherlands, Aug. 30, 2018.
Fire roaring through Northern California triples in size
A scorched logging truck rests on Interstate 5 as the Delta Fire burns in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif., near Shasta Lake on Sept. 5, 2018.
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Flowering marijuana plants are pictured during a tour of Tweed in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. C
Ford recalls two million F-150 trucks to address seatbelt fire concerns
In this Friday, March 13, 2015, file photo, a worker inspects a new aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 truck at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant, in Claycomo, Mo.
Democrats press Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh over new documents
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, laughs as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., makes closing remarks in the evening after the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Sept. 5, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Burberry to stop burning unsold goods and using real fur
The exterior of a Burberry store is seen in central London on Nov. 3, 2017.
Death toll from Japan’s Hokkaido doubles to 16: Prime Minister
Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) search for survivors from a house damaged by a landslide caused by an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan,Sept. 6, 2018.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un aims for denuclearization within Trump’s first term
In this Feb. 8, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, attends a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of its military in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Canada backs Britain after Russia denies responsibility for poisoning of ex-spy
In a two-photo image released by British authorities, Alexander Petrov, left, and Ruslan Boshirov, sought as suspects in the nerve agent attack against a former Russian spy living in England. Prosecutors accused the two men, both Russian intelligence agents, of attempted murder on Sept. 5, 2018.
Djokovic reaches 11th consecutive U.S. Open semi-final, beating Millman in three sets
Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his men's singles quarter-final match against John Millman at the 2018 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 5, 2018.
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
BMO Bank of Montreal unveiled its new logo and signage at its Toronto flagship branch.
Before the Bell: TSX, Wall Street futures waver as oil steadies, trade weighs
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
HBC reportedly seals merger of German Kaufhof brand with Karstadt chain
A warehouse of the German department store chain Karstadt is seen beside a Kaufhof warehouse in Duesseldorf on Sept. 8, 2014.
Police tranquilize bear that was roaming downtown Ottawa neighbourhood
Novartis sells U.S. assets to India’s bargain-hunting Aurobindo
Swiss drugmaker Novartis' logo is seen at the company's plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland Oct. 23, 2017.
Trump trade threats bite into German factory orders
A worker controls a tapping of a blast furnace at Europe's largest steel factory in the western German city of Duisburg in this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo.
Starbucks arrives in Italy, but it doesn’t come cheap
An employee prepares a coffee inside the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery flagship in downtown Milan, Italy, on Sept. 4, 2018.
Morning Update: Trans Mountain; NAFTA; opioid crisis; the White House ‘resistance’
ROB_TransMountain-2.JPG.jpeg. Steel pipes that were to be used in the oil pipeline construction of Kinder Morgan Canada's Trans Mountain Expansion Project at a stockpile site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, August 30, 2018. Dennis Owen/The Globe and Mail
Both sides dig in as next round of U.S. tariffs on China looms
A U.S. flag is seen during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China, in this file photo.
Thursday’s Insider Report: COO sells over $1.5-million worth of this stock
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Premarket: Global shares fall for fifth straight day, hit by trade war jitters
An investor checks stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Asian markets are mixed on fears that the U.S. would soon impose tariffs on another $200-billion of Chinese goods, as public consultations draw to a close.
Toronto housing sputters back to life as prices, sales grow in August
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property in this file photo.
India’s top court legalizes gay sex in landmark ruling
Indian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex, in Bangalore on September 6, 2018.
You should be paid for reading work e-mail on your commute
Michael Babad
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