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Astros handle Max Scherzer-less Nationals, one win away from taking World Series
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, left, and right fielder George Springer celebrate after their teams win against the Washington Nationals in Game 5 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Washington. The Astros won 7-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
Hong Kong enters recession as protests show no sign of relenting
A man runs among tear gas during a protest in Hong Kong, China, on Oct. 27, 2019.
World Series fans in Washington greet Trump with boos, impeachment chants
President Donald Trump, third from right, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, second from left, and Republican lawmakers, reacts as the stadium boos when he is shown on the jumbo screen during a Salute to the Military during Game 5 of a baseball World Series game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Also Pictured are Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, center, and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., right.
Nick Paul scores twice, Senators beat Sharks 5-2
Ottawa Senators left wing Nick Paul (13) skates away from San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell (30) after scoring a goal during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Sunday, October 27, 2019.
Antoinette Nwandu’s incendiary play about poor young black men will not die in the shadows
Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu (5) - Photo of Kaleb Alexander and Mazin Elsadig by Cesar Ghisilieri.jpg
Tiger Woods wins Zozo Championship in Japan, ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour victories
Tiger Woods poses with his trophy after winning the Zozo Championship in Japan on Monday.
Burnaby finalizes plan to overhaul Metropolis mall into walkable city centre
Bart Frymel sent us this shot looking from Burnaby's Metrotown across East Vancouver and Grouse Mountain, taken in December 2008.
Liverpool beats Tottenham to restore six-point lead at top of EPL while Arsenal falls further back
Mohamed Salah, right, celebrates with fellow Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson after scoring the game-winning penalty against Tottenham on Sunday.
On a remote New Brunswick island, a mail battle brews with U.S. over cannabis
Darlene Howlett stands in front of an information centre at Mulholland Point Lighthouse on New Brunswick's Campobello island.
How Trudeau can win back Canada’s West
John Ibbitson
Three million people affected by planned power blackouts as California battles wildfires
The Kincade Fire burns a structure in Windsor, Calif., on Sunday.
Most victims found in trailer truck believed to come from Vietnamese areas with high rates of human smuggling
A relative lights an incense stick infront of a portrait of Bui Thi Nhung, who is feared to be among the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, inside her house in Vietnam's Nghe An province on October 26, 2019. - A photo of her missing daughter Bui Thi Nhung, an offering of fruit and a bouquet of flowers -- a makeshift shrine laid by a desperate mother in a remote Vietnamese town many fear was home to some of the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain. More than 20 Vietnamese are feared to be among the bodies found in a refrigerated trailer in an industrial park in Essex east of London on October 23. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta budget reminiscent of Ralph Klein’s ‘miracle on the Prairie’
Kelly Cryderman
Ash Barty, Naomi Osaka open WTA Finals with victories; Bianca Andreescu to play first match Monday
No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia plays a forehand against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on the opening day of the WTA Finals on Sunday.
Panthers score three times in two minutes, hand Edmonton Oilers first home loss this season
The Florida Panthers celebrate a second-period goal by forward Noel Acciari against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
Yukon to place limits on solitary confinement that would be strictest in Canada
A solitary confinement cell is shown in a handout photo from the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- Office of the Correctional Investigator MANDATORY CREDIT
John Conyers, longest-serving African-American member of Congress, dies at age 90
John Conyers. (File Photo).
Future of Toronto’s child-care funding still uncertain even after latest provincial climbdown
Grandparent stepping in to help with childcare
Doug Ford government pledges to be on better behaviour as Ontario legislature resumes after five-month break
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been criticized for, among other things, the number of standing ovations his MPPs are forced to give him. (File Photo).
Support workers strike Monday to close 18 schools in Saanich, B.C.
(File Photo). Story details: StatsCan is releasing numbers about the declining number of native aboriginal speakers. Our story will focus on some native groups who are bucking that trend and reintroducing aboriginal languages to their communities. The LçU, WELNEW Tribal School in Brentwood Bay (10 mins from Victoria) integrates the native Saanich native language into many of its classes.
As election pressure ratchets up in Britain, EU countries meet to consider Brexit delay
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (File Photo).
Protesters against Quebec’s secularism law say they’re not giving up
Community leaders representing diverse interests highlighted what they described as Bill 21’s discriminatory aspects during the rainy demonstration on Sunday.
New designation expected to bring more certified financial-planning services to average Canadians
One financial planner advises clients to live under their means, and spend less than they can afford.
Alberta nears deal to unload crude-by-rail contracts to private sector
Crude oil, and other petroleum products, is transported in rail tanker cars on a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) train near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Larry MacDougal
Jozy Altidore working his way back to health but still questionable for TFC’s Eastern Final game on Wednesday
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore and Columbus Crew SC defender Jonathan Mensah collide during an MLS game earlier this month.
Ground-breaking Canadian black lawyer Abraham Beverley Walker to be honoured finally in New Brunswick
Abraham Beverley Walker, shown in a handout photo, was the first Canadian-born black lawyer.
Girl, 14, stabbed to death at Halloween party in Winnipeg, police say
Real Matters shares triple on U.S. mortgage market strength, shaking off post-IPO slump
Real estate information provider Real Matters Corp. is nearing an acquisition valued at roughly $100-million (U.S.), according to sources familiar with the matter.
Police say woman seriously hurt in shooting near Vancouver homeless camp
The Vancouver Police Department has warned of a significant increase in weapons, violence and calls for service at the homeless campsite as gangs compete for territory in the park. (File Photo).
Electric cars and fewer fish: Pattison’s empire faces up to climate change
Businessman and philanthropist Jim Pattison speaks during a Canada's Walk of Fame ceremony honouring him, in Vancouver, on Friday February 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The problem with long, boring World Series games is simple: Money. Money. Money.
Cathal Kelly
Toronto tech company Dye & Durham lays the groundwork for another IPO attempt, sources say
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on Friday June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
A levy on consumption makes for more efficient taxation
File Number: 2827814 canadian dollar and computer keys, concept of tax Credit: Feng Yu / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
Springboks complete amazing two-year turnaround with victory over Wales in Rugby World Cup semi-final
Damian de Allende of South Africa celebrates with teammate Willie Le Roux following their team's victory in the Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales on Sunday.
Even in announcing death of al-Baghdadi, Trump resorts to lies and misstatements
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Sunday.
Bank of Canada expected to hold line on interest rates again, but how long can it keep diverging from rest of world?
The post-announcement press conference with bank Governor Stephen Poloz may help investors gauge how much longer the Bank of Canada can resist the global momentum toward lower rates.
Alberta’s pot retailers take the lead on sector competition, pricing
NOVA Cannabis, 8015 104 St. In Edmonton, Alta. on April 4, 2019. (Photo by Ryan Jackson for The Globe and Mail)
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane sends written apology to Sports Illustrated reporter
In this May 16, 2011 file photo, Jim Crane speaks during a news conference, in Houston. Major League Baseball agreed to the pending sale of the Houston Astros to businessman Jim Crane only after he agreed to move the team to the American League, the AP is told.
Argentina’s Peronists sweep back into power as conservative president Macri ousted
Supporters of presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez react, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Pablo Stefanec NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi leaves a legacy of terror
An aerial view taken on on October 27, 2019 shows the site that was hit by helicopter gunfire which reportedly killed nine people near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha in the Idlib province along the border with Turkey, where "groups linked to the Islamic State (IS) group" were present, according to a Britain-based war monitor with sources inside Syria. - The helicopters targeted a home and a car on the outskirts of Barisha, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, after US media said IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to be dead following a US military raid in the same province. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said the helicopters likely belonged to the US-led military coalition that has been fighting the extremist group in Syria. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
65,000 years of cultural history made present through Spirit by Australia’s Bangarra Dance Theatre
2. Image of Bangarra Dance Theatre courtesy of the artists
Five bears feasting on garbage in B.C. neighbourhood are euthanized
A grizzly bear is seen fishing along a river in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park near Bella Coola, B.C. Friday, Sept 10, 2010. The bears are out and about in Banff National Park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Tiger Woods 3-strokes ahead at Zozo Championship
Tiger Woods tees off the 9th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship, a PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2019, in this photo released by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT.
Shooter escapes after killing two, injuring 12 others at college party in Texas
Halloween masks litter the ground amongst signs of chaos at the scene where a deadly shooting in Greenville, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. A gunman opened fire at an off-campus Texas A&M University-Commerce party, which left over a dozen injured before he escaped in the ensuing chaos, a sheriff said Sunday. (Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, former premier Alison Redford willing to help Trudeau bridge east-west divide
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, meets with the Mayor of Calgary, Naheed Nenshi, at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference, Friday, May 31, 2019 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
French luxury group LVMH said to have offered to buy U.S jeweller Tiffany
People walk past the headquarters of luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co on 5th Avenue in Manhattan on October 27, 2019 in New York City. - LVMH, the French owner of Louis Vuitton, is exploring a takeover of Tiffany & Co to expand in the US jewelry market, according to reports. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
Australian serial killer Ivan Milat dies in prison at 74
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1997, file photo, Ivan Milat smiles in a police car after attending a court in Sydney, Australia. Milat, whose grisly serial killings of young backpackers horrified Australians in the early '90s, died in a Sydney prison on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, prison authorities said. He was 74. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Brazil hopes to have Boeing 737 Max planes back in service this year, sooner than U.S. carriers
FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo a worker walks past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for Oman Air at Boeing's assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. reports financial earns on Wednesday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Flood warning in effect in Toronto area after heavy rains Saturday
A woman and child make their way through Trinity Bellwoods in Toronto during a thunderstorm on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Much of southern Ontario was under severe thunderstorm watches and warnings on Wednesday afternoon and electrical utility Hydro One said about 47,000 customers were without power, many due to storm-related outages. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Business leaders warn of glaring campaign omission: lack of economic game plans
Jim Balsillie, Council of Canadian Innovators, arrives to appear as a witness at a Commons privacy and ethics committee in Ottawa on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Business leaders want Canada's newly elected lawmakers to shift their attention to the economy following an election campaign that they say sorely lacked a critical conversation: how to secure the country's future prosperity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Recession-resistant portfolio, how to prepare for market shocks and interest rate announcements: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
City of Toronto program helps homeowners create pollinator gardens
Mike Perozak stands outside his home in Toronto on Friday, October 25, 2019. While most homeowners are raking autumn leaves, Perozak is helping his neighbours in downtown Toronto prepare their gardens to welcome guests in the spring.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
California declares state of emergency over wildfires, winds
The Soda Rock Winery burns during the Kincade fire as flames race through Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019. - Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in "potentially historic fire" conditions, authorities said October 27, as tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and sweeping power cuts began in the US state. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Mozambique’s President and ruling party get overwhelming win
Mozambican ruling Party FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front) Presidential Candidate and Incumbent Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi gestures as he delivers a speech during his party's last Mozambican General Election campaign rally on October 12, 2019 in Matola, Mozambique. - Mozambique general elections will take place on October 15, 2019. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Large anti-government procession heads to Pakistan’s capital
Supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party display a huge Pakistani flag while they gather to start an anti-government march, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Thousands of supporters of the ultra-religious party are gathering in Karachi to start a large anti-government march on Pakistan's capital farther north. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
EU, Germany welcome ‘continuity’ on climate change with Liberal minority win
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday October 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Vancouver’s only cemetery looks to add more bodies to single grave in sustainability move
A man walks through Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, on Wednesday October 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Islamic State leader dies in U.S. raid on Syrian compound, Trump says
FILE PHOTO: A bearded man with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's appearance speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019. Islamic State Group/Al Furqan Media Network/Reuters TV via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THE AUTHENTICITY AND DATE OF THE RECORDING COULD NOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY REUTERS/File Photo
Planned event with Meghan Murphy reignites debate about libraries’ role as forum for free speech
A man is illuminated by a beam of light from the windows at the top of the Toronto Reference Library, Friday, October 4, 2019. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Renewable power developers discover more energy sources make better projects
A wind turbine is seen in this file photo.
Can domestic robots end the gender imbalance in housework?
Robot chef preparing meal frying pan, electronic stove oven. Creative design toys, automation robotic future smart home concept. Violet wall blue floor background.
How do we bridge Canada’s divides? MPs should take a trip across the country
In the golden glow of the morning sun migrant worker their way into a chilly cranberry bog at Maybog farms in Richmond, B.C. November 3, 2013 during the last few days of the is years cranberry harvest. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Elton John postpones U.S concert after husband David Furnish’s mother dies
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR BLACK INK - Sir Elton John performs at Paramount Pictures' Rocketman: Live in Concert presented by Black Ink at the Greek Theater on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for Black Ink/AP Images)
It’s a knockout, again, for Wales at the Rugby World Cup
Wales' Ross Moriarty reacts after the Rugby World Cup semifinal at International Yokohama Stadium between Wales and South Africa in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. South Africa won 19-16. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Jose Urquidy, Alex Bregman lead Houston Astros over Washington Nationals 8-1 to tie World Series 2-2
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 26: Jose Urquidy #65 of the Houston Astros delivers the pitch against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning in Game Four of the 2019 World Series at Nationals Park on October 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Body of male found in Calgary apartment unit gutted by fire
France wants clarity from U.K. before considering Brexit deadline extension
French Junior Minister for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin leaves the Elysee presidential palace following the weekly cabinet meeting, on October 9, 2019 in Paris. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Tens of thousands march in Barcelona urging Spanish unity
Demonstrators hold a banner reading "together we are stronger, for a Spain without fractures" during a demonstration called by the anti-separatists organisation "Societat Civil Catalana" (Catalan Civil Society, SCC), in Barcelona, on October 27, 2019. - Catalans who want to remain part of Spain took part in a massive counter-demonstration on October 27, 2019 to raise the voice of the region's so-called "silent majority". Catalonia has been gripped by unrest since the October 14 Supreme Court verdict which unleashed a wave of protest. The crisis began two years ago when the region staged a banned referendum on October 1 that was marred by police violence, then issued a short-lived declaration of independence, trigging Spain's worst political crisis in decades. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally
HONG KONG, CHINA - OCTOBER 27: Riot police stand guard on a street outside of Chung King Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui district on October 27, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong stretched into its fifth month as the controversial extradition bill was officially withdrawn on Wednesday while protesters continue to call for Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam to meet their remaining demands, which includes an independent inquiry into police brutality, the retraction of the word "riot" to describe the rallies, and genuine universal suffrage. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
The power of positive thinking? Scientists use placebos to learn more
Alex Hutchinson
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the moral rot of pseudo-events
Promotional sign at Canter’s Deli for the “Maisel sandwich” in Los Angeles, California, December, 2018
Houston Astros’ Jose Urquidy went from nobody to somebody, in a championship that is no longer an underdog story
Cathal Kelly
Your lookahead horoscope: October 27
Scorpio.
Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces
FILE PHOTO: A bearded man with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's appearance speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019. Islamic State Group/Al Furqan Media Network/Reuters TV via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THE AUTHENTICITY AND DATE OF THE RECORDING COULD NOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY REUTERS/File Photo
Multi-talented amateur athlete Pat Lawson excelled in an incredible range of sports
Saskatchewan multi-sport athlete and coach Pat Lawson, c. 1955.
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