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Hazardous Sydney smoke turns up heat in Australia’s climate politics
Thick smoke from wildfires shroud the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Hot dry conditions have brought an early start to the fire season. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Multiple fatalities after plane crashes on Gabriola Island off B.C. coast
The RCMP hs charged one of its own with several offences under Canada's official secrets law. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. The national police force says Cameron Ortis was charged under three sections of the Security of Information Act along with two Criminal Code offences. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario government criticized for change to compensation for sexual-violence victims
Allison Wood at her studio location in Toronto on Nov. 23, 2019.
Vancouver Park Board grants injunction to clear out Oppenheimer encampment
A woman walks past tents being lived in by homeless people at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, on Monday October 28, 2019. Vancouver's park board says it will not agree to clearing out a homeless camp in a Downtown Eastside park until the mayor proves there is a plan to house everyone who is currently living there. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Kenney says Trudeau ‘seemed responsive’ as he awaits action on Alberta’s demands
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadiens fight back for impressive win over Penguins
Canadiens fight back for impressive win over Penguins
Alberta school lesson on oil sands prompts threats from parents amid sensitivity over industry’s image
Mining operations at the Kearl Oil Sands project, belonging to Imperial Oil Ltd. (parent company Exxon Mobil), near Fort McMurray, Alta.. on June 13, 2017.
Pressure mounts for inquest into suicide death of First Nations teen
Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, delivers remarks at the Assembly of First Nations' Annual General Assembly in Fredericton, N.B., on July 24, 2019. The federal government is appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling ordering Ottawa to pay $2 billion in compensation to First Nations children and their families who were separated by a chronically underfunded child-welfare system. The government on Friday officially asked the Federal Court to review of the tribunal's September ruling. In that decision, the tribunal said the federal government "wilfully and recklessly" discriminated against Indigenous children living on-reserve by not properly funding child and family services. The result was a mass removal of Indigenous children from their parents for years in a system Indigenous leaders say had more First Nations kids living in foster care than at the height of the residential-schools era. In a statement, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan said the government agrees with many of the tribunal's findings, including the recognition of discrimination and mistreatment, as well as that compensation "should be part of the healing process for those who have experienced significant wrongs." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Canadians could be buying clothing made from coerced Uyghur labour in Xinjiang, expert warns
This photo taken on Oct. 14, 2018, shows farmers picking cotton in a field in Hami in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Vancouver’s oldest political party, the Non-Partisan Association, splinters
Vancouver City Hall with LED lighting scheme. For Lederman story
Harbour Air completes first full-fledged flight of its DHC-2 electric float plane
Harbour Air pilot and CEO Greg McDougall flies the world's first all-electric, zero-emission commercial aircraft during a test flight in a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Dec. 10, 2019.
The new, new NAFTA is good for Canada, and it just got better
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland gestures next to Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Kawhi Leonard left a lasting imprint on Raptors fans – in more ways than one
Kawhi Leonard left a lasting imprint on Raptors fans – in more ways than one
The fate of luggage company Away’s CEO reveals the risk of pushing employees too hard
Carine Lacroix is Founder and CEO of Reneshone, a Toronto-based HR company specializing in optimizing the talent journey for growing and established businesses.
Bianca Andreescu says knee injury progressing, on-court training to begin next week
Bianca Andreescu speaks to reporters during a media availability in Toronto, on Dec. 10, 2019.
The two faces of Washington: Victorious on trade and preparing for battle on impeachment
David Shribman
As Britain’s election tightens, Brexit saga upends traditional ties to parties in key ridings
UK General Election 2019 - Conservative - Labour marginal in Grimsby, UK. Dilapidated dockland areas.
Toronto Raptors fans still grateful to Kawhi Leonard
Toronto Raptors fans still grateful to Kawhi Leonard
Chevron to take $11-billion charge as it looks to sell stake in LNG project in B.C.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello
On and off the court, Kawhi Leonard had a memorable season in Toronto
On and off the court, Kawhi Leonard had a memorable season in Toronto
RJ Barrett was warned about life in the NBA, but nobody can prepare for the New York Knicks
RJ Barrett was warned about life in the NBA, but nobody can prepare for the New York Knicks
After much back and forth, USMCA relief is here at last
Campbell Clark
Canadian rugby women will play France, Spain and Brazil at Cape Town Sevens
Canadian rugby women will play France, Spain and Brazil at Cape Town Sevens
Opposition parties vote to create China committee, handing Liberals first defeat of minority Parliament
Snow clings to the iron gates outside Parliament Hill, the day after the first significant snowfall in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Hudson’s Bay investor Ortelius Advisors plans to vote against take-private deal
Hudson’s Bay investor Ortelius Advisors plans to vote against take-private deal
Eye on innovation: Grobo home-growing cabinet
Grobo automated growing cabinet.
Cheers: How to have a very British TV Christmas
John Doyle
New Brunswick, and the rest of Canada, should fully privatize cannabis sales
Rita Trichur
U.S. tax-filing requirements that Americans living in Canada should know
The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa is shown on Nov. 4, 2011.
Michael Bloomberg hands UN climate envoy role to Canada’s Mark Carney at Madrid summit and jabs Trump
MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 10: Governor of the Bank of England (BOE) Mark Carney speaks during a conference at the COP25 Climate Summit on December 10, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. The COP25 conference brings together world leaders, climate activists, NGOs, indigenous people and others for two weeks in an effort to focus global policy makers on concrete steps for heading off a further rise in global temperatures. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Finally, the cost of getting a reverse mortgage in Canada is getting cheaper
Robert McLister
Gayle Garlock’s love of reading led to his own tome about Canada’s book trade
Gayle Garlock.
The best reads from Canada’s small publishers this year
Lydia Kwa The Walking Boy
Enbridge raises dividend, chief executive still has reservations about Bill C-69
Enbridge president and CEO Al Monaco, right, addresses the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 8, 2019.
Streetwise newsletter: OSFI requires Canadian banks to increase capital reserves as a buffer for bad times
Bank towers in Toronto's Financial Disirict at Bay St.and King St. West, are photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
Fund aims at giving retail investors a piece of the merger arbitrage action
Transportation regulator determines WestJet would remain Canadian after Onex deal
The head of Flair Airlines says he is alerting Canada's competition watchdog to possible pressure tactics by WestJet Airlines Ltd. to disrupt services at the upstart carrier. A WestJet plane takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver on Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Porsche’s Taycan 4S is an electric sports car well-suited to the most wicked weather whims
2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S
Eight energy stocks riding the shift in demand to natural gas
Transcontinental’s fight to save the lowly, but lucrative, advertising flyer
Konrad Yakabuski
Desjardins expands identity-protection program after revealing additional 1.8 million people had information stolen
Desjardins Group president and CEO Guy Cormier speaks during a news conference in Montreal, on Nov. 1, 2019.
Montrealer who allegedly glorified Polytechnique gunman appears in court
Former student Richard Gregoire places fourteen roses at the school's memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students Friday, December 6, 2019 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Huawei expanding research in Canada, though questions remain about telecom company’s intent
The Huawei logo is pictured outside a research facility in Ottawa, on Dec. 6, 2018.
Bebawi’s defence argues that millions in accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses
Former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Sami Bebawi leaves a courtroom in Montreal on Feb. 15, 2019.
Family of Laura Babcock, murdered in 2012, receives death certificate for daughter
Clayton Babcock, right, stands next to his wife Linda as he reads a prepared statement outside court in Toronto on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman and burning her body have been found guilty of first-degree murder. Dellen Millard and Mark Smich had pleaded not guilty to the charges related to the death of 23-year-old Laura Babcock, whose body has not been found. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Liberals’ ‘middle class tax cut’ is not a tax cut at all
Andrew Coyne
Marketing LNG as a climate saviour at Madrid summit isn’t going to work
Eric Reguly
Meng Wanzhou wins right to more documents involving arrest at Vancouver airport
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is out on bail and remains under partial house arrest after she was detained last year at the behest of American authorities, leaves B.C. Supreme Court during a lunch break from a hearing, in Vancouver, on Oct. 3, 2019.
Evening Update: U.S. reaches deal with Canada, Mexico on revised trade pact; two articles of impeachment unveiled against Trump
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
The Globe’s annual pet gift guide – modelled by ridiculously cute dogs, cats (and guinea pigs, too)
Alberta eyes more operating rooms, contracts with private clinics for surgeries
Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health is sworn into office, in Edmonton on April 30, 2019.
The everyday items you should always pack when travelling
Travelers walk through the terminal at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Nov. 27, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Céline Dion proves she is the consummate performer at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour show called Courage on Sept. 18, 2019 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.
Hootsuite overhauls entire executive team
Ryan Holmes, founder and CEO of Hootsuite, speaks to an employee, in Toronto, on Sept., 25, 2019.
New Brunswick government tables 2020-21 capital budget in legislature
New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves delivers the provincial budget in the Legislature, in Fredericton, N.B., on March 19, 2019.
Canadians flock to fixed income ETFs in ‘flight to safety’ amid economic worries
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Islamists attack Somali hotel, police say two militants killed
More than 300 Saudi military aviation students grounded in U.S. after naval base shooting
Traffic on and off base is restricted after a member of the Saudi Air Force visiting the United States for military training was the suspect in a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2019.
Peloton tumbles after short seller warns of competition
The Peloton logo is displayed on the company's stationary bicycle, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 in New York.
Trump’s Dec. 15 China tariffs threaten a long list of Christmas favorites
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Never mind all that Trudeau-Trump feuding: There’s finally trade peace in our time
Lawrence Martin
Growing up biracial in a small Canadian town is not easy
Should we repair more of our stuff instead of throwing it out?
Rob Carrick
Air Canada urged to resolve system woes ahead of holiday travel: transport minister
Transport Minister Marc Garneau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday March 13, 2019. Montreal's Mirabel airport does not have enough space to expand its flagship air cargo business. On Tuesday, the federal government and local airport authority sought to change that, announcing $107 million in funding to boost the airport's capacity for goods-handling and infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Provincial audit, review of Calgary school board moving forward despite reversal on teacher layoffs
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is seen in an April 30, 2019, file photo. A spokesman for LaGrange says the government is pleased the board is considering rescinding 317 layoff notices that were sent out last month.
Six killed in New Jersey shooting, including an officer
Police officers arrive at the scene following reports of gunfire, in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 10, 2019.
Kylie Masse named top Canadian female swimmer for third consecutive year
Kylie Masse poses during the medal ceremony after the women's 100-metre backstroke final on day three of the 2019 FINA World Championships at Nambu International Aquatics Centre on July 23, 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Zimbabwe is on the brink of starvation. The government is making the problem worse
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Russia’s Sergey Lavrov calls on U.S. to publish bilateral communications over 2016 election
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leave the stage at the conclusion of a joint news conference at the U.S. State Department, in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10, 2019.
Iran’s foreign ministry issues travel advisory for citizens not to visit the U.S.
In this file photo taken on July 14, 2015, a staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage at the Austria International Centre, in Vienna.
Crews still battling fire from crude-oil train derailment in Saskatchewan
Smoke billows from the wreckage of a derailed Canadian Pacific Railway train, near Guernsey, Sask., on Dec. 9, 2019.
Daniels partners with charity to create assisted-living apartment in Regent Park
Daniels Artworks Tower, Toronto.
U.S. must fix relations with China to revive international efforts to combat climate change, Bloomberg says
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a conference during the COP25 Climate Summit, in Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 10, 2019.
HBC’s results provide support to both sides in takeover battle
Pedestrians outside the Hudsons Bay Company flagship store in Toronto on November 19, 2019. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for the Globe and Mail
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Israeli lawmakers table bill to dissolve parliament, trigger another election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, Dec. 8, 2019.
Art and Rivalry links the personal trials and professional successes of artists Mary and Christopher Pratt
Artist Christopher Pratt is photographed at the Mira Godard Gallery in Toronto Sep 20, 2013 with his piece 'Spring Coming over Trout River Pond'. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Federal taxpayers’ ombudsman launches review of the Canada Child Benefit
Federal taxpayers' ombudsman Sherra Profit holds a news conference at the National Press Theatre, in Ottawa, on June 5, 2017.
Politics Briefing: U.S. Democrats herald trade deal and impeachment
House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other members of the House announce the completion of the USMCA trade agreement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. The decision to proceed with the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement came after Democrats said they secured concessions from the White House to strengthen provisions in a trade pact that governs commerce across North America. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
U.S. reaches deal with Canada, Mexico on revised USMCA trade pact
Mexico's President looks on as Chrystia Freeland, the Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sign documents during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico on Dec. 10, 2019.
Ukraine, Russia hope for progress after peace talks in Paris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a news conference at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on Dec. 9, 2019.
Former Saudi diplomat in Turkey barred from entering U.S. over Khashoggi killing
A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in an Oct. 22, 2018, file photo.
Bill Belichick denies involvement with filming of Bengals sideline by Patriots’ video team
Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 8, 2019 in Foxborough, Mass.
Putin blames ‘political considerations’ for Russia’s Olympic ban
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference after a Normandy-format summit in Paris, France on Dec. 9, 2019.
U.S. labour-cost growth slashed; productivity weak
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: A now hiring sign is posted in the window of a CVS store on June 07, 2019 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by the U.S. Labor Department, The U.S. economy added 75,000 jobs in May compared to the 224,000 jobs that were added in April. The unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, a five decade low.(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Twentieth Century is a bizarrely beautiful biopic of William Lyon Mackenzie King that you’ll never forget
The Twentieth Century is a bizarrely beautiful biopic of William Lyon Mackenzie King that you’ll never forget
Report suggests McDonald’s could sell more than 250 million Beyond Meat burgers in U.S. each year
FILE PHOTO: A sign promoting McDonald's "PLT" burger with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty at one of 28 test restaurant locations in London, Ontario, Canada October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Moe Doiron
Case of Toronto officer who arrested, released McArthur put over to January
Paul Gauthier works at Toronto Police headquarters, in a February, 2011, file photo.
Boeing deliveries have fallen by half through first 11 months of 2019
FILE PHOTO: An engine of Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo
Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year
The word 'they' is displayed on a computer screen, in New York, on Dec. 6, 2019.
French workers take pension fight back to the street
A protester faces off with riot police during a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform plans, in Paris, on Dec. 10, 2019.
Jim Montgomery fired by Dallas Stars for unprofessional conduct
Then-Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery speaks during a press conference at American Airlines Center in Dallas on May 4, 2018.
Canada’s privacy commissioner says ‘urgent need’ for laws to make privacy a human right
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, December 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ryanair says it may not receive new 737 Max jets until mid-2020 due to delays in European testing
FILE PHOTO: A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane takes off at the Riga International Airport, Latvia March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Russian court jails 11 people for 2017 Saint Petersburg metro bombing
Eleven people accused of involvement in the Saint Petersburg metro bombing are seen inside a defendants' cage during a sentencing hearing at a court in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 10, 2019.
A province-by-province look at how to keep taxes low after you fill your TFSA and RRSP
Exxon prevails in New York climate-change fraud lawsuit
A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 24, 2018.
Sanna Marin takes office in Finland as world’s youngest serving PM
Sanna Marin speaks to the media after she was elected as the new prime minister of Finland, in Helsinki, on Dec. 10, 2019.
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency flags bank drafts in shady casino dealings
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency is warning casinos to carefully eye customers who pay for their gaming with bank drafts – the latest method of choice for criminals trying to disguise dirty money.
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