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Thursday’s Insider Report: Former Enbridge CEO invests nearly $1-million in Big 5 bank stock
A CIBC sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on August 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
A 1,758 carat diamond recovered from from Lucara Diamond Corp.'s Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters April 25, 2019. Eduardo Hernandez M./Lucara Diamond/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY
Mexican ambassador cautions against re-imposing visas to address surging refugee claims to Canada
Mexican ambassador to Canada Juan Jose Gomez Camacho pictured at his embassy in Ottawa, on June 6, 2019.
Share Now, formerly Car2Go, to pull out of Vancouver in 2020
A Car2Go vehicle is shown in Vancouver on Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019. The car-share service Share Now, formerly known as Car2Go, said Wednesday it will shut down operations in North America early next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Calgary woman charged after online gaming video prompts child-abuse investigation
On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, police received multiple tips from the public related to a live-streaming video that had been captured through an online gaming website. The video showed a woman playing a game, while roughly handling her young children. The woman is alleged to have slapped, pushed and bitten her 14-month-old son during the course of the video. The online persona was tracked to a Calgary residence where officers located a woman, a man, and two children. The woman was arrested and the children were taken to a safe location. The 31-year-old woman has been charged with one count of assault. She will next appear in court on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The woman's name will not be released to protect the identity of the child.
Tickets to Tokyo Olympics remain in very high demand
In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, the Olympic rings stand near the new National Stadium on Dec. 15, 2019, in Tokyo.
McMaster researcher creates the world’s smallest gingerbread house – smaller than a human hair
Combined image of a microscopic gingerbread house made of silicon atop a winking snowman (left) and the same creations beside a human hair (right) to show their tiny scale. These were created by a research associate at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University.
Liberal government says it played no role in SNC-Lavalin court settlement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with The Canadian Press during a year end interview in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Dec. 18, 2019.
UN peacekeepers abandoned hundreds of children after impregnating mothers in Haiti, research shows
A man checks a paint bucket as he paints a sign at the Logistic Base of the BINUH (United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 30, 2019.
Teenage girl sneaks onto small plane, drives it into fence
A small plane sits parked after it was crashed into a fence by a 17-year-old girl on Dec. 18, 2019, at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, Calif.
Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin nightmare is over, ready to be left in 2019
Campbell Clark
Whistler’s Audain Art Museum acquires 1912 Emily Carr Painting
The two major draws are canvases by Picasso and Emily Carr at tonights (Nov 20th) Heffel auction in Toronto. The Emily Carr is truly phenomenal as it's an early canvas from 1912 called Street, Alert Bay, and depicts a First Nations village in British Columbia. With the Carr, please make sure the title is given and info that is was on sale in Toronto. (The story will also mention a Carr that didn't sell in New York, and we need to avoid confusion.)
Vancouver city council approves 7 per cent property-tax increase
A condo building is seen under construction surrounded by houses as condo towers are seen in the distance in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday March 30, 2018. The local real estate board says the benchmark price of a detached home in Metro Vancouver fell nearly 10 per cent year over year as more sellers listed properties but house hunters continued to take their time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The future of wood building arrives in Toronto
Alex Bozikovic
Rare Richard Mille wristwatch allegedly stolen by reindeer retrieved after globe-trotting journey
The rare Richard Mille wristwatch went missing in 2018 from the home of a wealthy collector in Northampton, about 100 kilometres north of London. Christopher Marinello tracked down the stolen loot.
SNC-Lavalin got what it wanted. It’s still a win for the rule of law
An RCMP officer walks past the headquarters of SNC-Lavalin in Montreal, on April 13, 2012.
The SNC-Lavalin guilty plea deal allows everyone to move forward – finally
Andrew Willis
Albertans to receive largest credit in carbon tax rebate
Traffic streaks along MacLeod Trail in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Jeff McIntosh
Full Stream Ahead: Your best Netflix, Crave and Canadian streaming bets for this Dec. 21-22 weekend
Barry Hertz
At the Met, Cree artist Kent Monkman asks visitors to confront North America’s colonial past
Installation view of Welcoming The Newcomers, 2019, for The Great Hall Commission: Kent Monkman, mistikosiwak (Wooden Boat People), 2019.
Greta Gerwig’s wonderful and breathless Little Women lives up to its massive expectations
Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh in Columbia Pictures' LITTLE WOMEN.
Quebec to increase minimum wage by 60 cents to $13.10 per hour on May 1, 2020
Quebec Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Minister Jean Boulet responds to the Opposition on the ABI aluminium plant, during question period Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Samuel Opoku, accused in Toronto feces assaults, released on bail
A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in court today.Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts of assault with a weapon and five counts of mischief. A man, wearing a hard hat and blue work jacket, carries a bucket through a hallway in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Police Service, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Contra Guys: Our lessons learned from a catastrophic stock purchase
A Pengrowth Energy Corp. pipeline in Alberta.
There are a lot of jobs out there. Why won’t Canadians move to get them?
David Parkinson
Streetwise newsletter: HomeEquity Bank completes Canada’s first sale of a reverse-mortgage portfolio
A group of Yukon First Nation leaders are meeting with bankers today in Toronto to try and convince them not to invest in energy development on the range of a vital caribou herd. Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
B.C. teacher in sex crime case is emotionally immature, sentencing hearing told
Fifteen U.S. large-cap dividend stocks for those wary of a correction
Q&A: What BMO Private Wealth’s Lesley Marks predicts for investors in 2020
Lesley Marks, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Private Wealth is pictured in Toronto on Wednesday December 18, 2019. Photo: Chris Young/The Globe and Mail.
Polish veteran Waclaw Fieglar started his life all over again in Canada
Waclaw Fieglar.
HomeEquity Bank completes Canada’s first sale of a reverse-mortgage portfolio
An aerial view of houses in Oshawa, Ont. is shown on Nov. 11, 2017.
U.S. appeals court says part of ‘Obamacare’ invalid, more review needed
A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2017.
Gerrit Cole realizes a ‘dream’ as he joins Yankees with record $324-million, nine-year contract
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole poses in front of the field at Yankee Stadium.
How to pace yourself through the endless eating of the holiday season
Cropped shot mash being passed during a feast at a dining table
Evening Update: SNC-Lavalin division pleads guilty to fraud charge; Impeachment debate moves to a vote this evening
A view of the exterior of the SNC Lavalin headquarters in downtown Montreal on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Dario Ayala / The Globe and Mail)
Albania passes anti-slander law despite media protest calling it censorship
Albanian Prime Minster Edi Rama speaks during a parliament session in Tirana, Monday, July 8, 2019. Albania's parliament has created an investigative commission to oust President Ilir Meta for allegedly violating the constitution with his attempt to cancel upcoming municipal elections. (AP Photo)
For U.S.-North Korea talks, Christmastime means fear – a crossroads drawing near
In this Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, photo, an image showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. North Korea on Saturday, Dec. 14, says it successfully performed another "crucial test" as its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Whoopi Goldberg dons Manitoba artist’s necklace honouring missing Indigenous women on The View
Activist Connie Greyeyes, right, is shown standing with Whoopi Goldberg in this undated handout image. Goldberg donned a Manitoba artist’s beadwork on “The View” to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women. Greyeyes, who commissioned the piece, says she gifted the necklace to Goldberg after the star dropped in on a Vancouver conference she was attending. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Connie Greyeyes *MANDATORY CREDIT *
Spies in Disguise promises Will Smith-as-a-bird shenanigans, and Will Smith-as-a-bird shenanigans it delivers, gosh darn it
SPIES IN DISGUISE (2019). Voiced by Will Smith and Tom Holland. Credit: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Canadian filmmakers worry Cineworld’s takeover of Cineplex signals new hurdles ahead
Cineplex Odeon Theater at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. Cineplex Inc. has agreed to a friendly takeover deal that values the operator of Canada's largest chain of movie theatres at $2.8 billion, including debt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
SNC-Lavalin’s plea deal leaves no winners, only losers
Konrad Yakabuski
Proposed Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot merger will save US$4.1-billion without layoffs or plant shutdowns, executives say
FCA employs 11,700 people in Ontario and operates plants in Windsor, Brampton and Toronto. Those jobs are safe, Michael Manley, chief executive of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said.
Documentary Nomad wonders if only all our lives were chronicled by Werner Herzog
In Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, Wernor Herzog sets out on a journey to revisit the worlds his late friend found so fascinating.
The CRTC is cracking down on spam calls, but Canada’s wireless carriers should go further
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. Major phone companies are telling the country’s state attorneys general that they will do more against robocalls. It’s the latest step from government and industry to combat the growing problem. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
If I want to feel fantastic, I start with my lingerie
E-cigarettes, opioid epidemic among top emerging health issues in Canada: report
A man blows a puff of smoke as he vapes with an electronic cigarette in Minneapolis, on Oct. 18, 2019.
Winnipeg records 42nd homicide, breaking record in city for a single year
The death of a Winnipeg man who was pulled from a burning home on Halloween night marks a high for the number of homicides in the city in a single year.
10 top reads of the year from Report on Business magazine
Why some First Nations are gaining ground while others are losing
Tom Flanagan Professor of Political Science, at his University of Calgary office on April 22, 2014.
The WTO still has vital work to do, despite the crippling of its appeals court
FILE PHOTO: The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters are pictured in Geneva, Switzerland, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Arrest made after woman allegedly paid to write exam at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., on Apr 16, 2019.
Darkness before dawn: China’s solar equipment sector loses its shine
A worker conducts quality-check of a solar module product at a factory of a monocrystalline silicon solar equipment manufacturer LONGi Green Technology Co, in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 10, 2019. Picture taken December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu
Navy commander says there’s still ‘good life’ left in Canada’s submarines
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald says the navy's submarines can remain operational until the 2030s with some modest investments.
Energy firms try to end court order delaying Leviathan gas output
FILE - This Jan. 31, 2019 file photo, shows an oil platform in the Leviathan natural gas field, in the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coaast. Israel became a major energy exporter for the first time on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, after signing a permit to export natural gas to neighboring Egypt. The announcement comes just days before a lucrative Israeli gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is expected to go online. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool via AP, File)
Automakers to pay $3-billion in new U.S. tariffs under USMCA: budget estimate
A carrier trailer transports Toyota vehicles for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Bolivian prosecutors issue arrest warrant against ousted president Evo Morales
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales speaks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 2019.
Panel of judges reserves decision after Trans Mountain Corp. urges dismissal of legal application by Indigenous groups
Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta. on June 18, 2019.
Manitoba government’s oversight of commercial vehicles is inadequate, auditor-general says
The Manitoba government’s oversight of the trucking industry and other commercial vehicles is inadequate, with infrequent inspections and improper checks before operators are certified, the province’s auditor-general said Wednesday.
Twelve teams from four leagues to battle for 2020 Canadian Championship
Soccer ball in the playing field
India aims to buy stakes in producing oil and gas fields abroad
FILE PHOTO: India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, June 12, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo
Despite IPO flameouts, 2019 sets record for U.S. unicorn births
FILE PHOTO: Uber and Lyft signs are seen on a car in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Politics Briefing: Could the SNC-Lavalin political saga be at an end?
The SNC-Lavalin headquarters is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is back before a judge this morning as the company prepares to defend itself at trial following the conviction of a former top executive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The top 10 investing themes of the past decade, BlackRock’s predictions for 2020, and a dividend stock that’s going to tempt you
St. Marys - Dec 5, 2016, NAFTA TUBING - Peppi Rotella, right, assistant manager at Caledon Tubing helps Marcello Pacia load a coil of brake lines into a crate before shipping it to Mexico, on Monday December 5, 2016 in St. Marys. Caledon Tubing a Division of Martinrea International produces over a million feet of brake and fuel lines each week, destined for Mexican auto parts manufacturers who will then supply the finished brake and fuel systems to both Ford and GM plants in Mexico and the US. Glenn Lowson photo/Globe and Mail
This isn’t just a game: Calgary cannot afford a new football stadium
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie delivers his annual state-of-the-league address to reporters during Grey Cup week in Calgary on Nov. 22, 2019.
Rights tribunal rules Ontario bus driver not discriminated against when sent home to change kilt
A bus driver sent home to change out of the kilt he wore to work on a casual Friday was not a victim of anti-Scottish discrimination, Ontario’s human rights tribunal has ruled.
French government begins negotiations with unions on potential changes to pension reform bill
French Health and Solidarity Minister Agnes Buzyn, first-left, and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, second left, attend a meeting over a pensions overhaul with French Employers' association President Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, third-right, at the Hotel de Matignon, in Paris, on Dec. 18, 2019.
Canadian featherweight Felicia Spencer returns to action on UFC card in Norfolk
Jul 27, 2019; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Cris Cyborg (red gloves) and Felicia Spencer (blue gloves) during UFC 240 at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Fallon Sherrock becomes first woman to beat a male opponent on darts’ biggest stage
Fallon Sherrock celebrating after becoming the first woman to win a game in the PDC Darts World Championship on Dec. 17, 2019, at Alexandra Palace in London.
Man sentenced to more than a year in prison after B.C. toddler killed by snake venom poisoning
Two-year-old Aleka Esa-Bella Scheyk Gonzales is seen in this undated handout photo.
Apple, Amazon, Google partner to make smart home devices more compatible
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 11, 2019 Amazon's Echo Spot device powered by its Alexa digital assistant is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. - Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans on December 18,2019 to develop a common technology standard for smart home products, in a move aimed at enabling more connected devices to speak to each other.The move aims to bring together the variety of standards for devices operating on digital assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri. (Photo by Robert LEVER / AFP) (Photo by ROBERT LEVER/AFP via Getty Images)
SNC shares surge after company settles fraud charge
Akerna to acquire Ample Organics
Groups seek leave to appeal Quebec’s secularism law to Supreme Court
Members of the National Council of Muslims Mustafa Farooq, centre, and Bochra Manai, left, leave the Quebec Court of Appeal, in Montreal, on Nov. 26, 2019.
Lebanon’s caretaker PM says he’s no longer a candidate for the post
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, Lebanon, on Nov. 7, 2019.
The SpongeBob Musical proves Bikini Bottom is better visited half an hour at a time, over a bowl of cereal
The company of The SpongeBob Musical with Lorenzo Pugliese in the lead as SpongeBob and Beau Bradshaw as Patrick Star.
12 (mostly) affordable wines that will perk up your holiday leftovers
Christopher Waters
Brazilian investigators carry out raids amid graft probe into Bolsonaro’s son
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2019.
Blue Jays officially sign Tanner Roark to two-year US$24-million deal
Tanner Roark delivers a pitch during a game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Sept. 29, 2019 in Seattle.
Daimler agrees to $20-million settlement over U.S. vehicle recalls
FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Canadian MMA fighter Rory MacDonald signs with PFL
Canadian MMA fighter Rory MacDonald poses for a photograph in Toronto on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Maltese PM’s former chief of staff denies leaking details of investigation into journalist’s murder
Keith Schembri, former chief of staff to Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, denied on Wednesday leaking information about an investigation into the killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Montreal Impact sign Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to three-year contract
Canada midfielder Samuel Piette (6) tries to fend off United States midfielder Cristian Roldan (15) and forward Jordan Morris (11) during first half of CONCACAF Nations League soccer action in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
As we finish off this decade, let’s talk about how we are drowning in art
Cathal Kelly
Judge says mischief charge against journalist who covered Muskrat Falls protest can proceed
Journalist Justin Brake poses in his office at the APTN bureau in Halifax, on March 20, 2018.
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: A dividend-paying stock that’s surging this week on unusually high volumes
FILE PHOTO: Worker checks welded part from auto weld assembly line at Alfield Industries, a subsidiary of Martinrea, one of three global auto parts makers in Canada, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File Photo
Somalia hit by worst desert locust invasion in 25 years
A desert locust feeds on crops in Laghouat, Algeria, in a July 29, 2004, file photo.
DavidsTea to restate financial results after finding errors in quarterly reports
The sign at the Nasdaq MarketSite announces the IPO for DavidsTea, Friday, June 5, 2015 in New York. DavidsTea Inc. says it is lending candy retailer Squish up to $2 million even though the beverage company continued to lose money in the second quarter. Squish, whose parent company is Oink Oink Candy Inc., is operated by the daughter of DavidsTea founder and interim CEO Hershel Segal. His investment firm has guaranteed the loan. The two companies have previously entered into a collaboration agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Lennihan
How gender-based analysis is changing government
A Canadian flag flies near the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Oct. 23, 2019.
Paul Manafort’s New York fraud case dismissed over double jeopardy concern
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort exits the courtroom after his arraignment in New York Supreme Court, on June 27, 2019.
I’ve been saving cash and waiting for the market to crash. Should I invest now?
If you have long-term cash to invest, invest it. But, you must do it with intention and do it with awareness.
The Globe and Mail’s 2019 giant holiday crossword
SNC-Lavalin unit pleads guilty to fraud charge, to pay $280-million fine
An SNC Lavalin logo is pictured in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Boeing 737 Max freeze divides suppliers into haves and have-nots
Spirit AeroSystems, headquarters seen here in Wichita, Kansas, U.S., has staffed its factory with enough workers to maintain a pre-crisis build rate of 52 aircraft per month.
Protests against India’s new citizenship law grow despite efforts to contain them
People gather for a protest against the Citizenship Act, in Gauhati, India, on Dec. 18, 2019.
Supreme Court ruling could quell chaos surrounding administrative law
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen Friday, April 25, 2014 in Ottawa. The Supreme Court of Canada will not delve into questions about the process for disciplining federally appointed judges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Western Canada: B.C. father reaches out to community for a little Christmas cheer
New interior with Christmas tree, presents and fireplace. Postcard.
Nova Scotia Premier McNeil holds off commenting on future of Northern Pulp mill
The Northern Pulp mill, in Abercrombie, N.S. Under provincial legislation, the mill must cease dumping its effluent into lagoons located near the Pictou Landing First Nation by Jan. 31.
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