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Facebook reports global outages for Instagram, Whatsapp and other services
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are seen on an iPhone screen in New York on March 13, 2019.
Police in South Korea question K-pop stars over widening sex scandal
K-pop singer Jung Joon-young arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 14, 2019.
Trump says he is in no rush to complete China trade pact, more negotiations necessary to get deal right
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs to visit storm-hit areas of Alabama from the White House in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2019.
F1 mourns sudden death of race director Charlie Whiting
Charlie Whiting, Formula One's race director and a longtime figure in the sport, has died from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66. The FIA issued a statement Thursday, March 14, saying Whiting died in Melbourne, where the season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced on Sunday.
Asia shares take a breather, pound near 9-month peak
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers in the House of Commons in London on March 13, 2019.
The Leafs suffer another meltdown, this time at the hands of the Blackhawks
David Shoalts
Alberta floats health-care bill ahead of spring election
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, right, and Deputy Premier of Alberta, and Minister of Health, Sarah Hoffman shown speaking to cabinet members in Edmonton on Dec. 3, 2018.
Britain’s House of Commons careens into chaos as Theresa May struggles to control Brexit debate
Doug Saunders
Canadian David Sidoo steps down as CEO of East West Petroleum in wake of U.S. college-admissions scandal
David Sidoo is charged as part of what U.S. prosecutors allege was a widespread scheme by wealthy parents to buy admission for their children into elite colleges and universities in the United States.
Mounties say Surrey hasn’t asked them whether they would like to join city’s new police force
Mayor Doug McCallum, seen here in 2014, and his Safe Surrey Coalition ran on a promise to create a new police force in Surrey, saying it would offer better service than the RCMP, which has policed the community since 1951.
A year after murder of trailblazing Rio politician, two shocking arrests, and a legacy of change
People walk past a wall with an image of murdered activist and councilwoman Marielle Franco, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 13, 2019.
How the Humboldt Broncos tragedy was further complicated by a $15.2-million outpouring of support
Sylvie Kellington, left, and Cailin Hergott, the creators of the GoFundMe account for the the Humboldt Broncos crash victims at the Humboldt Art Gallery in Humboldt, Sask. on March 8, 2019.
Questions swirl around adequacy of Boeing’s 737 Max pilot training
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max program had been a financial star with more than 5,000 orders, but two deadly crashes in five months have raised questions about whether the U.S. aircraft maker has done enough since the plane’s introduction in 2017 to ensure pilots receive sufficient training.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay woman US$29 million in latest talc cancer trial
Imperial Tobacco Canada granted creditor protection after losing Quebec legal battle
Imperial Tobacco spokesman Eric Gagnon speaks to the media after the Quebec Court of Appeal's decision to uphold a Superior Court ruling in two class-action lawsuits against three tobacco companies on March 1, 2019, in Montreal.
B.C. Housing Minister calls Maple Ridge social housing plan ‘not workable’
Dwayne Martin, who has lived in the Maple Ridge tent city since 2016, repairs his shelter in Maple Ridge, British Columbia on March 13, 2019.
Ontario Energy Board should be overhauled by the province, report urges
Provincial Energy Minister Greg Rickford, seen here in December, 2018, has signalled the government’s intention to make changes at the board, as it presses local utilities, transmission companies and power generators to cut costs to make good on a Progressive Conservative election promise to reduce rates by 12 per cent.
Deadly PRV virus not ‘sole cause’ of disease affecting farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C., study finds
A 4-year-old Atlantic salmon is held at the National Fish Hatchery in Nashua, N.H. The federal government outlined an ambitious, potentially costly new plan to restore Atlantic salmon in the United States, where rivers teemed with the fish before dams, pollution and overfishing decimated their populations. The Atlantic salmon has declined in the U.S. to the point where the last remaining wild populations of in the U.S. exist only in a handful of rivers in Maine.
Ontario to look into school exclusions of children with autism
Kayla Iafelice, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Lisa Thompson, seen here in July, 2018, said the details will be shared at a later date.
Brookfield Asset Management buying controlling stake in Oaktree Capital for $4.7-billion
Brookfield Place off Bay Street in Toronto, May 7, 2014.
Can a wine critic find great bottles for $10 or less?
Beppi Crosariol
Liberals are drawing out SNC-Lavalin scandal – at their own cost
Campbell Clark
U.S. prosecutors make progress in case against New York self-help group NXIVM
Nancy Salzman, centre, leaves U.S. Federal Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 13, 2019.
Streetwise newsletter: Brookfield Asset Management buying a controlling stake in Oaktree Capital; Aurora Cannabis taps Wall Street titan Nelson Peltz as adviser
People walk to Brookfield Place off Bay Street on the day of the annual general meeting for Brookfield Asset Management shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/Files
U.K. lawmakers to vote on Brexit delay as May’s plan dealt further blows
Pro-Brexit supporters take part in a protest outside the House of Parliament in London on March 13, 2019.
Losers on Netflix: Thrilling series about real sports heroes
John Doyle
Consortium that includes SoftBank in talks to invest $1-billion into Uber’s self-driving unit: report
Uber's logo is displayed on a mobile phone, on Sept. 14, 2018.
Aurora Cannabis taps Wall Street titan Nelson Peltz as adviser, seeking global legitimacy
Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz, seen here in October, 2016, signed on as a strategic adviser to Aurora Cannabis Inc., lending his reputation and name recognition to the Canadian company in exchange for millions of stock options.
B.C. will adjust building code to allow wooden structures extending past 12 storeys, Horgan says
British Columbia is increasing height limits for the construction of wood buildings. Premier John Horgan says the B.C. building code will be changed to allow wood construction buildings to reach 12 storeys, up from six storeys.
Nearly 100 organizations have pre-qualified for expansion of retail cannabis sales, Manitoba says
A man checks out a sample at a cannabis store in Winnipeg, Man., on Oct. 17, 2018.
Iconic poet Patrick Lane continued writing a new novel despite poor health
Author Patrick Lane poses for a portrait at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto on October 1, 2008.
WSP ordered to pay $4-million fine for bid-rigging on Quebec contracts: Competition Bureau
The offices of Genivar Inc., are seen in Laval, on Nov. 6, 2012. The Competition Bureau says engineering firm WSP Global Inc., formerly Genivar, has been ordered to pay $4-million for bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure contracts in Quebec.
With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma says it is considering bankruptcy
The Purdue Pharma logo is seen at their offices in Stamford, Conn., in a May 8, 2007, file photo.
RCMP found no evidence former PM Jean Chrétien engaged in illegal lobbying while in Nova Scotia, Premier says
Nova Scotia's premier says the RCMP has found no evidence that former prime minister Jean Chretien carried out illegal lobbying during a visit to his Halifax office last year.
The veiled world of B.C. rental arbitration
Tenants rights advocate Sharon Isaak helps seniors navigate the complicated Residential Tenancy Branch dispute-resolution process.
Globe editorial: The Liberals’ plan for pharmacare? We’re still waiting
Last week, Ottawa’s advisory council on the implementation of national pharmacare released its interim report. At a mere eight pages, it was heavy on goals and thin on details. But the fact that Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Finance Minister Bill Morneau, both seen here on March 6, 2019, were brought in to unveil it suggests that doing something big on pharmacare remains a Liberal priority.
Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Milos Raonic advance at Indian Wells
Bianca Andreescu celebrates a point against Garbine Muguruza at the BNP Paribas Open, in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 13, 2019.
Around the industry for March 14
Review: Chicho is a calling card for the many talents of rising theatre star Augusto Bitter
Augusto Bitter has risen in stature in the Toronto theatre world in an astonishingly quick fashion.
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks to restore power, stem looting as China extends aid offer
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with members of the government in Caracas on March 12, 2019.
‘I don’t need to be a hero’: Quinn Hughes confident as he joins Vancouver Canucks
United States' Quinn Hughes, right, passes the puck past Russia's Nikita Shashkov during a game at the IIHF world junior hockey championships, in Vancouver, on Jan. 4, 2019.
Toronto man, 72, among the victims of Ethiopia plane crash, faith group says
Members of the surrounding community watch at a distance as investigators and recovery workers continue their work at the crater at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 13, 2019, in Ejere, Ethiopia.
Coach Nick Nurse says Raptors need to show suspended Serge Ibaka ‘some love’
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marquese Chriss and Toronto Raptors centre Serge Ibaka throw punches in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland.
Pete Kaiser’s journey to his first Iditarod victory began as a boy racing sled dogs
Pete Kaiser poses with his wife Bethany, son Ari and daughter Aylee after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in Nome, Alaska, on March 13, 2019.
Lexpert: Mapping the life cycle of Private Equity funds
Same tournament, new course with Players Championship’s move to March
Tiger Woods laughs after putting on the fifth hole during a practice round at The Players Championship golf tournament, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on March 13, 2019.
How the outlook for Canada’s miners may hinge on Volkswagen’s $66-billion gamble on electric vehicles
Scott Barlow
Travel website Kayak soothes nervous Boeing flyers with airplane search filter
A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Southwest Airlines sits at a gate at Hobby Airport, after arriving in Houston, on March 13, 2019.
What this analyst from a market-beating value fund has been buying and selling
Amar Pandya, senior investment analyst and associate portfolio manager at PenderFund Capital Management, is photographed in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 12, 2019.
Charred site of deadly Halifax house fire demolished
Firefighters investigate the site of a deadly house fire in the Spryfield community in Halifax on Feb. 19, 2019.
Tapping organic waste’s potential can help Canada meet climate targets
Tyler Hamilton works with clean-tech companies from across Canada as an adviser with the non-profit MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
Hunting for profits among consumer cyclical stocks
We are looking for Canadian consumer cyclical stocks that are fighting for earnings in a slowing space.
Evening Update: Canada, U.S. reverse course, ground Boeing 737 Max 8s; Liberals shut down SNC justice committee meeting, preventing vote on recalling Jody Wilson-Raybould
With landing gear down, Air Canada flights are about to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport fly over Carlingview Dr., on Mar 12 2019. Air Canada is continuing to fly Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in spite of other countries stopping those craft from landing or taking off. This follows on the news that software may have been involved in the recent Ethiopian crash that killed all souls on board, including 18 Canadians.
Nova Scotia moves to adopt stricter checks for educators after series of criminal charges
Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill speaks during a press conference in Halifax on January 24, 2018. Nova Scotia is moving to enforce stricter safety-reporting protocols for teachers and others employed by the education system, including mandatory criminal record checks every five years.
Canada’s Big 5 bank CEOs pay rises 6.5 per cent to earn $54-million in 2018
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018.
Sobeys parent Empire ‘gaining market share’ years after troubled Safeway acquisition
A Sobeys store in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
The federal budget must help Canada keep pace with the world
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announces March 19 as Federal budget day during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 20, 2019.
Hexo-Newstrike deal heralds the end of big premiums in pot M&A
A Hexo Corp logo is pictured behind cannabis plants at their facilities in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
RCMP flag B.C. police watchdog after man dies in custody
Northwest Territories, Ottawa reach agreement to protect threatened caribou
A caribou roams the tundra in the Nunavut on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A new bar will soon be set on what counts as sustainable forestry, holding potential implications for the future of the woodland caribou and of the forestry industry itself.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Long-time Mayor of Quebec City Regis Labeaume reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume speaks on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Quebec City.
Nineteen new ETF options for Canadian investors
ETF word built with cube infront of a calculator
Review: Odd-couple comedy To Dust digs up some small pleasures
To Dust (2018). Matthew Broderick (Albert) and Géza Röhrig (Shmuel). Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert, a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld. Credit: Good Deed Entertainment
Will I pass my driver’s test at 80, like I did at 16?
Indigenous consultations on stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on schedule, Sohi says
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Oct. 3, 2018.
Kevin Vickers expected to announce Friday whether he will seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership
Former envoy to Ireland Kevin Vickers, seen during an event at the Museum of Nature on June 4, 2016, is considered to be a potential candidate for the New Brunswick Liberal Party leadership.
Quebec plan to overhaul immigration won’t help newcomers, study says
Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette responds to reporters' questions at the legislature in Quebec City on Oct. 9, 2018.
Canada’s David Chariandy wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell fiction prize
Canadian author David Chariandy, one of two winners in this year’s fiction category, is the fifth Canadian recipient.
U.S. money fund assets rise for three weeks: report
In this April 5, 2018, file photo, a sign for a Wall Street subway station is shown in New York.
Amid the Brexit noise, the people of Northern Ireland are silenced
Katy Hayward of Queen’s University, Belfast
No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass doesn’t faze Canadian Adam Hadwin ahead of Players Championship
Adam Hadwin watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the Desert Classic, on the Stadium Course at PGA West, in La Quinta, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2019.
An easy three-minute plan for learning to meditate
World Rugby announces expanded women’s seven series for next four-year cycle
New Zealand's Shakira Baker in action against Canada on Day 2 of the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, at The Sevens Stadium, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 30, 2018.
Pope Francis enacts his culture shift as the Catholic Church’s abuse crisis topples cardinals
Pope Francis waves to worshipers as he arrives for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, on March 6, 2019.
Premier Ford, banning cellphones from Ontario classrooms is a pointless exercise
Jamie Mitchell.
German minister fears excluding Huawei could ‘leave a mark on economic development’
German Interior Minister Seehofer attends a news conference on the 2016 Christmas market truck attack, at the Interior Ministry in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Senators star Thomas Chabot out with broken toe
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman knocks the puck away from Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot during a game on March 2, 2019, in Tampa, Fla.
Airline passengers react to grounding of 737 Max in Canada
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BC Hydro warns of winter drought on Vancouver Island after two months of dry, cold weather
Snow clings to tree branches as a woman crosses a street in Vancouver, on Feb. 12, 2019.
Grounding of 737 Max 8 planes spells turbulence for Air Canada and WestJet
A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX prepares to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. on Jan. 1, 2018.
Liberals quickly shut down debate on recalling Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify again
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould arrives to give her testimony about the SNC-Lavalin affair before a justice committee hearing, on Parliament Hill, on Feb. 27, 2019.
The U.S. versus the world: Politics cloud the Boeing Max disasters
Eric Reguly
Former Alouette Eric Lapointe ready to listen if team owner wants to sell
Montreal Alouettes' Timothy Strickland picks-up his helmet during practice at B.C. Stadium, in Vancouver, in a Nov. 23, 2005, file photo.
Management-level jobs will be lost as a result of health merger, Premier Ford says
Ontario's Environment Minister Rod Phillips looks on as Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers media questions during an announcement in Cambridge, Ont., on March 13, 2019.
Theatre Calgary’s future includes new Canadian musicals about Marc Hall and based on Maudie
Theatre Calgary will produce the latest version of a Broadway-aimed musical about Hall in January 2020 and is beginning to develop a brand-new musical based on the movie Maudie.
Renault strips Ghosn loyalist of executive role as part of broader management shakeup
Mouna Sepehri attends a news conference in Paris, France, on Oct. 6, 2017.
Black boxes from crashed Boeing 737 Max 8 arrive in Paris after Ethiopia refuses to send them to the U.S.
A power shovel digs at the site of a crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane, near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019.
Calgary secures three-year Canadian rights to host X Games
Marcus Kleveland flies through the air during the men's snowboard slopestyle finals at the Winter X-Games, on January 27, 2018, in Aspen, Colo. Calgary has secured the exclusive Canadian rights to host the X-Games, with the hope of bringing the event to the Alberta city for a three-year run starting in 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Vail Daily - Chris Dillmann
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, 16, is seen on stage as she takes part in a protest calling for urgent measures to combat climate change, in Hamburg, Germany, on March 1, 2019.
Coffee kombucha? It’s real, and this is how you make it
Coffee Kombucha.
Blue Jays right-hander Stroman to get start against Tigers on opening day
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman throws during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, at Dunedin Stadium, in Dunedin, Fla., on March 8, 2019.
Canada, U.S. reverse course, ground Boeing 737 Max jets after Ethiopian Airlines crash
The tail of a grounded Air Canada Boeing 747 Max 8 jet is seen at Toronto Pearson International Airport after landing on March 13, 2019.
Ontario doctors’ college dismisses gun-control complaints against Toronto surgeon
Trauma surgeon Dr. Najma Ahmed, poses for a photograph in a trauma room at St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto, on Wednesday March 6 2019.
Volkswagen aims to cut up to 7,000 jobs in push to increase profitability
An employee holds a Volkswagen logo in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, on March 1, 2019.
U.S. crude oil inventories drop unexpectedly
Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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