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Jaden Schwartz nets hat trick, Blues throttle Oilers
Fans throw their hats on the ice after St. Louis Blues' Jaden Schwartz (17) completed a hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in St. Louis.
Three more donors to former UCP candidate Jeff Callaway identified for donating money that wasn’t theirs
Jeff Callaway is photographed in downtown Calgary, in a March 11, 2015, file photo.
Pekka Rinne, Predators blank reeling Maple Leafs 3-0
Wayne Simmonds #17 of the Nashville Predators is congratulated by teammates after scoring a his first goal as a Predator against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period at Bridgestone Arena on March 19, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.
Five food podcasts
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Five business podcasts that are anything but boring
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Five science podcasts that will feed your brain
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Flash Forward
Federal budget 2019: On Pharmacare, the Liberals offer big questions and small investments
Rosalie Wyonch.
Five of the most compelling serialized podcasts
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The Habitat
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa invests in anti-money laundering task force
Ottawa is strengthening its anti-money laundering regime by spending an extra $29-million each year to fund the RCMP and the country’s financial intelligence watchdog as well as create a new expert task force to identify threats and loopholes.
Canadiens beat fading Flyers 3-1, Brendan Gallagher scores 31st goal to start
Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny (11) crashes into the net trying to stop a goal by Montreal Canadiens' Max Domi (13) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Philadelphia. Montreal won 3-1.
The best podcasts of 2018
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Articles of Interest
Hereditary band leadership challenged
Brandon Gabriel, a Kwantlen First Nation artist is seen here on March 14, 2019 in the area of a former Kwantlen First Nation village site in what is now known as New Westminster, British Columbia.
Five classic podcasts you should hear right now
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Federal budget 2019: Liberals earmark nearly $1.2-billion over five years to tackle border challenges
A group of asylum seekers pass a Canadian army vehicle as they walk down the street while escorted from their tent encampment to be processed at Canada Border Services in Lacolle, Que., on Aug. 11, 2017.
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa pledges $4.7-billion in funds to address Indigenous issues
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, seen here on March 19, 2019, announced $4.7-billion in spending for Indigenous Canadians in Tuesday’s budget, with a promise to end all drinking-water advisories on reserves within two years.
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa outlines criteria for media funding package, introducing tax credits, non-profit status
Budget experts and reporters look over copies of the 2019 federal budget booklet at a lockup session in Ottawa on March 19, 2019.
New cannabis-amnesty bill could pardon 10,000 people, Ottawa says
Scott Bardsley, spokesman for Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, seen here on March 18, 2019, said his department has extrapolated statistics from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), which handles drug-crime cases, and found upward of 250,000 convictions over the years for people caught having less than 30 grams of cannabis.
Cyclone Idai’s huge floods leave over 350 people dead in southern Africa
In this photo taken on March 15, 2019, and provided by the International Red Cross, a man searches through the rubble after Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique.
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa wants transparency from big banks about diversity targets
The federal government plans to compel Canada’s banks to be more transparent about their plans to increase diversity among board members and senior executives.
Globe editorial: A Liberal budget windfall spent – some of it wisely and some not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau speak as they walk to the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday March 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Escalating U.S. air strikes are killing civilians in Somalia, Amnesty says
The attacks by U.S. drones and aircraft, which have dramatically increased under President Donald Trump, have hit more than 100 targets across Somalia over the past two years, killing several hundred people.
On a French cruise to Norway, the croissants rival the fjords
Le Champlain, one of the newest ships from Ponant, in Bergen, Norway.
Mourners gather for burials of New Zealand mosque attack victims
Mourners gather at Memorial Park Cemetery for the first funeral ceremony of the Christchurch mosque attacks victim in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 20, 2019. - As the first bodies of the Christchurch mosque shooting victims were returned to grieving families, Muslim volunteers from across New Zealand and Australia descended on the small town to help in the burial process. Islamic custom dictates that people have to be buried as soon as possible, but the scale and devastation of March 15's massacre -- that saw 50 killed in the usually quiet southern New Zealand city -- has delayed the handover of bodies to next of kin. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images
Sen. Lynn Beyak broke Senate’s code of conduct by posting racist letters about Indigenous people online, ethics officer says
A picture of Senator Lynn Beyak accompanies other Senators official portraits on a display outside the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. The Senate's ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber's conflict of interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous Canadians on her website. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Indigenous baby dies in care of Manitoba foster family, mother says
Sagkeeng councillor Marilyn Courchene is shown at Sagkeeng Mino Pimatiziwin Family Treatment Centre on the Sagkeeng First Nation, Man., holding a special report on the death of fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine Tuesday, March 12, 2019. A Manitoba family says the death of their four-month old daughter while in the custody of foster parents shows a system set up to fail Indigenous families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Federal budget 2019: The Liberals double down on spending, and they want the Conservatives to oppose it
Campbell Clark
Waterfront Toronto facing pivotal moment this week as reshaped board meets for first time
An artist's rendering of the exterior of a building is shown in this handout photo. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is threatening litigation related to Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto's plans to a high-tech Toronto neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Snohetta, Sidewalk Labs *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Former Alouette Johnny Manziel confident as he begins his latest football comeback with Memphis Express
FILE - In this July 23, 2018, file photo, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel speaks to the media after practice in Montreal. Manziel has been signed by the Alliance of American Football and will join the Memphis Express. The quarterback's rights belonged to San Antonio of the spring league, but that team declined to sign him and Manziel then was free to join any of the other seven clubs. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Streetwise newsletter: Federal budget 2019: Liberals raise stock option taxes on high-paid executives; Caisse launches $250-million AI-focused fund
Toronto, Ontario - June 28, 2017 -- POPULATION -- People walk during rush hour Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto, Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Jury finds Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer major factor in California man’s cancer
In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 file photo, containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. A jury in federal court in San Francisco has concluded that Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer. The unanimous verdict on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, came in a trial that plaintiffs' attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto.
Conductor Noel Edison launches new choir after sexual misconduct allegations
Noel Edison, the former artistic director of the Elora Festival and Singers, seen here in Sept. 12, 2018, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is starting a new choir.
Five-year-old girl subject of Amber Alert north of Toronto found safe
Police cars remain parked outside of the Toronto area home
Review: BMW’s full-size luxury X7 SUV should tempt Range Rover and Mercedes buyers
With its large kidney grille, the new X7 is unmistakably a BMW.
Federal budget 2019: Liberals offer some help in resolving one of the country’s biggest personal-finance challenges
Rob Carrick
Tennis star Andreescu isn’t the first Canadian underdog to stun the sporting world
Canadian Bianca Andreescu with the championship trophy after defeating Angelique Kerber in the final match of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
When it comes to sports, none of us has the right to watch anything on TV
Cathal Kelly
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa outlines plans for pharmacare, earmarks funds for new national drug agency, rare-disease meds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance Bill Morneau arrive in the Foyer of the House of Commons to table the Budget, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
Bay Street energy bull Eric Nuttall urging for share buybacks amid ailing energy sector
An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, on May 3, 2017.
Highlighting five new spending measures in federal budget
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Bond market sends scary signal about where Canada’s economy is heading vs. the U.S.
The bond market is telling an ugly story about how Canada’s economic outlook compares with that of the United States – one of the ugliest stories in three decades, in fact.
Curling’s endless debate: A decade on, still no consensus on whether 10 is better than eight
Alberta skip Chelsea Carey delivers a rock as her rink plays Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Feb. 17, 2019.
Another GTA condo development bites the dust: Diam cancels Danforth building
Rendering of the On the Danforth condominium project, Toronto.
Bianca Andreescu ‘getting more and more confident’ playing against the world’s best
Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, smiles as she hugs her trophy after defeating Angelique Kerber, of Germany, in the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Indian Wells, Calif. Bianca Andreescu's run to the BNP Paribas Open title on in Indian Wells, Calif., certainly goes down as a major surprise.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark J. Terrill
Want to avoid fallout from carbon-pricing politics? Check out these four bank stocks
Uncertainty is bad for stock prices, and investors who own Ontario-based companies would probably struggle to confidently forecast what kind of arrangement the governments of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford, both seen here on July 5, 2018.
Bart Doornink would always have a love/hate relationship with Dutch tulips
Bart Doornink.
Caisse launches $250-million AI-focused fund
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is earmarking $250-million for new investments in growing artificial-intelligence companies to help promote that emerging sector of Quebec tech.
New York’s new Hudson Yards: When is a mall not a mall?
Hudson Yards viewed from the Hudson River.
Federal budget 2019: Introduces tax credit for workers’ skills training, but program relies heavily on provinces
Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 2019.
Federal budget 2019: The Liberals’ mortgage plan is bad news for the economy – and it might not even help home buyers
David Parkinson
Alimentation Couche-Tard boosts divided 25 per cent on record third-quarter earnings
A man passes by a Couche Tard convenience store in Montreal, on October 5, 2012.
‘Magical’ holiday shirts and $5 pizzas: Why I’m still passing on this stock’s dividend
The Pizza Pizza location at the corner of Yonge and Cumberland Sts. in Toronto is on April 29 2014. The location sees lots of food traffic from people going to the library across the street or from people walking along busy Yonge S. or the nearby Yorkville shopping district. (Fred Lum/ The Globe and Mail)
UCP candidate Caylan Ford resigns, claims reported comments about white nationalism distorted
Caylan Ford speaks to reporters in Calgary, in an April 24, 2008, file photo.
B.C. to use new strategies to prepare for wildfire season, Forest Minister Doug Donaldson urges residents to FireSmart property
B.C. Wildfire Service fire information officers Heather Rice, left, and Rachel Witt watch as a helicopter flies past a controlled burn being conducted on Mount Acland to help prevent the Finlay Creek wildfire from spreading near Peachland, B.C., on Sept. 7, 2017.
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa loosens rules on R&D tax-credit plan
Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Dubious interns Batman, Jabba the Hutt listed in White House economic report
FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump’s top economist is brushing off concerns about rising budget deficits and slowing economic growth in advance of the release of the president’s 2020 budget. Kudlow says Trump’s budget “points a steady glide path” toward lower federal spending and federal borrowing as a share of the nation’s economy. The budget proposal will be released on Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Tunisian billionaire who fled Canada ahead of 2016 deportation arrested in France
Belhassen Trabelsi sits outside the Immigration and Refugee Board offices, in Montreal, on May 7, 2013.
Ontario overcharging for marriage registrations, other fees, fiscal watchdog says
First Nations, cities supports B.C.’s plan to require pipeline operators to hold permits
An aerial view of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain marine terminal in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on May 29, 2018.
U.S.-China trade talks to resume as Lighthizer, Mnuchin plan Beijing trip next week
From left: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer attend a trade negotiation meeting of senior U.S. and Chinese officials on Feb. 21, 2019, in Washington.
General Motors to invest $2.7-billion in pair of Brazilian factories over five years
The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22, 2019.
Evening Update: What the new federal budget means for you; Alberta election called for April 16
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau holds a news conference at a lockup session with reporters before the release of the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Iran Air plane catches fire at Tehran airport, 100 passengers evacuate unhurt
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019.
Disappearance of B.C. rancher Ben Tyner ‘may involve criminality,’ RCMP say
Ben Tyner is shown in an RCMP handout photo. The family of the missing Merritt, B.C. man is pleading for information nearly three weeks after the 32-year-old was last seen. Tyner was the manager of the Nicola Valley ranch in B.C.'s southern Interior but has not been seen since Jan. 26 when he rode out of the ranch, possibly to search for cattle in the surrounding hills. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP MANDATORY CREDIT
FedEx misses earnings estimates, cuts full-year EPS forecast again
A FedEx delivery truck makes its rounds in the Back Bay in Boston on June 18, 2018.
Federal budget 2019: Liberals raise stock option taxes on high-paid executives
Toronto, Canada - August 26, 2014: Financial District at Bay Street, Toronto. Bank towers overlook the traffic at Wellington and Bay Streets. Summer morning in Canada's largest city.
Toronto Catholic diocese on hook for $530,000 for priest abuse of altar boy
Federal budget 2019: Eight ways the budget will affect your personal finances
Rob Carrick
Federal budget 2019: Ottawa targets housing affordability with zero-interest loans, subsidies
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the budget is a response to lack of affordable housing in many of Canada’s largest and priciest cities, including Toronto (pictured above) and Vancouver.
Lyft IPO reportedly already oversubscribed
An office belonging to ride-hailing service Lyft is seen in San Francisco on May 14, 2017.
Federal budget 2019: Deficit to rise as Liberals unveil $22.8-billion in new spending aimed at seniors, young Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau speak as they walk to the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday March 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Dirty John-style romance scams cost Canadians millions, police say
Eric Bana, right, and Connie Britton in Dirty John.
Houston petrochemical blazes rages as Texas expands air monitoring
Firefighters battle a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company Monday, March 18, 2019, in Deer Park, Texas. The large fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals terminal will likely burn for another two days, authorities said Monday, noting that air quality around the facility was testing within normal guidelines. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
I want the genteel friendships my grandmother curated
Federal budget 2019 highlights: 10 things you need to know
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau speak as they walk to the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday March 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu ready for world figure skating championships
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Hanyu is recovering from a right ankle injury that forced him to skip the Dec. 21-24 Japan nationals. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
B.C. Teachers’ Federation elects Teri Mooring as new president
Terry Moring
Unifor reports Oshawa talks with GM have been productive, suspends public campaign
Unifor national president Jerry Dias addresses General Motors assembly workers and supporters protesting the company's announcement to close its Oshawa plant during a rally in Windsor, Ont., on Jan. 11, 2019.
‘Everything he said to me was a lie’: Three Canadian women say they fell victim to alleged con man
Andrea Speranza, a captain with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, visits Shubie Park in Dartmouth, N.S., on March 12, 2019. Speranza says she was the victim of an elaborate scheme by a con man.
Trump ‘was never a fan’ of late Senator John McCain, and ‘never will be’
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2019.
Sun on the slopes: Enjoying winter’s final throes in the Canadian Rockies
The base of the Lake Louise Ski Resort is shown during April 2018's end-of-season Shake the Lake party.
Federal Reserve likely to disappoint policy doves: strategist
In this file photo taken on January 30, 2019 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak at a press conference.
Trudeau will fail at making the SNC-Lavalin affair fade away. We will learn the truth
John Ibbitson
Alberta braces for a vicious, bruising election
Gary Mason
Canadian, Brazilian oil producers lock in revenues as prices rally: sources
Traders gesture while working in the crude oil and natural gas options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange on March 7, 2011.
Facebook pledges to overhaul ad targeting as part of discrimination settlement
Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg prepares to answer questions during a U.S. congressional joint committee hearing in Washington on April 10, 2018.
Italy risks alienating allies as it becomes first G7 country to embrace China’s Belt and Road project
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, left, and Infrastructures and Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli clap their hands as they address the Italian Senate, in Rome, on March 19, 2019.
Why doctors are so reluctant to use e-mail with patients
Pregnant woman rescued from snowbank near Manitoba border after crossing from U.S., arrested by RCMP
A road sign pointing to Emerson, Man., near the Canada-U.S. border, on March 24, 2017.
Former Alouette Eric Lapointe still interested in bid for Montreal CFL team
Former Montreal Alouettes running back Eric Lapointe says he is anxious to learn what current ownership's plans are for his old CFL team.
We don’t have enough to buy a house. How can we invest with similar returns to real estate?
Rob Carrick
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft offered plea deal in prostitution case
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks along the sideline before a game against the Lions in Detroit on Sept. 23, 2018.
Apple looks to put the final nail in conventional TV’s coffin, a breakout for Enbridge, and the best global equity ETFs
The Enbridge logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 9, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Britain’s Theresa May seeks Brexit delay after third vote on her deal is derailed
British Prime Minister Theresa May is seen at Downing Street, in London, Britain, on March 18, 2019.
Google announces Stadia game-streaming service
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces a new video-game streaming service named Stadia at the Gaming Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif., on March 19, 2019.
Chilean minister says Codelco copper smelter restart delayed over SNC-Lavalin issues
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
We should ban cellphones from classrooms. The research backs that up
Paul W. Bennett.
Trump praises Bolsonaro at White House, says he supports Brazil’s efforts to join the OECD
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to the White House, in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2019.
Trump has put Trudeau in a bind, again
Lawrence Martin
The Stanley Cup of coffee: A taste of the 2019 Canadian Barista Competition
Cole Torode, 27, from Calgary presents his coffee creations to the judges at the 2019 National Barista Championship in Toronto.
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