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Nissan considering claiming damages against Carlos Ghosn: CEO
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa attends a joint news conference in Yokohama, Japan, on March 12, 2019.
Kevin Koe settles for silver at men’s curling world championship
Canada skip Kevin Koe reacts to his shot as Sweden lead Christoffer Sundgren, left, and second Rasmus Wrana look on during the gold medal game at the men's world curling championship in Lethbridge on April 7, 2019. Koe's team settled for silver after a 7-2 defeat.
The ACC has cleaned up at the NCAA Tournament, regardless of title game’s result
Mar 30, 2019; Louisville, KY, United States; Virginia Cavaliers center Jack Salt (33) shoots as Purdue Boilermakers forward Trevion Williams (50) defends during the first half in the championship game of the south regional of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
History renders Toronto Maple Leafs’ tough talk cheap
David Shoalts
Jin Young Ko wins first major title at ANA Inspiration
Jin Young Ko watches her tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on on April 7, 2019.
Threats, crippling debt and lives lost: Human trafficking leaves foreign workers suffering in silence
Manuel Burgos, from Honduras, seen here on Jan. 10, 2019, borrowed $4000 to pay a recruiter five years ago for visa to work at a produce farm but once he got to Canada he sometimes got only two hours work per day.
Mothers of children who have been gripped by opioids demand political change
Mary Byberg at a rally in Queen's Park protesting the Ford government's recent cuts to overdose prevention. Mary recently lost her daughter to an overdose.
Global oil prices hit five-month highs amid OPEC-led supply cuts, U.S. sanctions
Trudeau gives Scheer an easy one with libel letter on SNC-Lavalin
Campbell Clark
Stratford’s swan parade marches on - as a more modest affair
Stratford, Ontario ---2019-04-07--- A bevy of white swans makes their annual walk from their winter home to the Avon River during the Stratford Swan Parade in Stratford, Ontario, April 7, 2019. GEOFF ROBINS/ The Globe and Mail
Red Deer, Alberta’s often-overlooked third city, seeks some love for local issues in election
Dr. Kym Jim and a photo of his prize Hereford bull in his Red Deer office.
Lawsuits alleging mefloquine poisoning expected to be filed by veterans within weeks, lawyer says
A Canadian light armored vehicle drives next to a soldier during a patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2011. Mefloquine was handed out to soldiers in Somalia, Rwanda, Cambodia and Afghanistan.
Before Canada, the Flames and Jets went south in Atlanta
Roy MacGregor
Come From Away wins four Olivier awards and makes Canadian theatre history along the way
Gloria Estefan (front row centre) and Kelly Devine (front row second right) with the cast and crew of "Come From Away" who won Best New Musical during The Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on April 07, 2019 in London, England.
Canadian Corey Conners wins Valero days after qualifying, will play Masters
Corey Conners celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2019 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas, on April 7, 2019.
NOLA Gold edge Toronto Arrows in first pro rugby union game in Canada
The Toronto Arrows line up ahead of their Major League Rugby game against the New Orleans Gold at York Alumni Stadium in Toronto on Sunday, April 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
Toronto Wolfpack stays atop Betfred Championship standings with win over Sheffield Eagles
Toronto Wolfpack's Chase Stanley is tackled by Sheffield Eagles' James Glover, left, and Pat Walker in Betfred Championship rugby league play at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, London, U.K. on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in this handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Stephen Gaunt, Toronto Wolfpack *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Cleaning up pucks, a Canadian women’s hockey tradition
Team Canada Jocelyne Larocque and Team Finland's Karolina Rantamaki duck as Canada goaltender Shannon Szabados snags a flying puck during third period semi-final hockey action at the World Women's Ice Hockey Championships on April 13, 2012 in Burlington, Ont.
Teaching job cuts in Ontario could offer fix for B.C.’s teacher shortage woes, B.C. education minister says
B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming, seen here in 2015, said Sunday he is optimistic about a hiring fair to be held later this month in Toronto, where 10 school districts from across British Columbia are hoping to recruit educators to a province that pays less, but is on a hiring spree.
A look at the first round of the NHL playoffs
Jan 12, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (29) and Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller (86) battle for the puck in Toronto on Jan. 12, 2019.
Special Investigations Unit investigating shooting of Toronto-area man
White House picks up on debunked Vancouver Police claim of fentanyl-laced pot
Twice in the past month, the U.S. federal opioids czar Kellyanne Conway, seen here on March 25, 2019, has parroted this claim: during a March 1 panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbour, Md., and, again, two weeks ago in a press briefing on the continuing overdose crisis.
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques set to make first spacewalk on Monday
David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 58/59, gestures as his space suit is tested prior to the launch onboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 3, 2018. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images
Trump’s flip-flops on policy show a leader in directional disarray
David Shribman
Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat in overtime in final home game of the season
Apr 7, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Miami Heat forward Rodney McGruder (17) defends against Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (3) at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto defeated Miami in overtime. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Gerard Deulofeu double stuns Wolves, puts Watford in FA Cup final
Watford's Gerard Deulofeu, left, celebrates with Watford's Troy Deeney after scoring his side's third goal during the English FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns
In this photo taken on April 5, 2019, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen waits for U.S. President Donald Trump to disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at Naval Air Facility El Centro in El Centro, Calif., as he arrives to visit the border wall between the United States and Mexico.
BC Hydro shedding ‘junk power’ contracts - also known as clean energy investment
Premier John Horgan makes an announcement at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, March 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
How SNC-Lavalin’s $260-million contract with Chilean miner fell apart
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chief executive officer Neil Bruce flew to Chile in late January and came back thinking he had a deal with state miner Codelco to salvage what was left of a US$260-million contract that was behind schedule and going badly.
Emboldened by Trump, Israel’s Netanyahu stirs controversy with pre-election vow to annex West Bank settlements
A man walks by an election campaign billboard showing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud party leader, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, April 7, 2019. Israel's election on Tuesday boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated the country's politics for the better part of three decades. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Cleveland pitcher strikes out 10 Blue Jays to complete four-game sweep
Toronto Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez reacts after striking out in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Smaller Canadian stock exchanges vie for cannabis listings
The anticipated rush of listings by U.S. cannabis companies has ignited a rivalry between two of Canada’s smaller stock markets as they vie to fill the void created by the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Female executives are still scarce in Corporate Canada. The few who made it are fed up
Toronto, ON - April 4, 2019 - From left Jane E. Kinney, Janet Kestin, Beth Wilson and Colleen Moorehead are seen here at the offices of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto Wednesday April 4, 2019. Tim Fraser / Globe and Mail
Cabbagetown sellers accept near-asking offer after long wait
Done Deal, 35 Winchester St., Toronto.
How Canada got so smart on artificial intelligence
U of T professor Geoffrey Hinton, seen here in 2017, has a second job at Google, a common arrangement for the city’s AI academia.
Activist investors’ threat of proxy fight puzzles TransAlta CEO
President and CEO of TransAlta Dawn Farrell in her corporate headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, April 5, 2019.
Thousands march in Montreal to denounce Quebec’s secularism bill
People hold up signs during a demonstration in Montreal, on Sunday, April 7, 2019, in opposition to the Quebec government's newly tabled Bill 21.
Toronto restaurateur Norman Chin was known as the ‘Cary Grant of Chinatown’
Norman Chin.
Let’s make Canada great again, at hockey
Cathal Kelly
Skyscraper deals keep heat in Canada’s commercial real estate market
Canada’s commercial real estate market is defying expectations, as investors buy skyscrapers in Vancouver, Toronto (seen here) and Montreal to capitalize on surging demand.
Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns
FILE - In this May 8, 2018, file photo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif. Top executives from Google, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Qualcomm are planning to meet at the White House amid strained ties between President Donald Trump’s administration and the tech industry. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
U.S. temporarily withdraws forces from Libya as fighting approaches Tripoli
A U.S. amphibious hovercraft prepares to depart with evacuees from Janzur, west of Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, April 7, 2019. The United States says it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to deteriorating security conditions.
Knowledge gaps create opportunity for mischief among U.S. legislators as USMCA ratification stalls
Laura Dawson
Andrew Scheer urges Justin Trudeau to follow through on libel threat over SNC-Lavalin comments
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Sunday, April 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Veteran entrepreneur on a quest to make motorcycling safer
Dom Kwong, CTO and co-founder is pictured with Jay Giraud, founder of Damon Motorcycles by their early and late stage prototype motorcycles in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 7, 2019.
Alberta’s ‘show me the money’ attitude fans separation talk
Barrie McKenna
I’m counting on a partial liver donation to save my life
Mark Gregory with his family, from left: Bennett, 13, Hewitt, 8, Cooper, 8 and Kristen Gregory at their home in Toronto on March 28, 2019.
Alberta entrepreneurs hope election will usher in business-friendly policies
Perry Batke, seen here on April 5, 2019, the general manager and a shareholder of two hotels in Leduc, Alta., about 30 kilometres south of Edmonton, has been in the industry for 25 years and describes the past two or three years as “the most difficult and challenging that I’ve ever experienced.”
After beating England, Canadian women back in action Monday against Nigeria
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Christine Sinclair of Canada scores her team's first goal during the International Friendly between England Women and Canada Women at The Academy Stadium on April 05, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Toronto’s second legal cannabis store opens in ritzy Yorkville neighbourhood
The exterior of Ameri at 20 Cumberland St. in Toronto. (File Photo)
China’s March forex reserves rise to seven-month high
China’s foreign-exchange reserves rose for a fifth straight month in March, with the increase exceeding expectations, as growing optimism about the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal offset concerns over slowing economic growth.
Officials stressing need for vaccination as two new cases of measles hit Vancouver Island
The latest outbreak of measles raises to 25 the number of recent infections in British Columbia. (File Photo).
Move-up buyer sells New Westminster townhouse under asking price
Done Deal, 18 Jack Mahoney Place, unit 123, New Westminster, B.C.
Thousands of Sudanese protesters hold second day of sit-in outside President Omar al-Bashir’s residence
A Sudanese protester waves the national flag outside the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.
France takes torch passed by Canada, will focus on gender equality at G7 summit
But the Macron government plans a much narrower focus, in the hope of making clear and concrete improvements in women’s lives. (File Photo)
Ottawa to pay more than $400,000 to Quebec border residents to compensate them for migrant disruptions
A family from Haiti haul their luggage down Roxham Road as they cross the border from the U.S. to Canada.
Mainstream U.S. TV is not dead, nor is it the husk of its former self as some claim
John Doyle
After Game of Thrones, what is HBO’s next big thing?
John Doyle
China to further loosen reserve requirements for banks to help small firms
Headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing. (File Photo).
New wave of telemedicine uses mobile phone video to link patients, doctors
Telemedicine is bringing health care to people who don't have easy access to a doctor. (File Photo).
Top utility stock picks, high-yield portfolio shakeup and dividend caution: What you need to know in investing this week
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. hydroelectric generating facility near the town of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec in 2010. Handout /Andre Kedl/Algonquin Power
Top Trump aides defend plan to nominate two controversial political loyalists to Federal Reserve board
The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue in Washington. (File Photo).
White House chief of staff vows Democrats will ‘never’ see Trump tax returns
White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a ‘political stunt’ after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, asked the IRS to provide six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns.(File Photo).
Winnipeg Jets beat Coyotes 4-2 in season finale to earn home-ice in first round of playoffs
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and defenceman Tyler Myers celebrate at the end of the team's 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Twenty-five years after genocide, Rwanda has a new light, says leader
Rwandan and world leaders light the flame of remembrance at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday.
Winnipeg Jets open first-round playoff series Wednesday, while Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames begin Thursday
Winnipeg will face the St. Louis Blues, Calgary will host the Colorado Avalanche, and the Leafs will try to get past their nemesis, the Boston Bruins, as they try to put their names on the Stanley Cup. (File Photo).
Hardline British Conservatives slam Theresa May’s cross-party Brexit talks
Pro-Brexit supporters wave flags in London. (File Photo).
Oilers’ McDavid feeling positive after leg injury
Connor McDavid gets treatment for his injured knee after crashing into Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith during second-period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Saturday.
Palestinians voice alarm at Netanyahu’s last-minute election pledge to annex part of occupied West Bank
A supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – wearing a mask with the face of U.S. President Donald Trump – marches in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Swift action needed to prevent damage from rising seas in Atlantic Canada, experts say
Governments and citizens should move more swiftly to protect coastal buildings and vital transport links along the Halifax waterfront, flooding experts say. (File Photo).
Most power restored but some Vancouver Island customers still without electricity after another wind storm
Trudeau hears from Toronto black business leaders about need to expand opportunities for youth
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen, centre left, attend a basketball clinic with local youth, hosted by Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri, right, in Toronto on Saturday.
Can my Accord handle a trip to the Northwest Territories?
The 2018 Honda Accord.
In Cambridge, a library of old stone, new glass and few books
Alex Bozikovic
Lab-grown gems are giving mined diamonds a run for their money
Your lookahead horoscope: April 7
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