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Trump blasts Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies ‘whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air'
President Trump wants to see cryptocurrencies undergo the same regulations as banks and the banking industry: "“I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Downsizing to one car from two can do wonders for retirees finances
Rob Carrick
Cases being dropped while Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of Canada’s court-martial system
Canadian military police and prosecutors are being forced to adapt as they wait for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the military-justice system is constitutional.
Google contractors able to listen to Assistant recordings
Amazon Echo, center, and a Google Home, right, are displayed in New York. Google contractors are listening to some recordings of people talking to Assistant, either on their phone or through smart speakers such as the Google Home. The company says some of its Dutch language recordings were leaked and that it is investigating.
Premiers call for the authority to opt out of proposed national pharmacare program
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, centre, along with fellow premiers break away following a group photo during a meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon, Sask. on July 11, 2019.
In Mexico, migrants seeking asylum in the United States left in limbo
Cuban native Marlene Diez Padron was apprehended trying to cross into the United States from Mexico and forced to remain in Ciudad Juarez, where has spent nearly two months. In limbo as part of the Remain in Mexico program, Ms. Padron is making money distributing flyers for a restaurant.
Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly agree to trade Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul
Then with the L.A. Clippers, guard Chris Paul presses Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder during a game in May, 2014. ESPN has reported that the Houston Rockets have agreed to send Paul to the Thunder in exchange for Westbrook, reuniting the latter with former teammate James Harden.
Top B.C. court quashes Victoria’s ban on single-use plastic bags
A woman carries a plastic bag at a market in Montreal on June 13, 2019. British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Ombudsman criticizes TTC investigation of its fare inspectors
TORONTO.MAR.8.2007 Photos taken along the St. Clair streetcar line heading west from Yonge St. to Spadina Rd.. PHOTO BY FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL DIGITAL IMAGE
National League Central poised for a taut second half as fewer than five games separate Cubs from Cincinnati
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers connects on a solo home run during a game against Cincinnati in Ohio on July 2, 2019. Yelich's Brewers are a mere two games back from the division-leading Chicago Cubs, and only 3 games ahead of bottom-placed Cincinnati.
Premier Ford vows to improve vetting for government appointments, but offers few details
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a closing news conference at a meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon, on July 11, 2019.
The Chateau Laurier mess shows it’s time for Canada to think harder about architecture
Alex Bozikovic
Trudeau concedes he’s made mistakes, but warns teachers’ group that it’s him or Scheer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets attendees at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation annual general meeting in Ottawa on July 11, 2019.
Stylish England powers into cricket World Cup final against New Zealand
England's Joe Root bats during the Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and England in Chester-le-Street, England, on July 3, 2019.
Defence lawyer for Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian seeks publication ban on a statement made to police
Defence lawyer Boris Bytensky, left to right, Justice Ruby Wong, Alek Minassian and Crown prosecutor Joe Callaghan are shown in court as Minassian appears by video in Toronto on in this courtroom sketch. Bytensky wants a publication ban on a statement Minassian made to the police, arguing the details would taint potential witnesses at trial.
Those Little Donuts, no more: Long-time Calgary Stampede mini doughnut vendor absent this year
People get donuts at the mini donut booth during the Calgary Stampede, on July 8, 2019.
Canada buzzing ahead of marquee matchup against host Brazil at FIFA U-17 World Cup
The Canada Soccer logo is seen emblazoned on Alphonso Davies's chest on March 24, 2019. Canada will open against host Brazil at the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Oct. 26 in Brasilia.
150 employees at Baycrest Health Sciences hospital leave or are fired over benefits fraud
Baycrest Hospital in North York, Ont., is photographed on Thursday, July 11, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton vexed home race clashes with cricket, tennis finals
British Formula One race car driver Lewis Hamilton waves to the crowd at Silverstone in Northampton, Endland, on June 11, 2019, during previews for this weekend's British Grand Prix.
‘Buy America’ rules push Bombardier to United States
Members of the media walk the public entrance of the Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., Wednesday, July 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sandi Krasowski
Green and NDP leaders will have election battle in Winnipeg constituency
Green Party Leader James Beddome, left, and Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister take part in the provincial leaders' debate in Winnipeg on Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
Chateau Laurier extension latest Ottawa city failure
John Ibbitson
FIFA updates disciplinary code to stamp down on racist incidents
England's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring his side's fifth goal after hearing racist chants, during their Euro 2020 Group A qualifying match against Montenegro in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 25, 2019.
Andrew Scheer just gutted his own climate-change plan
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer reacts to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement regarding the government's decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Apollo 11: A Globe reporter’s childhood memory of the moonshot and why we shouldn’t go back
Eric Reguly
Tough and loyal, Alexa Danyliuk helped young women break into applied sciences
Alexa Danyliuk.
The once and future moon: 50 years after Apollo 11, our lunar adventure has just begun
July 20, 1969: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands alongside the U.S. flag after he and Neil Armstrong were the first two people ever to set foot on the moon. Teammate Michael Collins orbited in the command module during the mission.
Ontario scraps affordable housing plan in Premier Ford’s riding, says developer deal ‘undervalued’ the land
The former property of the Thistletown Regional Centre in Etobicoke, Ont., is photographed on Thursday, July 11, 2019, after the Ontario government announced they have cancelled the previous government's plan to develop the land into affordable housing. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Streetwise newsletter: What CannTrust’s woes mean for other industry players looking to raise capital
FILE PHOTO: The Canadian flag is seen on top of a flagpole in the midst of high-rise buildings in the financial district of Toronto April 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Boeing reshuffles management of troubled 737 Max program
In this file photo taken on March 11, 2019, the Boeing Company logo is seen on a building in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
Federer and Nadal finally have another chance to reach the peak of tennis once again
Cathal Kelly
Justin Trudeau’s star recruit in Quebec is the real deal
Konrad Yakabuski
Waitress is an artful movie-turned-musical about pie and domestic abuse
Christine Dwyer as Jenna in Waitress.
While he’s never won IndyCar in Toronto, Hinchcliffe headlines his hometown race
Oakville native James Hinchcliffe pretends to take down track notes from last years winner Scott Dixon during a media event at the Honda Indy in Toronto, on Thursday, July 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Judge approves new Harvey Weinstein legal team led by #MeToo critic
Harvey Weinstein, left, arrives at court for a hearing related to his sexual assault case, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in New York. Weinstein's lawyer Jose Baez is going to court Thursday to get a judge's permission to leave the case, the latest defection from what was once seen as a modern version of O.J. Simpson's "dream team" of attorneys. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
All signs now point to a higher loonie
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto January 23, 2015. The Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Friday after Canadian CPI data showed an increase in core inflation. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Leveraged investing can boost returns - but do it prudently
Tim Cestnick
Neil Bantleman returns to Canada after years in Indonesian prison, family says
Neil Bantleman, right, hugs his wife Tracy, left, after he was released from Cipinang prison in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug.14, 2015. The family of Bantleman, a Canadian teacher jailed for years in Indonesia on disputed sexual assault charges, says the man is back in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Achmad Ibrahim
With stifling defence, unbeaten Blue Bombers look to continue ascent against winless Argos squad Friday
BC Lions receiver Lemar Durant is wrapped up by Brandon Alexander of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during a game in Vancouver on June 15, 2019.
B.C.’s new speculation tax funnels $115-million into affordable housing
Master of Ceremonies and B.C. Finance Minister Carole James speaks about former NDP premier Dave Barrett during a state memorial service in the Farquhar Auditorium at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday, March 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Twitter back up partially after worldwide outage
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
UBC researcher Vince Hanlon is seen amongst Sitka spruce trees, averaging 80 metres tall and ranging in age from 220 years to 500 years old, in Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in a 2016 handout photo. Hanlon was part of a project that looked for evidence of the growth of genetic mutations in some of Canada’s largest trees. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia, TJ Watt, *MANDATORY CREDIT
Cenovus produces one billionth barrel from thermal oil sands operations
An oil sands extraction facility is reflected in a tailings pond near the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta on June 1, 2014. Cenovus Energy Inc. says its thermal oilsands operations in northern Alberta produced their one billionth barrel of bitumen on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Overdose deaths are shrinking in B.C. but a powerful drug becomes more common
Police in London, Ont., say they have found the deadly opioid carfentanil in drugs seized in 10 recent investigations.
Aritzia continues sales growth streak, reports nearly 32 per cent jump in income
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 14 - The newly remodelled Aritzia flagship store located at 50 Bloor St W in Toronto. February 14, 2019.
What will Canada do to win a Security Council seat? Far too much
Doug Saunders
B.C.’s Chilcotin River flood affects about 120 properties: regional district
Flooding on British ColumbiaÕs Chilcotin River has left some Central Interior ranchers facing serious damage to their property and operations. Photo by Treena Plummer
As the nature of work evolves, we need to embrace non-traditional forms of education
New movies in theatres this week: The disgusting Unplanned anti-abortion movie, the high-concept comedy Stubar and a loving Leonard Cohen doc
Unplanned will make you writhe in agony over how such an ugly, malicious and potentially dangerous piece of religious and political propaganda could have made its way into this world.
NDP’s Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh participates in a group bike ride with Ottawa Centre residents, after announcing his party's vision for a national cycling strategy in Ottawa on Thursday, July 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Evening Update: CannTrust allegedly hid unlicensed growing rooms; Freeland distances government from McCallum comments on China
Cannabis plants are photographed during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Cannabis cultivators in Pelham, Ont, are getting pushback from local residents due to complaints about odour and light pollution. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Sudan state TV: Ruling council foils attempted military coup
Trump’s right-wing ‘social media summit’: Like everything he touches, fracturing our norms for the sake of it
Jared Yates Sexton is an associate professor at Georgia Southern University. He is the author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage.
Six major risks facing the markets (and what to do about them)
David Rosenberg
Trudeau Liberals pledge $150-million toward big-data cancer research initiative
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks during an announcement at UBC in Vancouver, on April 23, 2019. The Liberal government is moving forward with funding for a new cancer research network that aims to advance the science of individually customized cancer treatment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin
United States Senator Bernie Sanders waves before speaking at the University of Toronto during an event called "What the U.S. Can Learn from Canadian Health Care," in Toronto, on October 29, 2017. American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Quick and smart fixes for Canada’s cannabis mess
Cannabis plants are photographed during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Cannabis cultivators in Pelham, Ont, are getting pushback from local residents due to complaints about odour and light pollution. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
FILE- In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore. Amazon will spend more than $700 million to provide additional training to about one-third of its U.S. workforce. (Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Facebook’s Libra shows it’s time for central banks to step up
A small toy figure stands on representations of virtual currency in front of the Libra logo in this illustration picture, on June 21, 2019.
Goodbye stilettos, hellooo sensible shoes
Illustration by Camilla Teodoro
Seven air-industry dividend stocks to keep on your radar
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Chile removes statute of limitations on child sex abuse amid Church crisis
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, speaks during the 4th Pacific Alliance Summit in Lima, Peru July 6, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Cannabis security company 3 Sixty expands to U.S. and aims for Europe
Empty Vatican tombs add new twist to mystery of missing girl
People open a tomb in a cemetery on the Vatican's grounds, on July 11, 2019.
Darroch’s mistake: Never write down what you can’t afford to have widely published
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, British Ambassador Kim Darroch hosts a National Economists Club event at the British Embassy in Washington. Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, July 10, 2019, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate having a "special relationship." The resignation of Kim Darroch came a day after Trump lashed out at him on Twitter describing him as "wacky" and a "pompous fool" after leaked documents revealed the envoy's dim view of Trump's administration. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, FIle)
Twitter taps Canada as test market for new ‘hide’ tweet feature
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter says it is launching an experiment in Canada today that will allow users in this country to hide replies to tweets on the social media platform. Other users globally will be able to see the feature and its use, but won't be able to use it themselves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Matt Rourke
Pikangikum First Nation forest fire evacuees start arriving in Saskatchewan
A bulldozer clears debris as crews battle a forest fire near Pikangikum First Nation, Ont. in this undated handout photo.
Deutsche Bank boss says scolded staff for suit fitting amid layoffs
FILE PHOTO: CEO Christian Sewing delivers a speech during the annual shareholder meeting of Germany’s largest business bank, Deutsche Bank, in Frankfurt, Germany, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
Canada pledges $1-million for fund to help imprisoned journalists as conference on press freedom ends
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Barrister and U.K. Foreign Office Special Envoy on Media Freedom Amal Clooney, centre, and Director General of UNESCO Audrey Aouzlay are seen onstage during day two of the Global Conference on Press Freedom, in London, on July 11, 2019.
At least 35 people sustain minor injuries after Air Canada flight hits unexpected turbulence
The tail of an Air Canada aircraft is seen at a hangar at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., on February 9, 2017. Nearly three dozen passengers sustained minor injuries Thursday when an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, ran into severe turbulence, prompting an emergency landing in Honolulu. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Astros’ Jake Marisnick suspended two games for violent home-plate collision with Angels catcher Lucroy
Houston Astros' Jake Marisnick, right, collides Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy (20) while trying to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Houston. Marisnick was called out under the home plate collision rule. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
‘I have never seen this’: Aimia shareholders call for new meeting after ‘outrageous conduct’
Aimia chairman of the board Robert Brown is pictured prior to a special shareholders meeting Montreal on Jan. 8, 2019.
Belgium’s Dylan Teuns wins Tour de France Stage 6, Ciccone takes race lead
Cycling - Tour de France - The 160.5-km Stage 6 from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles - July 11, 2019 - Team INEOS rider Geraint Thomas of Britain finishes ahead of Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Julian Alaphilippe of France, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Groupama-FDJ rider Thibaut Pinot of France. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
T-Mobile, Sprint expected to extend deal date, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A smartphones with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this picture illustration taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Canadian Julia Budd looks to defend Bellator featherweight title for the third time
Julia Budd of Port Moody, B.C, celebrates after beating Marloes Coenen, of the Netherlands, during the inaugural women's featherweight championship fight at Bellator 174 in Thackerville, Okla., on March 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Bellator, Eric Coleman *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Defence lawyers seek house arrest, electronic monitoring for Jeffrey Epstein
The home of Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested Saturday on sex trafficking charges, in Manhattan, July 7, 2019. Even after his 2008 guilty plea in a prostitution case in Florida, he promoted himself as a financial wizard who used arcane mathematical models. Much of that appears to be an illusion. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)
Developer offers to return disputed Oka land to Kanesatake Mohawks
Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and Brad Laroque come face to face in a tense standoff at the Kahnesatake reserve, in Oka, Que., in a Sept. 1, 1990, file photo.
Toronto Raptors make signings of Stanley Johnson and Terence Davis official
New Raptors forward Stanley Johnson split time between Detroit and New Orleans last season.
'We choose to go to the moon,’ remembering JFK’s bold call to action
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Three Canadian mining companies with strong upside potential
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U.S. probes Deutsche Bank’s dealings with Malaysia’s 1MDB: report
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Deutsche Bank office in London, Britain July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Alberta’s Jason Kenney tells premiers’ meeting national unity still threatened
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, left to right, Northwest Territories Bob McLeod and Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq speak to the media during a meeting of premiers in Saskatoon, Sask., on July 11, 2019.
European Central Bank hires ex-Goldman Sachs banker Elizabeth McCaul as watchdog
Sign of the European central Bank (ECB) is seen ahead of the news conference on the outcome of the Governing Council meeting, outside the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 7, 2019.
U.S. House panel authorizes subpoenas for 12 people mentioned in Mueller’s report
The vote gives panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler discretion on whether to subpoena current and former Trump advisers such as former Attorney-General Jeff Sessions and former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, as part of a broad corruption and obstruction of justice probe of the Trump presidency.
Live in the suburbs? ‘That’s hilarious’
Rob Carrick
How documentarian Nick Broomfield found his way around the many sides of Leonard Cohen
Marianne Ihlen and Leonard Cohen from the film Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love.
Winnipeg police seek possible lead in 2015 death of Thelma Krull
Thelma Krull is shown in a police handout photo.
Facebook’s Libra must be ‘rock solid’ before launch, warns Bank of England’s Mark Carney
Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank of England listens during a Financial Stability Report news conference at the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain on July 11, 2019.
Horse put down after injuring leg during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race
A horse has died from an injury that occurred during a chuckwagon race at this year’s Calgary Stampede.
Freeland says McCallum ‘does not speak’ for Canadian government in rebuke of former envoy’s China comments
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland attends the Global Conference for Media Freedom, in London. Freeland is distancing the Liberal government from former China envoy John McCallum, saying Canadians should not be offering advice to any foreign government on how to affect election results in Canada.
Tropical Storm Barry forms off U.S. Gulf Coast, could make landfall as a hurricane
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office inmate workers move sandbags in Chalmette, La., on July 11, 2019, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry.
How wealthy singles looking for love can protect their riches
Love and money as a romantic relationship cost or health care insurance expenses as a heart symbol object casting a shadow that is shaped as a dolar shape with 3D illustration element.
Harvey Weinstein gets approval to overhaul defence team as trial looms
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, right, leaves State Supreme Court following a hearing related to his sexual assault case, in New York, on July 11, 2019.
Religious expression is under attack in Canada – and not just in Quebec
People attend a demonstration to protest against the Quebec government's Bill 21 in Montreal, on June 17, 2019.
Favourite Room: This vibrant kitchen was designed to foster a serious passion for food
Andrea Anders is photographed in the kitchen of her home in Toronto, on June 6, 2019.
Indigo maintains global brand ambitions despite challenging year for bookseller
Indigo opened its first American location in New Jersey’s Short Hills mall in 2018.
New Brunswick pharmacists back legislation for mandatory immunization
New Brunswick pharmacists are throwing their support behind legislation removing non-medical immunization exemptions in public schools and licensed early child care facilities.
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