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Canadian Julia Budd scores first-round TKO for third straight Bellator title defence
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd (above) beat (Big Bad) Olga Rubin in the first round to successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title on July 12, 2019.
Blue Jays bats go silent in Big Apple
Starting pitcher Domingo German gave up three hits over six innings as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on July 12, 2019.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits north of Japan’s Okinawa
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday.
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday with criminals at top of list
After postponing an immigration-enforcement operation in June 2019, the Trump administration plans to go ahead with the raids beginning Sunday.
Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh killed in hotel car-bomb attack in Somalia
Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist, was killed in an attack at the Medina Hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayo, on Friday.
Federal documents show RCMP deleted evidence of other suspects in Assoun case
Glen Assoun, jailed for over 16 years for the knife murder of his ex-girlfriend in a Halifax parking lot, is seen at his daughter's residence in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. A federal Justice Department report that led to the release of a Nova Scotia man wrongfully convicted of murder is expected today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Mueller testimony pushed back to July 24
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before two U.S. House of Representatives committees on July 24.
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud races to fastest practice lap at Toronto IndyCar Series
French racing driver Simon Pagenaud takes part in the first round of practice at the Honda Indy in Toronto, on July 12, 2019.
Residents wait to leave Pikangikum First Nation, a week after forest fire evacuation order
A bulldozer clears debris as crews battle a forest fire near Pikangikum First Nation, Ont. in this undated handout photo. The chief of an Ontario First Nation threatened by a forest fire says a plan to evacuate residents via buses and boats today has been paused because of a lack of space in host communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Tensions simmer in Hamilton LGBTQ community after Pride festival violence
UBCM won’t cancel Chinese consulate’s sponsorship of September convention, despite criticism
This Dec. 5, 2017, photo shows flags of Canada and China prior to a meeting of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.The Chinese government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being naive in assuming that President Donald Trump did him any favours by raising the case of two imprisoned Canadians with President Xi Jinping. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fred Dufour, Pool Photo
Tent camp in Oppenheimer Park drives home our dismal failure to curb homelessness
A homeless woman sleeps at a tent city at Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver Wednesday October 15, 2014. In an analysis published Monday, former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says the federal government doesn't tie homelessness and housing funding to any outcomes, meaning results could be good or bad and the money flows regardless. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Capturing carbon and conservatives’ climate-change hopes
Dave Jobe, director of carbon capture at SaskPower's Boundary Dam power station near Estevan Sask., inside the facility's carbon capture unit near a giant amine tank, which holds carbon dioxide. MARK TAYLOR FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL.
Vancouver’s New Mandarin offers a taste of the latest seafood trends
The rose honey sweet potato swan crispy at the New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant July 4, 2019. Jimmy Jeong for The Globe and Mail.
Chuckwagon driver banned from Stampede after crash that killed horse
Chad Harden of Spartan Controls races his wagon in front of Curtis Morin of Western Sports Foundation in heat one of the the chuckwagon races during the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Svend’s new beginning: NDP’s Robinson re-enters the federal fray with a green message
Svend Robinson is the federal NDP candidate for Burnaby North-Seymour.
Montreal man pleads guilty to running drug trafficking operation into U.S. from prison
Pot stocks plunge as CannTrust woes cast shadow over cannabis sector
Mature cannabis plants are photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018.
California cleaning up massive spill that saw 800,000 gallons of oil dumped into canyon
Oil flows at a Chevron oil field in Kern County, Calif. Nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water has seeped from the ground since May.
CannTrust CEO Peter Aceto, who built an image as corporate innovator, now faces biggest test
Peter Aceto
The Federer-Nadal semi-final match was a near perfect facsimile of the classic of a decade ago
Cathal Kelly
Trump asks Supreme Court to unfreeze border wall money
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow Pentagon money to be used to build parts of a border wall with Mexico.
New fisheries restrictions announced after B.C. rock slide on Fraser River blocks salmon spawning
A rock slide on the Fraser River near Big Bar, B.C., has created a five-metre waterfall that is blocking the passage of salmon.
Can Ford avoid inserting himself into the federal election campaign?
Adam Radwanski
Set in a phantom video rental shop, The Tape Escape wants you to puzzle like it’s 1999
The Tape Escape is three escape room-style 'experiences' – puzzles and scavenger hunts solved collectively and connected by a loose narrative – set in an old video rental store in Toronto.
Banff’s ‘parking shuffle’: A divisive development debate roils a Rocky Mountain resort town
Midweek traffic on Banff Avenue, the main drag in Banff. Officials in the Alberta resort town say parking shortages in the peak tourism season have exacerbated gridlock.
Toronto’s domed stadium has had its day
Marcus Gee
How California became the heart of the Left
David Shribman
WSIB director Ian Neita quits after ties to Ford’s ex-chief of staff Dean French are revealed
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, sits alongside his chief of staff Dean French at the Ontario PC Convention in Toronto on Saturday, November 17, 2018. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's chief of staff has resigned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Turmoil continues at Canadian Armed Forces with appointment of new No. 2
Canadian Army Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier, left, addresses Ukrainian soldiers as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, stands by during military drills in base Honcharivske, Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The military's top ranks are being shuffled again following the surprise resignation this week of the military's second-in-command. Defence officials say Lanthier is being tapped to be the new vice-chief of defence staff, the fifth officer to serve in that position since 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Efrem Lukatsky
Amplify: Sports was out of my league. Then I signed up to coach my son’s T-ball team
Gabriela Debues-Stafford finishes third at Herculis Diamond League, sets Canadian record
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest named as special envoy to help Canada secure UN Security Council seat
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest stands as he is recognized by the Speaker of the House of Commons following Question Period on April 1, 2019 in Ottawa, Ont.
Should I sell Microsoft and lock in my gain, or hang on for more?
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
AB InBev pulls Budweiser listing, cancelling year’s largest IPO
Portfolio beer brands of Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd are displayed during a news conference on the company's IPO in Hong Kong, China on July 4, 2019.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Five indicators to see where the market moves next
A woman points to an electronic board showing stock prices as she poses in front of the board after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
The Spyder and Cayman GT4 aren’t your friendly neighbourhood Porsche 718s
2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
The secret to lower housing prices? It’s all in the zoning
North Shore mountains from North Burnaby in Greater Vancouver.
Bank of Canada missed an opportunity to raise rates
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins looks on as Governor Stephen Poloz responds to a question during a news conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Wednesday July 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How a recent divorcee can retire in her 50s and help each of her children buy a house
Epstein tried to pay off potential witnesses: U.S. prosecutors
In this July 30, 2008 file photo, Jeffrey Epstein, centre, appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
The root system from a cannabis cutting is photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Canadian dollar posts 9-month high as investors focus on rate divergence
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Five minutes to showtime at the Calgary Stampede
Mellophone player Satori Slipchuk ices her lips before taking the stage to play at the rodeo during the Calgary Stampede.
CannTrust stock plummets as crisis deepens, wholesalers halt shipments
Mature cannabis plants are photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Johnson & Johnson faces U.S. criminal probe related to baby powder: report
A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Illustration/Files
U.S. House approves funding for 9/11 first responders, sends to Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference on behalf of 9/11 victims and families, Friday, July 12, 2019, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Revered Quebec wrestler Jacques Rougeau Sr. shied away from spotlight
Jacques Rougeau Sr., born 1930, was a professional wrestler from Quebec.
U.S. equity firms, First Nations buy Ridley Terminals from federal government
The bulk carrier Unicorn Ocean is seen loading coal at Ridley Terminals, part of the Prince Rupert port system, March 8, 2013. The Port Authority, CN Rail and the federal and BC governments announced the start of a $90 million utility corridor construction project to expand the port on Ridley Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Robin Rowland
Trump administration dismisses threat to bees, allows renewed use of banned pesticide
In this June 5, 2019, photo, a bee pollinates a milk weed flower at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md. The Environmental Protection Agency will allow farmers to resume broad use of a pesticide over objections from beekeepers.
Golden blunders: How a string of technical mishaps has hampered Canada’s junior gold miners
Aurora Gold Mining project Gold Mining GUYANA South America
Timing threatens public vote on Missouri abortion law: ACLU
Abortion rights activists listen to speakers during a rally in Luther Ely Smith Park in St. Louis, Mo., on May 30, 2019.
Allegations against CannTrust are a black eye for the entire cannabis industry
Jeffrey Jones
Toronto police arrest former teacher on alleged sexual assaults from 40 years ago
Evening Update: Conservatives ask CSIS to investigate McCallum; U.S. Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein controversy
Canada's ambassador to China John McCallum arrives to brief members of the Foreign Affairs committee regarding China in Ottawa on January 18, 2019. Canada's former ambassador to China might have committed an unforgivable diplomatic gaffe when he sized up the case against Meng Wanzhou, but that doesn't mean his assessment was wrong. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta, Quebec seek to intervene in B.C.’s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney provides details about Bill 13, the Alberta Senate Election Act., in Edmonton on June 26, 2019.
Shortage of tuberculosis drug has physicians rationing pills and warning of serious public-health consequences
The headquarters of Bausch Health Solutions, formerly known as Valeant Inc., is seen Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Laval, Que.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Sudden air turbulence on flights is nearly impossible to foresee, experts say
In this July 11, 2019 photo, emergency workers treat a passenger on an Air Canada flight to Australia that was diverted and landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Volkswagen zooms ahead in extension of alliance with Ford to electric, automated cars
(Froom L-R) Jim Hackett, president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, Bryan Salesky, chief executive officer and co-founder of Argo AI LLC and Herbert Diess, chief executive officer, Volkswagen Group, pose for a picture ahead of a press conference July 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Many Canadians are open to workplace romances, so why the secrecy?
Insiders buy as Exco Technologies approaches a four-year bear market
Ted Dixon
Bullish on Telus
Monica Rizk
Divided loyalties: How the Hong Kong protests are exposing tensions among Canadians of Chinese descent
Protesters demonstrating against Hong Kong's extradition bill march to West Kowloon Express Rail Link Station in the city's tourism district on July 7, 2019.
We’re ignoring one question, around men accused of misconduct: What could justice actually feel like?
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 07: Actor/producer Aziz Ansari attends the Official Viewing and After Party of The Golden Globe Awards bosted by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
Grantchester: Not the usual soft and pretty British period piece drama
John Doyle
Federer bests rival Nadal at Wimbledon to set up final against Djokovic
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates victory in his Men's Singles semi-final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during Day eleven of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Canada rugby team adds Leicester Tigers’s Boris Stankovich to coaching staff
Uber will (finally) come to B.C. But the province took a wrong turn on several important issues
In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles.
Veterans activist Sean Bruyea gets OK to press $25,000 libel suit against Seamus O’Regan
Sean Bruyea, a former military intelligence officer pose for portrait Sept. 20, 2018 along the shore of Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ont.
A cashless food economy is not all good
Sylvain Charlebois is the new Dean of the faculty of management at Dalhousie University.
Oil flat as Tropical Storm Barry limits output, glut forecasts weigh
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Top federal officials warned China, India could use communities in Canada to advance agendas
People carry Chinese and Canadian flags while marching in the Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver, B.C. on Feb. 10, 2019. Some of the federal government's top bureaucrats have been warned about countries China and India trying to use their respective ethnic communities in Canada to advance their own agendas.
Tropical Storm Barry closes in with what could be epic rain
Inmates of the St. Bernard Parish Prison system load sandbags into residents cars as Tropical Storm Barry approaches land in Chalmette, Lou., on July 11, 2019.
Military looks to protect satellites from ‘natural and artificial threats’
This image from video released by the U.S. Air Force shows the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) from Space Launch Complex-4 in Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 12, 2019. The federal government is looking to protect satellites from natural and artificial threats, according to a new tender issued Friday.
Western Forest Products rejects well-known mediator after requesting help with negotiations: union
Nova Scotia approves new bid to harness tidal power in Bay of Fundy
Bay of Fundy and around the province
Once driven near extinction, wild turkeys making themselves at home in southern Quebec
Wild turkeys walk along a street in a residential neighborhood in Brookline, Mass. September 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Collin Binkley
Sudan military, protesters to sign political deal, African Union envoy says
FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, Sudanese protesters shout slogans as they march during a demonstration against the military council, in Khartoum, Sudan. An African Union envoy says Sudan's ruling military council and the country's pro-democracy movement have reached a power-sharing agreement, including a timetable for a transition to civilian rule. Mohammed el-Hassan Labat said early Friday, July 5, that both sides agreed to form a joint sovereign council that will rule the country for "three years or a little more." The sides agreed to five seats for the military and five for civilians with an additional seat going to a civilian with military background. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Swimming in support of a local food bank
The names of the swimmers are Ryan Hann (me) Emily Smyth (she did the school food drive) Rylee Fudge Madyson Hartway Clare Bowen Alexander Bowen Samuel Wood Linnea Cashmore Sebastian Winegar-Tontegode Noah Halkett (lawn mowing business, food bins at local businesses) Sam Pipher Swyer Nicholas Barnes The photo was taken by Jeff Bowen Heather Hayes, Executive Director of the Orangeville Food Bank
United Airlines extends grounding of its Boeing 737 Max fleet until Nov. 3
FILE PHOTO: United Airlines planes, including a Boeing 737 MAX 9 model, are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
How to judge high-net-worth investing fees, six risks facing the market, and be cautious on telecom stocks
Wooden Blocks with the text: Fees
I’ve learned there is one question you shouldn’t ask a newcomer
Epstein’s finances to be kept secret ahead of bail hearing on sex-trafficking charges
FILE - In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein, center, appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla. Over the last decade he sought to portray himself as a generous benefactor to children, giving to organizations including a youth orchestra, a baseball league and a private girls’ school a few blocks from his Manhattan mansion. But Epstein’s guilty plea in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution has not made that easy. On July 8, 2019, Epstein pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York to sex trafficking charges. (Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
Singer R. Kelly arrested, faces new federal sex crime charges
Singer R. Kelly arrives for a child support hearing at a Cook County courthouse, in Chicago, Ill., on March 6, 2019.
New immigration pilot program to offer permanent residency to migrant farm workers
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on April 29, 2019.
Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi speak to supporters during a Team Trudeau 2019 campaign event in Edmonton on Thursday, July 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Officials confirm tornado struck Quebec campground, causing severe damage
People are shown next to an overturned trailer home following a storm at a campground in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Que. near Montreal, on July 12, 2019.
Robert Wickens gets back on track, with the help of hand controls
Robert Wickens, left, leaves the pit area at the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, March 8, 2019. Wickens returned to a race track for the first time since he suffered a major spinal cord injury in a crash six months ago. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Track-only Ford GT Mk II can leave the road car and GTLM in the dust
Created by Ford Performance and Multimatic, the Ford GT Mk II delivers the full performance potential of the Ford GT in a track-only version engineered independent of race series rules, regulations and limitations
Two people dead after small plane crashes in Northern Ontario
Dylan Groenewegen sprints to victory in Stage 7 of Tour de France
Dylan Groenewegen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France in Chalon sur Saone on July 12, 2019.
Floods and landslides kill 15 in Nepal, six others missing
A member of Nepalese army helps a man to reach dry ground from a flooded colony in Kathmandu, Nepal July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Two southern resident killer whales missing as experts fear for the population
Killer whales play in Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, B.C., on June, 22, 2018.
Union and civil-society representatives quit federal panel on corporate responsibility
Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada speaks at a press conference on Parliament Hill on April 27, 2019. Neve, along with several other representatives of civil society and unions, has quit a federal advisory panel on corporate accountability.
Is Sara Peters’s I Become A Delight To My Enemies the most audacious audiobook yet?
Dear Calgary: It’s time for the Stampede to evolve
Jesse Popescul of Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan ropes a calf in the tie-down roping event during the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Europe, by train: Renewing the romance of rail travel
PUR-TR-EUROTRAINS-0712 German ICE highspeed train at Frankfurt train station, Germany-original
To deter war in the Gulf and elsewhere, hold leaders personally accountable for aggression
Noah Weisbord. Handout
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