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U.S. firms still eager to attend China’s import expo despite trade frictions: China official
Chinese and US flag at a booth during the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
Amplify: Involving women in climate-change mitigation isn’t only good policy – it’s good for the planet
Rene Paredes’s last-second field goal lifts Stampeders over Redblacks 17-16
Calgary Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes, makes the winning kick as teammate Rob Maver holds the ball during second half CFL action against the Ottawa Redblacks in Ottawa on Thursday, July 25, 2019. The Stamps took the Redblacks 17-16.
More children died in Syria’s Idlib in past four weeks than all of 2018, aid group says
Syrian White Helmet civil defence workers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit by airstrikes in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday.
Photo of Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S. testimony to migrants’ suffering
Guatemalan migrant Ledy Perez embraces her son Anthony while praying to ask a member of the Mexican National Guard to let them cross into the United States, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, July 22, 2019.
Vancouver regional mayors approve plan to build Surrey-Langley SkyTrain
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum walks back inside after posing for a photograph at City Hall in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 12, 2019. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Parliamentarians have to work hard to get answers from Supreme Court nominee Kasirer
Supreme Court of Canada nominee Justice Nicholas Kasirer participates in a question and answer session with MPs and Senators in Ottawa on Thursday, July 25, 2019.
Third person charged in the death of missing Edmonton woman: RCMP
Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere, from Edmonton is shown in this undated handout photo provided July 17, 2019. Police announced human remains discovered outside of North Battleford, Sask., were identified as Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere.
Ontario teacher’s union says contract talks stalled before they have begun
Contract talks between Ontario’s high school teachers, the province and its public school boards have stalled before they’ve even begun, says the union representing the educators. 2019
Outside review clears EDC personnel of CBC allegations they ignored improper SNC-Lavalin payments in Angola
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Bipartisan U.S. congressional resolution offers moral support to Canada in dispute with China
Huawei's Financial Chief Meng Wanzhou leaves her family home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/Files
2018 most politically violent year on record for Congo, U.S. data project shows
FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Congolese soldiers patrol the streets of Beni, Congo, the epicenter of the current Ebola epidemic. A fact sheet released Thursday, July 25, by the U.S.-based Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, known as ACLED, said there have been nearly 790 "organized political violence events" in more than 420 locations since President Felix Tshisekedi's inauguration on Jan. 24. It said an upsurge in conflict in eastern Congo, an outbreak of the Ebola virus that has become an epidemic, and a contentious election were contributing factors. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Meteorite hunt is on in Central Canada after fireball lights up skies
A fireball as bright as the full moon flaming across southern Ontario and Quebec is pictured in a frame grab by The Western University All-Sky Camera Network early Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Now scientists are calling on people in the Bancroft area to go out and hunt for meteorite fragments.
Migrants sent back by U.S. dumped in Mexico’s Monterrey
In this July 18, 2019 photo, a migrant child and his father stay together after being bused by Mexican migration authorities from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey, Mexico. Unlike asylum seekers who wait in line, often for months, to file claims in the U.S. and then return to the Mexican border cities where they were before, all those taken to Monterrey who spoke with AP said they had crossed illegally and spent several days in U.S. detention centers before being returned with a court date. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Canada urged to condemn Egyptian minister’s remarks saying critics will be ‘sliced up’
Egypt's Immigration Minister Nabila Makram talks during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 29, 2016.
16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2013 file photo shows the main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base at Camp Pendleton, Calif. A human smuggling investigation by the military led to the arrest of 16 Marines Thursday, July 25, 2019 while carrying out a battalion formation at California's Camp Pendleton, a base about an hour's drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says new tactical missile launch was warning to South Korea: KCNA
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at Far East Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia, April 25, 2019. Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. House passes bill on protected status for Venezuelans
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), the ranking member, listens as Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
Streetwise newsletter: CannTrust CEO fired ‘with cause’ amid scandal over unlicensed cannabis plants
CannTrust Facility located at 1396 Balfour Street , Fenwick, Ontario Wednesday July 24, 2019. (Tara Walton/The Globe and Mail)
Review backs Teck oil sands mine: Jobs, economic benefit outweigh environmental impact, it finds
Visitors pass a logo of Teck Resources Ltd. mining company during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto on March 4, 2019.
Rogers Cup takes another big hit as World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 12 Juan Martin del Potro withdraw
Novak Djokovic, left, and Roger Federer, who met in the Wimbledon final, have both withdrawn from the Rogers Cup in Montreal, leaving Rafael Nadal as the top seed.
CannTrust fires CEO Peter Aceto, forces resignation of chairman Eric Paul
CannTrust Facility located at 1396 Balfour Street , Fenwick, Ontario Wednesday July 24, 2019. (Tara Walton/The Globe and Mail)
Ontario can’t ignore the dangers of making booze more available
Bottles of wine are seen on display at a liquor store in Cremona, Alta., on Feb. 7, 2018.
Group linked to robocalls and text messages registers as third party
A woman marks her ballot behind a privacy barrier in the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, west of Montreal, on October 19, 2015. Elections Canada has scrapped plans to use social media "influencers" to persuade young Canadians to register to vote in this fall's federal election. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Graham Hughes
Environmentalists ask courts to prod Ottawa into action on the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Tim Gray, the executive director for Environmental Defense, is photographed outside a Volkswagen dealership and repair centre, on July 25 2019. The group is hoping to force the federal government to prosecute Volkswagen Canada over the diesel emissions fiasco.
Evacuation order issued due to flooding in northern Alberta hamlet
Key takeaways from ‘CannTrust market fallout’
Cannabis plants are photographed during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018. CannTrust Holdings Inc. says John Kaden has resigned as a member of the cannabis company's board of directors. The company says Kaden stepped down to focus fully on his role as co-founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of Navy Capital Green Management LLC. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Why Canada needs to turn Election Day into Election Week
If you can’t vote on E-Day, there are already several opportunities to vote on other days. This year, voting on a day other than Oct. 21 will be neither difficult nor unusual – but it should still be easier, and more common. (File Photo).
Manitoba premier promises he’ll end death taxes if his party wins election
Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister speaks to media during the Western Premiers' conference, in Edmonton on Thursday, June 27, 2019. The Manitoba government wants to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law banning religious symbols. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
How much should the CEO get paid?
Hugh Latif.
Global measles cases mean B.C. push for vaccination to continue: health minister
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announces the PharmaCare program expansion of biosimilars and boosting existing coverage for patients during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, May 27, 2019. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
We can’t just kill the small-business tax rate
For all its warts, the current small-business tax rate is still an effective, impartial method for encouraging entrepreneurial activity. (File Photo).
Where the father of Modern Portfolio Theory, Harry Markowitz, is invested
How a stake in the cannabis sector can pay dividends
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
The question is: ‘Why Boris?’ The answer is: Brexit
The answer to every depressing question in Britain today, including how Boris Johnson became prime minister, is Brexit.
New report highlights Edmonton’s struggling housing market
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED RE-BEIN-EDMONTON-0725 -- A view of modern buildings under construction in the Ice District of Edmonton, Alberta, August 18, 2018. Credit: James Cadden / Alamy
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse running fast and pain-free again after recovering from serious injuries
Andre De Grasse celebrates after winning the men's 200 meters event at the Golden Spike athletics IAAF World Challenge in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in June.
Two Israeli men shot dead in apparent Mexico City shopping mall hit
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Canadian companies must prepare for disruptors to come knocking
The bolder an adviser’s predictions, the more cautious prospective investors should be
Confident predictions about investing are more often wrong. Complex and considered predictions are often right. (File Photo).
Defying Trump, four automakers reach agreement with California on stricter emissions rules
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Traffic moves along Interstate 80 on July 25, 2019 in Berkeley, California. The State of California and four of the largest automakers in the world - Ford, VW, Honda and BMW - have struck a deal to reduce auto emissions in the State of California ahead of the Trump administration's plans to eliminate an Obama-era regulation to reduce emissions from cars that are believed to contribute to global warming. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
U.S. abortion bans: A state-by-state guide for Canadians
Abortion-rights supporters march in St. Louis on May 30, 2019.
Canadian navy not asked to join British coalition to protect Strait of Hormuz
Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan looks on before posing for a family picture during the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels on June 27, 2019. (Photo by Aris Oikonomou / AFP)ARIS OIKONOMOU/AFP/Getty Images
Quebecor raises competition concerns over Bell’s plan to acquire V channel
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on October 6, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
B.C. wants feedback on plans to ban, reduce and recycle plastics
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Minister of Environment and Climate Change George Heyman speak to the media regarding the Federal Governments decision to go ahead with the Trans Mountain Pipeline during a news conference in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday June, 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
How Alabama’s abortion law is dividing the home of the civil-rights movement
On a June day in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 73-year-old James Connor, a retired teacher, joins anti-abortion demonstrators outside the West Alabama Women’s Center.
Troy Tulowitzki retires from baseball after 13 years in the majors
Toronto Blue Jay Troy Tulowitzki waves to the crowd the Jays 7-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in game five of the American League Championship Series on Oct 21, 2015 in Toronto.
Evening Update: The latest on B.C. fugitives, a missing persons case from the 90s and Boris Johnson
Kam McLeod, 19 and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18 from Port Alberni, named as suspects in the murder of an Australian tourist and his American girlfriend in northern British Columbia, as well as an unidentified man whose body was found near the boys' abandoned flaming car, are seen in undated CCTV footage on a public alert issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) July 23, 2019. BC RCMP/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Crews radio tagging salmon to track survival beyond Fraser River waterfall created by landslide
Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials and members of the B.C. Wildfire Service move salmon in a temporary holding pen on the Fraser River before being transported with a helicopter past a massive rock slide, near Big Bar, west of Clinton, B.C., on Wednesday July 24, 2019. The rock slide has narrowed the river, creating a five-metre waterfall that is preventing many migrating salmon from getting through to spawning grounds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects focuses on Manitoba wilderness
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police released photos on July 23, 2019, of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, from Port Alberni, B.C.
Upstart Canada Jetlines eyes December launch, but hurdles remain
Rendering of a Canada Jetlines aircraft, a new ultra-low-cost airline that says it expects to start operations in December 2019.
Mapping of Canadian coasts showing where climate change to hit hardest this century
The Beaufort Sea shoreline near Tuktoyaktuk, in the Northwest Territories.
Transparent leadership is about telling the truth in times of change and uncertainty
Justin Ferrabee.
Your guide to new films this week, including a meandering Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the Canadian-made Astronaut
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." (Andrew Cooper/Sony-Columbia Pictures via AP)
BC Hydro study confirms women often find office AC too cold because settings are devised for men’s comfort
Changing air-conditioning filters regularly can prevent sinus congestion problems.
Paula Creamer leads Evian Championship after bogey-free first round
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 24: Paula Creamer of USA plays a shot during the pro - am prior to the start of The Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club on July 24, 2019 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Motorcyclist hurt, another dies in separate crashes on southern B.C. highways
Hundreds of RCMP officers have been moved from organized-crime probes to terrorism investigations in a bid to track suspected sympathizers of the Islamic State.
Agency downgrades Newfoundland and Labrador’s credit rating, cites Muskrat Falls
Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Service, left to right, and Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Innovation listen as Finance Minister Tom Osborne presents the 2019 Budget in the House of Assembly in St. John's on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Amazon’s bet on faster delivery proves to be a drag on second-quarter profit
This Wednesday, July 17, 2019 photo shows an Amazon shipping truck at a fulfillment center in Phoenix. Amazon.com Inc. reports financial earnings on Thursday, July 25. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Starbucks shares near record after same-store sales beat expectations
FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Cryptocurrency consulting firm CoinLaunch Corp. agrees to settlement with OSC
The Ontario Securities Commission logo is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Cold, dark and dangerous: The connection between the Arctic and outer space
An artist's sketch shows the orbit of Alouette I, a Canadian-made research satellite launched into space in 1962. Alouette made Canada the world's third country to go to space.
Google’s parent company beats revenue estimates on higher ad sales; shares jump
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google offcie near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dave Paresh
Apple buying majority of Intel unit in push for chip independence
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Apple company is seen outside an Apple store in Paris, France, April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
How I learned to love the Instant Pot
Illustration by Camilla Teodoro
Turkey is a key NATO member. Now, its future in the coalition is an open question
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is shown during a visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia, on July 9, 2019.
Quebec police believe they have found bodies of missing Quebec businessman and son
Stephane Roy in 2012. (File Photo).
Maple Leafs trade Andreas Borgman to Blues for Jordan Schmaltz
DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 18: Jordan Schmaltz #43 of the St. Louis Blues skates the puck against Brett Ritchie #25 of the Dallas Stars in the first period during a preseason game at American Airlines Center on September 18, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The case for leasing, not buying, a car
Rob Carrick
New data show Hamilton has highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in Canada
Statistics Canada's offices at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa are shown on March 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario police appeal for information on missing persons cold case in Muskoka, now believed to be four murders
Canadian Simu Liu, Marvel’s new superhero, talks about the week that changed his life
Johanna Schneller
RCMP apologizes to Amber Tuccaro’s family, says probe into her disappearance and death ‘not our best work’
Amber Tuccaro is shown in this undated RCMP handout photo.
Head of U.S. Chamber of Commerce says new North American trade deal will help stave off recession
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual 'State of American Business' address, in Washington. Donohue is in Merida, Mexico at the the biannual U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue where he said Thursday, April 11, 2019, that the main focus of the meeting was strategizing passage for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Fourth body recovered from site of Labrador float plane crash, RCMP say
The RCMP say a fourth body has been recovered from the Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven men, including the pilot, crashed July 15.
Women leading Canada’s charge for a record Olympics performance in 2020
Penny Oleksiak swims the 200 metre race during the 2018 Team Canada finals in Edmonton on Wednesday July 18, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
How do you put down roots in a home that isn’t yours?
Thousands celebrate in Puerto Rico after governor announces resignation
A woman holds a sign that reads 'Wanda and Schatz. Now it's your thing' during a rally to celebrate the resignation of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 25, 2019.
Boeing 737 Max groundings plague U.S. airlines, ‘frustrated’ Southwest exits Newark
FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Newmont CEO says Goldcorp mines need three years of development, exploration work
Senior refinery technician Vincente Sandoval puts a gold "button" into a furnace to be further refined to form gold dore bars at Newmont Mining's Carlin gold mine operation near Elko, Nevada, U.S., May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Files
Research finds pets may be spreading parasite found in Alberta coyotes, foxes
Man’s best friends may be spreading a potentially deadly parasite originally from Europe.
ISS backs investor Carl Icahn’s call for more shareholder say after Anadarko deal
FILE PHOTO: Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Britain begins escorting all U.K.-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
A handout picture taken on and released by the Ministry of Defence on July 25, 2019, shows the HMS Montrose accompanying the Stena Important and the Sea Ploeg vessels in the Gulf.
The best deals on full-size pickup trucks
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Maple Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot preparing for Toronto’s spotlight
Colorado Avalanche center Alexander Kerfoot reacts after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Denver. Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Zalubowski
Oil companies hopeful on deal with Alberta government to boost production
A pedestrian is reflected in a Suncor Energy sign in Calgary, Alta., on Feb. 1, 2010.
McConnell blocks election security bill hours after Mueller’s testimony
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to a question from the media on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2019.
In seeking to muzzle ex-diplomats, Ottawa sets a bad example for Beijing
Konrad Yakabuski
Canada and EU make deal to work around U.S. block on WTO judge appointments
People visit the WTO headquarters during the open day at the WTO: "Merci Geneve" at the World Trade Organization WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on June 14, 2015. Canada and the European Union have formalized a deal to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes, working around the United States' refusal to allow new appointments to one that already exists at the World Trade Organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Laurent Gillieron/Keystone
Thanks to pussyfooting Democrats, Trump is off the hook again
Lawrence Martin
Faceoff: Toyota Avalon vs. Lincoln MKZ
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U.S. Senate panel advances Saudi sanctions measure
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2019, the dome of the US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC. - US lawmakers voted April 4, 2019, to end military support for the bloody Saudi-led war in Yemen, dealing a harsh bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump and taking the historic step of curtailing a president's war-making powers. The House of Representatives voted 247 to 175, with one congressman voting present, to approve a resolution that directs the president "to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen" within 30 days. The text cleared the Senate last month and now heads to Trump, who is expected to veto the legislation. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Garzon Reserva Tannat 2016, Uruguay
Vicente Faria Gloria Reserva Douro 2016, Portugal
DeMorgenzon DMZ Sauvignon Blanc 2018, South Africa
Is it true that wine tastes worse on airplanes?
U.S. wine products are seen on a shelf at a supermarket in Beijing on April 4, 2018.
Nautilus Chardonnay 2017, New Zealand
Ca’ Rugate San Michele Soave Classico 2017, Italy
Toro Bravo Verdejo Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Spain
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