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U.S. House panel chair wants answers from Homeland Security leaders
FILE PHOTO: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is escorted by police as reporters surround her while she leaves the Border Patrol facilities in Clint, Texas, July 1, 2019. Top officials in the agency overseeing border security condemned a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents that featured jokes about migrant deaths, obscene images of Hispanic lawmakers and threats to members of Congress as the lawmakers themselves on Tuesday amplified their criticism of the agency. Ocasio-Cortez was a target of some of the most offensive posts in the group.
Eight family members arrested in Mexico for human trafficking of seven Honduran women
FILE PHOTO: TIJUANA, MEXICO - Nov. 21, 2008 Images from Tijuana for stories about this troubled Mexican city, and the northern frontier region in general. Mexican police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly trafficking seven Honduran women for sex.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers lose QB Matt Nichols but beat Ottawa Redblacks 29-14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Chandler Fenner, left, tackles Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver R.J. Harris during second quarter CFL action in Ottawa, Friday, July 5, 2019.
Sung Hyun Park takes 1-shot lead over Monday qualifier on LPGA Tour
Kristen Gillman hits the ball during the second round of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic golf tournament Friday, July 5, 2019, in Oneida, Wis.
Trump says immigration raids starting ‘fairly soon’
President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, July 5, 2019. Trump said Friday that the White House was writing an executive order to require pharmaceutical companies to offer the U.S. government the lowest prices in the world, in comments that puzzle many experts on the country’s health care system. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
Chase Outlaw broke almost every bone in his face. Doctors put it back together. Now, he’s a top bull-rider again
Bull rider Chase Outlaw, who faced a near career ending accident last year, rides in Cluny, Alberta, on July 1.
Just this once, maybe things are breaking right for Milos Raonic, tennis’s unluckiest guy
Cathal Kelly
Two toxic legacies of Women’s World Cup: Hatred of VAR and loathing of Team U.S.A.
John Doyle
Researchers encouraged by return of killer whales to Salish Sea, but say food source must be replenished
FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, an orca leaps out of the water near a whale watching boat in the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands, Wash. In an unprecedented absence, the endangered orcas have not been here at all this summer, except for one visit by J pod, in a brief lap around San Juan Island one day in early May. They immediately left, and no one's seen any of the members of J, K or L pod since. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Residents to be evicted from downtown Toronto seniors’ home
Anne Washington, who is 87 years old, poses for a photograph in her apartment in the Davenhill Senior Living residence in Toronto, on Friday, July 5, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Manitoba mother sentenced to eight years in the death of her son
FILE PHOTO: Winnipeg courts. A mother in Manitoba has been sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing her baby boy to the ground and causing his death.
Despite a recent string of devastating fire seasons, new developments continue to pop up in B.C. fire zones
Paddle boarders watch as a single engine water bomber returns to Okanagan Lake for more water during efforts to fight the Westside Road wildfire in Kelowna, British Columbia July 23, 2015. The B.C. Forest Service estimates the uncontained fire's size at 456 hectares (1127 acres), with an evacuation order in effect. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber
Calgary’s Waalflower offers a nice atmosphere, but doesn’t leave a lasting impression with its food
Merguez pizza and the broccoli dish at the new Waalflower restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, July 4, 2019. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol
The decline and demonization of ‘the left’ represents a historic change in Israeli politics
Former Israeli Defense minister and Yisrael Beiteino party leader Avigdor Lieberman speaks at a press conference in May.
Why unreliable voters are key to Trudeau’s re-election hopes, and understanding the campaign ahead
Adam Radwanski
Bryson DeChambeau dominates second round of 3M Open, Canadian Adam Hadwin two shots back
Adam Hadwin of Canada drives off the 14th tee during the second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on Friday
Weeded out: Bruce Linton being fired from Canopy is a sign the sector is maturing
Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton, left to right, passes a bag with the first legal cannabis for recreation use sold in Canada to Nikki Rose and Ian Power at the Tweed shop on Water Street in St. John's N.L. at 12:01 am NDT on October 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Nicaragua opposition says open to resuming talks on standoff
El Salvador court absolves two ex-presidents in graft case
FILE - In this June 1, 2004 file photo, El Salvador's President Tony Saca, left, congratulates former President Francisco Flores, right, after being sworn in as president at the International Fairgrounds in San Salvador, El Salvador. A court in El Salvador has absolved on Friday, July 5, 2019, the two former presidents and three other defendants of criminal responsibility in the alleged diversion of $10 million donated by Taiwan to help victims of 2001 earthquakes (AP Photo/Presidency/Handout, File)
U.S. demands $12.7 billion in judgment against ‘El Chapo’
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, is escorted to a helicopter in Mexico City following his capture in the beach resort town of Mazatlan. Federal prosecutors want to recover $12.6 billion in drug money they say was generated by the Mexican drug lord. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn asked a judge Friday, July 5, 2019, to order Guzman to forfeit that sum. They called the amount a "conservative" estimate of the cash Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel earned distributing drugs in the United States. Guzman was convicted in February of murder conspiracy and drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Character actor Sean McCann played gruff lieutenant on Night Heat
CANADA'S NEWEST TV NEIGHBOURS "THE BAXTERS": Join the new family on the block on Ch. 11 this season -- Left to Right: Marianne McIsaac, Megan Follows, Sean McCann, Sammy Snyders and Terry Tweed, c. 1980. Credit: CHCH-TV
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
Bruce Linton, Founder, Chairman and co-ceo of Canopy Growth, is photographed in the company's Tweed cannabis facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Sept 21 2018. *** FOR IAN BROWN STORY ***
Shaw Festival 2019: Sumptuous, unsettling Sex makes a compelling case for Mae West, the playwright
SEX (Shaw Festival, 2019). Mae West created for herself the role of Margy LaMont (Diana Donnelly), a quick-witted, sharp-tongued prostitute in Roaring Twenties Montreal who is looking for a better life. When she meets a rich and ardent young lover, she seems to have hit the jackpot. The trouble is, he doesn’t know the truth about her. Can she keep her secret? Should she? Credit: Shaw Festival
Nailed it: The hidden art of shoeing chuckwagon horses
Sonny Poitras, from Saskatchewan's Moosomin First Nation, works a thoroughbred at the chuckwagon races in Mackwacis, Alta.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see such stupidity about Vancouver’s affordable rental housing market
Gary Mason
Why the market had a downbeat response to an upbeat jobs report (and what it means for the path of interest rates)
FILE - In this June 19, 2019, file photo a cargo ship is docked at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles. On Thursday, June 27, the Commerce Department issues the third and final estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the January-March quarter. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Wealthsimple Trade challenges Canada’s online broker establishment with free trades for stocks and ETFs
Rob Carrick
Everyone needs a hero from time to time. Kawhi Leonard fit the bill and he made Toronto glow all over
Marcus Gee
At soccer’s Women’s World Cup, Team U.S.A. are the heroes – and the villains
Alex Morgan of the U.S. celebrates scoring the team's second goal in a 2-1 victory over England in the semi-finals of the 2019 Women's World Cup.
Quebec minister accused of hypocrisy after tweeting photo with Malala Yousafzai
Quebec Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge responds to the Opposition during question period Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
N.L. premier says Muskrat Falls costs are too great for optimism about benefits
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is testifying today at the inquiry into the controversial Muskrat Falls dam’s runaway cost and schedule overruns in St. John's, Newfoundland on July 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Holly McKenzie-Sutter
No sign of letup in deal-making in cannabis sector despite the pullback at Canopy Growth
Bruce Linton, chairman and co-CEO of Canopy Growth, addresses the audience at the World Cannabis Congress in Saint John, New Brunswick on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
How a semi-retired man with ‘limited resources’ can figure out his expenses and stop working
Bullish on SSR Mining
Monica Rizk
Michael Novogratz and others buy Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.
Ted Dixon
Dichotomies and contradictions that managers face
Harvey Schachter
Quebec LGBTQ activist Laurent McCutcheon dies after long cancer battle
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives the 2016 Laurent McCutcheon Award for his commitment to fighting homophobia and transphobia from the hands of founder, Laurent McCutcheon during a ceremony in Montreal, Monday, May 16, 2016.
After defying violence for months, Sudan’s fearless protesters are skeptical of latest agreement
Sarah Mouawia is posing for a photo at her home in Omdurman. Andreea Campeanu
Kawhi Leonard still mulling decision as NBA free agents can officially sign contracts Saturday
Kawhi Leonard celebrates on stage during the 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship Parade in Toronto on June 17.
Canadian women’s beach volleyball team advances to world championships final
Sarah Pavan in action during the Women's Final match against Alexandra Klineman and April Ross of the United States during the FIVB World Tour 2019 on May 10, 2019 in Itapema, Brazil.
Evening Update: Ottawa pledges more than $2.7-million to help fight workplace sexual harassment; MPP MacLeod apologizes to Melnyk for ‘blunt’ words
Lisa MacLeod, then Minister of Children, Community and Social Service, left, speaks at Queen's Park on March 21, 2019. Ms. MacLeod, who is now Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport, tweeted an apology Friday, July 5 to Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, right, seen here speaking to Senators fans in 2017, for "blunt" comments directed at Mr. Melnyk during a Rolling Stones concert.
Controversial Indians’ mascot Chief Wahoo won’t be seen during All-Star Game but still popular in Cleveland
Chief Wahoo's unmistakable smiling face is a shameful racist figure to some people but a source of civic joy to others. (File Photo)
Man with knife stabs three people inside Virginia plasma centre
A crew from Aftermath Services in Richmond places tarp over the entrance to Octapharma Plasma in Petersburg, Va., Friday, July 5, 2019. The crew had sealed the doors and was preparing to enter the business where, the day before, a 20-year-old Petersburg man is alleged to have attacked customers with an unidentified cutting weapon. The suspect, identified by police as Jairique L. Shannon, faces three charges of malicious wounding. (Bill Atkinson/The Progress-Index via AP)
Cycling to fund brain-cancer research
The Rael's Ride committee posing with the sunnybrook foundation and the donation check.
Thousands will ride to honour seven bikers killed in New Hampshire crash
Scores of motorcycle riders follow the hearse to the gravesite at the National Cemetery in Bourne where Marine Corps veteran Michael Ferazzi was buried on Friday, June 28, 2019. Ferazzi was one of 7 killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend in New Hampshire. (Steve Heaslip/The Cape Cod Times via AP)
Why Christine Lagarde, a non-economist, is ideal for the world’s most demanding central banker’s job
Eric Reguly
Maduro shows military might in Independence Day celebration
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a military parade to celebrate the 208th anniversary of Venezuela's declaration of independence in Caracas, Venezuela July 5, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
For Canadian students, the summer job market is vastly improved
New look for Roughriders mascot causes controversy in Saskatchewan
Gainer the Gopher, who has been the mascot for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a new look at the team’s home opener on July 1 at Mosaic Stadium.
Alberta’s Sundial expands to U.K. with Bridge Farm Group purchase
The fallout from cancelled music festivals Roxodus, Hair in the Fair: frustrated fans and festival organizers across the industry
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on May 5, 2018. The Roxodus music festival in Stayner, Ont., has been cancelled a week before it was set to get underway.Organizers for the event, which listed Aerosmith, Nickelback and Lynyrd Skynyrd among its headliners, said the event grounds would not be ready in time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Amy Harris, Invision
UN condemns attack on migrants, calls for Libyan ceasefire
Tripoli government forces look on during clashes with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter south of the capital Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could divide the country and imperil the security of its neighbors and the wider Mediterranean region. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)
Quebec announces additional funding in effort to get more newcomers to learn French
Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette responds to the Opposition, at the legislature, in Quebec City, on June 12, 2019.
Canada’s economy lost jobs in June, but not enough to dent a stellar first half of 2019
Statistics Canada's Main Building at Tunny's Pasture in Ottawa is shown on March 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Why investors need to stay defensive, a skeptical take on Wall Street’s records, and three dividend stocks for your retirement portfolio
People walk by a souvenir stand in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 5, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Ontario’s strategic transformation adviser fired amid reports he had ties to Ford’s former chief of staff
Dean French listens to Doug Ford's speech in Etobicoke, on Nov. 16, 2018.
A low maintenance, all-weather portfolio that suits this busy entrepreneur
Craig Rowland picture for Me and My Monday. (handout)
Trump blames teleprompter for ‘airports’ gaffe during Fourth of July speech
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 'Salute to America' event at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2019.
I learned the hard way how strong pot is today
I learned the hard way how strong pot is today
Lac-Mégantic to mark sixth anniversary of deadly rail disaster
Smoke rises from railway cars that derailed in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 6, 2013.
Lee Iacocca’s legacy in Canada’s auto sector lives on
Former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca gestures during an interview in Golden, Colorado, after his new company EV Global Motors acquired equity interest in Unique Mobility, Inc., a electric vehicle company, July 24, 1997. REUTERS/Gary Caskey/Files
Canada funds 23 projects to help restore British Columbia’s fragile salmon stocks
This 2009 photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows a juvenile salmon raised at the company’s hatchery in Fortune, PEI.
Alouettes’ Stanback scores three touchdowns in 36-29 victory over Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes' William Stanback (31) breaks away from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during second half CFL football action in Montreal, on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Composer Michael Colgrass remembered for bringing light touch to the orchestra
Award-winning Toronto composer Michael Colgrass, shown in a handout photo, has died at age 87.
Indonesia’s top court jails woman who tried to report employer for alleged sexual harassment
Baiq Nuril Maknun is seen in Mataram, on Lombok island, on Nov. 16, 2018.
Skies clear, rain stops just in time for start of Calgary Stampede parade
The Calgary Stampede introduces Heartland star Amber Marshall as the 2019 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal, in Calgary, on June 5, 2019.
Novak Djokovic gets past Hubert Hurkacz to reach Wimbledon last 16
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during their men's singles third round match on the fifth day of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2019. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEBEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
Statistics suggest carfentanil use, deaths soaring in Ontario, medical officials say
In this June 27, 2016 photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a member of the RCMP opens a printer ink bottle containing the opioid carfentanil.
Federal government quietly ends asylum-seeker triage pilot program
Asylum seekers line up to enter Olympic Stadium, in Montreal, on Aug. 4, 2017.
The sport of kings is on its high horse – but its deadly ways must be put to pasture
FILE - In this June 23, 2019 file photo Eddie Haskell, right, with jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard, win the third race during the last day of the winter/spring meet at the Santa Anita Park race track in Arcadia, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law, Wednesday June 26,2019 that would give the California Horsing Racing Board the authority to immediately suspend the license of Santa Anita. Thirty horses have died at the track in recent months. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Canadian airlines among carriers asking appeal court to quash new rules around passenger rights
Passengers wait to check-in at Trudeau Airport, in Montreal, on July 19, 2017.
Quebec invests $47-million in youth protection to cut down lengthy wait lists
Quebec Junior Health and Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant responds to reporters questions on May 1, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City, Que.
Organizers cut ticket prices for CFL game in Moncton
Toronto Argonauts' Chandler Worthy rushes up field with the ball during preseason CFL game action against the Montreal Alouettes at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, on May 30, 2019. The group trying to bring a CFL team to Halifax has lowered ticket prices for a regular-season game between the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts next month in Moncton, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Scheer calls on Trudeau to step up inspections on Chinese imports, consider tariffs
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks in Ottawa, on June 18, 2019.
Left back Ali Adnan staying with Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ali Adnan (right) celebrates with head coach Marc Dos Santos after scoring a goal against Dallas FC during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver on Saturday, May 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Lam
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan signs four-year contract extension
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan gives instructions during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Toronto Wolfpack fullback Gareth O’Brien shows no fear ‘in a world of giants’
Toronto Wolfpack fullback Gareth O'Brien scores a try in the Wolfpack's Betfred Championship rugby league match on April 22, 2019 against the Featherstone Rovers.
Ottawa announces more than $2.7-million for project to improve process of reporting sexual harassment
On Friday, the federal government announced funding for a project that aims to improve the process of reporting sexual harassment in workplaces.
Joe Biden and the spectre of doom: Is his presidential candidacy already toast?
Lawrence Martin
Funeral to be held Saturday for Canadian soldier killed in parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria
Bombardier Patrick Labrie, a member of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, which is based in Petawawa, Ont.
Desjardins aids members with access to protection service after massive data breach
Desjardins President and CEO Guy Cormier leaves a news conference in Montreal on June 20, 2019.
Trump says he’s considering an executive order to add citizenship question to U.S. census
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 5, 2019.
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New Halifax police chief installed, pledges to build ‘a platform of trust’ with community
Halifax’s new police chief pledged to seek 'a platform of trust' with the community as he was installed Friday with bagpipes, drums and an honour guard.
Turkish court overrules life sentences against three journalists: state media
Journalist Mehmet Altan waves to media after being released from the prison in Silivri, near Istanbul, Turkey, on June 27, 2018.
Tikinagan revival: Why Anishinaabe artists are returning to traditional handcrafted wooden baby carriers
June 15-16, 2019 - Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation. Bernice Seymour Berle displays a doll-sized tikinagan made by her father nearly sixty years ago. An iron coat hanger was molded into the shape of a flower, heated with a torch and burned onto the cedar board to create the images and painted when cooled.
Man who alleged Spacey groped him in 2016 drops lawsuit
In this June 3, 2019, file photo, actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing at district court, in Nantucket, Mass.
The great divide: The civil wars gripping America’s political parties
Politics Briefing: Ontario minister apologizes for ‘blunt’ comments
Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, responds to a question on changes to Ontario's autism program at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, March 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Chef Roger Mooking’s guide to seeking out the best food wherever you go
Chef Roger Mooking
Bo Levi Mitchell, the CFL’s reigning most outstanding player, lands on injured list
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, centre, looks for a receiver during first half CFL football action against the B.C. Lions, in Calgary, Saturday, June 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Caitlan Coleman’s mother says her daughter was frightened, robotic weeks after being released from captivity
Caitlan Coleman leaves court in Ottawa, on March 27, 2019.
Gauff, 15, avoids two match points in Wimbledon win over Hercog
United States' Cori 'Coco' Gauff celebrates after beating Slovenia's Polona Hercog in a Women's singles match during day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, on Friday, July 5, 2019.
Amplify: 'Money’ is not a bad word, and we should all be talking about it
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North Carolina eyes ban on smokable hemp ban as demand grows
Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room on Netflix spotlights a very funny Canadian abroad
John Doyle
Canadian Mike Woods aiming for a stage win at his first Tour de France
Third-place winner Michael Woods from Canada gives a thumbs up after the men's road race at the Road Cycling World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria on Sept.30, 2018. Woods, in his first Tour, is aiming for a stage win. The 106th edition of the Tour opens Saturday in Brussels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Kerstin Joensson
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