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Parents will be allowed to remove children from sex-ed classes under new Ontario government curriculum
A boy is helped onto a school bus by his mother as he prepares for the first day back after the summer holidays on Tuesday September 3, 2013. Photo: Chris Young for The Globe and Mail
Australia says it will join U.S.-led defence effort in Strait of Hormuz
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen at the Istana in Singapore, on June 7, 2019.
Castillo, ex-Jays player Dotel allegedly linked to drug ring
Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel is transferred to a police station after his arrest for alleged links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.
Honduras’ ex-first lady convicted of embezzlement
Former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo arrives at a court hearing after being convicted on graft charges, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Aug. 20, 2019.
Trump, Maduro confirm talks between high-level officials
Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attending a meeting with members of his cabinet at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, on Aug. 14, 2019.
Australian court upholds child sexual abuse convictions against Cardinal Pell
Australian Cardinal George Pell is escorted in handcuffs from the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne on Aug. 21, 2019.
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers say officers intentionally misled her
FILE PHOTO: Huawei's Financial Chief Meng Wanzhou leaves her family home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Suspect in huge Capital One data breach seeks release from jail
In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo, the logo for Capital One Financial appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Election ads on climate change won’t threaten charity status, CRA says
A sign is pictured in front of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) national headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Three people confirmed dead in fiery 10-vehicle crash on southeastern Alberta highway
RCMP say hazardous material teams will be at the site on Highway 9 to help with the complex cleanup of 10 vehicles that were involved in the Tuesday crash.
Brampton’s new integrity commissioner has ties to Mayor Patrick Brown
This photo from Patrick Brown's campaign website features him with Muneeza Sheikh.
Police struggle to stamp out online cannabis shops
A container of cannabis at the Hunny Pot, a cannabis store at 202 Queen St. West in downtown Toronto, on April 1 2019. April 1 marked the first day people could buy cannabis at a store in Ontario.
Why Elections Canada is right to worry about the (political) climate
A voter casts a ballot in the 2011 federal election in Toronto on May 2, 2011.The chairman of the board of Bombardier, a scion of the Rotman family, the chairman of a major power company, these prominent Canadians all gave as much money as they're allowed, or close to it, to both the Liberals and Conservatives in 2018. They are among at least 20 Canadians who gave substantially to the country's two most fiercely opposed parties last year, according to an analysis of public Elections Canada documents by The Canadian Press. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Trump postpones Denmark meeting over rejection of Greenland proposal
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Border agents arrest about 25 workers during raid at Vancouver racetrack tied to immigration and refugee act
Those targeted are believed to be of Mexican descent. A witness said it appears that all of them spoke Spanish, and some spoke little English. (File Photo)
‘Crazy is a good word for it’: 12-year-old Vancouverite Michelle Liu prepares to tee off at Canadian Open
Michelle Liu isn’t a ceremonial golfer this week, gifted a spot in the Canadian Open as a gimmick. She earned her way in by finishing as the low Canadian at the Canadian Women’s Amateur in late July.
Record number of wildfires burning through Amazon rainforest
A man works in a burning tract of Amazon jungle as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Health Canada approves Saskatchewan’s first supervised drug consumption site
A supervised drug consumption site has opened in Lethbridge, Alta., after the city recorded more than 54 overdoses in recent weeks, some from what police are calling a potent batch of a dangerous street opioid. A injection kit is seen inside the newly opened Fraser Health supervised consumption site is pictured in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Dozens of Canadian researchers have faced discipline for integrity breaches
Smart Young Boy Works on a Laptop For His New Project in His Computer Science Class.
Cottage hydro rates could jump in Ontario, Hydro One says
Power lines run out of the the Hydro One Claireville Transfer Station in Vaughan, Ont., on March 9, 2015.
A scorching rally: Shopify eclipses BCE to become 10th most valuable public company in Canada
The Canadian software company’s shares are up by 164 per cent so far this year, trouncing all the U.S. internet behemoths and capturing the attention of the market’s biggest growth and tech investors.
Pompeo says U.S. will 'take every action’ if Iranian tanker tries to deliver oil to Syria
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters on August 20, 2019 in New York City. Prior to the meeting on the Middle East, Pompeo acknowledged that ISIS has gained ground in some areas. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to the International Court of Justice
Kashmiri girls ride a scooter on a deserted road during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, on Aug. 20, 2019.
Independent probe still needed for SNC-Lavalin affair, legal expert says
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion delivered a report last week concluding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly putting pressure on former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the SNC-Lavalin criminal case.
China hopes U.S. will come back to the negotiating table at Chile climate talks
Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative for Climate Change Affair, speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China, on Nov. 26, 2018.
Peter Polansky advances to second-round qualifier at U.S. Open but Abanda and Sebov ousted on women’s side
Peter Polansky. (File Photo).
Top Asian soccer official adds to pressure on Iran to lift ban on women attending men’s World Cup qualifiers
Some Iranian women travelled to Russia for the World Cup last year, plastering social media with photos of themselves cheering on their team.
New Ontario initiative targets complex, white-collar crimes
John Corelli and Kari Dart from the new Ontario Serious Fraud Office.
SNC-Lavalin’s fall is starting to weigh on investment funds
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Danish importer sounds alarm over CannTrust’s pesticide promises
Cannabis plants are on display during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018.
Philadelphia police commissioner resigning over allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination
In this July 18, 2019 file photo Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia.
Apartment REITs are enjoying scorching gains. Here are four to consider
John Heinzl
Trump says U.S. has ‘strong’ gun background checks
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Encana seeks to block pipeline surcharge linked to U.S. steel tariffs
Encana offices is pictured in Parachute, Colorado, U.S. on December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
The ROM gets a smooth new landscape, and eyes changes to its architecture
Alex Bozikovic
Tuktoyaktuk teetering: Hamlet’s shoreline erosion a warning to rest of Canada’s North
Rising temperatures and sea levels have put Tuktoyaktuk at risk.
Streetwise newsletter: Caution urged on Canadian bank stocks
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Spaceflight pioneer Bruce Aikenhead trained North America’s first astronauts
photos attached of Canadian space pioneer Bruce Aikenhead. Both are courtesy of NASA. For the obituary one of Bruce Aikenhead at NASA in 1960
Guatemala anti-corruption commission submits its final report
Ivan Velasquez, Commissioner of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is seen speaking on a screen as people protest against the CICIG's latest report in Guatemala City, on Aug. 20, 2019.
Péladeau still loves newspapers, even if they don’t love him back
Konrad Yakabuski
Lexpert: General counsels addressing climate-change risk
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. The Alberta government says it will ease its oil production curtailment program by 25,000 barrels per day in August. The province is citing growing its crude-by-rail capacity, declining oil inventory levels and improved efficiencies in export pipelines for the move. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Tonga Lumina: Seeing Mont Tremblant in a dazzling new light
Tonga Lumina is a lighted night walk through the forest at Mont Tremblant in Quebec.
U.S. envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending war in Afghanistan
U.S. envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a debate at Tolo TV channel in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2019.
Leaders, moderators confirmed for 2019 English, French debates
RCMP believe ‘criminality’ involved as bodies of two men from Surrey are found in rural area
Richard Scurr, left, and Ryan Provencher are seen in this undated combination handout photo provided by the RCMP.
A relentless fighter for investor rights shares a moment of hopelessness about his battle against the investment industry
Rob Carrick
Family of fatally stabbed B.C. man call on witnesses to ‘do the right thing’
Trump says Jewish people who vote Democratic are uninformed or disloyal
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Evening Update: Parents of Jack Letts want to come to Canada
Sally Lane (R) and John Letts, parents of Jack Letts who is believed to have left the United Kingdom to join Islamic State (IS), arrive at the Old Bailey court in central London on September 10, 2018, for the start of their trial. - The parents of the Muslim convert known as "Jihadi Jack" are on trial accused of funding terrorism. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
Party of the Week: Pop-Up Museum in support of The Israel Museum in Toronto
collector and lawyer Alan Schwartz
Police charge London, Ontario man accused of human trafficking
Alberta extends oil production curtailments through 2020
Alberta enery minister Sonya Savage listens while Premier Jason Kenney speaks about the federal approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline in Edmonton on June 18, 2019.
Venezuela’s capital hit with another blackout amidst energy woes
People walk out of a mall during a partial power cut in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Sudan forms 11-member sovereign council, led by military leader
Sudan's Head of Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, right, listens to Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the signing of the power sharing deal, that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventual elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 17, 2019.
Iamgold lays off 325 contractors in Suriname after illegal miner’s death
Rosebel operations credit IAMGOLD
From the comments: ‘A very sad and sickening story.’ Readers respond to B.C. teen’s suspected overdose, filmed by his peers
Aron Crimeni walks around the skateboard park not far from where Carson Crimeni was found by his grandfather. The young teen died of an overdose in Langley August 13, 2019. Jimmy Jeong for The Globe and Mail.
Trudeau pledges to raise issue of declining media revenues at G7 leaders’ summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a major investment for a tramway, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 in Quebec City.
Parents of ‘Jihadi Jack’ weigh move to Canada, will press Ottawa for son’s repatriation
John Letts, father of Jack Letts, British Muslim convert and an alleged member of ISIS, announces plans to secure repatriation of Canadians who travelled to Syria during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Presenting the 'perch portfolio’: Smaller cap dividend stocks with low volatility that are attractively priced
Norman Rothery
A recession that would crush Trump’s re-election chances is just wishful thinking by Democrats
Lawrence Martin
Military installs new army commander as it looks for stability in the post-Norman era
Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre listens to speakers during a change of command parade for the Canadian Army on Parliament Hill Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in Ottawa. Eyre assumed command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Green Bay Packers aren’t sure if Aaron Rodgers will play in Winnipeg exhibition game Thursday
Aaron Rodgers has not played yet during the preseason, but did return to practice on Monday after sitting out the Packers’ second game with back tightness. (File Photo).
Nova Scotia expanding before-and-after-school care in bid to boost accessibility of pre-primary program
Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill speaks during a news conference in Halifax, on Jan. 24, 2018.
A Portuguese fishing village helped me journey from grief toward hope
Illustration by Wenting Li
BHP sails between a breezy Chinese stimulus and stormy trade war
A worker walks past a bucket-wheel reclaimer at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia December 3, 2013. Australian iron ore mining seems immune from the spending crunch afflicting other commodities as a slowdown in Chinese growth cools a decade-long mining boom. Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group are bulking up in Western Australia's iron-rich Pilbara desert as if the mining boom had never ended. A place where capital expenditure is still measured in the billions. The miners are speeding up transformation of an area the size of Peru into a moonscape of rust-red pits linked via thousands of kilometres (miles) of rail lines to giant iron ore ports perched on the easternmost edge of the Indian Ocean. Picture taken December 3, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES) - GM1E9CJ0T1P01
Georgia asks U.S. federal judge not to block state’s restrictive abortion law
In this May 7, 2019, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs legislation banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
Trump claims U.S. ‘very far from a recession,’ not planning a tax cut right now
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Boeing adding ‘a few hundred’ temporary workers to assist with 737 Max deliveries
FILE PHOTO: A photo of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Grassy Narrows chief urges O’Regan to reach an agreement mercury-poisoning treatment centre
Chief Rudy Turtle of the Grassy Narrows First Nation speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on July 29, 2019.
Ashley Rowe’s tangerine dream in L.A.
Ashley Rowe store and product images
Nova Scotia SPCA says security camera footage was used to get conviction in animal cruelty case
A man is shown whipping a dog with its leash in this security video released by Nova Scotia SPCA.
Drugmakers Endo, Allergan agree to $15-million in settlements in major opioid case
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, the Allergan logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Allergan reports financial results on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
U.S. removed almost 2.7-million barrels daily of Iranian oil from market, Pompeo says
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a meeting with Angolan Foreign Minister Manuel Domingos Augusto at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, August 19, 2019. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
Vancouver Canucks extend GM Jim Benning’s contract
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning responds to questions during a news conference after the NHL hockey team signed defenceman Tyler Myers to a five-year contract, in Vancouver, on Monday July 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief says working with states on Big Tech probe
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are seen in a combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos -/File Photo
Adina Pintille’s sexually provocative docudrama Touch Me Not inches toward true carnal knowledge
On the fluid border between reality and fiction, Touch Me Not follows the emotional journeys across the sexual spectrum of several characters, offering a deeply empathetic insight into their lives.
Three women sue Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, citing rape and other forced sex acts
This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein.
Canadian military investigating Winnipeg reservist for allegedly participating in a hate group
The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating a reserve member in Winnipeg for allegedly participating in a hate group.
Overwatch League team Toronto Defiant to play home games at Roy Thomson Hall
Members of the Toronto Defiant epsorts team pose for publicity photos in chilly weather during their first visit to the city Feb 1, 2019. The Overwatch League professional esports team is owned by Overactive Media, Canada's first professional esports ownership group that is aiming to become a major global ownership group in the fast-rising industry of professional video gaming. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
TIFF 2019: Festival shifts to a paperless schedule
Workers roll up the red carpet at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, September 15, 2018. The Toronto International Film Festival is going paperless with this year's schedule. Organizers say those who wish to access the schedule for next month's festival must do so via the TIFF website. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Toronto-based movie distributor D Films placed into receivership
Tony Cianciotta and Jim Sherry of D Films pose for a photo in Toronto's Distillery District on September 10, 2009. JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Sri Lanka’s government rejects foreign criticism of army chief’s appointment
President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appointed Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva as the new army commander.
U.S. regulators hand Wall Street a major win with stripped-down ‘Volcker Rule’
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 15, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. - Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday following mixed US economic data, bouncing modestly after the Dow suffered its worst session of the year. About five minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 25,531.36, up 0.2 percent. The broad-based S&P 500 also added 0.2 percent at 2,846.22, along with the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index, which stood at 2,846.22. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip Springhill
FILE PHOTO: Intel's logo is pictured during preparations at the CeBit computer fair, which will open its doors to the public on March 20, at the fairground in Hanover, Germany, March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
Liberals easing immigration and refugee rules for Venezuelans
The federal Liberals are easing immigration and refugee rules for Venezuelans amid the deepening political and economic crisis in that country.
Ottawa’s booming rental market entices investors but squeezes would-be tenants
Inside the condo-style apartment rentals of Les Terrasses Francesca in Ottawa. A report from Rentals.ca says Ottawa now has the priciest rents per square foot (just under $2.50 psf with average apartments about 925 square feet) of any city outside the Vancouver or Toronto metropolitan areas.
How much to tip when travelling pretty much anywhere
Rob Carrick
Can China be a responsible power in a new era?
Frank Ching
Hearings set next week to study vaccine requirements for New Brunswick students
Supporters and opponents of more stringent vaccination requirements for young people in New Brunswick will get a chance to air their opinions next week.
Facebook to allow users to see and control data taken from other sites
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Keep debates with hot PhD guy respectful and civilized, then you’ll be on the winning side
David Eddie
Winners of lottery for next wave of Ontario cannabis stores will be announced Wednesday
Ontario is holding its second lottery to select operators hoping to run cannabis shops in the province.
Canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe wonders if contaminated supplement led to positive test
Canada's Laurence Vincent-Lapointe reacts after winning the C1 Women 200m final during the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, on Aug. 31, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Augstein
Ready or Not, here comes a bloody and inventive late-summer movie season surprise
Samara Weaving in Ready or Not.
Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women, state news agency reports
Saudi Arabia has begun implementing previously announced changes that allow adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over family matters, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.
Politics Briefing: Hong Kong government opens up
Anti-extradition bill protesters react as they watch a documentary protest video during a protest outside Siu Hong station in Hong Kong, China, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Duckhee Lee, first deaf player on ATP Tour, wins in North Carolina
Tennis player Duckhee Lee, of South Korea, poses following his match, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at the Winston-Salem Open in Winston-Salem, N.C. Lee became the first deaf professional to play in an ATP-level tennis tournament. (AP Photo/Joedy McCreary)
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