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NHL all-stars interested to see how Matthew Tkachuk-Oilers rivalry plays out as they team up for Pacific Division
Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk speaks to the press during Media Day for the 2020 NHL All-Star weekend at Stifel Theatre on Jan. 23, 2020 in St Louis.
Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid amid ongoing earthquakes
Protestors demand the resignation of Puerto Ricos Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced (centre in the sign) and Senate President Thomas Rivera Shatz (left on the sign) during new protests in front of the governor's mansion on January 23, 2020 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Residents are protesting after relief supplies, reportedly dating back to Hurricane Maria in 2017, were found in a warehouse, where they had been left undistributed to those in need.
Coalition of U.S. states sue over regulation that could make 3D-printed gun blueprints available online
FILE- This Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, shows a 3D printed gun called the Liberator, in Austin, Texas. Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging a federal regulation that could allow blueprints for making guns on 3D printers to be posted on the internet.  New York Attorney General Tish James is helping to lead the coalition, which filed the lawsuit Thursday.
Richard Décarie demonstrates why the National Capital Commission’s LGBTQ monument is needed
John Ibbitson
Vancouver police defend street checks
Vancouver police officers watch over tent city at Oppenheimer park in downtown Vancouver, Wednesday, August, 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
One man arrested, two more sought in deadly Seattle rush-hour shootout
Police block a road following a shooting in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 22, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media.
Favourite Room: For this horse-obsessed family, inspiration for their barn-turned-family room came from Europe
Karen and Rick Blum's family room, contained in a horse stable, is photographed in their home north of Toronto, on Wednesday, Oct., 16, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Defence wraps up first court effort in B.C. to free Meng Wanzhou
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, after a short morning session that ended the fourth day of trial in her extradition case, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court with her security detail on January 23, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia. - A Canadian judge on January 23, 2020 adjourned proceedings over whether or not to send Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States to face fraud charges."I'm reserving judgement on this matter," said British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes at the end of a four-day hearing, effecting leaving Meng in limbo as no date was set for a decision. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
NFL says number of concussions increased slightly in 2019
Seattle Seahawks' Jadeveon Clowney (90) hits Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz (11) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Alberta court rules Ottawa can appeal Beaver Lake ruling
Cadillac Fairview seeks new hotel tenant to replace ‘tired, dated’ Four Seasons operation
The blocked entrance to the now closed Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver, on Jan. 22, 2020.
Canadian public-health officials continue tests of coronavirus; WHO not yet declaring emergency
Passengers wear masks as they arrive at the international arrivals area at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Thursday, January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Ontario faces renewed calls to make inquests mandatory for children who die in child welfare system
Pam Freeman takes a moment to breathe when overcome with emotions surrounding the loss of her grandson, Devon Freeman, at her home in Hamilton, Ont., on Dec. 16, 2019.
Mud slide prompts evacuation of six homes as rain saturates southern B.C.
Local residents speak with a worker from the city as they look over the scene of a mud slide in Burnaby, B.C, Thursday, January, 23, 2020. The mudslide, which happened during a heavy rainstorm, prompted an evacuation of several homes in the area.
Former Mountie, sports coach convicted of sex abuse granted day parole
Former RCMP officer Alan Davidson is seen in an undated RCMP handout photo. A former Mountie and sports coach convicted of sexually abusing young boys in British Columbia and Saskatchewan has been granted day parole. The Parole Board of Canada denied Alan Davidson full parole but ruled the 64-year-old likely won't present a risk under day release with special conditions. Davidson was sentenced to almost six years for abusing seven boys in late 1970s and early 1990s.
Law Society of Ontario launches disciplinary case against lawyer who advised Fortress Real Developments investors
Launched in June, 2019, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority is seeking public feedback on investor-protection proposals it has put forward in the wake of failed projects affiliated with Fortress Real Developments.
Pascal Siakam continues his meteoric NBA rise, earning a starting spot in all-star game
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam was named a starter for the Eastern Conference all-star team on Thursday.
The number of Indigenous people behind bars is too high, and still rising. Why?
The prison of Bois-Mermet is seen on November 18, 2019 in Lausanne, western Switzerland. - Peter Vogt, convicted of sexual assault and rape against multiple women and girls, told AFP he would rather commit suicide than continue being held in a Swiss prison with no hope of release. But Vogt, 69, does not want to resort to a crude method like hanging himself in his cell. He is arguing that, despite being incarcerated, he should be able to benefit from Switzerland's liberal assisted suicide laws. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Streetwise newsletter: Scotiabank foresees growth in Latin American operations despite economic headwinds
The office building of Scotiabank is seen in the commercial district of San Isidro in Lima, Peru. April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil - GF10000056491
Ontario government, teachers’ unions spar in PR battle over education fight
Teachers march outside Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School on Jan. 20, 2020. All the main teachers’ unions in the province are involved in some type of job action, from work-to-rule to one-day walkouts.
Trump to sign USMCA trade deal Wednesday at the White House: source
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 4, 2019 US President Donald Trump (L) talks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London. - The Canadian parliament will begin ratification of the new North American trade pact next week, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau said on January 21, 2020, as the deal moves close to implementation. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), first signed in 2018, was bogged down in multiple political complications, but its amended terms were finalized in December. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Sonny Bill Williams’s objection to the Super League jersey could prove to be a large hurdle for the Wolfpack
Toronto Wolfpack's Sonny Bill Williams during a press conference on Jan. 22, 2020.
Canada ready to ‘impose costs’ on malicious cyberactors, advisers tell Trudeau
A person works on a laptop in North Andover, Mass., June 19, 2017 file photo. A leading cybersecurity analyst tells MPs that foreign hackers have targeted Canadian banks, mining companies and government institutions in recent years to steal valuable secrets and spread malware. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Elise Amendola
Take a safety-first approach to retirement savings
Tim Cestnick
Manitoba offering disaster aid to those affected by severe October snowstorm
Crews clean up after a snowstorm that hit parts of Manitoba the previous week in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
Canadian experts returning home after probing Tehran plane crash, TSB says
In this Jan. 8, 2020 photo, rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.
Poof! Why Encana today may have disappeared from your portfolio
Pump jacks pump oil at an Encana well near Standard, Alta.
Intel sees 2020 revenue above estimates as chip demand recovers
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/File Photo
Mounting fears: Why coronavirus anxiety is rattling global markets and commodities
BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 23: A Chinese police officer wears a protective mask as passengers, many wearing masks also, arrive to board trains before the annual Spring Festival at a Beijing railway station on January 23, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to over 500 in mainland China Wednesday as health officials locked down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease. Medicals experts have confirmed that the virus can be passed from human to human. In an unprecedented move, Chinese authorities put travel restrictions on the city of 11 million and two other neighboring cities, preventing people from leaving after 10 AM local time Thursday. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to at least 17 on Thursday and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States,Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
It’s time to confront the legacy of orphan energy wells
A de-commissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. The group tasked with cleaning up Alberta's thousands of abandoned energy facilities says the province's rules for ensuring polluters clean up their wells before selling them off are "inadequate." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Six dividend stocks that are ahead of the curve on climate-change risks
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Scotiabank sees growth in Latin American operations despite economic headwinds
For years, Scotiabank has been shedding businesses it considered non-core. The divestitures aim to focus the bank's international operations on its core Latin American markets of Mexico, Peru, Chile and Colombia, and to free up capital after the bank spent nearly $7-billion on major acquisitions last year. The office building of Scotiabank is seen in the commercial district of San Isidro in Lima, April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil
UN says officials barred from using WhatsApp since June 2019 over security
(FILES) This file photo illustration taken on March 22, 2018 shows apps for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. - With their parents bombarding them on WhatsApp with misinformation and even abuse over their stand on India's new citizenship law, young women are hiding their identities on social media to voice outrage and find alternative families. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Rival accuses WestJet discount airline Swoop of predatory pricing with $1 fares
Swoop Airlines Boeing 737-800 on display during their media event, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
Arriving in theatres this weekend: The Gentlemen, Color out of Space and The Last Full Measure
THE GENTLEMEN (2019). Matthew McConaughey, centre, and Charlie Hunnam. Courtesy of VVS.
Insys founder John Kapoor sentenced to 66 months in prison for opioid scheme
Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor, front, departs federal court on Jan. 23, 2020, in Boston, after he was sentenced to 5½ years in prison for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Airlines scour the world for scarce 737 Max simulators
A general view of the Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX training simulator in the TRU Flight Training Iceland in Reykjavik, Iceland January 17, 2020. Picture taken January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Geirix
Alcohol app maker moves into cannabis e-commerce with launch of Super Anytime
Customers peruse the displays at Tokyo Smoke, the latest cannabis dispensary in Toronto to open for business, photographed on May 2 2019.
‘Psychiatrists should stop pretending that we can fix this problem on our own.’ How readers would fix Canadian mental health care
Evening Update: The latest on the coronavirus; Garneau to meet with families of Canadian MAX victims
Staff members check body temperatures of the passengers arriving from the train from Wuhan to Hangzhou, at Hangzhou Railway Station ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Zhejiang province, China January 23, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Ontario’s hospitals ask for nearly $1-billion funding boost: ‘Backs are truly against the wall’
New equipment sits in a room at the old Humber River Hospital in Toronto, on Dec. 5, 2017.
Respected civil servant Ted Hughes was called upon to lead high-profile inquiries
Ted Hughes is best remembered as a senior B.C. civil servant and, eventually, a leader of inquiries and reviews that scrutinized the shortcomings of institutions and governments, to enact positive change.
Is CAA membership worth the money?
Rob Carrick
Transportation Minister to meet with families of Canadian 737 Max crash victims
Minister of Transportation Marc Garneau attends a news conference on the Iran plane crash, on Jan. 15, 2020, in Ottawa.
Pierre Poilievre bows out of Conservative leadership race
Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre responds to the federal economic and fiscal update on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Royal Canadian Legion expels members for wearing unearned military commendations
Canadian flags are displayed at The Royal Canadian Legion, St. James Branch No. 4 in Winnipeg, on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
The top TSX stock of the past 12 months has suddenly gone into reverse
A technician inspects equipment inside the main production and testing area at the Ballard Power Systems Inc. facility in Burnaby, B.C. on April 22, 2016.
Richard Stanley’s Color out of Space contains shiny Nic Cage diamonds in a sea of weirdness
In Color out of Space, a town is struck by a meteorite and the fallout is catastrophic.
Victoria disappointed by high court’s refusal to hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
A woman carries a plastic bag at a market in Montreal on June 13, 2019.
Sunrise Records owner to buy U.S. retailer For Your Entertainment for US$10-million
Customers shopping at the Sunrise Record store at the Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, Ont., are photographed on Feb 5 2019.
Children and teens might hide their mental-health struggles. But adults can’t look away
NBA All-Star Antetokounmpo tells Zion Williamson: ‘Don’t rush the process’
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo attends the Paris Ring basketball tournament ahead of the NBA Paris Game 2020 in Paris, France on Jan. 22, 2020.
Driver praised for quick thinking as students safely evacuated moments before school bus fire in Ontario
An eastern Ontario bus driver says she acted on pure instinct when she hustled seven kids off a school bus moments before it burst into flames.
NewsHour host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85
This Sept. 26, 2008 file photo shows debate moderator Jim Lehrer during the first U.S. Presidential Debate between presidential nominees Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss.
Would everyone please stop complaining about the cold and snow?
Uber and Lyft approved to operate in Metro Vancouver
An Uber sticker is seen on a car windshield on the street in downtown Miami on January 9, 2020. - Every year, the American football season ends with the vast spectacle of the Super Bowl, drawing in celebrity superstars, hugely expensive advertising and 100 million viewers. But the sporting mega-event also has a darker side: a spike in human trafficking, in particular a rise in sexual exploitation. This year, Miami will host the Super Bowl on February 2, but the party city in southern Florida -- already the state with the third highest rate of human trafficking in the country, after California and Texas -- worries that the combination of the huge sport event in proximity to its world-famous beaches and clubs will create a perfect storm of sex trafficking. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo by EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images)
Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks
In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, an investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing.
Alberta’s Auditor-General launches probe as province struggles with orphan wells problem
A Sequoia well site near Ponoka, Alta., on Nov. 3, 2018.
Israel’s Netanyahu, his main political rival invited to White House to discuss Mideast peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S Vice President Mike Pence shake hands during their meeting at the U.S embassy, in Jerusalem, on Jan. 23, 2020.
Hopes rise of return to normalcy in St. John’s nearly one week after blizzard
Workers continue to remove snow from the streets of St. John’s, on Jan. 21, 2020.
Subsidiary of Som Seif’s Purpose Financial buying Wealthsimple’s financial-adviser business
TORONTO: July 13, 2009 -- Som Seif is President of Claymore Investments Inc. Photo by Della Rollins for the Globe and Mail.
One of Quebec’s most wanted criminals arrested in U.S. while attempting to flee to India
Montreal police say one of Quebec’s 10 most wanted criminals was nabbed in the U.S. this week after more than 17 years on the lam.
Guyana launching search for an oil firm to trade its crude
FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Lacking all of the President’s men, the Senate impeachment trial veers toward travesty
Lawrence Martin
Harvey Weinstein is the last person to feel sorry for
Elizabeth Renzetti
French investigators to move ahead with Ghosn prosecution over palace party
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon on Jan. 8, 2020.
Waterfront Toronto seeks extension for Sidewalk Labs decision day
The Port Lands area is seen from Cherry St., the future home of Sidewalk Labs in Toronto on June 25, 2019. Waterfront Toronto's board says it is extending the date by which it will make a decision on whether to move forward with Google affiliate Sidewalk's proposal to build a smart city.
Doomsday Clock moves to closest point to midnight in its 73-year history
The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, during an announcement at the National Press Club, in Washington, on Jan. 23, 2020.
Professional Lego builder ‘hasn’t worn a tie for years’ after giving up IT job
Certified lego professional Ryan McNaught is pictured at Telus World of Science in Vancouver, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Wuhan coronavirus is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says
A passenger that just arrived on the last bullet train from Wuhan to Beijing is checked for a fever by a health worker at a Beijing railway station, on Jan. 23, 2020.
Knopf names Reagan Arthur as new publisher, succeeding the late Sonny Mehta
This undated image released by Knopf shows Reagan Arthur, newly named executive vice president and publisher of Alfred A. Knopf. She succeeds the longtime Knopf publisher Sonny Mehta, who died in December. (Michael Lionstar/Alfred A. Knopf via AP)
It’s time for justice for the Rohingya community – and women can’t be left behind
Razia Sultana headshot. (Shafiur Rahman)
Canada Post unveils stamp commemorating black hockey league in the Maritimes
Canada Post's Doug Ettinger, left and Craig Smith, president of The Black Cultural Society, unveil a stamp honouring the Colored Hockey Championship in Cherry Brook, N.S., on Jan. 23, 2020.
Goldman Sachs won’t help companies without at least one female board member go public
A lack of gender diversity can be problimatic to both the women who are absent from those companies and the businesses themselves, leaving corporations to miss out on opportunitites for future growth.
Long-time Quebec union leader Fernand Daoust dies at 93
Hollywood heavyweights lend gravity to Todd Robinson’s otherwise maudlin The Last Full Measure
Sebastian Stan in THE LAST FULL MEASURE (2019) Credit: Jackson Lee Davis. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions
Underperforming Euro auto shares reflect fear of new front in U.S. trade wars
A BMW I8 hybrid car stands on the assembly line at the BMW factory on May 20, 2019 in Leipzig, Germany.
Andy Byford resigns as New York’s subway chief
Andy Byford, the president of New York City Transit, speaks with reporters after meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio, at City Hall, in New York, in a July 10, 2018, file photo.
On post-secondary education funding, Jason Kenney gets it right
Gary Mason
Politics Briefing: No need to be alarmist about coronavirus, Health Minister says
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu speaks with the media before attending party caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian philanthropist Peter Dalglish loses appeal of sexual assault conviction in Nepal
Peter Dalglish.
Dozens of Ontario criminal convictions at risk after Court of Appeal ruling on juries
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto, on April 8, 2019.
Greta Thunberg rejects U.S. Treasury chief’s degree dig in latest climate clash
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2020.
A great cast makes The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s return to his crime-caper roots, worth seeing
THE GENTLEMEN (2019). Matthew McConaughey, centre, and Charlie Hunnam. Courtesy of VVS.
Toronto FC signs another talented teenager as Jayden Nelson joins first team
Toronto FC signed its third homegrown player in as many days Thursday, adding 17-year-old forward Jayden Nelson to its first-team roster.
Survey finds 46 per cent of Afghans want U.S., NATO troops out after peace deal is signed
U.S. soldiers look out over hillsides in Afghanistan, in a June 6, 2019, file photo.
Savings account interest rate war breaks out among feisty upstarts
Young woman checking her online bank account
Canadian Graham DeLaet withdraws from coming PGA tournament with back injury
Graham DeLaet watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship on Aug. 11, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C.
CFL confirms Argos and Riders will play regular-season game in Halifax
Roughriders CEO Craig Reynolds, left, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie, centre, and Argonauts GM Mike Clemons attend a press conference in Halifax on Jan. 23, 2020.
Do you have this engine driving your dividend portfolio?
Apple says EU’s common-charger proposal ‘stifles innovation’
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 18, 2019 An iPhone 6S is plugged into a battery charger in Washington,DC. - Apple sent out invitations on August 29, 2019 to a September 10 event at its Silicon Valley campus where it is expected to unveil a new-generation iPhone.In its trademark, tight-lipped style, Apple disclosed little about what it plans to spotlight in the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in the city of Cupertino.For years now, Apple has hosted events in the fall to launch new iPhone models ahead of the Christmas holiday shopping season. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs with Liverpool women’s team
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster tries to stop a shot Southern California's Katie Johnson during the NCAA Women's College Cup final on Dec. 4, 2016 in San Jose.
First trailer for Rob Ford film Run This Town hits the internet
Ben Platt stars as cub reporter Bram in Run This Town, a film inspired by Rob Ford's crack scandal. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures.
Taking stock of Canada’s NHL teams as the league heads into the all-star break
Connor McDavid celebrates with his teammates after scoring against the Calgary Flames during a game at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Jan. 11, 2020.
Actor Annabella Sciorra testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her
Actress Annabella Sciorra arrives to testify as a witness in the case of film producer Harvey Weinstein, at New York Criminal Court, on Jan. 23, 2020.
Price gap between legal and illegal cannabis increased in fourth quarter of 2019
In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 photo, samples of marijuana, in tamper-proof containers that are secured with cables, are displayed at Evergreen Cannabis, a marijuana retail shop, in Vancouver, B.C. The nation has seen no sign of increases in impaired driving or underage use since Canada joined Uruguay as the only nations to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis to adults _ those over 19 in most Canadian provinces. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Second day of search yields no sign of French snowmobilers missing in Quebec
Quebec provincial police vehicles are seen in St-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., on Jan. 22, 2020.
Thursday’s TSX breakouts: Rising with its peers, this apartment REIT is up 7% in 2020 and nearing a record high
Britain’s Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent
Participants hold a British Union flag and an EU flag during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square, in London, on June 19, 2016.
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