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Trump to unveil peace plan alongside Israel’s Netanyahu as two leaders battle legal problems at home
FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington. A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is as much about politics as it is about peace. President Donald Trump said he would likely release his long-awaited Mideast peace plan a little before he meets Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz.
Federer shifts gear after slow start to reach Melbourne quarters
Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after victory against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics during their men's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Operators worry about Kenney shutting down some supervised drug-use sites in Alberta in wake of report
The review panel commissioned to write the report was told not to consider the merits of the facilities, such as this one in Lethbridge, Alta., but rather to focus on how they affect neighbouring residents and businesses. (File Photo).
Dug in: Vancouver Island forestry strike heads into seventh month
Dug in: Forestry strike heads into seventh month
Why American ads are blocked – again – from the Super Bowl broadcast in Canada
Simon Houpt
As inquiry into murder-suicide involving soldier with PTSD begins, N.S. veterans’ clinics still struggle with few resources
Shanna and Lionel Desmond hold their daughter Aaliyah in a photo from the Facebook page of Shanna Desmond. (File Photo).
Alberta Senator Scott Tannas says new Canadian Senators Group will reach out to premiers, boost regional research
Alberta Senator Scott Tannas says new Canadian Senators Group will reach out to premiers, boost regional research
We won’t see another Kobe Bryant, basketball’s complicated anti-hero
Cathal Kelly
Your retirement fund in a savings account? Perhaps that’s not as crazy as you think
Your retirement fund in a savings account? Perhaps that’s not as crazy as you think
One day, four overdose deaths: Ontario city struggles as opioid crisis marches on
One day, four overdose deaths: Ontario city struggles as opioid crisis marches on
Dems demand John Bolton testify in impeachment after his book draft says Trump told him he wanted Ukraine aid frozen until Biden investigated
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as his national security adviser John Bolton speaks during a presidential memorandum signing for the "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" initiative in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2019.
Trudeau government to face two confidence votes on Throne Speech and USMCA this week
Trudeau government faces two confidence votes this week
Raptors, Spurs share 24-second Kobe Bryant tributes at start of game as Toronto wins seventh straight
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry wears shoes with a tribute to Kobe Bryant before an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
Mary-Anne Arsenault beats curling legend Colleen Jones in Nova Scotia final for 2020 Scotties
Mary-Anne Arsenault. (File Photo)
Canadian researchers in Nairobi say fight against HIV/AIDS is still uphill battle, despite 40 years of medical advances
Julia Waruguru, an HIV adherence counsellor, speaks to a woman being tested for HIV at the IOM treatment centre in Nairobi.
NHL, players talking about changing All-Star Game format back to more ‘international flavour’
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon battles for the puck in front of Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom and San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl during the NHL All-Star game on Saturday in St. Louis.
49ers’ stingy pass defence in for tough Super Bowl test against Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs
The 49ers defence mauled the Green Bay Packers by putting constant pressure on quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the NFC championship game.
Mikaela Shiffrin wins super-G two days after downhill triumph
Mikaela Shiffrin wins super-G two days after downhill triumph
Family affair: Billie Eilish, Finneas win big at Grammys
Billie Eilish, left, and Finneas O'Connell pose in the press room with the awards for best album, best engineered album and best pop vocal album for "We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?," best song and record for "Bad Guy," best new artist and best producer, non-classical at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Canada’s basketball community mourns Kobe Bryant after tragic helicopter crash
Canada’s basketball community mourns Kobe Bryant after tragic helicopter crash
Unique Toronto law firm to focus on responsible use of AI technology
INQ Data Law wants to help businesses make the best use of the vast amounts of data they collect without crossing legal or ethical boundaries. (File Photo).
The Conservatives don’t just need a new leader. They have to decide who they are
Peter MacKay is leading the horse race to lead the party but the race can’t be separated from the issue of where Conservatives want to take the country. Conservative politicians have competing compasses, and their takes on true north don’t agree.
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes leads way with his legs, not just his arm
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes leads way with his legs, not just his arm
‘This is not real right now’: The world reacts to the death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter
Mourners look at an image of Kobe Bryant on a large screen outside the Staples Center after the retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball star was killed in a helicopter crash, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Monica Almeida
Trudeau faces a no-win decision on proposed Teck oil sands mine in northern Alberta
Adam Radwanski
Defence resumes in key impeachment week; critical vote looms on additional witnesses after new evidence emerges
President Donald Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow, center, stands with his son, Jordan Sekulow, left, and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, while arriving at the Capitol in Washington during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
FA Cup shocker: Mighty Liverpool held 2-2 by third-tier Shrewsbury
Jason Cummings of Shrewsbury wears a crown after the match on Sunday.
Justin Morneau elected to Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
Justin Morneau elected to Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
Former banker aims to make digital local news a thriving business in Britain
Dean Waghorn, left, and Karl Hancock are the founders of Nub News.
If Doug Ford’s government gets its way, Ontario risks losing its educational edge
If Doug Ford’s government gets its way, Ontario risks losing its educational edge
Note to Ottawa: Forget wireless bills, make sure Canada’s ready for 5G
Andrew Willis
Listening to Hitler inspired Reva Gerstein, 102, to become a psychologist who devoted her life to helping the vulnerable
Dr. Reva Gerstein speaks during the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party convention in Toronto in 1961.
Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s greats, dies at 41
FILE - In this June 7, 2009 file photo Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
How Boeing’s Max jet troubles helped boost shares of Canadian flight simulation company
CAE shares surge as Montreal company benefits from 737 pilot-training demand
Dear Linda McQuaig: Government ownership is not the only answer to Canada’s problems
Barrie McKenna
Canadian Mark McMorris makes Winter X Games history with 18th career medal
Mark McMorris competes in X Games Aspen's men's snowboard big air final on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Buttermilk Ski Area in Aspen Snowmass, Colo. He won silver. (Liz Copan/Summit Daily News via AP)
The coronavirus is now in Canada, but thanks to the lessons of SARS we are better prepared
A sign at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto warns visitors about potential symptoms and their danger.
No one likes getting a mammogram, but this one provided me with an unexpected lesson
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The future of Magna is as a ‘mobility technology company,’ new president says
The Magna International Inc. logo is seen prior to the annual general meeting in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2013. Magna International Inc. says it expects sales in 2020 to fall compared with 2019 due to a stronger U.S. dollar, the sale of its fluid pressure and controls business and lower expected light vehicle production in Europe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
LeBron James passes Kobe Bryant for third place in career scoring
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
PM Justin Trudeau to welcome Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido
The leader of Venezuela's political opposition Juan Guaido makes a speech at the Madrid regional government building during a visit to Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Juan Guaido, the man who one year ago launched a bid to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, arrived Saturday in Spain, where a thriving community of Venezuelans and a storm among Spanish political parties awaited him.(AP Photo/Paul White)
Quebec Court of Appeal to hear mosque massacre shooter Alexandre Bissonnette’s appeals of sentence
Alexandre Bissonnette arrives at the court house in Quebec City on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mathieu Belanger - POOL
High schools closed in Newfoundland’s capital following storm to reopen
Workers continue to remove snow from the streets in St. John’s on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. The state of emergency ordered by the City of St. John's continues for a fifth day, leaving most businesses closed and most vehicles off the roads in the aftermath of the major winter storm that hit the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. The city has allowed grocery and convenience stores to open for limited hours to let residents restock their food supply. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Polls close in Italian regional votes as Salvini aims to shake up coalition
A ballots' box for Emilia Romagna region elections, at a polling station in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini is telling Italians who are voting in two regions to use their ballots to help his anti-migrant party return to national power. Voting began on Sunday morning in Emilia-Romagna, a northern region where the left-wing has held power for decades, and in Calabria, in the south, an area Salvini's League party once disparaged as unproductive but where it now wants to expand a foothold. (Luigi Salsini/Lapresse via AP)
Human remains found in burned Alberta hotel after ice thaws enough to permit search
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. A corporal with the RCMP is facing two assault charges related to the arrest of a 26-year old man south of Edmonton after an investigation by Alberta's police watchdog. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Woman attacked on York University campus was both stabbed and shot, police say
Police tape is shown in Toronto on May 2, 2017. Accidents in which children die while stranded in hot cars may be more common than people realize, but the authors of a study probing the issue said there are numerous practical habits parents can adopt to ward off such tragedies. The study from the Hospital for Sick Children concluded an average of one child a year dies across Canada after being trapped in an overheated vehicle, usually because a parent or caregiver forgot they were inside.ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Britain unveils 50-pence coin minted to mark Brexit
A handout photo released by Britain's HM Treasury in London on January 24, 2020, shows the obverse, or back, of a new Brexit-themed 50p coin, that will go into circulation on January 31, the day that Britain will leave the European Union. - Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. Ten million new commemorative coins are also being minted, bearing the words "Peace, Prosperity and friendship with all nations". (Photo by HO / HM TREASURY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HM TREASURY " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HO/HM TREASURY/AFP via Getty Images)
After Brexit-settling election, firms see business bounce
Managing Director of Bruderer Uk Ltd Adrian Haller poses at the company's factory in Luton, Britain, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
States and U.S. Justice Department to share information on Google investigations, report says
States and U.S. Justice Department to share information on Google investigations, report says
Toronto man says trip to Auschwitz is about educating future generations
Auschwitz survivor Joseph Gottdenker poses for a photograph at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Gottdenker is travelling back to the camp in Poland for the anniversary event. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Alberta open to extending Feb. 28 deadline for high-tech panel report
Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Tanya Fir Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism is sworn into office, in Edmonton on April 30, 2019. Alberta's economic development minister says she is open to extending the deadline for a looming benchmark panel report on growing the high-tech sector, but says she wants to start taking action no later than the end of spring. Tanya Fir calls the report the natural evolutionary next step to building the economy, but the opposition NDP says it's more like a rescue operation for a vital sector ignored by the UCP during its first nine months in office, left to lose momentum and drift toward the ditch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Scope of right-wing extremism vexed Canadian security officials, documents show
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to the media during a press scrum on the second day of the Liberal Cabinet Retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
What Ontario didn’t learn from SARS: During a public-health crisis, we need good information, clearly communicated
André Picard
‘Supersites’ in Iqaluit, Whitehorse to improve Arctic weather forecasting
Ice patterns are seen in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent on July 10, 2008. Weather matters in the Arctic like it does in few other places, but Environment Canada's forecasts for the North have long been hampered by poor data. Now, the end of a five-year program has installed two new Arctic "supersites" in Whitehorse and Iqaluit to give northerners a more accurate sense of some of the country's most extreme weather -- and improve scientific understanding of the entire changing Arctic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Métis leaders raise concerns about national council, call for reform
David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Metis Federation watches on as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau holds a rally in Winnipeg, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. As the temperature continues to rise in debates about growing separatist sentiments in the West and legally imposed secularism in Quebec, minorities and Indigenous communities alike in Canada could be left more vulnerable, says the vice president of the Metis National Council.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Shawn Mendes, Drake and other Canadian nominees leave Grammys empty-handed
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 23: Shawn Mendes attends an event honoring Sir Lucian Grainge with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Canadian officials now focusing on containing spread of coronavirus and reassuring public that risk is low
Health Minister Patty Hadju, left, listens as Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday.
Death toll from Brazilian rainstorms rises to 53
Aerial view showing rescue workers searching for five victims who were buried by a landslide in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on January 25, 2020 following days of heavy rain. - At least 11 people have been killed by storms in southeastern Brazil, the same region where a dam collapse one year ago killed 270 people, firefighters said on Saturday. Two days of torrential rain in Minas Gerais state have also left seven people injured, 16 missing and more than 2,500 homeless following a series of landslides and house collapses, Civil Defence officials said. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP) (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
Rescue workers carry the body of an earthquake victim in Elazig, Turkey, January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Income stock picks, a top dividend driver and the best Canadian equity ETFs: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Iraqi security forces kill protester, rockets hit U.S. embassy
An Iraqi protester grabs a tear gas canister fired by riot police amid clashes following an anti-government demonstration in Al-Khilani Square in Baghdad on January 26, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
Fighting rages as Libya force pushes toward key western city
Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The commander of anti-government forces in war-torn Libya has begun meetings in Athens in a bid to counter Turkey's support for his opponents. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
India’s Republic Day celebrations marked with protests, blasts
People line up along a road to form a 620 km human chain across the southern state of Kerala organized by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Thiruvananthapuram on January 26, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian psychedelic drug researcher featured in Paltrow’s Netflix show The Goop Lab
77th Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - Gwyneth Paltrow. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
The world is getting noisier, and it’s affecting our health. How much will people pay for silence?
kristina-flour-BcjdbyKWquw-unsplash.jpg PUR-LF-SILENCE-0124 ARTICLE 1In an increasingly clamorous world, silence is becoming essential to our health and something people will pay for
Russel Simmons doc, sans Oprah, receives huge ovation at Sundance Film Festival
This undated photo provided by Chain Camera Pictures shows a scene from "On the Record." Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary "On the Record" went ahead with its premiere Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Sundance Film Festival. (Martyna Starosta/Chain Camera Pictures via AP)
Jamal Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance Film Festival
Jamal Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance Film Festival
Ringing in Brexit? Plans to celebrate U.K. exit divide country
A banner placed by anti Brexit campaigners outside Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The Big Ben bell of Britain's Parliament has been largely silent since 2017 while its iconic clock tower undergoes four-years of renovation. Brexit-backing lawmakers are campaigning for it to strike at the moment Britain leaves the European Union at 11 p.m. (2300GMT) on Jan. 31, but some campaigners and officials say it is not worth the cost, which has been estimated at around 500,000 pounds (dollars 650,000 US). ( (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
‘My heart is going to bleed,’ says man who lost daughter, granddaughter in plane crash
Sahar Haghjoo and her daughter Elsa Jadidi are seen in this handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Habib Haghjoo *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Milos Raonic edges Marin Cilic in straight sets to reach fifth quarter-final in six years at Aussie Open
Milos Raonic edges Marin Cilic in straight sets to reach fifth quarter-final in six years at Aussie Open
Israel to allow its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia for religious or business visits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, Jan, 23, 2020. The event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz under the title 'Remembering the Holocaust: Fighting Antisemitism' is held to preserve the memory of the Holocaust atrocities by Nazi Germany during World War II. (Abir Sultan, Pool via AP)
Mike Pompeo accuses radio reporter of ‘shameful’ lying after testy interview
FILE -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Pompeo, apparently angered by a reporter’s questions about the Trump administration’s firing of the United States ambassador to Ukraine, lashed out at her after the interview, cursing and challenging her to find Ukraine on a map, according to the reporter. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
Hong Kong protesters torch planned coronavirus quarantine building
An entrance to a housing block of the Fai Ming Estate is seen on fire as residents protested against plans for the estate to be used as a quarantine camp for patients and frontline medical staff of a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in the Fanling district in Hong Kong on January 26, 2020. - Hong Kong on January 25 declared a new coronavirus outbreak as an "emergency" -- the city's highest warning tier -- as authorities ramped up measures to reduce the risk of further infections. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
Dinner download: Tape surfaces of Trump calling for Ukrainian ambassador’s firing
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to address U.S mayors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
China extends Lunar New Year holiday in bid to contain spread of coronavirus as death toll rises to 80
In this Jan. 26, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members of a military medical team head for Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by postponing the end of this week's Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection.
Older, longer: The super-aging of Canadians has taken everyone by surprise
As a blind person, travel means so much more to me
IMG_0696.jpeg Blind travel to Bhutan photo by Tracy Rawa Blind travel to Bhutan and Africa writer Ryan Knighton
When a startup falters, other companies rush in to grab talent
Kundan Joshi, CEO of App Labb is photographed in the companyÕs Toronto office on Jan 16 2020.
Searching for a car with the best seats to accommodate health challenges
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Your lookahead horoscope: January 26
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Pacific Division defeats Atlantic Division to win NHL all-star game
Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel (9) battles for the puck with Vancouver Canucks defender Quinn Hughes (43) in the NHL hockey All Star final game Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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