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Family demands B.C. inquiry after First Nations boy found dead in group home
B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks to a reporter in Vancouver, on Nov. 13, 2015.
Kansas City signs Le’Veon Bell two days after release from Jets
File-This Sept. 22, 2020, file photo shows New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell watching from the sideline near the end of the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, in Foxborough, Mass.
Biden, Trump squabble over coronavirus response in dueling town halls
This combination of pictures shows U.S. President Donald Trump speaking during an NBC News town hall event at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidenin an ABC News town hall event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, on Oct. 15, 2020.
B.C. Liberal leader forced to apologize again for comments made by candidates
Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson crosses the street at a rainbow crosswalk as he leaves after a campaign stop in Coquitlam, B.C., on Thursday, October 15, 2020. A provincial election will be held in British Columbia on October 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Genetic genealogy helps Toronto police crack landmark 1984 Christine Jessop cold case in Ontario
Toronto Police Chief James Ramer sits next to a screen displaying photos of Calvin Hoover during a news conference at Toronto Police Headquarters, on Oct. 15, 2020.
Carlos Correa hits walkoff homer to keep Astros alive in ALCS
Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros is congratulated by teammates after hitting a walk off solo home run to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at PETCO Park on Oct. 15, 2020 in San Diego.
Scientist at Department of Fisheries and Oceans says Ottawa is too beholden to fish farm industry
The Okisollo fish farm is pictured during a DFO fish health audit near Campbell River, B.C., on Oct. 31, 2018.
Political battle lines run deep in the once reliably red state of North Carolina
US President Donald Trump participates in an NBC News town hall event at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on October 15, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa convenes urgent discussion on systemic racism in health care
People take part in a protest called ‘Justice for Joyce’ in Montreal, Saturday, October 3, 2020, where they demanded Justice for Joyce Echaquan and an end to all systemic racism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
WHO study says remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients
A bottle containing the drug Remdesivir is shown by a health worker at the Institute of Infectology of Kenezy Gyula Teaching Hospital of the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary, Thursday Oct. 15, 2020.
Canadian university teachers begin process to censure U of T over the Azarova law school affair
TORONTO, ON - The Jackman Law Building which also houses the Laskin Law Library are part of the Faculty of Law campus at the University of Toronto. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail October 14, 2020.
Stepping up: Woman who was stalked uses her own experience to develop AI-powered app to provide information for other victims
Ritika Dutt, a 29-year-old Montrealer, co-created Botler for Citizens, an artificial intelligence tool that helps victims disclose crimes, understand their legal rights and get help from legal and support organizations where they live. Photo credit: Amir Moravej, BotlerÕs co-founder.
Ottawa is still struggling to get it right on medically assisted dying law
Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, left to right, David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, make an announcement regarding a Bill entitled "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)" during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Monday Feb. 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The sooner Parliament mandates sexual-assault training for judges, the better
John Ibbitson
Streetwise newsletter: Landlords in B.C., Quebec, Florida take HBC to court for unpaid rent
Toronto, Ontario - September 28, 2020 -- Office Vacancy Rate -- The CN Tower is reflected in glass amongst office buildings in Toronto, Monday, September 28, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Facebook says its election integrity strategy is in effect in B.C.
NDP Leader John Horgan, right to left, Green leader Sonia Furstenau and Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson take part in a debate at the Chan Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Landlords in B.C., Quebec, Florida take HBC to court for unpaid rent
Saks Fifth Avenue Off Fifth at Park Royal North Shopping Centre, in West Vancouver, BC, on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Alia Youssef/The Globe and Mail
Testing delays worsen, hurting efforts to control COVID-19 spread in Canada
Security guards and volunteers direct a well spaced line of people at a walk up COVID-19 test site in Winnipeg on October 14, 2020.
Full back Auro Jr. brings cred to often overlooked position
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Raposo, left, is taken down by Toronto FC's Auro Jr. during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, on Saturday, September 5, 2020. The Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to finally string together some wins as they open a two-game homestand against the Montreal Impact on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Coronavirus Update: Why comprehensive contact tracing is key to battling COVID-19
The COVID Alert app is seen on an iPhone in Ottawa, on Friday, July 31, 2020. The app tracks the locations of phones relative to other phones, and notifies users if they have been in proximity to another app user who has tested positive for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts appoints Stéphane Aquin as new director
People walk past the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in Montreal, on Sept. 22, 2020.
Ottawa invests $20-million in Terrestrial’s small nuclear reactor technology
An architectural rendering of an Integral Molten Salt Reactor power plant, which Terrestrial Energy proposes to build in the next decade on a site that is yet to be determined. The government of Canada has announced it will invest $20-million in the project.
Gig workers need more than temporary government relief programs
FILE PHOTO: A cyclist rides a bicycle as he delivers a food order for Deliveroo, an example of the emergence of what is known as the 'gig economy', in Paris, France, April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Manitoba bill would make it easier to fire striking workers, decertify a union
Manitoba premier Brian Pallister speaks to media prior to the reading of the Speech from the Throne at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Wednesday, October 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Power cut to at least 100,000 in Northern California amid fall heat wave, extreme wildfire danger
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020 file photo the Glass Fire burns a hillside above Silverado Trail in St. Helena, Calif.
Bank of Canada unwinds three emergency support programs
The Bank of Canada in Ottawa is seen on May 16, 2019.
Canada’s Carol Anne Chénard calls an end to storied career as international soccer referee
U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic
University of Alberta Golden Bears play the Western University Mustangs in basketball action at the U Sports Final 8 Championships in Ottawa, on Friday, March 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Five dividend stocks that tap rising demand for copper
Tax law is changing to simplify home office deductions in Canada
Tim Cestnick
Here’s how to watch Donald Trump’s Florida town hall with voters tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Here’s how to watch Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania town hall with voters tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Voter Mobilization Event campaign stop at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, ‘virtuoso of life’, wins prestigious Glenn Gould Prize
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 6, 2019.
Ontario woman charged for violating quarantine rules, returning to work at care home
Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly takes part in a panel to discuss Traffic Stop race Data Collection report and Diversity Audit report in Ottawa on Wednesday November 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Five Canadian authors share their alternate CanLit reading list
Ken McGoogan’s Dead Reckoning adds to the debate over who should be credited with discovering the Northwest Passage.
Weekend TV: Spooky chills and the trouble with gossip
John Doyle
Profit outlook brightening fastest for these TSX stocks
A tote board TSX numbers in Toronto, on Dec. 31, 2012.
Moving out of the city is ‘a recipe for an infernal commute’
Rob Carrick
Evening Update: Suspect identified in the killing of Christine Jessop; Trump, Biden to hold competing town halls tonight
Christine Jessop. Murdered.
Documentary epic Enslaved, starring Samuel L. Jackson, tells a story that is 400 years overdue
Samuel L. Jackson takes part in a Benga initiation ceremony, Gabon, in Enslaved, a new six-part documentary epic on the transatlantic slave trade.
Under one roof: How four friends used ingenuity and design to divvy up living spaces
Amazon Prime Video documentary Time is an extraordinary portrait of the complexities of Black life
Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison in Garrett Bradley's Time.
Man who murdered four people in B.C. eligible for parole in 25 years
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says political staff have taken 7 per cent pay cut
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at a news conference in Calgary on Sept. 15, 2020.
Pope Francis’s new text takes aim at a dangerous global threat – Donald Trump
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Blocking the New York Post’s shoddy Hunter Biden story was a great way for social-media platforms to entice people to read it
Robyn Urback
Breaking the internet with Aaron Sorkin, who is completely aware how Sorkin-y he sounds
Barry Hertz
Canada’s courts and governments have themselves to blame for the lobster-fishery dispute
A member of the Potlotek First Nation displays his lobster tags as he prepares to head out into St. Peters Bay from the wharf in St. Peter’s, N.S., to participate in a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery on Oct. 1, 2020, which is Treaty Day.
Ontario’s fiscal watchdog warns second COVID-19 lockdown could slow province’s economic recovery
Empty retail businesses are seen on Queen St. East in Toronto, on Aug. 31, 2020.
This is what it’s like to love an old dog
The Biden and Trump campaigns are borrowing different pages from 2016 playbooks
David Shribman
Politics Briefing: China expresses displeasure with Canada accepting Hong Kong refugees
Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Fall men’s style guide: Watches, jewellery and clothing trends to look out for this season
globe-cartier-2-10.jpg The fall mens style guide
Tighter COVID-19 restrictions coming to Winnipeg as case numbers continue to rise
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health officer, speaks during a news conference at the Manitoba Legislative Building, in Winnipeg, on Aug. 27, 2020.
Vulnerable George River caribou herd shows first population gain in more than 25 years
George River caribou are seen in an undated file photo.
‘Only for kids’: Quebec Premier green-lights trick or treating this Halloween
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to the media during a news conference in Montreal, on Oct. 13, 2020.
Chinese envoy says Canada’s acceptance of Hong Kong refugees jeopardizes Canadians in former British colony
China's ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu attends a news conference for a small group of reporters at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, on Nov. 22, 2019.
Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey stepping down after 13 years, source says
FILE PHOTO: Dec 22, 2018; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey looks on before a game between the Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Sam Querrey accused of leaving Russia on private jet despite positive COVID-19 test
Sam Querrey reacts during his first-round match against Pedro Martinez Portero at the Italian Open in Rome on Sept. 15, 2020.
'Little Nathan’ makes big fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin, a Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the Badlands region of southeastern Alberta.
Tesla’s back-to-back price cuts bring Model S below US$70,000
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model S car is seen in a showroom in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Central banks need digital currency alternative if Facebook’s Libra blocked, Bank of Canada says
Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane delivers a keynote at the Ottawa Board of Trade in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Nurses' union calls for provincial inquiry into conditions in New Brunswick’s long-term care homes
The New Brunswick Nurses Union is calling for a provincial inquiry into what it says are unacceptable conditions in the province’s long-term care homes.
COVID-19 isn’t the only thing killing movie theatres
Barry Hertz
Cannabis companies, betting on a Biden win, ready IPOs
This Aug. 22, 2019 photo shows medical marijuana plants being grown before flowering during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y.
Musical Jagged Little Pill leads Tony Awards nominations with 15
This image released by Vivacity Media Group shows Celia Rose Gooding, centre left, with the company during a performance of Jagged Little Pill.
Ontario to hire more contact tracers as province reports 783 new COVID-19 cases
People wait in line outside a COVID-19 assessment centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto, on Sept. 24, 2020.
Small cap to watch: Newly listed mobile gaming company surges on strategic investment from Alibaba Group investment arm
Police search homes of top French officials as part of investigation into COVID-19 response
In this March 28, 2020, file photo, French Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Veran speaks during a news conference in Paris.
Nova Scotia becomes last Atlantic province to adopt federal government’s COVID Alert app
The COVID Alert app is seen on a phone in Ottawa, on July 31, 2020.
Who has more in the tank? Currency markets sharpen focus on debt and deficits
Australian dollars are seen in an illustration photo February 8, 2018.
Fiat Chrysler deal to boost electric-car output in Ontario
Unifor national president Jerry Dias gestures during a news conference in Toronto, on Oct. 15, 2020.
U.S. earnings preview: Profits keep sinking, but CEOs to show if worst has passed
In this Oct. 2 photo, pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange.
Hopes of a ceasefire ending Nagorno-Karabakh fighting sink further as death toll mounts
An Armenian soldier stands next to an air defence vehicle on Oct. 15, 2020.
BP raises $500-million from sale of U.K. gas station leases
The logo of British Petroleum, BP, adorns a BP petrol station in west London, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. BP said Tuesday it plans to increase spending on low-carbon technology, including renewable energy projects, and says it plans to slash dividends as it reports a second-quarter operating loss and the global oil company prepares for declining sales of fossil fuels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Canadian dollar slides to 1-week low as coronavirus resurgence hits risk appetite
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Man rescued from Victoria’s Inner Harbour after hours-long search
A man has been pulled alive from Victoria’s Inner Harbour after spending what could have been hours in the water.
An escape plan for investors who hold mutual funds at an online broker
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency taps former HSBC executive as CFO of payments unit
FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency are displayed in front of the Libra logo in this illustration picture, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Canadians Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic book spots in St. Petersburg quarterfinals
Denis Shapovalov celebrates a point during his match against Ilya Ivashka at the St. Petersburg Open on Oct. 15, 2020.
Signs of progress as EU leaders meet to haggle over climate target
French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, greets European Council President Charles Michel, second left, during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the European Council building, in Brussels, on Oct. 15, 2020.
U.S. 2020 election: Biden campaign suspends Kamala Harris’s travel after two staffers test positive for COVID-19
In this file photo taken on Oct. 7, 2020, U.S. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during a debate in Kingsbury Hall, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City.
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Aga Khan lobbying case
The Aga Khan is seen in Toronto, in a May 25, 2015, file photo.
Canada imposes sanctions on an additional 31 Belarusian officials
People attend an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, on Oct. 4, 2020.
Thai government declares strict new state of emergency for Bangkok after unprecedented protest
Police officials scuffle with pro-democracy protesters during a demonstration in the central business district in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 15, 2020.
Senate judiciary panel sets Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett responds to a question during the third day of her confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Oct. 14, 2020.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Cannabis plants are seen at a facility in Sainte-Eustache, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
‘Does Trudeau care about our people?’: First Nations chief calls on PM to step in after violent clashes over fishery
Dead lobster and other refuse are seen strewn around a freezer in West Pubnico, N.S., in an Oct. 14, 2020, handout photo.
Russian and Syrian air strikes on rebel-held Idlib may amount to crimes against humanity, rights group says
In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Syrians flee the advance of government forces in the province of Idlib, Syria.
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Magna partners with Fisker to build startup’s electric Ocean SUV
FILE PHOTO: Magna Steyr company logo is pictured at their factory site in Graz October 14, 2010. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer/File Photo
Canada’s September home sales set record, soaring 45.6% from last year
A sold sign stands outside a Toronto west-end home on May 16, 2020.
London to enter tighter COVID-19 lockdown on Friday as Britain seeks to tackle second wave
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board displaying the local COVID alert level as 'MEDIUM', on a bus-stop shelter in the West End of London, on Oct. 15, 2020.
Style news: Métis brand Anne Mulaire focuses on sustainability in Winnipeg
Anne Mulaire Boutique_2.jpg "Fashion for good" (pur-store(annemulaire)-1016) Anne Mulaire
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