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Murray has happy homecoming as Cardinals cruise past Cowboys 38-10
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray celebrates running the ball for a touchdown in the second half against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2020. The Cards beat the Cowboys 38-10.
Hereditary chiefs urge Horgan to remove B.C. NDP candidate Cullen after ‘stupid’ remarks
Nathan Cullen, liaison between the province of British Columbia and the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, speaks to media in Smithers, B.C., Friday, February 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Backxwash wins 2020 Polaris Music Prize worth $50,000
Backxwash, who is Montreal rapper Ashanti Mutinta​, won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize on Oct. 19, 2020.
Edwards-Helaire leads Chiefs to 26-17 win over Bills
A.J. Klein of the Buffalo Bills looks to make a tackle on Clyde Edwards-Helaire of the Kansas City Chiefs as he runs the ball during the second half at Bills Stadium on Oct. 19, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. Kansas City beat Buffalo 26-17.
Liberals threaten election if proposed ‘anti-corruption’ committee is debated
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ontario proposes recycling expansion as it hands system to private sector
Mississauga, April 14/09 - Tony Owens, a Recycler with Waste Management, contracted out to the City of Mississauga collects recycling and organics on his route off Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga, Ontario Canada. The City of Mississauga will soon stop collecting juice boxes that have not been properly rinsed out and a collector will leave a sticker behind as to the reason why. Photo By Deborah Baic The Globe and Mail
These two northwest Toronto neighbourhoods have COVID-19 positivity rates above 10 per cent, newly released data show
People sit in an alleyway for hours at a COVID assessment centre at St. Michael's Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, September 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Quebec town of Asbestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
The former Beton Asbestos building on the Boulevard Industriel in Asbestos, Que., on Oct. 13, 2020.
Sir John A. Macdonald’s name to be removed from Queen’s law school building
Queen's University signage is seen in Kingston, Ont., Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Business school students in Ontario are sounding the alarm about what they call outright racism from fellow students and a lack of equity and diversity training among faculty. A number of social media accounts have popped up in recent months, anonymously recounting stories of racism happening in universities across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
‘It doesn’t make sense’: Backlash grows after Ontario’s advice for Halloween trick-or-treating in hot spots
Zombies are covered in plastic at the Thornhill Woods haunted house in preparation for Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thornhill, Ont., on Monday, October 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Trudeau government can end the lobster war by honouring Indigenous rights – and their limits
A Canadian Coastguard vessel travels past the entrance to the harbour while a Mi'kmaq First Nation vessel enters as non-native commercial fishermen protest against a Mi'kmaq lobster fishery, in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, Canada October 19, 2020. REUTERS/John Morris
Charity coalition says it has concerns about secrecy at WE Charity
Marc Kielburger, left, and Craig Kielburger speak at WE Day California at The Forum on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Trump, Biden will have microphones muted during ‘uninterrupted’ segments
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 2020. Both candidates will have their mics silenced during uninterrupted segments.
Chinese envoy overstepped with threat to Canadians in Hong Kong, Freeland says
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Oct. 5, 2020.
Coronavirus Update: Parents anxious over mixed messaging from schools and public-health officials
A class that might have 20-30 students in previous years, will be capped at 15 students, with desks spaced 2 metres apart from each other. All classroom will have bottles of hand sanitizer available. Classrooms and COVID-19 signage at Ancaster High School, are photographed on Sept1 2020. Officials with the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board held a press conference to talk about safety measures the board is taking to ensure a safe environment for students and staff as the school year resumes next week.
Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart’s quest to capture Canadian Triple Crown
Mighty Heart will run in the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday looking to become the first thoroughbred in 17 years to win the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.
Edmonton man who sold fentanyl causing fatal overdose tells court he’s a victim too
An Edmonton man who sold a mix of fentanyl and meth to a man who later died of an overdose says he is a victim of drug addiction himself. Jamie Michael Dixon is to be back in Court of Queen’s Bench on Oct. 30 to set a date for his sentencing.
Streetwise newsletter: Cogeco shareholder urges Audet family to consider Altice/Rogers bid
HAMILTON, Sept 30, 2020 - Day to day business continues at Cogeco the internet, television, home phone providers', location in LimeRidge Mall in Hamilton on September 30, 2020, while behind the scenes, big-business concerns are dealt with by CEO Philippe Jette. Earlier in September, Altice USA makes 7.8 billion dollar offer for Cogeco while agreeing to sell Cogeco’s Canadian Assets to Rogers Communications. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
B.C.'s top doctor says province can control trajectory of its second wave of COVID-19
B.C. Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province added 499 cases of COVID-19 detected over three days between Friday and Monday.
Hamilton-born Kapwani Kiwanga wins France’s top art prize for Flowers for Africa installation
Kapwani Kiwanga’s installation “Flowers for Africa: Union for South Africa” at Goodman Gallery Johannesburg, 2017. Photo courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery
How has COVID-19 impacted Champagne sales?
Empty barrels for the next harvest in autumn in the cave of Champagne producer Anselme Selosse in Avize, in the Champagne region, east of Paris, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Producers in France’s eastern Champagne region, headquarters of the global industry, say they’ve lost about 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) in sales this year, as turnover fell by a third — a hammering unmatched in living memory, and worse than the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Alberta grants property tax holiday to oil producers
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Provincial NDP leader urges voters not to trust Saskatchewan Party in final week
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili, left, and Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe recently debated their party platforms.
Sports programming drives rebound in battered Canadian ad spending
NHL signage is shown along with a high angle television camera as New York Islanders and Washington Capitals players warm up prior to NHL Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Toronto on Friday, August 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
How COVID-19 is dealing a blow to global pension plans
Information regarding the Canadian Pension Plan is displayed of the service Canada website in Ottawa on Jan. 31, 2012.
Environment Minister says Trudeau’s government is taking ‘great interest’ in carbon tariffs
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. The end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be a long way off, but analysts are already looking ahead to how Canada could hasten its recovery and position itself for a low-carbon economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Tampa Bay gets a Ray of hope, but the Dodgers are still more interesting
Cathal Kelly
Bell Media president departs, to be replaced by vice-chair
Bell Media president Randy Lennox poses for a photograph in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Before ‘Sixties Scoop’ was coined, Carla Williams was able to return to her Indigenous roots
Carla Williams.
How eight bank stock valuations are faring in a low interest rate world
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Investors flee Brookfield’s new insurance partner as takeover is thwarted
People walk to Brookfield Place off Bay Street on the day of the annual general meeting for Brookfield Asset Management shareholders in Toronto, on May 7, 2014.
Alberta legislature to resume Tuesday; focus to be on economic recovery
Alberta Premier Jason Kenny and Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon chat before the speech from the throne is delivered in Edmonton on May 21, 2019.
Commons gives approval in principle to judges’ sexual assault training bill
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti responds to a question during a news conference about training for judges Monday October 19, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What investors need to brace for as TSX earnings season gets underway
Toronto downtown building - King & Bay street, Looking up
Critic’s notebook: The career of Stevie Nicks is the stuff of dreams
Stevie Nicks has a new concert film, 24 Karat Gold: The Concert, coming out this week.
Topaz IPO comes in at bottom of expected price range, raising $217.5-million
Nal Resources pump jacks in a farmers field north of Calgary, on Oct. 24, 2019.
Evening Update: Federal ministers condemn violence against Mi’kmaq fishermen; Trump slams Fauci in campaign call
A forklift in the remains of a burned lobster pound in Middle West Pubnico, Nova Scotia October 18, 2020. John Morris/The Globe And Mail
U.S. to remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsors list, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 19, 2020.
Nova Scotia restaurants boycott lobster in support of Mi’kmaq self-regulated fishery
A crate of lobsters sits on the sidewalk as Cheryl Maloney, a member of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, sells lobster outside the legislature in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Tensions remain high over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery, based on their treaty rights, as non-Indigenous fishermen want federal regulations enforced to address their concerns about conservation of the resource. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Andrew Vaughan
Fertilizer stocks are up on good news. Here’s what they need now
A general view of Nutrien's Cory potash mine is seen near Saskatoon on Aug. 12, 2019.
Resolving Nova Scotia’s fishery conflict will require inviting both sides to the negotiating table
Donald J. Savoie is seen in an undated handout photo.
Transat AT temporarily lays off 128 flight attendants
The Air Transat planes are photographed at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Bolivia’s socialists seal election comeback after centrist rival concedes vote
Supporters of Bolivia's leftist presidential candidate Luis Arce celebrate outside the headquarters of the Movement for Socialism party, in La Paz, on Oct. 19, 2020.
I’ll tend my garden while I wait for a baby to take root in me
Team Mike McEwen lead Colin Hodgson turns to curling roots as he prepares for return
Team Manitoba lead Colin Hodgson is seen during the third draw against team Quebec at the Brier in Brandon, Man., on March, 3, 2019.
Market risks ‘arguably the highest’ in decades. Plus, the best ETFs for retirement income and what pot stocks look like two years after legalization
FILE- In this July 21, 2020 file photo, people walk by the New York Stock Exchange.
The Western world has had enough of China’s hypocrisy
Frank Ching is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator.
Thousands of retirees rally in Belarus to demand Lukashenko’s resignation
Pensioners carrying flowers and former white-red-white flags of Belarus and parade through the streets during a rally in Minsk, on Oct. 19, 2020.
Toronto police ask public for help identifying man who allegedly made threat against school
Toronto police are asking for help identifying a man they say threatened to commit a shooting at an area school.
Toronto police service says it regrets that mistakes were made during G20 summit in 2010
Riot police are seen at the intersection of Spadina and Queen during the G20 summit in Toronto, on June 27th, 2010.
Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter
A man walks near Nasdaq MarketSite in an empty Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29.
Six Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed before a news conference at the Department of Justice, in Washington, on Oct. 19, 2020.
Mi’kmaq fisheries under attack: The story in Nova Scotia so far, and the treaty rights behind it
St. Mary's Bay, N.S., Oct. 20: Mi'kmaq fishers Kaitlin Marr and Nikita Paul band lobsters as members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation exercise their treaty right to fish.
Politics Briefing: Ministers decry violence against Mi’kmaq fishers
Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (on a screen) take part in a news conference about the dispute between commercial and Mi'kmaw lobster fishers in Nova Scotia, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Globe Climate: Governments are starting to place their bets on the energy transition
"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." credit Terrestrial Energy
Cancelling Halloween is an act of ghoulish politics
André Picard
PBO says temporary expansion of Employment Insurance will cost $13.5-billion
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux is seen on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on March 10, 2020.
Ottawa condemns violence against Mi’kmaq fishermen, says their rights must be upheld
Mi'kmaq lobster fisher Andrew Robinson, left, guides a boat away from the wharf before leaving to check traps in Saulnierville, N.S., on Oct. 19, 2020, where members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation are exercising their treaty right to earn a moderate livelihood fishing lobster.
Poland turning Warsaw’s National Stadium into a temporary COVID-19 field hospital
The National Stadium is seen in Warsaw, Poland, in a May 18, 2012 file photo.
Fiat Chrysler workers approve deal to retool Windsor plant for electric-vehicle production
The Chrysler logo is seen outside the FCA Windsor Assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., on Oct. 5, 2018.
Trump calls Dr. Fauci a ‘disaster’ during conference call with campaign workers
In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus as President Donald Trump looks on in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington.
Nurses, other health-care workers block bridges in Montreal and Quebec City in protest over work conditions
Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge is seen in a June 21, 2019, file photo.
The highest yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto.
How do I get my neighbour to take down his backyard TV?
David Eddie
Cogeco shareholder urges Audet family to consider Altice-Rogers bid
Shoppers pass a Cogeco location in LimeRidge Mall in Hamilton on Sept. 2, 2020.
Canadian BIPOC filmmakers: Why don’t we know who they are?
Tonya Williams, 2020 headshot. Handout
Why the NFB’s breakout short film How to Be at Home leans into loneliness
Tanya Davis’s NFB short film How to Be at Home has become the breakout star of the Curve, a collection of short films commissioned by the National Film Board to capture life in Canada during COVID-19.
Comedian John Oliver has sewage treatment plant named after him in Connecticut city
This video frame grab shows John Oliver from an Aug. 30, 2020, episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Greece says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey
A handout photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's press office on Oct. 17, 2020, shows a digital representation of a fence at the Greek-Turkish borders.
First commercial passenger flight to Israel by a UAE carrier lands near Tel Aviv
Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags line a road in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on Aug. 16, 2020.
Monday’s TSX breakouts: A growth stock that’s nearly tripled in value over the past two months
The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013.
Barcelona opens its Champions League campaign with lowered expectations after humbling season
Barcelona's Lionel Messi shakes hands with manager Ronald Koeman as he is substituted off during a match at the Johan Cruyff Stadium in Barcelona on Sept. 16, 2020.
Netflix’s Over the Moon will make even the most hardened Frozen dissident yearn for an army of Olafs
OVER THE MOON - (L-R) "Fei Fei" (voiced by Cathy Ang) and "Gobi" (voiced by Ken Jeong). Cr. NETFLIX © 2020
Gordon Pape: With low rates here to stay, it’s time to rethink a balanced strategy and invest in these dividend stocks
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Bank of Canada surveys suggest uneven COVID-19 recovery, even before second wave
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2020, pedestrian walks along empty street and closed shops in the Byward Market in Ottawa, Canada. - The pandemic has forced businesses worldwide to pivot online to survive, and many have turned to Shopify, a Canadian company that has emerged as a thriving alternative to Amazon. Founded 15 years ago in Ottawa, Shopify allows businesses to create an e-commerce site in just a few clicks. Already growing with more than one million e-stores at the end of 2019, its user base has exploded. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Pakistani police briefly detain son-in-law of exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif
In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan.
Toronto FC upset at decision not to award Supporters’ Shield trophy this year
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney speaks to the media in Toronto on Nov. 13, 2019.
Two guitars played and partly designed by Eddie Van Halen to go up for auction
Eddie Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, at MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nev., on May 17, 2015.
Europe is locking down again, virtually guaranteeing a new recession. It didn’t have to be this way
Eric Reguly
Canada-U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Nov. 21
A border crossing into the United States is seen in Lacolle, Que., on March 18, 2020.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump’s appeal of ruling against border wall funds
Trucks drive near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border fence seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on March 26, 2019.
Canadian dollar strengthens along with rising U.S. stimulus hopes
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires
Paul Lane, vice-president and chief operating officer of Airspray Airtankers, is seen at the company’s maintenance hangar in Red Deer, Alta., on Oct. 14, 2020.
Fed’s Powell says it’s more important for U.S. ‘to get it right than be first’ on digital currency
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Thursday Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington about the CARES Act and the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP)
Video showing violent arrest of N.L. Indigenous man prompts call for investigation
Red and blue lights of police car in night time, crime scene. Night patrolling the city. Abstract blurry image.
China’s Ant Group wins Hong Kong approval for $35-billion dual listing, sources say
An employee stands next to the logo of Ant Financial Services Group at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Jan. 24, 2018.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
Tasiast Gold Mine in Mauritania.
Canada’s wholesale sales growth slows in August
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Statistics Canada says wholesale sales ticked higher in May after posting a record plunge in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Police operations under way in France after beheading of teacher
Police at the scene where officers shot a man after he decapitated a middle school teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France, on Oct. 16, 2020.
Senior PLO official Saeb Erekat on ventilator with COVID-19, Israeli hospital says
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks to the media in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2019.
Reports of shelling, heavy fighting jeopardize Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
A house destroyed by shelling during a military conflict in Stepanakert is seen in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Oct. 17, 2020.
Tesla to export China-made Model 3s to Europe
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File Photo
UN hosts Libyan military leaders in hopes of paving way for ‘complete and permanent ceasefire’
This handout picture distributed by the United Nations Office at Geneva shows Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams during talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict, in Geneva, on Oct. 19, 2020.
Prosecutor recommends suspended sentences for ex-Golden Dawn lawmakers
Presiding judge Maria Lepenioti, left, and members of the court listen during the Golden Dawn trial, in Athens, on Oct. 19, 2020.
U.S. special envoy warns ‘distressingly high’ levels of violence threaten to derail Afghan peace talks
In this file photo taken on July 8, 2019, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad attends the Intra Afghan Dialogue talks, in Doha.
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