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Iran foreign minister to visit China following U.S. sanctions
FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Fouad Hussein during his visit to Baghdad, Iraq.
Luke Voit, Gleyber Torres homer as Yankees beat Rays 5-1 to force Game 5
New York Yankees' Luke Voit, right, celebrates with Gleyber Torres (25) after Voit hit a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning in Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in San Diego.
Judge upholds majority of Canada’s privilege claims in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves a court hearing during a break in Vancouver on Sept. 28, 2020.
Eight members of Sherbrooke Phoenix test positive for COVID-19 in second QMJHL team outbreak
Kyle Wright, Travis d’Arnaud lead Braves to sweep Marlins, reach NLCS
Atlanta Braves starting pitchers, from left, Max Fried, catcher Travis d'Arnaud, Ian Anderson, and Kyle Wright pose as the Braves celebrate advancing to the NL Championship Series by defeating the Marlins 7-0 in Game 3 of a Division Series, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Houston.
‘You are Queen of Cons’: Alberta woman faces angry victims during fraud sentencing
The Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Scientists tally nitrogen threat to climate
This picture taken on June 13, 2019 shows a general view of the Kendal Power Station located in eMalahleni , part of the Highveld region turned over to mines and power plants. - South Africa has placed a heavy bet on coal for its development -- a fuel that is plentiful, cheap and locally-sourced. But campaign groups say health and climate costs are high. eMalahleni , which means "the place of coal", is among the worst places in the world for pollution by nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide, according to Greenpeace. The NGOs contend that the government has failed to reduce deadly pollution levels in the area, just an hour and a half's drive from Johannesburg. (Photo by Wikus DE WET / AFP)WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images
Emergency meeting to be convened on systemic racism in health, Marc Miller says
Carlos Correa powers Astros past A’s 11-6 to clinch ALDS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros rounds the bases after hitting a three run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning in Game Four of the American League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
‘Give thanks, not COVID’: Some universities ask students to stay put this Thanksgiving weekend
Queen’s University students are on campus on Sept. 11, 2020.
ATB forecasts sluggish recovery for Alberta with effects of pandemic, oil price collapse lasting for years
The Reid family harvest their wheat crop around an oil and gas pumpjack near Cremona, Alta., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Canada is the world's sixth-largest producer and one of the largest exporters of wheat, annually producing an average of over 25 million tonnes and exporting around 15 million tonnes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Bill to ban conversion therapy deserves to be passed despite its flaws
John Ibbitson
BroadbandTV files to go public on the TSX
A man watches on a computer screen a footage of one of Smart Fit gym's workout classes to do at home, which will be released free to view on their website, YouTube and social media sites, as the gym suspends training sessions as a protective measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 19, 2020. REUTERS / Rahel Patrasso
Without other policies, carbon tax must rise substantially to meet climate goals, PBO says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons finance committee in Ottawa on March 10, 2020.
Coronavirus Update: Second wave will disproportionately impact Indigenous communities, minister says
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller arrives for a news conference Thursday October 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadiens sign Josh Anderson to seven-year deal at $5.5-million per season
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson (77) stands on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington.
‘The jail is just a death trap’: Stories of overcrowding, understaffing and violence in Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay District Jail was Ontario's second most crowded correctional facility last year. The provincial ombudsman described its conditions as the 'most disturbing thing' he'd seen in four years of his job.
Why Canadians drive the worst gas-guzzling cars on the planet, and what to do about it
A parking lot with employees vehicles at the Ford assembly plant in Oakville, Ont., on Thursday, March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Going against the grain: Vator Sessions concert series takes over old Prairie grain elevator
The band Bicycle Daze and members of Vator Sessions set up the band's equipment before performing at a decommissioned grain elevator, near Asquith, Sask., on Aug. 16, 2020.
Artis REIT rejects activist investor’s call for change, sets vote to replace trustees
The first of Artis’ Calgary office buildings to undergo redevelopment will be Sierra Place: a 92,000-square foot downtown office building of 10 storeys, constructed in 1958 and connected to the Plus 15 skywalk.
With banks taking a hard look at corporate clients, oil patch credit fears loom large
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton in 2018.
Once his kids were grown, Allen Ronaghan became a historian of Western Canada
Allen Ronaghan, lives lived
Weekend TV choices: Escape to caustic fun, or horror
John Doyle
More Scarborough elementary schools losing teachers to virtual learning than elsewhere in Toronto, data show
Grade two teacher Vivian Mavraidis looks out into the hallways at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2020.
Singh calls for Second World War-style excess profits tax to pay for pandemic spending
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh responds to a reporters question during a news conference on Parliament Hill Thursday October 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Open, closed, somewhere in between, Canadian curling clubs navigate COVID-19
Quebec moves more regions to maximum COVID-19 alert as province reports 1,078 new cases
People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Sunday, September 27, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Twelve U.S. dividend growth stocks that provide stable income
Ottawa’s ‘superclusters’ can offer much more than just job creation
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announces the $950-million Innovation Superclusters Initiative in Ottawa.
Transgender woman beaten, stabbed in Puerto Rico
Senators acquire defenceman Gudbranson from Ducks for fifth-round pick in 2021
B.C. party leaders talk taxes, housing at board of trade event
NDP Leader John Horgan listens during a campaign stop, in Langley, B.C., on Thursday, October 8, 2020. A provincial election will be held in British Columbia on October 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In 25th Amendment bid, Nancy Pelosi mulls Trump’s fitness to serve
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Streetwise newsletter: Onex makes US$960-million investment in employee benefits firm OneDigital
Commerce Court West (let), TD Centre (centre) and First Canadian Place (r9ght) in TorontoÕs Financial District, are photographed on July 15 2020.
Working from home can mean tax complications
Casually dressed woman working in her home office during the pandemic.
Joe Biden says he would reveal his view on expanding Supreme Court post-election
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden boards his campaign plane at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Del., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020., en route to Arizona. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
11 Toronto venues shut down since COVID-19 muffled live music scene, report says
Fans watch A Tribe Called Red play at CityView Drive-In, in Toronto, on Thursday, August 6, 2020, as many indoor venues remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
What’s your pandemic splurge?
Rob Carrick
Hospitals look for ways to increase capacity, ask Ontario government for help
Paramedics transport a patient to the emergency entrance at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, on Sept 22 2020. If there is a second wave of COVID-19 this fall in Ontario, hospitals could become overwhelmed with patients.
Evening Update: Declaring himself rally-ready, Trump suggests he’s no longer contagious; Ontario reports record daily COVID-19 cases
Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Ontario is reporting 732 new cases of COVID-19, marking a new record in its daily counts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Mali says three European hostages, one politician freed by Islamic extremists
(FILES) In this video grab made on July 2, 2017 from a video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, one of the six hostages held by Al-Qaeda's Mali branch. - The 16 minute, 50 second video by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, also known as the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, was released on Telegram on July 1, SITE said. Sophie Petronin was abducted by gunmen on December 24, 2016, in the northern city of Gao, where she worked for a children's charity. She is the last French national held hostage in the world. Her son, Sebastien Chadaud Petronin, said on October 7, 2020, he was still awaiting news about his mother after speculation intensified following the release of detained jihadists. (Photo by - / SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SITE Intelligence Group" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa planning out responses to various U.S. election outcomes, sources say
A family takes group portrait, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, outside of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
For Premier Scott Moe, Saskatchewan’s election will hardly be a prairie dogfight
Gary Mason
Cheques are COVID-catchers – how to get comfortable using e-transfers instead
Rob Carrick
Toronto FC goalkeeper Alex Bono shows class and maturity after record win
Toronto FC goalkeeper Alex Bono makes a save during the second half of the team's MLS soccer match against the New England Revolution, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Onex makes $960-million investment in U.S. employee benefits firm OneDigital
The Onex Corporation logo is displayed at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on May 10, 2012. Shares in Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. soared nearly 30 per cent after the company signed a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Onex Corp. worth $445 million. Gluskin Sheff shares were up $3.18 at $14.35 in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange late Monday morning. Onex announced its friendly offer for Gluskin Sheff of $14.25 per share after the close of markets on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Saskatchewan First Nation locks down after COVID-19 cases spread from religious meetings
In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. A male in New Brunswick is facing an assault charge for allegedly coughing in someone's face. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File
How much more pain does Canada need to see before progress is made for Indigenous people?
Tanya Talaga
For the Bank of Canada, what does the link between monetary policy and inequality mean?
Canadian bank notes are seen in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. A national association of insolvency and restructuring professionals expects personal insolvencies will grow in 2020 after the rate of filings increased 8.9 per cent in November over the same 12-month period the previous year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saskatchewan election campaign shifts focus to mental health and help for seniors
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks during a campaign stop at Kinsmen Park, in Saskatoon, on Oct. 8, 2020.
68% of officer cadets say they saw or experienced unwanted sexualized behaviour at military college: report
The Mackenzie building at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Vice-presidential debate reminds Americans what normal looks like
Konrad Yakabuski
I used to collect shoes. Now I covet masks
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Indigenous marriage officiants and ceremonies now recognized in Ontario
Hundreds of businesses ordered closed as New York neighbourhoods see spike in COVID-19 cases
People walk past a grocery store in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, on Oct. 8, 2020.
Marc Garneau unveils new safety measures after probe into fatal 2017 incident at Saskatchewan railway yard
Transport Minister Marc Garneau speaks in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Oct. 6, 2020.
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in 2017 stabbing of Manitoba teenager
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa, on June 12, 2020.
Voluntary restrictions in Edmonton area as COVID-19 case numbers keep climbing, with second outbreak at hospital
The Misericordia Community Hospital is seen in Edmonton, on July 8, 2020.
Beating COVID-19 is as easy as being strong, unafraid, and the President of the United States
Robyn Urback
Facebook removes 276 fake accounts linked to conservative group
Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favour of President Donald Trump, the company announced Thursday.
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector
Iranian women use an ATM in Tehran, on May 20, 2019.
British Airways bids farewell to its last two 747 jumbo jets
Aircraft G-CIVY, one of the last two British Airways Boeing 747 jumbo jets, takes off for its last flight from London's Heathrow Airport on Oct. 8, 2020.
Canadian author Adam Pottle asks people not to buy his book due to racially insensitive illustrations
Adam Alley 2 2019.jpeg author credit is Sweetmoon Photography
Metro Vancouver says human error the clearest factor in fatal Cleveland Dam incident
Water flows over the Cleveland Dam, in North Vancouver, on Dec. 25, 2015.
Privacy commissioner warns of risks to sensitive data from telemedicine and remote learning
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien listens during a news conference about an investigation into AggregateIQ, in Vancouver, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Therrien and Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Michael McEvoy released their findings into the company's use of personal information in providing consulting services to political campaigns in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Citigroup pays $400-million U.S. fine, agrees to fix long-term lapses
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 5, 2016 a man checks his phone near a Citibank branch in Washington, DC. - US authorities fined Citibank $400 million over deficiencies in risk management practices and required an overhaul of internal controls at the global financial powerhouse, officials announced on October 7, 2020. The US Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the fine, in parallel with a related action from the Federal Reserve citing failings at the bank. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Nunavut health official says COVID-19 outbreak at gold mine has been contained
Nunavut’s chief public health officer says an outbreak of COVID-19 at a gold mine has been contained.
Met buying Kent Monkman paintings it previously commissioned
THIS INFO MUST BE THE CAPTION: Kent Monkman, (Canadian, b. 1965) Resurgence of the People, 2019 132Ó x 264" Acrylic on Canvas Photo by Joseph Hartman
Without other policies, carbon tax must rise substantially to meet climate goals, PBO says
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Top Nunavut judge denies request for territory’s first written Gladue report
Nunavut's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, on June 30, 2020.
Nobel laureate’s discovery revealed the patterns behind breathtaking works of Islamic art
Sheema Khan for Comment logo. Photo taken 2013. (USE THIS ONE - AE)
Nunavut minister stripped of portfolios says he does not regret social media post
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, an iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans. Widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system, including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest, has served as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you’re not browsing the social network. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Yellow Rose depicts the reality and horrors of ICE detentions without ever feeling exploitative
Tony-nominated Broadway actress Noblezada plays the role of a sharp-witted, country-music-obsessed 17-year-old.
Politics Briefing: Foreign aid another file where Liberals slow to spend promised funds
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laughs at a comment from U2 singer Bono during a meeting at the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on September 17, 2016 in Montreal. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Paul ChiassonPAUL CHIASSON/AFP/Getty Images
Consortium building Eglinton Crosstown suing Ontario government for COVID-19 overruns
Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown Line near Don Mills Road, in Toronto, on Oct. 9, 2019.
Toronto-area school board scraps virtual classes in favour of hybrid model
Small cap to watch: This telehealth company’s stock is surging amid the shift to virtual health care
CloudMD mockup
Netflix Canada increases prices of monthly standard and premium plans
The logo of American entertainment company Netflix is pictured at the Paris games week in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Netflix has announced new partnerships with three Indigenous cultural organizations in Canada to help foster and develop talent in those communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Christophe Ena
I’ve voted Republican my entire life. But I just cast my ballot for Joe Biden
Charles Lewis
Charm City Kings gets a striking performance from Jahi Di’Allo Winston but too often hedges its bets
Jahi Di'Allo Winston (Mouse). HBO Max’s CHARM CITY KINGS follows fourteen-year-old Mouse (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) who desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight's leader, Blax (Meek Mill), takes Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
Canada Life, Savills fire up frozen U.K. property funds
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Toronto hospital network says medical records of about 150 patients allegedly stolen
St. Michael's Hospital is seen in Toronto, in an Oct. 14, 2008, file photo.
Giro d’Italia: Demare claims second stage win; Almeida keeps pink jersey
France's Arnaud Demare celebrates winning the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, from Castrovillari to Matera, southern Italy, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)
Plot to kidnap Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer thwarted by FBI
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a news conference in Midland, Mich., on May 20, 2020.
SNC-Lavalin to reduce Middle East exposure, CEO says
The SNC-Lavalin headquarters is seen in Montreal on Feb. 12, 2019.
Clark Johnson’s Percy pits curmudgeonly everyman Christopher Walken against multinational Monsanto
Christopher Walken as PERCY in PERCY. Image courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek to meet Sofia Kenin in French Open final
Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Argentina's Nadia Podoroska in two sets, 6-2, 6-1, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Federal government doubles emergency funding to help victims of gender-based violence
Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on May 20, 2020.
Screen industry vet Slawko Klymkiw steps down as head of Canadian Film Centre
February 5, 2013 - TORONTO, ON: Slawko Klymkiw (left), Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Film Centre, and Salah Bachir at the CFC's Annual Gala and Auction at the Carlu. Photo by Della Rollins for the Globe and Mail
Try as he might, Mike Pence didn’t stop the bleeding
Lawrence Martin
Princess of Wales Theatre welcomes audiences back with Blindness ‘sound installation’
A sign at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Ontario urges residents to wash their hands frequently during the Covid-19 outbreak on March 24, 2020. - The province of Ontario has set a deadline of midnight Tuesday for all non-essential businesses to close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's online plea for people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral, with actor Ryan Reynolds, musician Michael Buble and other Canadian celebrities on Tuesday helping to spread the word. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Norway oil and gas firms, union agree to mediation in bid to end strike
FILE PHOTO: A view of Equinor's oil platform in Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea, Norway August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nerijus Adomaitis/File Photo
Testimony at Matthew Raymond’s murder trial to resume Friday after brief pause
Matthew Raymond arrives at Court of Queen's Bench, in Fredericton, on Sept. 15, 2020.
Michael Phelps seeks out Penny for her thoughts
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak is in training for the delayed Tokyo Olympics.
Struggling with debt as payment deferrals end? Seek help sooner rather than later
Top view on a student with bunch of overdue bills
‘Our goal was to generate dividend income and enjoy our life - is that still wise?’
No doubt second wave of COVID-19 will hit Indigenous communities harder, Marc Miller says
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller responds to a question during a news conference, Thursday, October 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian dollar notches a 17-day high as oil rallies
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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