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U.S. judge orders USPS to reinforce ‘extraordinary measures’ ballot delivery policy
PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 14: Mail handler Jimmy Tran unloads pallets filled with Washington and Oregon mail-in ballots at a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center on October 14, 2020 in Portland, Ore.
Party-goers in Vancouver flout COVID-19 rules Halloween night
A group of young men shoot off fireworks on Halloween in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Brexit deadline looms as EU, U.K. push to salvage trade deal
A small toy figure is seen in front of a Brexit logo in this illustration picture, March 30, 2019.
Winnipeg to enter new stage of lockdown
Patrons sit inside the Across The Board Cafe in Winnipeg's Exchange District on October 31, 2020. Indoor dining rooms will close in Winnipeg on November 2, as part of an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the city. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
EU antitrust chief does not foresee breakup of tech giants such as Google and Facebook
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager holds a news conference on Broadcom in Brussels, Belgium October 7, 2020.
Zambia’s economic struggle highlights Africa’s debt crisis
A man buys a face mask at a pharmacy in Kitwe, Zambia on Feb. 6, 2020. Facing financial difficulties aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, The southern African nation of Zambia seems to be headed for a default on debt owed to private investors.
Students miss out and teachers feel overwhelmed as school boards blend in-person and virtual classes
Afrooz Cainfrone pictured in her Vaughn, ON home with her two children who are in a hybrid learning program on Oct. 28, 2020. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
Surrey blogger Gao Bingchen harassed by followers of billionaire with ties to Steve Bannon
Surrey blogger Gao Bingchen harassed by followers of billionaire with ties to Steve Bannon
Coronavirus Update: Canada and other wealthy countries undermining efforts to ensure equitable distribution of vaccine, report warns
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Canada and other wealthier countries undermining efforts to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, report warns
A vial with a potential COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Novavax labs, in Gaithersburg, Md., on March 20, 2020.
Netherlands puts KLM bailout on hold after pilots reject wage freeze
FILE PHOTO: KLM airline airplanes are seen parked, as Schiphol Airport reduces its flights due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
If Canada could vote, Joe Biden would win in a landslide
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 01: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally at Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park on November 01, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden is campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday, in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania that President Donald Trump won narrowly in 2016. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
We can’t let trolls get in the way of valuable journalism
Sylvia Stead
Steelers stay unbeaten with comeback win over Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool, center left, makes a touchdown catch on a pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Baltimore.
Tom Brady enjoys sweet revenge as Belichick struggles with new-look Patriots
Cathal Kelly
The spellbinding The Queen’s Gambit is a must-see new classic on Netflix
John Doyle
Without a path to fiscal recovery, we’re lost
David Parkinson
U.K. abandons regional lockdowns and reverts to blanket closures as COVID-19 infections spike
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: People dine at a restaurant in Islington on November 1, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. To curb rising rates of covid-19, the British government ordered a second lockdown for England starting November 5, shuttering a variety of "non-essential" businesses and closing pubs and restaurants for all but takeaway. In contrast with the first lockdown, schools will remain open. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
U.K.’s Nigel Farage attempts to relaunch Brexit Party as anti-lockdown party
British Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a visit at Dover harbour, in Dover, Britain August 12, 2020.
Departing Magna CEO has earned hundreds of millions since 2005
The Magna International Inc., sign is shown at the company's annual general meeting to begin in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
New Competition Bureau guidelines deliver chilling message to businesses already feeling the heat
After a provincial order to shut all non-essential businesses in Ontario, a normally bustling Queen Street West is lined with closed stores and empty of shoppers in Toronto Wednesday afternoon. March 25, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
What corporate Canada can learn from #MeToo and Black Lives Matter
Camilla Sutton, president and chief executive officer of Women in Capital Markets.
Investors rush to get out of pre-built Toronto condo deals
St. Lawrence Condos at 158 Front St are mid way through construction in Toronto on October 29, 2020. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
It’s time for the G20 to show some leadership on the global recovery
Rita Trichur
Open for business: How Saint John’s shops and restaurants sprang back after the pandemic hit
SAINT JOHN, NB-October 30, 2020-SaintJohn1-Mishelle Carson-Roy serves a customer at the Obscurity Shop in Saint John, NB on Friday October 30, 2020. (VIKTOR PIVOVAROV/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
Fake video of Joe Biden greeting wrong state goes viral ahead of election
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Nov. 1, 2020.
No place to hide: An artistic exploration of urban surveillance cameras on Beijing streets
Deng Yufeng studied an 1,100-metre stretch of Grand Happiness Street in the Chinese capital, strolling its sidewalks, snapping pictures, sketching drawings and creating detailed maps of the dozens of surveillance cameras that watch its every metre.
U.S. coronavirus cases keep rising in grim march to Election Day
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to supporters at the end of a campaign rally at Dubuque Regional Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Dubuque, Iowa.
Europe’s COVID-19 cases double in 5 weeks, total infections surpass 10 million
People arrive to be tested for COVID-19 in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
Battery recycling company Li-Cycle sees ‘tsunami’ of opportunity, eyes possible IPO to fund expansion
FILE PHOTO: Lithium-ion batteries are pictured at the production site of Saft Groupe, battery specialists, in Poitiers, France, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
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Britain starts accelerated review for AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine
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U.S. will ‘vigorously defend’ TikTok executive order despite ruling
FILE PHOTO: A reflection of the U.S. flag is seen on the sign of the TikTok app in this illustration picture taken September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
Brian Gay turns back the clock to win Bermuda Championship
SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA - NOVEMBER 01: Brian Gay of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning during a playoff in the final round of the Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course on November 01, 2020 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli promises to work with rivals after poll win rejected by opponents
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on August 29, 2020, Tanzania's incumbent President and presidential candidate of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) John Magufuli (R) speaks during the official launch of the party's campaign for the October general election at the Jamhuri stadium in Dodoma, Tanzania. - Tanzanian President John Magufuli won a resounding election victory on October 30, 2020, with 84 percent of votes, according to figures from the national election commission, while his main rival Tundu Lissu scored only 13 percent. (Photo by ERICKY BONIPHACE / AFP) (Photo by ERICKY BONIPHACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Fire breaks out at Canopy Growth’s disused greenhouse in B.C.
Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. says it will open its first retail cannabis stores in Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
How does the Electoral College work, and when will it decide the outcome of the U.S. presidential election? A primer
Raleigh, N.C., 2016: A girl colours in an electoral map of the United States in red and blue as results are announced on the night of the presidential election.
Toronto Argonauts player Jeffrey Ali Knox Jr. facing two counts of attempted homicide in Pittsburgh shooting
Aviation organization suggests global guidelines for passenger COVID-19 tests, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Chrystia Freeland reports negative COVID-19 test
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland is seen during a news conference Tuesday October 20, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Quebec reports 965 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Saturday, October 31, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Air Canada’s Calin Rovinescu joins Scotiabank board
FILE PHOTO: Calin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada, speaks to media during a reception at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Military identifies B.C. reservist as soldier killed in training accident
A Canadian flag sits on a members of Canadian forces that are leaving from CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on October 16, 2014. Canadian Armed Forces members and their civilian colleagues in the Department of National Defence are being strongly encouraged to download the federal government's smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-19. Chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance and Defence Department deputy minister Jody Thomas say they understand some may have concerns when it comes to privacy and secrecy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Tropical Storm Eta ties record; expected to become hurricane by Monday
French churches honour Nice attack victims; six suspects detained
NICE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 01: People stand in front of Notre Dame Basilica on November 01, 2020 in Nice, France. A 21-year-old Tunisian man is accused of fatally stabbing three people in the church on Thursday, in what French President Emmanuel Macron described as an "Islamist terrorist attack." The attacker was shot and wounded by police and is reported to be in critical condition. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
Ontario reports 977 new cases of COVID-19, nine deaths
A man wears a mask as he walks down the sidewalk in Peterborough, Ontario on Friday, April 17, 2020. Signs of Covid-19 are harder to spot in smaller communities with few wearing protection and no lineups for stores. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ottawa eyes creation of centre to declassify historical documents, memo reveals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Provinces should invest CERB savings in social welfare programs, advocates say
Doug Pawson, Executive Director of End Homelessness St. John's, poses for a picture in the City Centre of St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday, October 30, 2020. Anti-poverty advocates say the CERB has given provincial governments a windfall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
B.C. NDP majority gives John Horgan advantages in choosing new cabinet, political watchers say
B.C. Premier-elect John Horgan smiles during a post-election news conference, in Vancouver, on Oct. 25, 2020.
Planning under way for permanent Humboldt Broncos bus crash memorial
The memorial for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team at the site where sixteen people died and thirteen injured when a truck crashed into the team bus Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Tisdale, Sask. The second anniversary of a devastating Saskatchewan bus crash will be a quiet one for the families involved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Algeria votes on revised constitution amid opposition boycott
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Djerad casts his ballot at a polling station in the capital Algiers, during a vote for a revised constitution, on November 1, 2020 - Polls opened in Algeria today for a vote on a revised constitution the regime hopes will neutralise a protest movement which at its peak last year swept long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting
Indian police men rush towards their armored vehicle near the site of a gun battle on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. According to police, Indian government forces killed Saifullah Mir, a top rebel commander of the region's largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen which has spearheaded an armed rebellion against Indian rule for decades. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
What’s the Deeleeo? COVID-19 pandemic spurs resurgence in crowdsourced delivery apps
Olympic gymnast turned entrepreneur Jackson Payne is pictured in Edmonton, on Wednesday October 21, 2020. Payne has started a crowdsourced delivery company called Deeleeo in Edmonton. He was inspired to start the company after selling plenty of stuff on Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace but finding people didn’t want to drive to get it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region enters sixth week as Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for attacks
Military volunteers walk on a forest road in the Shusha region on October 31, 2020, during the ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. (Photo by Davit GHAHRAMANYAN / AFP) (Photo by DAVIT GHAHRAMANYAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Anti-France protests spread in Muslim world despite Macron bid to ease tensions
Shiite Muslim women march toward the French Consulate during a rally against French President Emmanuel Macron and the republishing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad they deem blasphemous, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
70-year-old rescued from Turkey quake rubble as death toll climbs
Rescue operations take place on a site after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Ten dead, three missing as Typhoon Goni slams Philippines
Motorists make their way through boulders washed from nearby Mayon volcano along a damaged road after super Typhoon Goni hit the town of Malilipot, Albay province, south of Manila on November 1, 2020. - At least seven people were killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines on November 1, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. (Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP) (Photo by CHARISM SAYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Google ad costs irk small business owners
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, a cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore. Monopoly or not, small business owners’ biggest complaint about Google is that its advertising policies favor companies with big marketing budgets. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
Lewis Hamilton wins at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Mercedes clinch Formula One constructors’ title
IMOLA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 01: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on November 01, 2020 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Miguel Medina - Pool/Getty Images)
Ruling due in Johnny Depp’s high-stakes defamation suit against tabloid
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 22, 2020 US actor Johnny Depp geatures as he arrives to attend day twelve of his libel trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN), at the High Court in London, on July 22, 2020. - Hollywood star Johnny Depp will learn on November 2, 2020 if he has won his libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a "wife-beater" in a case that laid bare his chaotic lifestyle. Judge Andrew Nicol will deliver his long-awaited verdict at 1000 GMT, after three weeks of rancorous testimony at the High Court in London that included claims of drug abuse and domestic violence. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor sued the tabloid's publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the author of the article over claims he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard during their volatile two-year marriage. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Suspect in priest shooting freed as French police expand search
French soldiers stand behind a cordon on October 31, 2020 in Lyon near the scene where an attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting before fleeing, said a police source. - The priest, who has Greek nationality, was closing his church when the attack happened and is now in a serious condition, said the source, who asked not to be named. The shooting comes three days after three people were killed in a knife rampage inside a church in the southern town of Nice as France was already on edge after the republication in early September of cartoons of the prophet Mohammed by the Charlie Hebdo weekly, and the beheading of a teacheract. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)
Gordon Pape: The most important thing for income investors to do in what promises to be a very unsettling month ahead
A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files
How to review restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver
People are silhouetted while having a conversation in a restaurant on English Bay in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Belarus police fire warning shots to deter tens of thousands of protestors
Belarusian law enforcement officers block opposition supporters during their rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Trump launches final, two-day sprint of campaigning in bid for surprise victory over Biden
FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, American President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa, USA. Europe is closely watching the upcoming U.S. presidential election, waiting to see whether the next four years will mean more tariff wars under Republican President Donald Trump or a shift toward less confrontational negotiation under Democratic challenger Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, FILE)
North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, eight arrests over participants blocking roadway
Rally organizer Reverend Greg Drumwright is detained during a Get Out The Vote march in Graham, North Carolina, U.S. October 31, 2020. Anthony Crider/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
Suspect charged with two counts of first-degree murder in Quebec City sword attack
Police cars block the Saint-Louis Street near the Chateau Frontenac, early Sunday, November 1, 2020 in Quebec City. A man wearing medieval clothed was arrested. Two people are dead and five people were injured after they were stabbed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
India’s ban on Chinese-owned apps hits hard in rural regions
Karni Sena supporters display a banner and shout slogans during a protest against China outside a mobile phone market in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India's ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. The quick workaround showed the ban was largely symbolic since the apps can’t be automatically erased from devices where they are already downloaded, and is a response to a border clash with China where 20 Indian soldiers died earlier this month, digital experts said. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Calgary’s Rain Dog Bar offers a cozy, beer-centric European escape
Eclectic art work and tables at Rain Dog Bar in Calgary, Alta., on Oct. 29, 2020.
Once maligned as a possible carcinogen, nitrate is a crucial element in healthy foods
Alex Hutchinson
Debbie Sullivan named Silver Cross Mother, remembers her son lost aboard HMCS Chicoutimi
Debbie Sullivan is named Silver Cross Mother 2020.
My anxiety makes it difficult to function at 100%. Should I tell my boss about my mental-health problems?
Businessman sits with his head in his hands leaning forward over a table. Side view of the man hunched over with face hidden, a view through glass doors of a small boardroom.
Editorial Cartoons for November, 2020
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Nov. 1: ‘Government seems to have put the onus of staying COVID-19-free squarely on the shoulders of individual Canadians.’ Readers debate next steps amid pandemic’s second wave, plus other letters to the editor
People wear face masks as they wait to enter a store in Montreal, Sunday, October 25, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Your lookahead horoscope: November 1
Scorpio.
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