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Ottawa approves return of Boeing 737 Max to Canadian skies, says training flights can start in January
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Boeing facilities at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Google faces third antitrust lawsuit as 30 U.S. states plan action
A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, Calif. on July 27, 2020.
A lunar milestone: Canada will send an astronaut around the moon in deal with U.S.
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2019 shows a view of the moon in Cannes, southern France. - A Canadian astronaut will take part in a lunar mission for the first time in 2023, as part of the NASA-led Artemis project, the minister for innovation, science and industry announced on December 16, 2020."I am proud to announce another first: Canada will join the US on the first crewed mission to the Moon since the Apollo mission," the minister, Navdeep Bains, told a press conference. (Photo by Laurent EMMANUEL / AFP) (Photo by LAURENT EMMANUEL/AFP via Getty Images)
OPP officer charged with fraud after probe into Wayne Gretzky memorabilia theft
Walter Gretzky, father of Hockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky, waves to fans as the Buffalo Sabres play against the Toronto Maple Leafs during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Police say they have made two arrests after Wayne Gretzky memorabilia was stolen from the home of the hockey legend's father. The Gretzky family reported the souvenirs were stolen from Brantford, Ont., home of Walter Gretzky in August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ottawa eyes COVID-19 vaccine rollout to Indigenous communities
Hercules military aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces arrived in Shamattawa First Nation Wednesday afternoon to assist with the community's COVID-19 outbreak. .
Contractor seriously injured at Trans Mountain site in B.C., construction stopped
Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine next week, Pence to receive it Friday
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for secretary of transportation during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
University of Alberta sports facility being turned into alternate hospital as ‘purely precautionary’ measure: top Alberta doctor
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the COVID-19 situation in Edmonton, Friday, March 20, 2020.
Calgary considers bylaw to ban catcalling
Pedestrians wearing masks wait to cross a street in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 in November meets son for first time
Dave McIntosh, left, and his wife Gillian, bottom, are seen with their daughter in this undated photo. The mother from Abbotsford, B.C., gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19. The family says she is now awake and has met her newborn son for the first time.
How did the NHL protect players from the pandemic better than Canada protected seniors?
Francesca Passer, a registered pharmacist technician carefully fills the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Toronto-area long-term care workers expressed relief and hope as they rolled up their sleeves to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a downtown pilot vaccination clinic Tuesday, the first full day of inoculations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Several industries will be able to pivot to low-carbon hydrogen, Ottawa says
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on February 4, 2020 in Ottawa. The federal government has introduced a plan to greatly increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet Canada's climate targets. "We are announcing a big first step for hydrogen in Canada," said Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan. "This strategy provides a challenge to all of us -- to make Canada the top producer of low-carbon hydrogen to the world." Hydrogen is considered a likely way to decarbonize industries that are hard to electrify, such as heavy transport or machinery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘Dead cash’ in corporate piggybanks gives firms a chance to make demands in Ottawa
David Parkinson
B.C. behind on climate goals, sets new 2025 emissions target to stay on track
B.C. Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister George Heyman speaks during an announcement at Burns Bog, in Delta, B.C., on June 29, 2020. The British Columbia government is setting a new target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 after determining it is further from reaching its climate action goals than previously forecasted.
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of Nova Scotia mass killer
A woman pays her repects at a roadblock in Portapique, N.S. on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Report on Business magazine celebrates its 2020 CEOs of the Year
No funds for provinces that don’t agree to improve long-term care standards, Prime Minister hints
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Dec. 15, 2020. Mr. Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding.
OSC accuses Bloomberg subsidiary of operating trading facility for investors before regulatory approval granted
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Telemedicine startup MindBeacon ups size of TSX IPO by 20 per cent in face of brisk demand
ItÕs for sr-decision-MindBeacon. (If it could be a horizontal, that would be great.) Sam Duboc, executive chair and chief executive officer of Toronto-based MindBeacon Group.
Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner aiming higher when NHL returns
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) protects the puck from Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe (19) during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Aphria, Tilray merge with eye on European, U.S. markets
Cannabis plants are seen at a facility in Sainte-Eustache, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Aphria Inc. and Tilray Inc. say they will combine to become the world's largest cannabis company based on revenue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Humble hustle: Pascal Siakam determined to silence doubters after NBA playoff disappointment
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 12: Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball during the first half of their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on December 12, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Shaw pays millions in executive bonuses despite COVID-19
A Shaw Communications sign at the company's headquarters in Calgary, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. haw Communications Inc.'s third-quarter revenue and profit were down from the same time last year due to COVID-19's impact on its internet, cable and wireless businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Telecom companies want Supreme Court to hear case on rates charged to small internet operators
A pedestrian walks past the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial for Randy Riley, who was convicted in 2018 of killing 27-year-old Donald Chad Smith on Oct. 23, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
BlackRock’s chief strategist for Canada on how to invest for 2021 – and why it’s time to rethink the traditional 60-40 portfolio
Kurt Reiman, Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock Canada poses for a photo at his office in Toronto on December 9, 2019. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for the Globe and Mail
Why small cap investing has underperformed over the past decade - and what Canadian investors can do about it
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Why these 12 TSX stocks with growing cash flow and earnings might not be on your radar
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
American sainthood: Netflix’s Selena: The Series
John Doyle
On EV policy, Trudeau’s government has a pitch for Biden
Adam Radwanski
What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook
Robin Shaban, principal economist at Vivic Research.
Dynamic music promoter Denise Jones was a vital force in the Jamaican-Canadian community
Denise Jones. Credit: Kevin Jones
CI Financial to vote against Great Canadian Gaming’s $2.1-billion takeover bid from Apollo, deal now in limbo
A dealer slides chips across the blackjack table on Friday, March 16, 2012, in Bangor, Maine. Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says some of its casinos will reopen Sept. 28. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty
B.C. expanding enforcement measures in effort to crack down on COVID-19 rule breakers
Intensive care unit nurse Sophie Gabiniewicz rests in one of the staff rooms during her shift at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.
Forty women in California launch suit against MindGeek, parent company of Pornhub
The Pornhub website is shown on a computer screen in Toronto on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Pornhub says it has removed all content uploaded by non-verified users. The sex website faced accusations it hosted illegal content. The company, which is owned by Montreal-based MindGeek, says it has suspended all previously uploaded content that was not created by one of its content partners or members of its Model Program. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Evening Update: Bellegarde dismayed by O’Toole’s residential school comments; Ottawa signs pact to send Canadian astronaut around the moon
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is joined by First Nations leaders at a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he won't seek re-election in the organization's general assembly in July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic linked to poor mental health: Statistics Canada
A customer shops at a meat counter in a grocery store in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Ten streamed concerts, from Gordon Lightfoot, Barenaked Ladies and more, available from the comfort and joy of your living room
Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot strums his guitar in his Toronto home on Thursday, April 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Fighting systemic racism, extremism will be priority for next military chief: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
The paid sick days conundrum: Pandemic revives debate over who should foot the bill
Jessica Carpione works with Rawan Ahmed, left, in the kitchen of her bakery, Bread By Us in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
Canada’s man in Beijing is becoming an albatross
Konrad Yakabuski
Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Sept. 28, 2016.
What my children have taught me about Hanukkah
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U.S. to announce new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
FILE - This December 1988 file photo shows wrecked houses and a deep gash in the ground in the village of Lockerbie, Scotland, after the bombing of the Pan Am 103 in the village of Lockerbie, Scotland.
If only Scott Moe fought the coronavirus the way he battles the carbon tax
Robyn Urback
On politics and the pandemic, the U.S. begins to turn the tide
Lawrence Martin
Juneau, Alaska healthcare worker has adverse allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, each containing five doses, sit on a table Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
Sudan’s military says troops killed in cross-border attack by Ethiopian forces
Fuel leaking from historic shipwreck off Vancouver Island confirmed on shore
The MV Schiedyk.
Breather abandons hundreds of leases as Montreal flexible workspace provider pivots to tech-only play
13 JUNE 2019, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Bryan Murphy, CEO. Breather Headshots at 322 8th, 18th Floor. CREDIT: SARAH BLESENER
Gather, Sunday: Catch up on the concert with William Prince, in conversation with Jana G. Pruden
William Prince, photographed at his home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, December 11, 2020. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Give your mocktail a makeover with these no-alcohol distilled spirits
Christopher Waters
Nagorno-Karabakh officials accuse Azerbaijan of capturing dozens of ethnic Armenian soldiers
Unexploded ammunition is scattered near Aeygestan, in outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Nov. 23, 2020.
Paul McCartney’s new album McCartney III is amazing, maybe
20200909_STUDIO_150_Photo Credit_ Mary McCartney promo pics and album cover for story on new McCartney album, McCartney III
Premier Scott Moe says Minister’s public-opinion poll comment was not the ‘most appropriate response’
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman speaks to media at the Legislative Building, in Regina, on Nov. 30, 2020.
Mads Mikkelsen drinks himself to life in the masterful, exuberant Another Round
Another Round (2020). There is a theory that man is born with half a per mille too little. That alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, problems seem smaller and creativity increases. Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) is a high school teacher. He feels old and tired. Encouraged by the per mille theory, Martin and his three colleagues throw themselves into an experiment to maintain a constant alcohol impact in everyday life. The result is positive in the beginning. Slowly, but surely, the alcohol makes the four friends and their surroundings loosen up. Credit: Zentropa Entertainments
Erin O’Toole rescinds comments on residential schools after flurry of criticism
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
How a resistance to ESG investing is hurting your portfolio. Plus, why Enbridge is a buy, and top stock picks from portfolio managers
The Enbridge logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 9, 2018. The pipeline company says it will increase its quarterly payment to shareholders to 83.5 cents per share, up from 81 cents per share. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Kenyan man charged with plotting 9/11-style attack on the U.S.
Premier Oil to be renamed Harbour Energy after Chrysaor merger
FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs are parked up in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon, Scotland, Britain January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Arrest made after Black Muslim woman assaulted at Edmonton light-rail transit station
An Edmonton Police Services logo is shown at a news conference in Edmonton on Oct. 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Champagne keen to partner with new Biden administration to fight climate change, COVID-19
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at Global Affairs Canada, in Ottawa, on Dec. 16, 2020.
Federal Reserve vows to continue bond purchases until recovery sees ‘substantial progress’
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Study shows right-wing extremist activity rising in Atlantic Canada
Members of the far-right group Northern Guard take part in the "Canadians for Canada" rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Woman walking with two children killed after being hit by runaway cargo vehicle in Surrey
Police say a woman who had been walking with two children is dead after being struck by a cargo vehicle with no driver.
Facebook accuses Apple of anticompetitive practices as battle over iOS privacy changes heats up
‘Picture life without restaurants’: Industry asks Canadians for support with more than 10,000 already closed
A permanently closed sign is posted on the window of a restaurant in the Glebe community of Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Erdogan calls U.S. sanctions a ‘hostile attack’ on Turkey’s sovereign rights and defence industry
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara, on Dec. 14, 2020.
After COVID shock, U.S. Treasury market set for new scrutiny
In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Buffalo Bills among NFL teams closing in on division titles
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs onto the field for the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. The Bills won 26-15. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes )
Quebec, Manitoba officials think NHL could develop plan for safe return to play
The Montreal Canadiens logo is shown in the team's locker room in Montreal, Friday, September 23, 2016. The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Arsen Khisamutdinov to a two-year, entry-level contract. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Toronto legal clinic asks city’s top doctor to suspend residential evictions during COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's medical officer of health, attends a news conference in Toronto, on Jan. 27, 2020.
The problem with preemptive presidential pardons
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Politics Briefing: Getting through the coming months of COVID
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Michelle Latimer among Canadians set for Sundance Film Festival
Toronto-based writer-director Michelle Latimer is photographed in Toronto, on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Latimer and actors Lisa Cromarty and Michael Greyeyes are among several Canadians with projects in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The Globe and Mail’s 2020 giant holiday crossword puzzle
Biden introduces Buttigieg as his transportation secretary nominee
Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks as U.S. president-elect Joe Biden looks on in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 16, 2020.
Families of kidnapped Nigerian boys fear time is running out as security forces continue search
Police officers drive past Government Science secondary school in Kankara, Nigeria, on Dec. 15, 2020.
Quebec’s decision to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care centres a good strategy, experts say
Saint-Antoine long-term care home resident Gisele Levesque receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec City, on Dec. 14, 2020.
Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden case, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, on Dec. 12, 2020.
MLB elevates Negro Leagues to major-league status, correcting ‘long-time oversight’
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 1942, file photo, Kansas City Monarchs pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige warms up at New York's Yankee Stadium before a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars. Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history. The league said Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, it was "correcting a longtime oversight in the game's history" by elevating the Negro Leagues on the centennial of its founding. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman, File)
Pompeo to quarantine after contact with person who tested positive for COVID-19
In this file photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington.
French court finds 14 accomplices to Charlie Hebdo attackers guilty
A police officer guards the courtroom at the Paris Hall of Justice, on Dec. 16, 2020.
Ontario to provide $695-million to municipalities to help cover pandemic-related costs
Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark speaks to the media at the provincial legislature, in Toronto, on Dec. 7, 2020.
Paris court convicts former Vatican ambassador of sexual assault
In this file photo taken on Nov. 7, 2010, Italian bishop Luigi Ventura attends a mass in Lourdes, southern France.
Ontario’s first Indigenous-operated winery is in the works with Caldwell First Nation’s Three Fires label
closeup of grapes photo by Kyra Cole Ontario�s Caldwell First Nation
Toronto’s Collision tech event goes online-only again in 2021
20 May 2019; A member of the audience takes a photograph of Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Government of Canada, as he's interviewed on the centre stage during the opening night of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Cody Glenn/Collision via Sportsfile
RCMP arrest protesters blocking logging road in southwestern Nova Scotia
RCMP say they have enforced a court-ordered injunction against demonstrators who were blocking a logging road in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Canada’s housing market showing signs of vulnerability during COVID-19 pandemic, CMHC report says
New police body camera video shows moments after fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
A painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga., on May 17, 2020.
TSX stocks are back to hiking dividend payouts after pandemic shock ignited a slew of cuts and cancellations
Ottawa’s hydrogen strategy hinges on tax incentives, private investment
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on February 17, 2020. The Canadian government announced $3.16 billion to plant two billion extra trees over the next ten years. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan made the funding announcement today at a nursery in the Goulds neighbourhood of St. John’s, saying the project is a key step toward Canada’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Possible break in theft of massive Canadian gold coin in Germany
In this Dec. 8, 2010, file photo, a 100-kilogram Canadian gold coin is displayed at the Bode Museum, in Berlin.
Canadian dollar falls by most in a month, lagging G10 peers
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Equinox to buy junior miner Premier Gold in all-stock deal worth $612-million
The Cove Gold project represents one of the highest-grade undeveloped projects in Nevada, says its owner, Premier Gold Mines of Thunder Bay. In 2018, the company announced a preliminary economic assessment indicating strong economics for the project. Premier expects to begin construction of a ramp to complete delineation drilling, bulk sampling followed by a feasibility study. The Battle Mountain area in north Nevada has produced numerous high-volume gold and silver mines in the past.
CBC’s Trickster shows how Indigenous storytelling has developed
TRICKSTER (2020). Based on Eden Robinson’s bestselling novel, this series follows an Indigenous teen struggling to support his dysfunctional family as myth, magic, and monsters slowly infiltrate his life. Directed by Michelle Latimer.
Use of surveillance software to crack down on exam cheating has unintended consequences
Concordia student Chelsea Okankwu outside her downtown apartment in Montreal on December 13, 2020.
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