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Judge in Google antitrust case suggests trial date in September 2023
FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020.
Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off U.S. stock exchanges
Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange on November 11, 2015.
Element AI sold for $230-million as founders saw value mostly wiped out, document reveals
Jean-Francois Gagne, co-founder and CEO of Element AI, speaks during a LG news conference before the CES tech show, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Las Vegas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher
Ottawa holds back on new funding for small nuclear reactors
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont., is seen Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Theresa Tam calls for stricter COVID-19 lockdown measures in hard-hit provinces
A man exits a COVID19 Assesment Centre in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former clerk of B.C. Legislature charged with fraud, breach of trust
In a building where face-to-face debates between political opponents are normal activities, the British Columbia legislature will be a much different place when it returns Monday for a summer sitting. The B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C. is shown on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
New vaccine deals seek to overcome ‘vaccine apartheid’ in developing world
FILE - In this image taken from video on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2020, people work inside the UNICEF warehouse, the world's largest humanitarian aid warehouse, in Copenhagen, Denmark where the groundwork is being laid for the Covax initiative, led by the World Health Organization and the Gavi vaccine alliance. An IBM threat intelligence team said Thursday, Dec. 3 it detected a cyberespionage effort that used targeted phishing emails to try to collect sensitive information from organizations involved in the U.N. initiative for distributing COVID-19 vaccine to developing countries. (AP Photo)
U.S. Congress averts shutdown but fight continues over pandemic aid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Washington.
Mathematical model makes a case for immunizing the oldest first
Gisele Levesque, one of 229 residents at the CHSLD St-Antoine long term care home, is injected with the Pfizer/BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada December 14, 2020. Pat Lachance/Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
NHL, NHLPA reach tentative deal for 56-game season starting Jan. 13
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, goals used by the NHL hockey club Nashville Predators are stored in a hallway in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Supreme Court rules contractual honesty is more than just not telling lies
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen at sunset in Ottawa, Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Churches in B.C. have received $18,400 in tickets for breaking COVID-19 rules
A tongue-in-cheek message about wearing a face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 is posted on a sign outside a church near Royal Columbia Hospital, in New Westminster, B.C., on Sunday, November 29, 2020.
Over 200 residents return to Neskantaga as water quality improves
Addison Moonias, 5, of Neskantaga First Nations is swabbed for Covid-19 before she and her family head home for the holidays after nearly two months of being evacuated to Thunder Bay, Ontario, due to a water crisis. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
FDA clears Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency rollout
In this Monday, July 27, 2020, file photo, Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpursville, N.Y., an injection of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y.
COVID-19 has revealed the shortcomings of the nuclear family. We now have an opportunity to reshape how we live
Amil Niazi
Cargill idles meat plant in Guelph, Ont., following COVID-19 outbreak
A Cargill sign is shown at one of its meat processing plants in Chambly, Que. Sunday, May 10, 2020. An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Cargill meat processing facility in Calgary appears to be under control. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Mormons add call to eradicate prejudice, racism to handbook
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, The Salt Lake Temple stands at Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Canada among targets in Russian hack on U.S., private companies, Microsoft says
The new Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) complex is pictured in Ottawa on October 15, 2013. The federal cybersecurity centre says foreign countries are very likely to try to advance their agendas in 2019 -- a general election year -- by manipulating Canadian opinion through malicious online activity. In a report today, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns that state-sponsored players can conduct sophisticated influence operations by posing as legitimate users. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers outline new branch of argument in extradition case documents
Meng Wanzhou, centre, chief financial officer of Huawei, returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break from a hearing, in Vancouver, on Friday, December 11, 2020. Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are alleging the United States' legal case against her violates common international law and the extradition proceedings against her should be stayed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Court dismisses Hudson’s Bay application for review of Ontario lockdown rules
A man walks past Hudsons Bay in Toronto on Nov. 20, 2020, as the holiday shopping season begins amid the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
The antidote to fake facts: real ones
Marcus Gee
Ontario homeowner fined after birthday party is linked to 11 COVID-19 cases
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
Rules for fuels: Federal government proposes regulations for Clean Fuel Standard
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018.
CPPIB agrees to stake in SolarWinds days before firm discloses major hack
The SolarWinds headquarters are seen in Austin, Texas, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths to date in 2020, cites COVID-19 as factor
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Athletic careers are fragile – so why has ‘retirement’ become a bad word?
Cathal Kelly
COVID-19 helped me avoid the thing I most wanted to forget – my grandmother’s illness
Brendon Holder is Norma Patrick’s oldest grandson and a writer from Toronto.
What the Trudeau Liberals can learn from Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
Taking safety to extremes can backfire for investors
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Evening Update: Awaiting delivery of 500,000 vaccine doses in January, Ottawa funds COVID-19 treatment research
One of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Bloomberg, Ontario securities regulator reach settlement over alleged unauthorized fixed-income trades
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies
Jeremy Bulloch speaks in front of the costume he wore while playing Boba Fett in "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back" and "Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi" at the Star Wars Identities exhibition in London on July 26, 2017. Bulloch, the English actor who played Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. His agents said in a statement that he died in a London hospital Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, after years of suffering from Parkinson's disease. He was 75. (AP Photo)
TSN’s Bob McKenzie on white privilege, triggered fans, and the real heroes of hockey
No matter who wins the intense battle for scoops between TSN and Sportsnet, there is one fact neither network can argue: insider Bob McKenzie is the most trusted source of hockey information on any media platform.
Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports
Former Canadian Olympian Beckie Scott talks to a participant about her medals from the Spirit North program, which is a program run by Scott in Alberta and B.C. for Indigenous youth to use sports and play to improve social and economic outcomes. It's expanding to Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spirit North MANDATORY CREDIT
No easy solutions to complex problem of high condo insurance premiums, B.C. report says
A condo tower under construction is pictured in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday February 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
When will Canada’s big banks resume dividend hikes?
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Canadian banks are seeing their first glimmers of hope suggesting an economic rebound is on its way, but their leaders say there?s still plenty to be wary of. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Boeing ‘inappropriately coached’ pilots in 737 MAX testing, report says
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving from Toronto prepares to land at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
I may be Jewish, but this year I am embracing the Christmas spirit
Alexandra Raphael is a lawyer who lives in Toronto.
Bullish on First Solar Inc.
Monica Rizk
Ex-Quebec TV host Éric Salvail not guilty on three sex-related charges
Former radio and television personality Eric Salvail arrives at the courthouse Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Building off historic 2019, Canadian tennis pros enjoy strong season despite hurdles
Canada's Vasek Pospisil returns a shot to Italy's Jannik Sinner, during the final match of the 2020 Sofia Open ATP 250 tennis tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo)
We take textiles for granted. But they weave together past and present
Virginia Postrel
This Christmas, let’s remember we’re all in this together
Anne T. Donahue. Handout provided by Anne T. Donahue
The Biden cabinet: Just old faces from the Obama era or inspired choices?
Lawrence Martin
Cleveland manager Terry Francona says baseball team’s name change ‘correct’
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona talks before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Cleveland. Francona, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, praised the Cleveland Indians for trying to “do the right thing” with a name change that was inevitable, and necessary (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
Pitching in: Using a wedding anniversary to raise funds for Haitians hit by COVID-19
Mahalia Verna (L) and her husband David Schulze, pose outside their home in Montreal, Quebec, December 15, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Can Dennis retire early and leave behind the stress of an unenjoyable job?
Facelift Photo by Ashley Fraser for the Globe and Mail
Pan Global Resources insiders have been buying
Ted Dixon
Kirby Dach named captain of Canada’s world junior team; Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens alternates
Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach is congratulated as he passes the team box after scoring the tying goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Denver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Zalubowski
Chief remote working officers are now navigating organizations into a post-pandemic world
The Shopify office in Toronto on February 12, 2020. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
Amber Alert cancelled after girl found safe; woman in custody
Blue and red flashing sirens of police car during the roadblock in the city. Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
Restaurants try to make the best of their toughest holiday season yet
Karen Ward, co-owner of "The Grover" pub in Toronto's east end, is pictured on Monday, December 8, 2020. While Ward and her family cook takeout meals at the Grover pub, she often hears a knock on the windows or door of the east-end Toronto bar. There she finds regulars wanting to say hello or tell her how much they've missed the place since it temporarily closed for indoor dining in November, when COVID-19 protocols came into effect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy no longer eligible for international film Oscar, Telefilm Canada says
Brandon Ingram, left, and Rehan Mudannayake in Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy.
Judge grants adjournment in tax evasion case against former Conservative MP Rob Anders
Conservative MP Rob Anders rises in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Sept. 26, 2012.
Police watchdog investigating after man dies in holding cell at Labrador RCMP detachment
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. RCMP say officers are responding to an active shooter in the Nunavut community of Clyde River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Amplify: The act of sending a Christmas card takes on a new meaning this year
Four COVID-19 cases reported among staff as outbreak spreads in Kingston, Ont., prison
Exterior view of Joyceville Institution after an outbreak of at least 80 inmates with COVID-19 at the Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ontario, on Thursday Dec. 17, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues across Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
No contest: If the U.K. and EU get a Brexit deal, the EU will come out on top
Eric Reguly
I want to buy local. But sometimes you just need toilet paper
Phoebe Maltz Bovy. Handout
Michelle Latimer’s contentious claim of Indigenous ancestry has understandably angered our community
17.08_TA_Drew_H_1214.jpg rv-bk-between-1011 For a Between the Acts feature on author-playwright Drew Hayden Taylor
Investors bet old-school retailers will rebound in 2021
Shoppers are seen in an American Eagle Outfitters retail store in New York on May 13, 2016.
Champagne hits back at China’s criticism of efforts to free Kovrig, Spavor
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Indigenous group urges Saskatchewan to consult First Nations before closing casinos over COVID-19 concerns
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to media in Battleford, Sask., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The FSIN is calling on the Saskatchewan government to consult with First Nations before shutting down casinos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Toronto van attack trial: Autism spectrum disorder didn’t push accused to act, Crown argues
Police are on scene after a van mounted a sidewalk and crashed into a number of pedestrians, in Toronto, on April 23, 2018.
Ottawa outlines plans for $100-million pledged to fight food insecurity through coronavirus pandemic
A Montreal firefighter loads a box with food as she volunteers at Moisson Montreal food bank in Montreal on Friday, March 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Long-snapper L.P. Ladouceur will set Canadian record with 251st career NFL game
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 19: L.P. LaDouceur #91 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during warm ups against the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium on October 19, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Politics Briefing: T’was the Christmas of COVID...
Construction renovations continue on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
I’ve always sought the ‘best’ of everything. But sometimes fine is good enough
Cat in litter box.
Former Mexican state governor assassinated at beach resort
Jalisco State Governor Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval takes part in a news conference on March 25, 2018.
‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards, says The New York Times
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2020, the New York Times building in New York City. - The New York Times said on December 18, 2020, that its award-winning podcast "Caliphate" failed to meet editorial standards, admitting it was unable to corroborate a Canadian's claim that he executed people for the Islamic State group. The newspaper launched an investigation into the 2018 series after authorities in Canada in September charged 25-year-old Shehroze Chaudhry -- the podcast's central figure -- with perpetrating a terrorist hoax. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
With some hospitals overrun, Quebec is making room for COVID-19 patients in hotel
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube takes part in a news conference at the legislature, in Quebec City, on Dec. 11, 2020.
CAQ member temporarily out of caucus for breaking COVID-19 rules at holiday gathering
The Quebec legislature building.
Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less, donating more to food banks in 2021
A volunteer sorts items in the receiving area of an Ottawa Food Bank warehouse, on April 23, 2020.
The real cure for COVID is renewing our fractured relationship with the planet
A nature conservancy organization is expressing concerns about a proposed gold mining operation near what it calls a "biodiversity hot spot" in Nova Scotia's Guysborough County. A section of the St. Mary's River is seen in an undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nova Scotia Nature Trust, Scott Leslie, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
I’m working to break the cycles of trauma – for my elders, at risk in a pandemic, and for the new Indigenous life I’m carrying
Sarain Fox headshot photo by: Darius Bashar
The Globe and Mail’s Canadian arts heroes of 2020
Berlin film festival postponed and split into separate online and in-person events
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 5, 2019 shows workers rolling out the red carpet as preparations were under way for the 2019 edition of the Berlinale international film festival in Berlin. - Berlin's international film festival said Friday, December 18, 2020 it was postponing its February 2021 edition as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a brutal toll on the global entertainment industry. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Caisse to invest $1-billion in Invenergy
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec building is seen in Montreal on Feb. 26, 2014.
Canada and Britain nearing deal to avoid post-Brexit tariffs, sources say
Minister of International Trade Mary Ng participates in a news conference on the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement in Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Chart watch: Expect a minor correction over the next few weeks
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
U.S. Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.
MindBeacon stock soars in Toronto telemedicine company’s TSX debut
14 assement on tablet.png WeTransfer link to handouts from a counselling company called MindBeacon. Story is : sr-decision-MindBeacon. Head: Mental-health therapy goes digital, offering help any time, any where Deck: MindBeacon looked at traditional cognitive behavioral therapy and took it online, using registered e-therapists to provide affordable, on-demand treatment
Canada’s head banking regulator to step down in June
Toronto, Ontario - September 30, 2014 -- Jeremy Rudin, new OSFI head -- Jeremy Rudin, new OSFI head, looks on before speaking at Economic Club luncheon in Toronto, Tuesday September 30, 2014 (Mark Blinch for the Globe and Mail)
Quebec offers $4.6-million in grants to struggling cinemas closed because of COVID-19 pandemic
A Guzzo cinema sign on a storefront in Montreal, on June 18, 2019.
Nova Scotia town in state of shock as search continues for five missing fishermen
An RCAF Cormorant helicopter flies over the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S., in an area where empty life-rafts from a scallop fishing vessel where reported on Dec. 15, 2020.
Slovak PM Igor Matovic tests positive for COVID-19
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building, in Brussels, on Oct. 15, 2020.
Waterous withdraws request for Osum special shareholder meeting amid contested takeover bid
Aerial image of Orion facility, Osum Oil Sands
Ottawa to invest about $9-million into COVID-19 treatments as vaccine rollout ramps up
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference outside Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa, on Dec. 18, 2020.
N.S. government prorogues fall session of legislature after 17 minutes
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil speaks in Halifax, on Dec 20, 2019.
U.S. regulators propose requiring banks to immediately flag cybersecurity breaches
North Korean hackers stole a vast cache of data, including classified wartime contingency plans jointly drawn by Washington and Seoul, when they breached the computer network of the South Korean military last year, a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday.
‘Moment of truth’: Deadline looms as EU and Britain try to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 18, 2020.
Where to stash cash when selling a home. Plus, David Rosenberg and BlackRock’s top strategist for Canada on how to invest in 2021
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Edward Curran works on the floor, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Stocks rose in morning trading as investors remain optimistic that Washington will deliver another round of financial support for the economy as vaccines begin slowly rolling out to the public.(Colin Ziemer/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto.
Canadian dollar dips but on track for fifth straight weekly gain
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
Employees work at a newly opened Loblaws location, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept., 11, 2020.
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