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Raptors squander lead over Sixers, extend skid to three games
Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam, left, tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Quinton Byfield leads Canada to 10-0 win over Switzerland in world junior tournament
Canada's Quinton Byfield (19) scores a goal on Switzerland goalie Noah Patenaude (1) during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.
Canadian students call on Canada to secure release of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul
FILE PHOTO: Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is seen in this undated handout picture. Marieke Wijntjes/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
Election advertising limits coming in 2021 for third-party groups in Alberta, but critics say more restrictions needed
A voter leaves a polling station after voting in the municipal election in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Globe’s 2020 science quiz has no COVID-19 in it, but there are apes, and much more
UBC researchers launch smell-based app in Vancouver
Smell Vancouver, a UBC project deploying an app (SmellVan) to get people to report onerous smells in their neighborhoods as a pair of academics (Naomi Zimmerman and Amanda Giang) try to develop a smellscape of the Vancouver region that might help guide policy on managing onerous odors. Credit: Rochelle Maher
Principal of Toronto elementary school found not guilty of assault
Ontario Court of Justice is seen in Kingston, Ont. on Friday Jan. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Brazil, pressured over slow COVID-19 vaccines, urges companies to hasten applications
Brazil's Sao Paulo state Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn and Dimas Tadeu Covas, director of Instituto Butantan hold boxes of the 'CoronaVac' COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech as the plane containing containers with 5,5 million doses arrives at Viracopos International Airport, in Campinas, Brazil on Dec. 24, 2020.
U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook, says he will accelerate pace
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the Queen Theater on Dec. 29, 2020 in Wilmington, Del.
New U.S. dietary guidelines suggest no candy or cake for young children
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National Film Board producer Lorraine Monk was driving force in Canadian photography
This week Lorraine Monk, pictured here July 9, 1981, finally unveiled her long-awaited proposal for a huge encyclopedic museum of contemporary Canadian photography to be based in Toronto with associated centres throughout the country. As the head of the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board from 1960 to 1980; Mrs. Monk became the most controversial and powerful figure in the Canadian photographic community. She admits that "photographers have called it [her plan] a mad dream." Photo by John Wood / The Globe and Mail. Originally published July 11, 1981.
New Year’s Eve 2020 online concerts: Broken Social Scene dines in, Justin Bieber rocks out, and Kiss says bye-bye in Dubai
Publicity shot of Broken Social Scene, for round-up of NYE livestreamed music events.
Three lesser-known TSX stocks that have skyrocketed amid the pandemic
A sign board in Toronto displays the TSX close on Monday March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former Alberta cabinet minister turned Independent senator Elaine McCoy dies
February 02, 2010- Calgary AB - Hon. Elaine McCoy, a Senator, sits in the Upper House representing Alberta as an Independent Progressive Conservative. She was photographed in her Calgary home on Tuesday, February 02, 2010. Must credit : CHRIS BOLIN
This past year taught us important lessons on risk tolerance
Toronto, Ontario - November 5, 2020 -- TMX -- A man walks by a giant electronic sign at the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto, Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
What the Mounties’ botched handling of the Nova Scotia shootings tells us
The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018. Nova Scotia RCMP say a taxi driver faces charges in connection with the theft of more than $20,000 through the use of a client's bank card. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Samsung sees opportunity for more growth in Canada amid continuing indecision over Huawei
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 8, 2019, shows a man stading in front of the logo of Samsung Electronics at the Samsung building in Seoul. - Ten tech giants meet the criteria to be deemed online "gatekeepers" under proposed tougher EU competition rules, a source close to the European Commission told AFP on December 15, 2020. The firms that would be subject to stricter regulation are US titans Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and SnapChat; China's Alibaba and Bytedance, South Korea's Samsung and the Netherlands' Booking. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
2020, marred by COVID-19, was one of the strangest years in sporting history
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows a reporter wearing a face mask while speaking on his phone next to the company logos of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games gold and official partners during a Tokyo 2020 press conference in Tokyo. - The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try to fill the gaps even as a second wave hits. While the Games will still be called the 2020 Olympics, they have been changed by Covid-19. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) (Photo by BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)
Some New Brunswick elder-care workers left out of pandemic wage top-up, union says
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. Atlantic Canadian provinces are reporting small jumps in COVID-19 cases, with Nova Scotia leading the pack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID-RML, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Jonathan Toews out indefinitely with illness; no timetable for return
FILE - Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) plays against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, in this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo. Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp due to an illness, and there is no timetable for his return. The 32-year-old Toews said Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, he has been experiencing symptoms that have left him feeling “drained and lethargic.” (AP Photo/David Banks, File)
Former N.L. prisoner wants guards held accountable in death of Indigenous inmate
Her Majesty's Penitentiary is shown in St. John's, N.L. in a 2020 photo. A former inmate of the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial jail says it's outrageous that ten guards accused in the death an Indigenous man got to spend Christmas with their families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
Apple loses copyright claims against security-bug startup Corellium
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Canadian film, TV producers urge Ottawa to change streaming regulations
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2020 file photo, the logos for Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Sling TV are pictured on a remote control in Portland, Ore. As movie theaters closed and lockdowns descended across the country, people turned to the ever-growing number of video streaming services for entertainment. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Struggling sectors still waiting for promised COVID-19 pandemic relief from federal government
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday December 1, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How RBC Capital Markets plans to become a global leader in M&A banking
Exteriors of the Royal Bank plaza located at the corner of Bay St. and Front St. West, are photographed on Jan 3 2019.
Alberta’s equalization referendum may come back to haunt the province
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Despite all the carbon-pricing noise in 2021, Ottawa will still have plenty of gaps to fill in its climate plan
Adam Radwanski
Merger regulators don’t have crystal balls, but we have backstops if they get it wrong
FILE - In this combo of file photos, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on the new Apple campus on Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif., left, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference on April 12, 2016, in San Francisco, right. Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying the social media giant is standing up for small businesses in full page newspaper ads. In ads that ran in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other national newspapers, Facebook said Apple's new rules “limit businesses ability to run personalized ads and reach their customers effectively." (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Ontario’s automotive reindustrialization? Not so fast
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Whatever happened to Canadians’ famous pursuit of balance?
Preston Manning, founder and President of the Manning Centre, arrives for morning sessions at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The founder of the federal Reform party is concerned that a pervasive level of alienation across Canada could leave our country more divided after the current election campaign ends. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The Canadian is coming back – here’s why everyone should take the train
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Why is Jason Kenney scapegoating CERB for drug overdoses?
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Skier escapes slide as weak snowpack layers sustain avalanche risk in parts of B.C.
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Navdeep Bains on navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s ahead for 2021
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains participates in a panel discussion on the announcement of the 50 – 30 Challenge, to increase diversity among corporate boards and senior management in Canada, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Two workers killed in collision at Suncor oil sands mine near Fort McMurray
A Suncor logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 2, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Russian state investigators say they opened a new criminal case against Navalny
Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny takes part in a march in Moscow, on Feb. 29, 2020.
Toronto real estate board data conflicts continue despite 2016 ruling
A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin leads Michelle Gisin in World Cup slalom after first run, Petra Vlhova in sixth
SEMMERING, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 29: Mikaela Shiffrin of USA in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on December 29, 2020 in Semmering, Austria. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Aerial search located debris ‘consistent’ with missing Nova Scotia scallop vessel, RCMP say
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.
Forward Devin Shore, defenceman Ryan Stanton sign pro tryout contracts with Oilers
Columbus Blue Jackets centre Devin Shore (74) and Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) battle for the puck during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
For Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams, 2020 has been a year of conviction and frustration
Canada's Margaret MacNeil warms up ahead of her swim in the women's 100m butterfly final at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips takes out-of-country vacation despite COVID-19 travel warnings
Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips delivers the Provincial Budget in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Thursday November 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Energy regulator reports spill of about 400,000 litres of produced water from Alberta pipeline
Britain reports record 53,135 new COVID-19 cases, prompting ‘extreme concern’
In this file photo taken on Dec. 23, 2020, pedestrians walk past a sign in central London.
Pierre Cardin, father of fashion branding, dies at 98
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In this Nov.13, 2014 file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin poses with dresses behind during the inauguration of the Pierre Cardin Museum in Paris.
Toronto bank redefines corporate art with digital collection
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Canada’s Alphonso Davies wraps up remarkable year with Bayern by winning Lionel Conacher Award
Canada's Alphonso Davies, who isn't playing due to an injury, watches as his teammates warm up before a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying soccer match against French Guiana in Vancouver, on Sunday, March 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Gordon Pape’s mailbag: Investing in EVs, BEP’s share split, the SuperDividend REIT ETF, and more
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is displayed at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Ontario, Alberta aim to speed up vaccinations as Moderna vaccine starts arriving
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 02, 2020 the Moderna logo is seen at the Moderna campus in Norwood, Massachusetts. - The first of millions of doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine were being prepared December 19, 2020 for shipping to locations across the United States, a top official said, hours after it was authorized for use in the hardest-hit country in the world. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Indian Wells postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
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Police investigating after second fatal shooting in as many days in Surrey, B.C.
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
China’s Yahua Group agrees five-year deal to supply lithium to Tesla
FILE PHOTO: The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Quebec asks federal government for more airport testing as province finds case of COVID-19 variant
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube takes part in a news conference at the legislature, in Quebec City, on Dec. 11, 2020.
Canada faces mounting mental-health concerns that need to be addressed in 2021, Bains says
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains responds to a reporter's question in Ottawa, on Dec. 10, 2020.
Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 shot, encourages ‘everyone to get the vaccine’
U.S. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris receives a dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at the United Medical Center, in Washington, on Dec. 29, 2020.
Escaping the ‘guillotine’: Brexit deal brings relief to French fishermen
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 12, 2020 Newhaven fishing boat skipper Neil Whitney sorts fish aboard the Newhaven fishing boat 'About Time' after the first trawl of the day, off the south-east coast of England. - With Brexit, the English fishermen in the port of Ramsgate hoped to wrest from the continent more sovereignty over the waters of this corner of the Channel, overcrowded by trawlers and begin to dream of the return of auctions and full holds. (Photo by GLYN KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Nova Scotia conservation group buys 220-hectare private plot of wildland outside Halifax
An aerial shot of the Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector.
A new book tells the story of Ruth Lowe, the pioneering Canadian songwriter behind two of Sinatra’s earliest hits
Frank Sinatra, Ruth Lowe, Tommy Dorsey Photo Ruth Lowe Estate
EU criticizes China for jailing citizen-journalist who reported on COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan
A pro-democracy activist holds placards with a picture of Chinese citizen-journalist Zhang Zhan, outside the Chinese central government's liaison office, in Hong Kong, on Dec. 28, 2020.
Gilles Simon, Marcus Daniell and Pablo Andujar join ATP Council after Djokovic withdrawal
France's Gilles Simon returns the ball to Tommy Paul of the US during their men's singles first round tennis match on day 2 at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Paris Masters (Paris Bercy) - indoor tennis tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris on November 3, 2020. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
McConnell blocks vote on $2,000 pandemic relief cheques, urges override of defence bill veto
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), walks from the Senate floor following an agreement of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid package on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Belarus and Argentina begin COVID-19 vaccinations with Russian-developed Sputnik V shot
A health worker prepares a dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at the Lagomaggiore Hospital of Mendoza, in Argentina, on Dec. 29, 2020.
U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in more than six years
FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, a home is shown for sale in Surfside, Fla. U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives the number of available properties for sale to record lows. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
New poll suggests low levels of satisfaction over Prairie premiers handling of COVID-19 pandemic
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS
New high in coronavirus cases threatens Premier League season
A general view of the action during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in London on December 28, 2020. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by CATHERINE IVILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
I’m doing New Year’s product purge. Is there anything I need to keep in mind when disposing of makeup and skincare?
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‘There is a new Georgia rising’: Demographic shifts give Democrats hope in Senate elections
A child looks out from a campaign sign for Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock as she watches president-elect Joe Biden at an Atlanta campaign rally on Dec. 15.
Fiat Chrysler to invest £151.19-million in Poland, Deputy PM Jaroslaw Gowin says
FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Ten Hong Kong activists accused of fleeing city during government crackdown plead guilty, relatives told
Family members of a group of Hong Kong democracy activists hold a news conference in Hong Kong, on Dec. 28, 2020, the first day of their relatives' trial in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.
U.S. Alpine skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes first World Cup win in Bormio, Italy
United States' Ryan Cochran Siegle speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
U.S. sold ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67-million in July, record shows
In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, an Israeli border police officer stands guard next to the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Herzliya.
Bangladesh Navy ships take 1,804 Rohingya refugees to isolated island despite concerns from rights groups
Medical workers measure the temperature of Rohingya refugees upon their arrival at the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, on Dec. 29, 2020.
At least seven dead, dozens injured after strong earthquake hits central Croatia
Croatian soldiers walk on wreckage next to damaged buildings in Petrinja after the town was hit by an earthquake, on Dec. 29, 2020.
Stock-picking hedge funds land investors double-digit gains in 2020
FILE PHOTO: A trader at the New York Stock Exchange works as markets continue to react to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside of the NYSE in New York, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
The world’s highest yielding health-care stocks
The bull sculpture representing the rise of the market (R) and the bear sculpture representing its fall by artist Reinhard Dachlauer are pictured in front of the stock exchange operated by Deutsche Boerse AG in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 28, 2020 as the stock index DAX reached a record high. - Germany's main stock index reached a record high on December 28, buoyed by a pandemic recovery package agreed in the US and Britain's Brexit deal with the EU. Having been closed since December 23, the blue-chip DAX index bounced 1.7 percent, reaching 13,819 points at the open, topping the previous high set in February before the coronavirus pandemic forced Europe into lockdown. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by ARMANDO BABANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Cultural supports make B.C. Indigenous housing project a real home
Juanita Nina Valdez, left, and Theresa Gibbons are residents at the Spaken House, a culturally supportive housing project designed for Indigejous women with priority given to to those fleeing violence while in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
‘So much has to be shaken up’: Cree poet Billy-Ray Belcourt’s memoir reimagines a more intersectional future
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Federalism allows ‘bumblebee’ Canada to stay aloft relatively well through a challenging year
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Iran begins first human trial of locally made COVID-19 vaccine
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made COVID-19 vaccine in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2020.
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 10, 1979 shows French designer Pierre Cardin in his fashion studio, in Paris. - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died on December 29, 2020 aged 98, his family told AFP. Cardin who was born in Italy in 1922 but emigrated to France as a small child, died in a hospital in Neuilly in the west of Paris, his family said. (Photo by PIERRE GUILLAUD / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE GUILLAUD/AFP via Getty Images)
Gaza militants fire rockets into Mediterranean Sea as part of military drill
Palestinian militants stand around a replica of a tank while watching a rocket fired during a military drill organized by military factions outside Gaza City, on Dec. 29, 2020.
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Executives are selling this fuel cell tech stock that’s tripled in 2020
Randy MacEwen, left, CEO of Ballard Power Systems, and Jyoti Sidhu, middle, Vice President of Operations, visit the Ballard Power Systems fuel cell production facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Monday, November 9, 2020. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Investment banking from home thrived under COVID-19, but some fear losing their touch
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Cryptocurrency XRP tumbles as Coinbase exchange moves to suspend trading
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Ant Group weighs holding company for financial businesses to placate regulators, sources say
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Proposed development offers space for Vancouver’s burgeoning tech industry
The future of home decor is green
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The close: Wall Street dips from record levels, additional stimulus uncertain
FILE PHOTO: A financial trader works at their desk at CMC Markets in the City of London, Britain, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Oil rises on hopes U.S. pandemic stimulus will spur fuel demand
FILE PHOTO: Dust blows around a crude oil pump jack and flare burning excess gas at a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File photo
The RCMP’s broken culture demands an educational reboot
RCMP attend a serious incident on 200 street in Langley, B.C., Thursday, October 8, 2020. The past couple of weeks there have been a series of targeted shootings in the lower mainland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Mercedes-AMG A35 is a fiery hot hatch that struggles to calm down for day-to-day driving
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Ottawa’s decades-old approach to regional development is creaking under its own weight
The tug boat Atlantic Oak leads the container ship YM Modesty as it heads out from Halifax on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. A new study says the Nova Scotia and federal governments should shy away from putting public cash into new port infrastructure in the province, and let private firms take most of the risk. The document paid for by ACOA and the province's Department of Transportation describes problems for both the existing Halifax port facility and proposals for new container port facilities in the Strait of Canso and in Sydney. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
A year of nine-to-fives: Your top COVID-19 employment questions in 2020
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Globe Advisor’s Best of 2020: Top 10 stories on investment funds
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Dec. 29: ‘Shocked and appalled.’ Readers respond to our public health network investigation, plus other letters to the editor
Flowers are shown outside Maison Herron, a long term care home in the Montreal suburb of Dorval on April 12, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. A report into a private long-term care home in suburban Montreal where dozens residents died in March and April during the coronavirus pandemic has accused the owners of organizational negligence. The Quebec government released the investigation into the Residence Herron today, as well as a separate report for a public long-term care home in Laval where 100 people died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Your daily horoscope: December 29
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Bills earn first sweep of Patriots since 1999 with 38-9 win
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) runs from New England Patriots defensive back Kyle Dugger (35) on his way to a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass.
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