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Sanders narrowly beats Buttigieg in New Hampshire Democratic primary
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, arrives to speak to supporters at a primary night election rally in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Campbell rescues Leafs in the net in 3-2 overtime victory against Coyotes
Feb 11, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell (36) pushes defenseman Timothy Liljegren (37) out of the way as Arizona Coyotes forward Christian Fischer (36) waits for a rebound during the second period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Bronfman heiresses accused of crucial financing of sex cult NXIVM in lawsuit
Beyond bloodlines: How the Wet’suwet’en hereditary system at the heart of the Coastal GasLink conflict works
Wet;suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale, centre and Antoinette Austin, at a rally in support of the Wet;suwet'en Nation in Smithers, B.C., January 10, 2020. Earlier this week eight Wet;suwet'en Nation hereditary chiefs endorsed a letter evicting CGL from their territorial lands. There are reports of over one-hundred felled trees blocking the access road to the Unistoten Camp and CGL work site. Jimmy Jeong / The Globe and Mail.
Chinese restaurants in GTA see large drop in sales in weeks after coronavirus outbreak
Di Han, CEO and founder of FoodHwy poses for a portrait in Toronto's Chinatown, on Tuesday, Feb., 11, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Alberta to lose $1.3-billion in sale of oil-by-rail contracts
Rail cars wait for pickup in Winnipeg on March 23, 2014. The Canada Energy Regulator says exports of crude oil by rail from Canada fell by 15 per cent in October to 270,000 barrels per day from 319,600 bpd in September.The October number is the lowest in six months and well below the record high of 354,000 bpd set in December of 2018.The regulator blamed the decrease on narrower differences in prices between Western Canadian Select bitumen-blend oil in Alberta and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate prices in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Forgotten man Erin O’Toole needs policy to fight Peter MacKay’s celebrity
Campbell Clark
The writing is on the wall for Vancouver’s handful of illegal cannabis shops
A young man smokes a marijuana joint during a rally in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on April 20, 2011.
Kenney says oil sands emissions far from legislated cap, disputes federal numbers
Suncor Energy Inc. says production at the Syncrude oilsands complex is expected to ramp up to full production in early to mid-September after a power disruption in June that shut down operations. A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Sunday June 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Trump names North Carolina doctor Aldona Wos as U.S. ambassador to Canada
Dr. Aldona Wos thanks her DHHS staffers in the audience for their hard work during a press conference on Aug. 5, 2015, at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh, N.C.
How Ottawa helped Newfoundland build the multibillion dollar fiasco that is Muskrat Falls
The construction site of the hydroelectric facility at Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador is seen on July 14, 2015.
Coronavirus outbreak prompts Canadian officials to weigh asking all travellers from China to ‘self-isolate’
Travellers at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
CN Rail to shut ‘significant’ sections of track if Coastal GasLink pipeline protests continue
A First Nations protester stands in front of a transport in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont., on Feb. 11, 2020, in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.
Ten years on from the Vancouver Olympics, the Games are a fading idea of unity
Cathal Kelly
Businessman Andrew Yang to end presidential bid, CNN reports
In this Feb. 7, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during a primary debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
Edmonton GM Sunderland busy on the opening day of CFL free agency
The Calgary Stampeders were active on the first day of CFL free agency, adding Canadian kicker/punter Ronnie Pfeffer and a number of defenders.
Trudeau misses deadline for filing financial disclosure to ethics commissioner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Dakar, Senegal, on Feb. 11, 2020 missed a Jan. 13 deadline to file a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner.
Bed Bath & Beyond shares plunge 26 per cent on weak same-store sales warning
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers leave A Bed Bath & Beyond store in Boca Raton, Florida in this March 19, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Canadians say it’s more important for next Tory leader to be fiscally conservative than socially conservative: poll
A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Streetwise newsletter: Cineplex receives shareholder approval to be acquired by Cineworld
People exit the Cineplex Cinemas at Yonge and Dundas Street, in Toronto, on Monday, Dec., 16, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Vancouver’s Sedin Twins will be remembered for their skill on the ice and their benevolence off it
Former Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, and twin brother Daniel Sedin, both of Sweden, pose for a photograph during a media availability ahead of a Wednesday ceremony where the NHL hockey team is scheduled to retire their numbers, in Vancouver, on Feb. 10, 2020.
The Supreme Cannabis Company cuts about 15 per cent of its workforce, adopts new structure
A cannabis plant is shown on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. says it has cut about 15 per cent of its workforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Four lawyers quit Roger Stone case as U.S. Justice Department prepares to lower sentencing recommendation
Four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone have resigned from the case after the Justice Department revealed the agency is backing away from its sentencing recommendation of between seven to nine years in prison for the Trump confidant.
Cineplex receives shareholder approval to be acquired by Cineworld
Cineplex Odeon Theater at Dundas Square in Toronto on December 16, 2019. Cineworld Group's deal to acquire Cineplex Inc. cleared another hurdle after a "go-shop" period allowed under its deal came to end without a superior offering being made for the Canadian movie theatre company. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
After some bleak months, Canadian forestry stocks’ rebound looks built to last
Softwood lumber is processed at Groupe Crete, a sawmill in Chertsey, Quebec, Canada January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Power Corp. has restructured. Now, it just needs to reinvent itself
Konrad Yakabuski
Raptors keep piling up wins with next-man-up mentality
Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis moves past Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jordan McLaughlin as the Raptors won their 15th straight game on Feb. 10, 2020.
TMX Group trade revenue drops amid general market slowdown
The TSX ticker on Feb. 5, 2020, in Toronto.
Lacrosse legend Fred (Whitey) Severson led Victoria’s bid for 1994 Commonwealth Games
Fred (Whitey) Severson during his jersey retirement celebrations in Victoria, B.C.
Why the sleepy returns of Casper’s newly listed stock should help all investors rest easier
Philip Krim, co-founder and CEO of mattress company, Casper, rings a ceremonial bell to celebrate the companies IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Canadian Brayden Schnur drops first-round match at New York Open
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 27: Brayden Schnur of Canada reacts against Benoit Paire of France during their Men's Singles first round match on day two of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Dubai event because of knee injury
Bianca Andreescu of Canada hits a return shot against Simona Halep of Romania during their WTA Finals Tennis Tournament in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andy Wong
B.C. vows to push ahead on LNG project in Throne Speech
Protesters in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs block the entrance to the library at legislature before the throne speech in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Palestinians’ Abbas, at United Nations Security Council, says U.S. offers Palestinians ‘Swiss cheese’ state
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas enters a news conference with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (not seen) at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yana Paskova
Montreal-area train line shut down as groups support B.C. pipeline protesters
A member of the Mohawk community is shown on the Kahnawake reserve near a Canadian Pacific rail track south of Montreal, Monday, February 10, 2020 to stand in solidarity with protesters opposed to a pipeline project in northwestern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The rediscovery of hip-hop breaks down barriers in CBC Gem’s sci-fi drama Utopia Falls
Aliyah (Robyn Alomar) and Bohdi (Akiel Julien) perform for the citizens of New Babyl in CBC Gem's new series Utopia Falls.
Evening Update: CN to close ‘significant’ parts of its network if blockades aren’t removed; new name for novel coronavirus is COVID-19
Kanenhariyo, middle right, speaks to an OPP Liasion team as members of the Mohawk Territory block the CN/VIA train tracks for a sixth day in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, Ont., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Police say man who escaped Toronto psychiatric hospital has been found
Lyft tops $1-billion quarterly revenue, forecasts slower growth in 2020
FILE PHOTO: A Lyft bicycle is shown at the Lyft listing on the Nasdaq during an IPO event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Veteran Glenn Howard scores final play-in game spot for Tim Hortons Brier
Glenn Howard in action during the Grand Slam of Curling in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, April 26, 2018.Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Red Sox promote Ron Roenicke to interim manager
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Ron Roenicke #30 of the Boston Red Sox poses for a portrait during Boston Red Sox Photo Day at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 19, 2019 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Duty to consult? Fine. But how? And with whom?
Andrew Coyne
RCMP say man was shot, faced long walk back to town in northern Manitoba
Can you travel during the coronavirus outbreak? The pros outweigh the cons
Tourists wear masks at the Peak, a popular tourist spot in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China, restricting visitors from the country and confining thousands on cruise ships for extensive screening after passengers have tested positive. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Family struggling to make sense of four-year-old girl’s sudden death
The surprising twist in deciding how best to pay the investment management fee for your RRSP
Rob Carrick
Canada should play to its export strengths: natural resources and transportation equipment
A worker uses a fork-lift to move pallets of finished lumber at West Fraser Pacific Inland Resources sawmill in Smithers, B.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Transition to low-carbon economy will be ‘sharply negative,’ OSFI’s Jeremy Rudin says
Jeremy Rudin, Superintendent of Financial Institutions for the Offfice of Financial Institutions of Canada, is photographed in Toronto on Dec. 14, 2015.
What kind of modernization does the Securities Act really need?
Ian Russell.
A recent retiree reports on lessons she’s learned
Rob Carrick
Panel says Ontario universities and startup hubs must focus on cashing in on inventions
A panel of intellectual-property experts recommend that Regional Innovation Centres such as Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District focus more consistently on helping startups commercialize inventions.
The death watch is on for Joe Biden’s presidential hopes
Lawrence Martin
I’m single and I’m fine with it – don’t pity me
British police say truck victims died of overheating, lack of oxygen
In this file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2019, a police officer secures the scene where a lorry, found to be containing 39 dead bodies, was discovered at Waterglade Industrial Park, in Grays, east of London.
If you’re making a land acknowledgment, make sure you mean it
Taika Waititi during the 92nd annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Feb. 9, 2020. (Noel West/The New York Times)
Regina police believe ‘bad batch’ of fentanyl the cause of recent spate of overdoses
Police in Regina say they have responded to 19 drug overdoses in the city in the last five days.
Nestruck on Theatre: Hamilton set for its Canadian premiere, and what else is on stage Feb. 11-16
Kelly Nestruck
Nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond testifies at fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia
The Desmond Fatality Inquiry is being held in Guysborough, N.S.
Atletico Ottawa joins Canadian Premier League with former TFC player as coach
Miguel Angel Ferrer holds an Atletico Ottawa scarf after being named the club's inaugural head coach on Feb. 11, 2020.
Harvey Weinstein will not testify at his rape trial in New York; defence rests their case
Harvey Weinstein leaves the courthouse in New York, on Feb. 11, 2020.
Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hears
Clara Wasserstein, left, and Yochonon Lowen arrive at courthouse in Montreal, on Feb. 10, 2020.
Airbnb reportedly swings to loss with planned public offering on the horizon
FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California, U.S., August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie/File Photo
Conservative MPs press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data
Conservative MP Glen Motz speaks to reporters alongside Pierre Paul-Hus and Alupa Clarke, left, before a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to discuss their request for a study of the Desjardins Group Data Breach, in Ottawa on Monday, July 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. trade body requests data from tech giants on small mergers in antitrust probe
Federal Trade Commission chairman Joe Simon speaks at the FTC headquarters in Washington on Sept. 4, 2019.
AT&T, Facebook and others pull out of Barcelona telecom conference over coronavirus fears
A worker fixes a poster announcing the Mobile World Congress 2020 at a venue in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 11, 2020.
Klinsmann quits as Hertha Berlin coach after less than three months, leaving club in chaos
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Third Round - Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - February 4, 2020 Hertha BSC coach Jurgen Klinsmann before the match REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video - RC2VTE98Z5SM/File Photo
Connor McDavid out two to three weeks with quad injury
Connor McDavid controls the puck in front of Nashville Predators forward Nick Bonino during the third period of a game at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Feb. 8, 2020.
Coronavirus another wild card in the nickel’s year of uncertainty
A worker watches as trucks load up raw nickel near Sorowako, Indonesia's Sulawesi island, in January of 2014.
Contract awarded for Pattullo Bridge replacement in Metro Vancouver
Motorists travel over the Pattullo Bridge that connects New Westminster and Surrey, B.C., in a Jan. 5, 2018, file photo.
Occidental cuts 2020 capex, to book $1.7-billion charges in fourth quarter
FILE PHOTO: The Occidental Petroleum Corp headquarters is pictured in Los Angeles, California September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
About 1.2 million litres of oil spilled in Saskatchewan train derailment leads to permit restrictions
Smoke rises from a fire at the site of a CP Rail train car derailment near Guernsey, Sask., on Feb. 6, 2020.
A little planning can take a big bite out of your food budget
Dietitian writing a diet plan, view from above on the table with different healthy products and drawings on the topic of healthy eating
Politics Briefing: More Canadians arrive home from Wuhan
Passengers step off a plane carrying Canadians back from the Wuhan province in China, after it arrived at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Tuesday Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
‘This means everything to us’: First same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland takes place
Robyn Peoples, left, and Sharni Edwards pose together after becoming the first same-sex couple to marry in Northern Ireland, on Feb. 11, 2020.
Tesla driver in fatal crash had reported problems before with ‘autopilot’ feature
FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif. The Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X crashed into the concrete barrier complained before his death that the SUV’s Autopilot system would malfunction in the area where the crash happened. The complaints were detailed in a trove of documents released Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the March, 2018 crash that killed engineer Walter Huang. (KTVU-TV via AP, File)
Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Bayan Palace to meet with Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, on Feb. 10, 2020.
The intersection of political correctness and Indigenous theatre
This is How We Got Here Written and directed by: Keith Barker Actors: Michael Washburn, Kristopher Bowman, Tamara Podemski and James Dallas Smith Company: Native Earth Performing Arts Venue: Aki Studio Toronto Runs to Feb 16
Ottawa to announce further measures to protect endangered right whales in coming weeks
In this March 28, 2018, file photo, a North Atlantic right whale surfaces in Cape Cod Bay, off the coast of Plymouth, Mass.
Canada heading to Serbia in April for next Fed Cup tie
Canada's team captain Heidi el Tabakh applauds during the match of Switzerland's Jil Teichmann against Canada's Leylah Fernandez at the Fed Cup qualifier between Switzerland and Canada in the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2020. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)
Boeing lands no January orders for first time in 58 years
Visitors walk past the Boeing booth during the opening day of the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 11, 2020.
Berkshire’s running unit Brooks sues Brooks Brothers for trademark infringement
Special edition Brooks Ghost 11 running shoes featuring images of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger are seen at Berkshire’s annual shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Stempel
Lots of ETFs do dividends, but these do dividend growth
Emergency rooms in six N.B. community hospitals to begin closing overnight, minister says
Emergency rooms in six community hospitals in New Brunswick will be closed overnight to allow resources to be directed to other services during the day.
Power Financial shareholders vote in favour of reorganization plan
Shareholders chat following a Power Corporation extraordinary meeting in Montreal, Tuesday, February 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Former minister Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen’s faculty of health sciences
Jane Philpott speaks in Markham, Ont., on May 27, 2019.
Sudan agrees to have ex-president Omar al-Bashir tried for genocide and war crimes at The Hague
FILE - In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a ceremony for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, a Sudan court convicted al-Bashir of money laundering, sentences him to 2 years in rehabilitation facility. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, his wife Autumn to divorce
In this June 20, 2019, file photo, Peter and Autumn Phillips attend the third day of the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting, in Ascot, England.
Swiss government lobbies for EU ties as the country’s so-called ‘Brexit moment’ looms
EU and Swiss flags fly near the German-Swiss border in Rheinfelden, Germany, on March 11, 2019.
Félix Auger-Aliassime wins Rotterdam opener against Jan-Lennard Struff
Felix Auger-Aliassime celebrates his victory against Jan-Lennard Struff at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Feb. 11, 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Deadly storm sweeps into Austria with strong winds, heavy rains
Water spills over a quay in the Eastern end of Lake Constance, as Storm Ciara reaches Austria, on Feb. 10, 2020.
Canadian dollar strengthens as easing coronavirus worries boost oil prices
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Zuckerberg to meet with top EU officials ahead of tech antitrust proposals
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019.
Could a computer virus take down every car on the road?
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