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Raptors’ 15-game win streak snapped with 101-91 loss to Nets
Feb 12, 2020; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert (22) shoots against Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka (9) during the second half at Barclays Center.
Alberta’s cabinet can take as long as it sees fit on Rigel oil-sands project approval, lawyer says
The Suncor oil sands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012.
Portrait of a protest in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in support of the Wet’suwet’en
Two men attach a Six Nations flag, right, next a Mohawk warrior flag on a bridge over the closed train tracks in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Families of Canadian victims will get to testify at Boeing 737 Max hearings
Chris Moore and Paul Njoroge, who lost family in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, hold a sign outside a Federal Aviation Administration briefing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Allison Martell
Moo-dy teenagers and cows are not that different, UBC study shows
Cows are seen at Tollgate farm on January 17, 2020 in Ancramdale, New York. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
LGBTQ gym in Edmonton forced to close after facing online harassment
AA011641 (PhotoDisc Image #) - Dumbbell and Towel on a Bathroom Scale
U.S. gives Iraq sanctions waiver for Iranian energy imports
Iraq will be able to continue importing Iranian gas and electricity supplies after the U.S. granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver.
Canada, Iran haven’t talked about re-establishing diplomatic relations in more than two years
A few dozen Iranian-Canadians gather in Toronto on Friday to celebrate the death of a top Iranian general in Iraq in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, and was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, late Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Canadian passengers uncertain but hopeful as cruise ship still under quarantine for coronavirus
Attached are photos of (and submitted by) Spencer Fehrenbacher, 29, a Fort Langley, B.C., resident onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship with three friends.
A protest is a constitutionally protected right. A railway blockade isn’t
People stand near a rail blockade in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Edmonton man who doctors say was in a cannabis psychosis while killing his mother gets prison
Markham, Ont., rejects proposal to end hoisting foreign flags outside City Hall
Flags of Canada and China are placed for the first China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing, China, on Nov. 12, 2018.
U.S. airlines extend China flight cancellations into late April
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Air China employees wear medical masks for protection against the novel coronavirus outbreak at LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal on February 2, 2020 in Los Angeles.
Christie Blatchford was a complex force in the world of sports writing
Cathal Kelly
China’s Hubei province reports record surge in coronavirus deaths; WHO sees no ‘tip of an iceberg’
Medical workers in protective suits check a CT scan image of a patient at a community health service centre, in Qingshan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on Feb. 8, 2020.
'We have lost a voice’: From law figures to military members, tributes pour in for Christie Blatchford
National Post reporter Christie Blachord shares a lighter moment with some Afghan soldiers on one of her tours of Afghanistan in this undated handout photo. Longtime newspaper columnist, author and firebrand Christie Blatchford, a hardnosed scribe known for deep-sourced scoops and biting opinion pieces, has died. She was 68. THE CANADIAN PRESS/National Post
Blues’ Bouwmeester undergoing tests in hospital but ‘doing well’ after collapse
St. Louis Blues defenceman Vince Dunn, centre, wipes his faces as Anaheim Ducks defenceman Josh Manson kneels on the ice while blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, who suffered a medical emergency, is worked on by medical personnel on Feb. 11, 2020.
Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary chiefs launch climate lawsuit against Ottawa
Protesters walk down Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, on Feb. 12, 2020.
Netflix’s Locke & Key is not, alas, the new Stranger Things
John Doyle
MLB announces rule changes, including three-batter minimum for pitchers
MIAMI, FL - MARCH 28: A detailed view of the MLB batting practice baseballs prior to the Opening Day game between the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies at Marlins Park on March 28, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Streetwise newsletter: Inside the Bondfield investigation: Hundreds of thousands in cash deposits flowed into account, records reveal
A composite of bank account records at the centre of a forensic investigation into Bondfield Construction shows cash deposits of exactly $9,000 over 20 months.
Inside the Bondfield investigation: Hundreds of thousands in cash deposits flowed into account, records reveal
A composite of bank account records at the centre of a forensic investigation into Bondfield Construction shows cash deposits of exactly $9,000 over 20 months.
Reopening of Smollett case brings up arguments about race, class in Chicago
Jussie Smollett is facing new charges for reporting an attack that Chicago authorities contend was staged to garner publicity.
Manitoba government seeking injunction against pipeline protest rail blockade outside Winnipeg
Protesters gather outside the Coastal GasLink offices in downtown Vancouver, Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The protesters are standing in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs opposed to the LNG pipeline in northern British Columbia.
Edmonton man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed to leave prison unsupervised
Undated family photo showing Liana White, her husband Michael and their daughter Ashley. Michael was convicted of murdering Liana. Credit: CTV
Jury deliberations start in Avenatti trial
Jury deliberations began in lawyer Michael Avenatti’s extortion trial on Feb. 12, 2020.
Ask a design expert: How can we make our front hallway more welcoming?
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Full Stream Ahead: What to watch on Netflix and Crave this Feb. 15-16 weekend
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Anna Jacoby-Heron, left, and Matt Damon are shown in a scene from the film Contagion.
Regina police lay manslaughter charge two years after three-year-old girl’s death
Tesla recalls 15,000 Model X SUVs in North America for power-steering issue
FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, the company logo shines on the grille of an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo. Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even though the Big Three together sell more cars and trucks in two weeks than Tesla does in a whole year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Newfoundland’s Muskrat Falls deal with Ottawa could hurt future revenue for province
David Parkinson
Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber out four to six weeks with sprained ankle
Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber will miss four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle.
Quebecor’s Peladeau calls Bell a ‘public danger’ at CRTC hearing over Groupe V acquisition
Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks during public hearings at the CRTC in Gatineau, Quebec, Wednesday April 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Alberta energy ‘war room’ chief apologizes for tweets attacking New York Times
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney meets with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Calgary, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Alberta's $30-million-a-year energy war room is again under the microscope after it responded to an article in the New York Times by questioning the news organization's credibility.
Newspaper publisher Jean Morrison shone in a role typically filled by men
Jean Morrison hard at work at the Napanee Beaver in 1957.
In the ghoulish world of online snark, toasting to metastasis is a virtue
Robyn Urback
Nine exchange-traded funds with some level of focus on dividends for potential ideas
Commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Libya ban UN flights to embattled capital
Supporters of Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Khalifa Haftar, celebrate on top of a Turkish military armored vehicle, which LNA said they confiscated during Tripoli clashes, in Benghazi, Libya January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
Manulife boosting dividend 12 per cent on higher profits in fourth-quarter and full year
A pedestrian walks past the Manulife building in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 3, 2012. When Manulife Canada President and CEO Michael Doughty thinks about his biggest competitors, a few names make the list that have nothing to do with insurance: Apple and Netflix. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
New OHIP out-of-country rules cast light on private travel insurance
Sun Life Financial fourth-quarter profits surge 24 per cent to $719-million
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sun Life Financial is seen in Toronto May 6, 2015. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File Photo/File Photo***OUT OF DATE /// DO NOT USE*****
Kinross Gold profit beats on higher gold prices, output
Kinross Gold Corporation said a nearly three-week strike by unionized workers at its Tasiast mine in Mauritania ended on June 11, 2016.
AFN, Opposition demand federal government step in to resolve pipeline dispute
Protesters drum and sing at the government building where Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland was meeting with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil in Halifax on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Bargain hunting even as markets hit record highs? These global giants with juicy dividends could be just the ticket
FILE PHOTO: Mining trucks are seen at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in South Gobi region, Mongolia June 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo
Pentagon set to back crackdown on exports to Huawei
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen on a communications device in London, Britain, January 28, 2020.
Port Alberni, B.C., board votes to rename school named for controversial ex-MP Alan Webster Neill
Former federal and provincial politician Alan Webster Neill sits with his dog in a photo from 1955 at the age of 87.
Alberta, First Nation in last-minute spat as Teck oil mine decision nears
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation listens during a press conference in Fort McMurray, Alta. on Friday May 30, 2014. Alberta's indigenous relations minister says a last-minute public war of words with a First Nations chief over the multibillion-dollar Teck Frontier oilsands mine is simply a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.
Keita Morimoto’s Garden of Light painting romances Toronto at night
Keita Morimoto's painting of Toronto entitled Gardens of Light.
Evening Update: Rail and port blockades threaten to hurt the economy, industry groups warn; veteran journalist Christie Blatchford dies
Wed. Feb. 1, 2006 - Christie Blatchford drives her 2000 VW, stick shift Cabrio Convertable in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo By Deborah Baic The Globe and Mail 01/02/06
Rare video of spawning salmon should stop proposed Nova Scotia gold mine: conservationists
A large Atlantic salmon is shown in Nova Scotia's St. Mary's River in this undated handout photo. Salmon conservation groups say rare video that captures wild Atlantic salmon spawning in a Nova Scotia brook near a proposed gold mine site should help convince governments to reject the project.
Trudeau raises issue of Senegal’s criminalization of homosexuality with leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a joint press conference with President of Senegal Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.
Ontario prices $500-million seven-year green bond, finance ministry says
Canadian dollar issuances of green bonds amounted to a small fraction of the global market in 2016, but this is set to go up once carbon pricing goes into effect next year.
Virus outbreak in China poses a new problem for Boeing
Visitors wearing protective facemasks walk past a Boeing 787 model display at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 12, 2020. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
John Horgan’s B.C. government faces its greatest challenge yet
Gary Mason
Charlie Munger praises China, laments dying newspapers, won’t buy or short Tesla
FILE PHOTO: Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation Charlie Munger speaks to Reuters during an interview in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Lane Hickenbottom/File Photo
Assembly of First Nations files class action lawsuit over child welfare on reserves
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is seen during the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Wednesday December 4, 2019. The Assembly of First Nations says they're taking the federal government to court to seek damages for thousands of children and their families affected by federal child welfare policies on reserve.
Ex-ambassador to Ukraine, ousted and slammed by Trump, gets diplomacy award
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch looks up at the audience as she speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. She was awarded the 2020 J. Raymond "Jit" Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy.
Who’s to blame for the Muskrat Falls bailout? It’s not who you think
Konrad Yakabuski
‘Trump has given licence to the grifters among us.’ Readers debate Trumpism and the future of U.S. democracy
Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a meeting with the president of the Republic of Ecuador at the White House in Washington on February 12, 2020.
Vasek Pospisil upsets top seed Daniil Medvedev in Rotterdam opener
Vasek Pospisil of Canada celebrates his victory against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during Day 5 of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy on Feb. 12, 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
‘The truth will come out': Raptors president Masai Ujiri calls lawsuit ‘malicious’
Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri, seen in the tunnel area ahead of first half NBA basketball action against New Orleans Pelicans in Toronto on Oct. 22, 2019, called the lawsuit filed by northern California sheriff’s deputy is 'malicious.'
Two new dividend-growth ETFs, why forestry stocks are a buy, and is index investing just one big Ponzi scheme?
Softwood lumber is pictured along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Canfor Corp. swung to a loss in the third quarter on weaker lumber market conditions especially in British Columbia and lower earnings in the pulp and paper segments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A&W sees sales metric slip in fourth quarter after strong performance last year
An A&W Restaurant in Toronto is photographed on Monday, July 9, 2018. A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even as they slipped in the most recent quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Bombardier in talks to sell rail business to France’s Alstom
FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier advertising board is pictured in front of a SBB CFF Swiss railway train at the station in Bern, Switzerland, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
China using high-tech surveillance in battle against spread of coronavirus
Pedestrians wearing masks stand under a surveillance camera as they wait to cross a road after the extended Lunar New Year holiday caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing's central business district, China on Feb. 10, 2020.
Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini faces migrant kidnapping trial
Opposition populist leader Matteo Salvini speaks at the end of the debate at the Italian Senate on whether to allow him to be prosecuted – as he demands to be -- for alleging holding migrants hostage for days aboard coast guard ship Gregoretti instead of letting them immediately disembark in Sicily, while he was interior minister, at the Senate in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Salvini says being on trial for alleged kidnapping is tantamount to defending his country from illegal migrants he blames for crime and for subtracting jobs from Italians. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Goldman Sachs is lining up Prince Harry for its interview series: report
In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, Britain's Prince Harry arrives in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in London. While Prince Harry is shaking up the British Monarchy, Canada's Supreme Court is being asked to throw out a law that modified the rules governing the succession to the throne. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File
Student taken to hospital after stabbing inside Mississauga, Ont., high school
Police say a student has been stabbed inside a high school in Mississauga, Ont.
He broke my heart, but I cannot let him go
Front-runner Steven Del Duca on track to become next Ontario Liberal leader
Steven Del Duca speaks during the candidate showcase for the Ontario Liberal Party 2020 Leadership Election, in Toronto, on Nov. 28, 2019.
Facebook suspends networks of fake accounts from Russia, Iran
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 the Facebook logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington, DC. - Facebook said on February 12, 2020 it purged dozens of accounts linked to Russian military intelligence in the latest effort to root out manipulation and disinformation of the huge social network. Other accounts originating in Iran, Vietnam and Myanmar were also blocked on Facebook and Instagram for "engaging in foreign or government interference," Facebook head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher said. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Briefing: Wet’suwet’en protests continue
Two men attach a Six Nations flag, right, next a Mohawk warrior flag on a bridge over the closed train tracks in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in support of Wet'suwet'en's blockade of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Toronto Dance Theatre prepares to say farewell to Christopher House with beautifully performed House Mix
Devon Snell performs Echo Dark.
Netflix’s To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You gives viewers not what they want, but what they need
Johanna Schneller
Saskatchewan government appoints special mediator in Regina refinery labour dispute
Unifor 594 members walk the picket line at the Co-op Refinery, in Regina, on Jan. 21, 2020.
Plant a trillion trees: U.S. Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) speaks during a news conference announcing the repeal of landmark Obama-era clean water regulation at the headquarters of National Association of Manufacturers, an industry group that had opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule, September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. The move rolls back the 2015 measure that placed limits on chemicals that could be used near rivers, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water that had stirred opposition from developers, farmers and oil and gas drillers. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
Campaign launched in Newfoundland and Labrador to raise awareness about risks of youth vaping
FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass. California Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce an executive action Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, to confront youth heath concerns related to vaping. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Suspect in El Paso shooting makes first appearance in federal court
El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius walks into the courtroom for his arraignment, in an Oct. 10, 2019, file photo
Ex-Hasidic woman tells trial she was exempted from secular studies at age 13
Clara Wasserstein, left, and Yochonon Lowen arrive at the courthouse in Montreal, on Feb. 10, 2020.
Palestinian PM threatens legal action against firms in UN settlements report
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh italks during an interview with The Associated Press, at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Stayyeh accused the United States of declaring "financial war" on his people and said an American peace plan purported to be in the works will be "born dead." (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall inks two-year extension
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Pierre Engvall skates during a game against the Stars at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 29, 2020.
Winnipeg Jets sign head coach Paul Maurice to multi-year extension
Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice looks on from the bench during a game against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 21, 2019.
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Actor Zach Woods loosens up in new comedy-drama Downhill
This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Zach Woods, left, and Zoë Chao in a scene from "Downhill," a remake of the Swedish film "Force Majeure." (Jaap Buitendijk/Fox Searchlight via AP)
Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire arrested in Florida on exposure charge
Toronto Blue Jays' Reese McGuire hits a double against the New York Yankees during a game in Toronto on Sept. 13, 2019.
Fed chair sees ‘no reason’ that U.S. economic momentum can’t continue
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, during a hearing on the Monetary Policy Report. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Surge of violent extremism leads to hunger and refugee exodus in Africa’s Sahel region
FILE- In this file photo taken Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, a soldier stands guard outside the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in the wake of a weekend attack that killed up to 32 people. As extremist violence grows across Africa, the United States is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, a move that worries its international partners who are working to strengthen the fight in the tumultuous Sahel region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
How ‘lost soul’ Jack Campbell rediscovered his love of hockey
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell makes a save against the Montreal Canadiens during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
All Ontario schools to close Feb. 21 in first joint, provincewide strike
Striking Ontario teachers protest in downtown Toronto on Thursday, February 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The quotable Christie Blatchford: Snapshots from her decades-long career in journalism
Scenes from Christie Blatchford's career. Left: With an armed guard in Kabul in Afghanistan (2006), at a safety drill in Istanbul (2009), with The Globe and Mail's John Ibbitson (2008). Middle: In October, 1975, when she was a newly minted Globe sports columnist. At right: Receiving the Governor-General's Literary Award (non-fiction) for her book about Afghanistan (2008); interviewing a Canadiens left-winger Steve Shutt (1975); wading through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (2005).
Ontario has resolved a case of the coronavirus, province’s top health official says
Dr. David Williams, the chief medical officer of Ontario, takes part in a news conference at Queens Park, in Toronto, on Jan. 27, 2020.
Opposition mounting in New Brunswick to announced health-care reforms
There is growing backlash in New Brunswick to health-care reforms announced Tuesday that include closing the emergency departments of six community hospitals during the overnight hours.
Northern Irish police charge man with murder of journalist Lyra McKee
In this file photo taken on April 19, 2019, police secure the area where journalist Lyra McKee was fatally shot, in the Creggan area of Derry (Londonderry), in Northern Ireland.
These hearty reds are ideal for combatting the February blahs
Christopher Waters
Flair Airlines pulls out of Abbotsford, B.C., as budget-carrier competition takes off
The tail section of a Flair Airlines plane is seen in this undated photo.
More than half of Malta’s traffic police force arrested for suspected overtime fraud
A traffic police officer's helmet is seen on a motorcycle in Zejtun, Malta, in an April 23, 2016, file photo.
Industry groups warn rail protests are hurting supply chain
People stand near the train tracks in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ontario, 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
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