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CPPIB joins investor group in Waymo’s new US$2.25-billion round of funding
CPPIB joins investor group in new US$2.25-billion round of funding for Waymo
Tentative deal with Wet’suwet’en Nation won’t stop Coastal GasLink construction, B.C. Premier Horgan says
Supporters of Wet'suwet'en Nation's hereditary chiefs block the Pat Bay highway as part of protests against the Coastal GasLink pipeline, in Victoria, B.C., on Feb. 26, 2020.
Coronavirus transmission inevitable in Canada, doctors say
Canadas Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam responds to a question during an update on the coronavirus situation on Monday, February 3, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Lower Mainland mayors say tax-relief measure for small business isn’t the solution they sought
B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson listens as Premier John Horgan responds to questions at the site where a new mental health and addictions centre will be built, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday November 17, 2017. The 105 bed facility to be built on the former Riverview Psychiatric Hospital land will replace the current Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario, First Nations agree to study road to Ring of Fire
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, Chief Cornelius Wabasse, Webequie First Nation, left, and Chief Bruce Achneepineskum, Marten Falls First Nation, centre, give each other gifts after their signed agreement regarding the ring of fire in Northern Ontario at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's annual convention in Toronto on Monday, March 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Trump withdraws nomination of Pentagon official as Ukraine backlash continues
Trump withdraws nomination of Pentagon official as Ukraine backlash continues
Violin teacher who sexually abused young female students receives eight month prison sentence
Violin Teacher Claude Eric Trachy, 73, tries to conceal his face as he leaves the Ontario Court of Appeal at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
It’s Biden vs. Bernie as Democrats race toward Super Tuesday showdown
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., shake hands after Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, after a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
What should you consider before travelling, or staying put, amid the coronavirus outbreak?
Travellers are seen wearing masks at the international arrivals area at the Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada, January 26, 2020. - Toronto Public Health confirmed Saturday that a case of the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China is currently being treated in a Toronto Hospital. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Welcome to Super Tuesday, the Democratic Party’s steel cage match of moderates vs. radicals
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign rally in San Jose, Calif., March 1, 2020. Sanders is making the case that his urgent message is the best match for a trying political moment, and moderates are scrambling ahead of Super Tuesday to stop his momentum. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
Rail Deck Park: Does Toronto want a bargain, or a grand project?
Alex Bozikovic
Resource industry getting restless waiting for Trudeau on climate change policy
Campbell Clark
Canadians remain stuck in Japan after coronavirus sweeps through cruise ship
Visitors walk past the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on February 16, 2020. The daughter of a Quebec couple who contracted the novel coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan says her parents can come home after testing negative for the virus. Chantal Menard says she learned early this morning that her mother was being discharged from hospital after a second test confirmed she no longer had the illness. Her father tested negative last Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jae C. Hong
With spotlight on Indigenous rights, Gitxsan Nation assert control over sport fishing
Skeena River, North Coastal British Columbia, Canada
Streetwise newsletter: GFL prices IPO below target range
A truck from Canadian waste management company GFL Environmental Inc, which is planning an IPO, makes its rounds through a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 5, 2019. Picture taken November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
GFL prices IPO below target range
FILE PHOTO: A truck from Canadian waste management company GFL Environmental Inc, which is planning an IPO, makes its rounds through a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Bank of Canada faces pressure to cut interest rates amid coronavirus fears
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Pension fund, Crown corporation join forces to develop huge tract of land in Toronto
The Bombardier runway near their facility in Toronto on March 2, 2020. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for the Globe and Mail
Fewer boys born in Ontario after Trump’s 2016 election win, study finds
TORONTO,ON-JANUARY21: Thousands of people gather at Nathan Phillips Square to stand in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario.
A more ocean-friendly solution for protecting your skin at the beach
Girl applying sun lotion on summer vacation by the sea
Former Gluskin Sheff executive Peter Mann named co-CEO of Grayhawk as company plans national expansion
Founder and co-CEO of Grayhawk Investment Strategies Michael Kaumeyer (left) and Peter Mann (right).
Former financier paid for sports car, private school tuition with investor money, court told
TORONTO, ONT (03/02/20) -- David Singh is seen leaving the court house at Old City Hall in downtown Toronto on Monday March 2. Singh is facing fraud charges. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
Back on track: How have the blockades really affected Canada’s railways and ports?
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Feb. 24: A Canadian National Railway Co. train makes its way down tracks cleared hours earlier by Ontario Provincial Police. A rail crossing near Belleville, Ont., had been the site of a blockade camp in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in northern B.C.
Markets rebound after coronavirus-fuelled sell-off
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 02, 2020 in New York City. Stocks were up slightly in morning trading following a week that saw a massive sell off due to fears over the Coronavirus. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
U.S. Republican Ron Johnson seeks first subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
U.S. Republican Ron Johnson seeks first subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
Just Energy shareholder seeks shakeup
Just Energy Group is up about 25 per cent year-to-date.
As cannabis stocks cool, will psychedelic drugs be the next market frenzy?
Of 12 patients given psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, all showed some decrease in symptoms of depression for at least three weeks.
Canada can become a leader in sustainable food production in the 21st century
A farm tractor and baler sit in a hay field on a misty morning near Cremona, Alta., on Aug. 30, 2016.
A portfolio for jittery investors: 15 Canadian stocks expected to withstand market volatility
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
The ‘complicated legacy’ of Jack Welch
Andrew Willis
Alberta offers $100-million loan to accelerate cleanup of orphan wells
A de-commissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. The group tasked with cleaning up Alberta's thousands of abandoned energy facilities says the province's rules for ensuring polluters clean up their wells before selling them off are "inadequate." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
ECB’s Christine Lagarde says ‘ready to take targeted action’ on economy
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses an event to launch the private finance agenda for the 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) at Guildhall in London, Britain February 27, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS
Whodunnit: CBC hits the true-crime jackpot with The Oland Murder
John Doyle
Suncor files application for base oil sands mine extension with federal agency
The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch John X Yazigi, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, in Damascus, Syria January 7, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
TD lowers executive pay as bank fails to meet internal profit goals
President and CEO of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Bharat Masrani speaks at their AGM in Toronto on March 29, 2018.
Evening Update: Coronavirus spreads to more countries; Klobuchar the latest to exit U.S. presidential campaign
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar speaks to her supporters during a campaign rally at The Depot in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 2, 2020. Amy Klobucha has ended her presidential campaign, campaign officials said Monday. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP)
Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook to race one more time before retirement
Dustin Cook, of Canada, skis down the course during the men's World Cup Super G ski race in Lake Louise, Alta., on November 25, 2018. Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook says he's retiring at the end of this season. After 12 years on the national team, the 31-year-old from Ottawa intends to make Sunday's super giant slalom in Kvitfjell, Norway, his swan song. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada and the U.S. to co-operate on securing critical minerals for the green economy
U.S. assistant secretary of state for energy resources Francis Fannon talks to media during a meeting for offshore oil and gas operations in Nicosia, Cyprus on Feb. 5, 2020.
Cannabis producer Tilray reports bigger fourth-quarter loss
FILE PHOTO: Cannabis plants grow inside the Tilray factory hothouse in Cantanhede, Portugal April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
U.S. vehicle fleet sets new record for fuel efficiency in 2018: EPA
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, photo, Chevrolet cars sit on the lot of a dealer in Pittsburgh. Strong demand for pickups and SUVs helped brighten February 2017 for the U.S. auto industry. Overall sales of new vehicles were expected to fall slightly from last February as automakers cut back on deliveries to rental-car companies and other fleets. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kenney frustrated by coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney comments on the Teck mine decision in Edmonton on Monday, February 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Eight dos and don’ts to protect your finances in these uncertain times
Rob Carrick
‘Alberta didn’t do these things to itself. The rest of Canada did.’ Readers debate Jim Prentice and his warning to Alberta. Is it finally time to look in the mirror?
A pumpjack works at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
National Ballet’s Angels’ Atlas brings a glimpse into the infinite
National Ballet of Canada. Artists of the Ballet in Angels' Atlas. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Canada’s move to a low-carbon economy will be ‘a big adjustment for many industries,’ Trudeau tells mining conference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a function at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention on Mar 2 2020.
Timing the stock market simply does not work
Sam Sivarajan, managing director at Crosbie & Co. in Toronto
Jazzman Kristofer Maddigan gives video game Cuphead a new vibe
rv-applause-maddigan-0221.jpeg Applause, Please feature on symphonic percussionist Kristofer Maddigan, whose ragtime-jazz video-score album Cuphead scored a juno nomination in 2018 and has now has another, for its artwork.
Stock swoon hands investors fresh buying opportunities
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Matt Shoemaker looks good in return
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker throws in the bullpen at the team's spring training facilities in Dunedin, Fla., on Feb. 16, 2020.
Bernie Sanders’s travelling volunteer army faces its greatest test on Super Tuesday
A volunteer with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders hands out signs before the start of a rally in Boston, on Feb. 29, 2020.
Amtrak names William J. Flynn as new CEO to head money-losing passenger railroad
FILE - In this March 17, 2015 file photo, William J. Flynn, President and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., speaks at the 14th Annual Aviation Summit in Washington. Flynn was named CEO of Amtrak Monday, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Gramma’s hand-crocheted tablecloths are the anchors of our family meals
Nova Scotia Liberals turn down NDP bid to set fixed election dates
A sign marking a polling station is seen in Halifax, in a May 30, 2017, file photo.
Twitter shares rise on reports of activist investor Elliott Management taking $1-billion stake
FILE - This July 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside of the Twitter office building in San Francisco. Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about the U.S. Census of 2020. People who search for census-related terms will automatically see a link to the federal government's census website, which contains information about participating in the census, what information is collected and how it is used. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
The future of medicare shouldn’t be left up to the courts
André Picard
Judge Judy will end 25-year run, but star sticking around
FILE - This May 5, 2019 file photo shows Lifetime achievement award winner Judge Judy Sheindlin in the press room at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. The tough-talking former New York family court judge has ruled her television courtroom since 1996 and her popularity made her the highest-paid personality in TV. She announced on “Ellen” that next season will be her 25th and last making original episodes of “Judge Judy.” After that, the 77-year-old mediator will be making a new show called “Judy Justice” that will debut in fall 2021. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton dies at 93
James Lipton is seen at the New York City Ballet's Fall Fashion Gala, in a Sept. 28, 2017, file photo.
RBC hires OMERS Ventures managing partner Sid Paquette to lead new technology, innovation banking group
Sid Paquette.
Ottawa journalist and historian Mark Bourrie wins final RBC Taylor Prize
Author Mark Bourrie is shown in this undated handout photo.
Politics Briefing: A deal proposed, but dispute drags on
Residents of the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory southwest of Montreal continue to monitor a blockade leading to blocked railroad tracks that pass through their community as they protest in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs on Sunday, March 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
UEFA seeks to dampen panic over coronavirus outbreak with Euro 2020 just months away
A person wearing a protective face mask walks past the Euro 2020 countdown clock in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on March 1, 2020.
Chevron offering U.S. workers buyouts to trim staffing: sources
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron Corp is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
General managers not making any changes to NHL’s emergency goaltending procedure
Carolina Hurricanes emergency goaltender David Ayres is seen during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, at Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, on Feb. 22, 2020.
Visa issues finally resolved, Chase Stanley rejoins Toronto Wolfpack in England
Chase Stanley, seen on the practice pitch in Toronto on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, was once described as "one of the unluckiest players, from perhaps the unluckiest family," to take up rugby league. But the former New Zealand international, whose career has been repeatedly derailed by injury, doesn’t see it that way. The elegant Toronto Wolfpack back says he is blessed to still be playing.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar ends 2020 presidential campaign, plans to endorse Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar waves to her supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at The Depot, in Salt Lake City, on March 2, 2020.
U.S.’ Steven Mnuchin, Powell to lead G7 finance call on coronavirus response
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference at the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Chantilly, near Paris, France, July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Baseball’s final Olympic qualifying event postponed to June
Baseball in glove laying on pitcher's mound of ball field. Old used sports equipment for team sport.
Trump may shrug off the coronavirus. America may not
Niall Ferguson.
Canadian world championships survive coronavirus cancellations so far
Team Canada's Jocelyne Larocque celebrates her goal past the U.S.A. with goaltender Embrace Maschmeyer during first period of Women's Rivalry Series hockey action in Vancouver, Wednesday, February 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu holds edge, but is short of a majority: exit polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara are seen at a polling station, in Jerusalem, on March 2, 2020.
Sungjae Im edges Canadian Mackenzie Hughes to pick up first career PGA Tour win
Sungjae Im holds up the champions trophy after winning the 2020 Honda Classic, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on March 1, 2020.
Two brothers from Quebec face human trafficking charges after arrests in Ontario
Two brothers from Quebec are facing charges in an alleged case of human trafficking in southern Ontario.
‘We will do better’: Alberta company apologizes for explicit decal depicting Greta Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg participates in a school strike climate protest in Bristol, southwest England, on Feb. 28, 2020.
Wild Card skip Mike McEwen beats Northwest Territories to remain unbeaten at Brier
Team Wild Card skip Mike McEwen throws as he takes on Team Yukon at the Brier in Kingston, Ont., on March 1, 2020.
Nova Scotia’s chief firearms officer testifies at Desmond inquiry
The Desmond Fatality Inquiry is being held in Guysborough, N.S.
Ontario reports three new coronavirus cases, bringing province’s total to 18
Dr. David Williams, the Chief Medical Officer of Ontario, takes part in a news briefing on the coronavirus, at Queen's Park, in Toronto, in a Jan. 27, 2020, file photo.
Refurbishment of coast guard vessel Edward Cornwallis should include a name change, Indigenous historian says
The Ocean Foxtrot, a diving support ship, and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Edward Cornwallis head back to the Irving Whale salvage site, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in an undated file photo.
Taking a Buffett-like approach to market turmoil, a growth stock to watch and intriguing buying opportunities
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 2.
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of Feb. 29, 2020
John Heinzl
Landmark $16.7-million grant could revolutionize treatment of brain disorders, Toronto hospital says
A prototype of a new device which will be custom-built for each patient and will deliver focused ultrasound without the need for real-time MRI is shown in a handout photo from Sunnybrook Hospital.
I’m frustrated by my son’s decision to ‘unschool’ our grandchildren. What should I do?
David Eddie
Canadian dollar posts its biggest gain of 2020 on global stimulus hopes
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Iraq’s acting PM steps aside from most of his duties, calls for early elections
In this May 15, 2019, file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey.
Rowing Canada fires national women’s team coach Dave Thompson
Canada's women's eight team prepares for a race at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 11, 2008. Rowing Canada has fired the coach of its women's team just months before the 2020 Olympic Games.
Quebec court gives federal government a four-month extension to amend assisted-dying legislation
Left to right: Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, make an announcement regarding Bill C-7, at the National Press Theatre, in Ottawa, on Feb. 24, 2020.
Taliban will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until prisoners are released, spokesman says
Renovated Blue Jays spring-training ballpark includes nods to Florida town’s history
Construction workers walk past the main entrance to the TD Ballpark, the Florida home of Toronto Blue Jays, as they get the stadium ready in Dunedin, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Blue Jays fans visiting Toronto's spring training stadium in Florida will be treated to an upgraded game-watching experience this season, and perhaps a lesson in community history, thanks to a hefty renovation at the ballpark that began early last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Nesius
Flames try to bring road-trip momentum back home to Calgary for stretch run
T.J. Brodie celebrates his third-period goal against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on March 1, 2020 in Sunrise, Fla.
Apple to pay up to $500-million to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones
FILE PHOTO: An Apple Store employee walks past an illustration of iPhones at the new Apple Carnegie Library during the grand opening and media preview in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Multimedia artist Curtis Santiago explores his ancestry using a time-travelling alter-ego
Multimedia artist Curtis Santiago explores his ancestry using a time-travelling alter-ego
Winter storm delays opening of Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislature
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is seen in his office at the Confederation Building, in St. John's, on Feb. 18, 2020.
U.S. manufacturing sector stalls as coronavirus hits supply chains
FILE PHOTO: Line workers spot weld parts of the frame on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer
The subcompact Seltos is a solid, well-equipped addition to Kia’s crossover lineup
The Grand-Pré Commemorative Church at Grand-Pré National Historic Site in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia on January 14, 2022. The Landscape of Grand Pré World Heritage Site was chosen as the Honouree for Nova Scotia Heritage Day 2022, celebrated yearly on the third Monday in February. Meagan Hancock/The Globe and Mail
The highest yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
OECD warns coronavirus outbreak could cut global growth by half
A woman wearing a face mask as a protection against the new coronavirus walks in Piazza Duomo, in Milan, Italy, on March 2, 2020.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump’s ban on gun ‘bump stocks’
A bump stock that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle is seen at Good Guys Gun Shop, in Orem, Utah, on Oct. 4, 2017.
Gordon Pape: As the search for a coronavirus vaccine intensifies, these five stocks are worth a look
A man wearing a mask is seen at the Shanghai railway station on Feb. 12.
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