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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to be released from prison due to COVID-19 pandemic
In this May 6, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump, leaves his apartment building before beginning his prison term in New York.
B.C. first province in Canada to give cities more leeway that allow cities to run deficits
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
One World: Staying at home with the internet will save us all
John Doyle
Coronavirus crisis endangers meat supply to grocery stores, producers say
President of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association Bob Lowe on his ranch near Nanton, Alberta, April 16, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Long-term care deaths linked to Canada surpassing COVID-19 fatality estimates
Funeral home workers remove a body from the Verdun CHSLD seniors residence Wednesday April 15, 2020 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canada needs to be a good influence on U.S.: Fareed Zakaria
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China urges World Bank to suspend debt payments for poorest countries
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun attends a news conference on China's economic development ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, in Beijing on Sept. 24, 2019.
Ontario places pause on transfers from hospitals to seniors’ facilities; Quebec issues third plea for military aid
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott answers questions at the daily briefing at the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday April 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
A look at the Vancouver-area care homes that are dealing well with coronavirus outbreaks
A banner with a message is hung on the front of a closed bike rental business in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The B.C. government is lowering the school property tax rate for commercial properties to assist local businesses cope with the financial challenges of COVID-19. According to Finance Minister Carole James the reduction will cut overall property taxes for businesses by 25 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver woman evicted from mother’s long-term care home as health officials ban visitors due to COVID-19
Dale Edwards poses for a photograph in the window of a long term care residence room where she has been staying with her mother, Diana Edwards, 96, for the past month, in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 16, 2020. She is being forced to leave after being told that a caregiver exemption that might have allowed her to stay does not apply to her. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
NFL star Von Miller has COVID-19, is in good spirits: agent
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller reacts as he takes the field before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Denver.
How can you stay six feet apart when the sidewalk isn’t even six feet wide?
Shoppers and commuters on Yonge St. in downtown Toronto, are photographed on Jan 8 2020.
Correctional Service Canada releases first federal inmate owing to medical vulnerability to COVID-19
The Mission Correctional Institution in Mission, B.C. is pictured Tuesday, April 14, 2020. COVID-19 has infected several of the inmates and correctional officers at the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A new home: Parrot finds new flock after elderly owner falls ill with COVID-19
The parrot is Zoe and her owner, Dave Barnes.
Long-time Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov announces retirement
In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Markov moves the puck during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia.
Alberta’s Chief Health Officer says COVID-19 compliance high, only a handful of ordered business closings
Empty downtown streets in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Backing Trump, U.S. Republicans say WHO chief should resign before organization’s funding restored
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 11, 2020 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva.
Streetwise newsletter: Pandemic can be a jolt to Canada’s productivity, BMO head says
One of several ATM machines at the BMO branch on Front St. East, on April 16 2020.
Advocacy group says undocumented migrants need access to Canadian government benefits
Part of a cheque for the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), a taxable award from the Canadian government made every 4 weeks for up to 16 weeks to eligible workers who have lost their income due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen in Toronto on April 16, 2020.
Major lenders begin to cut fixed mortgage rates
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 02: Customers at a TD Bank on Broadway practice social distancing on April 02, 2020 in New York City. Currently, over 92,000 people in New York state have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
FBI official says foreign hackers have targeted COVID-19 research
In this March 19, 2020, file photo laboratory scientist Andrea Luquette cultures coronavirus to prepare for testing at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., where scientists are working to help develop solutions to prevent, detect and treat the coronavirus.
Ottawa funds COVID-19 research project that is collaborating with Wuhan virus lab
Minister of Health Patty Hadju during a press conference on COVID-19 in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Coronavirus Update: Ottawa expands interest-free loan program to more businesses
Fan portraits are set on the supporters tribune of German Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach at the stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Thursday,All major events in Germany are suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak until the end of August,
A hundred days after Flight 752 tragedy, governments prepare for compensation talks with Iran
FILE PHOTO: Hundreds attended a candle light vigil for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS-752 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Thank you, and stay safe: Readers’ tributes to front-line workers in the coronavirus fight
A large thank-you sign dedicated to health care workers decorates the lawn in front of a nursing home on Halton Street in Toronto’s west end.
In it for the long term: Looking past the pandemic when it comes to building the Toronto Wolfpack
Toronto Wolfpack's Sonny Bill Williams is wrapped up by Salford Red Devils players during Betfred Super League rugby action in Manchester, Eng., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. The Betfred Super League schedule doesn't get any easier for the Toronto Wolfpack with a visit to Wigan on Thursday. And with star signing Sonny Bill Williams back home for the birth of his fourth child, an injury to halfback Joe Mellor and continuing visa woes for New Zealand international Chase Stanley, the transatlantic rugby league team's roster is thin for its first-ever Thursday match. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Steve Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
Pandemic can be a jolt to Canada’s productivity, BMO head says
Cailtin Gubbels, a Mutual Funds Representative, works with a client at the BMO branch on Front St. East, on April 16 2020.
CEO Donald McIvor used strategic thinking to steer Imperial Oil in the 1980s
Donald McIvor, future CEO of Imperial Oil. Summer job as a miner at 17. Courtesy of the Family.
Canada’s 5G technology roll-out could be delayed
A pedestrian wearing a face mask uses her mobile phone while walking on Dundas St. West, on April 16 2020.
Added to the grocery shopping list: Six food retailer stocks with sustainable dividends
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Alberta stands by Keystone XL pipeline investment despite setback from U.S. court ruling
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivers a statement on the construction of the long-delayed 8 billion dollar Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Caisse reorganizes leadership amid coronavirus crisis
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec logo is pictured in Montreal on Thursday, February 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Coronavirus put this Nova Scotia garment factory out of commission – until it found a crafty solution for health-care workers
Employees sew disposable medical gowns at the Stanfield's Ltd. garment manufacturing factory in Truro, N.S. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. After laying off most of its 200-member workforce in mid-March, the company has been able to bring back nearly half that number upon securing two contracts to supply the federal and Nova Scotia governments with hundreds of thousands of protective gowns for front-line health-care workers in the fight against COVID-19. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Charitable giving is more important than ever, especially from higher-income Canadians
General view of a homeless encampment at Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter
Evening Update: Trudeau, Trump and other G7 leaders talk COVID
President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating American truckers, at the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
What are the best stocks to invest in now?
Rob Carrick
‘I believe in second chances’: Akim Aliu responds to KHL team’s hiring of Bill Peters
FILE - In this April 7, 2012, file photo, Calgary Flames' Akim Aliu, a Nigerian-born Canadian, celebrates his goal during first period NHL hockey action against the Anaheim Ducks, in Calgary, Alberta. Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward a Nigerian-born hockey player a decade ago in the minor leagues, then arranged for the player’s demotion when he complained. Akim Aliu tweeted Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, that Peters “dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music.” (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh, File)
Onex buys U.K.-based health care staffing company, weeks after CEO said market rife for acquisitions
Gerry Schwartz, Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer of Onex Corporation, addresses shareholders during their annual general meeting in Toronto, Thursday, May 8 2008. The Canadian businessman behind a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airline Ltd. has a reputation for his stellar business acumen and famous Toronto mansion but a long-time family friend says the titan has not forgotten his humbler beginnings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski
After a month of transformation, it’s time for Canada’s hospitals to resume services
A woman holds a sign through the sunroof of a car in support of healthcare workers outside St. Paul's Hospital, as a convoy of first responders with lights and sirens activated parade past to show support for the hospital staff, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Put cash in your pocket with a proper home-based business
Tim Cestnick
That’s what she said: The shockingly long, delightfully comforting legacy of NBC’s The Office
A scene from NBC's "The Office" shows Steve Carell, front, as Michael Scott.
Jobs versus lives: The fine balance between safety and economics amid a pandemic
Gary Mason
Federal relief is simply too slow to save small businesses like mine
Amanda Munday, founder and CEO of The Workaround, poses for a photo in the adult area of the co-working space in Toronto on Friday, December 28, 2018. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Trudeau, G7 leaders affirm importance of WHO amid differences with Trump
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 16, 2020.
It looks like a crushed car, it smells like an attic but the accordion cured my loneliness
U.S. federal lending program for small businesses on hold after reaching funding limit
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) participate in a video conference with representatives of large banks and credit card companies about more financial assistance for small businesses in the Roosevelt Room at the White House April 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. In addition to the aid provided to small businesses by the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has asked lawmakers for an additional $250 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, which helps those businesses secure loans from banks. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fires health minister after clashes over coronavirus pandemic response
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 14, 2020.
Manitoba bans non-essential travel to northern, remote communities to curb spread of COVID-19
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's Chief Public Health Officer, speaks during a news conference at the legislature, in Winnipeg, on March 31, 2020.
Federal inmate at B.C. prison dies from apparent complication related to COVID-19
The Mission Correctional Institution in Mission, B.C., on April 14, 2020.
Group of Vancouver seniors explore the world of pandemic podcasting
Sylvie Anderson, 72, is among a group of seniors eager to learn how to participate in the 'Powered by Age' podcast.
British government extends lockdown restrictions for at least three more weeks
An NHS staff member wipes her eyes as she holds a sign to thank British veteran Captain Tom Moore who raised over 13 million GBP for the NHS as they take part in a national "clap for carers" to show thanks for the work of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) workers and frontline medical staff around the country as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic, at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, north-west England on April 16, 2020. - Britain on Thursday extended its lockdown to tackle the coronavirus for "at least the next three weeks", as it remains among the countries worst-hit by the pandemic with hundreds dying daily from the disease. (Photo by Anthony Devlin / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Bombardier’s shuttered Thunder Bay facility to help with production of 18,000 ventilators
The Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on November 07, 2019. David Jackson for The Globe and Mail.
Canada should take its cues from countries where the virus is under control, not from the WHO
Robyn Urback
Vancouver Mayor says B.C. relief package not enough to ward off layoffs, service cuts
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart speaks during a press conference in Vancouver on July 4, 2019.
Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear
A TTC bus is seen in an April 6, 2020, file photo.
Two Quebec summer tennis tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19
Tennis Ball & Racket on a Green Outdoor Court
Politics Briefing: Trudeau talks to the premiers
Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann, left, Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right and Horacio Arruda, Quebec director of National Public Health, centre walk to a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, April 16, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Vancouver Aquarium says COVID-19 pandemic is pushing it toward bankruptcy
The outside of the Vancouver Aquarium is seen in a Nov. 18, 2016, file photo.
Tony, Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Dennehy dies at 81
Actor Brian Dennehy accepts the Tony Award for best actor in a play for Long Day's Journey into Night, during the 57th Annual Tony Awards, in New York on June 8, 2003.
WSP Global withdraws 2020 guidance amid ‘uncertainty,’ but retains most projects
The Shard skyscraper and Saint Paul's Cathedral are seen in a view of the London skyline from south London June 16, 2012. In buying Parsons Brinckerhoff Group for $1.3-billion in 2014, WSP Global added U.S. clients including the operator of New York’s subways. For the engineering firm, that means a bigger foothold in rails, bridges and ports after working on buildings such as London’s Shard skyscraper.
Zoos look for financial help to feed animals during COVID-19 shutdowns
Visitors line up for tickets at the Toronto Zoo, on Oct 5 2017.
Sales drop at Vuitton owner LVMH as virus forces store closures
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a closed Louis Vuitton shop on the Croisette in Cannes during a lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Quebec looks to doctors, military for help amid COVID-19 nursing home outbreaks
Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to questions during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, at the legislature, in Quebec City, on April 15, 2020.
Police reportedly find more than a dozen bodies at New Jersey nursing home
Medical workers prepare to transport a patient from Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center, in Andover, New Jersey, on April 16, 2020.
The Russell index reconstitution is coming up. What is it?
A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on March 23.
‘My life is hard now’: As China prepares for worst quarter in decades, shadows deepen for consumers
A couple walks past a worker wiping window panels at a clothing shop in Beijing, China, on April 12, 2020.
Bad news for cities might be good news for auto companies: Who wants to return to crowded public transit after the pandemic?
Eric Reguly
Putin postpones Russia’s Victory Day parade due to coronavirus pandemic
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on April 16, 2020.
From wildfires to COVID-19, Alberta’s front-line workers are heroic. But who’s helping the helpers?
Peter Lougheed Centre hospital staff wait to screen essential visitors who are the only visitors permitted in Alberta hospitals as part of COVID-19 precautions in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Is it wrong to care about our appearances right now?
vanity
The staff of life: In moments of crisis, we need political aides
Hand of businessman in suit filling and signing with silver pen partnership agreement form clipped to pad closeup. Management training course, some important document, team leader ambition concept
NBA China says CEO Derek Chang leaving in May
FILE PHOTO - An NBA logo is seen on the facade of its flagship store at the Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, China October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Ottawa widens small business relief, looks to help with rent
A hand painted sign about the Canada Emergency Business Account, is seen in front window of Frances Watson, a store on Queen St. West, on April 15 2020. Some businesses were happy to hear about the CEBA, but now find some of the requirements to hard to meet.
Netflix’s United Nations drama Sergio fights the good fight, but succumbs to overly sexy silliness
SERGIO (2020). Sergio Vieira de Mello (Wagner Moura) has spent the majority of his storied career as a top UN diplomat working in the world’s most unstable regions, deftly navigating deals with presidents, revolutionaries, and war criminals for the sake of protecting the lives of ordinary people. But just as he readies himself for a simpler life with the woman he loves (Ana de Armas), Sergio takes one last assignment — in Baghdad, newly plunged into chaos following the US invasion. The assignment is meant to be brief, until a bomb blast causes the walls of the UN headquarters to come literally crashing down upon him, setting into motion a gripping life-or-death struggle. Credit: Netflix
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels exchange prisoners, Zelensky’s office says
Ukrainian war prisoners are escorted by Russia-backed separatist soldiers near the checkpoint Horlivka, eastern Ukraine, on April 16, 2020.
The Canadian film industry is on pause – but once it’s back, how can we make it better than ever?
Johanna Schneller
The ironing-board desk and other work-from-home hacks from an ergonomics expert
Happy mature man relaxing on couch while video calling using laptop at home. Latin man sitting on sofa and making a video call. Smiling middle eastern businessman doing online video chat while gesturing with hands.
Whitecaps start e-sports talent search, looking to challenge their pro gamer
Mar 14, 2020; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; A general view of BC Place Stadium after the suspension of the MLS season and the game between the Colorado Rapids and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Friday March 12, 2020, Major League Soccer has suspended match play for 30 days as the league continues to assess the impact of COVID-19. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child pushed back to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Five questions to answer if you’re thinking about keeping your retirement savings in GICs
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency revamped after backlash
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen on representations of the Libra virtual currency logo and the European Union flag in this illustration picture, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
The micro-budget Canadian drama Murmur is a simple story told beautifully, and watching it could help save your favourite indie cinema
Shan MacDonald stars in Murmur.
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests next week
In this April 8, 2020, file photo, a health worker gestures to colleagues during the screening and testing for COVID-19, in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Canopy Growth to lay off 85 workers, cease some global operations
Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. says it's closing all corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed stores later today in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Crews make progress on uncontrolled wildfire north of Squamish, B.C.
Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear La Loche school shooter’s sentencing appeal
Members of the RCMP stand outside the La Loche Community School, in a Jan. 25, 2016, file photo.
WestJet to lay off 1,700 pilots as COVID-19 pandemic halts most air travel
A nearly empty Westjet check-in area is seen at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Japan’s Abe expands state of emergency, says government considering cash payouts for all
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a coronavirus task force meeting at his official residence in Tokyo, on April 16, 2020.
Pieridae delays Nova Scotia LNG export plant decision due to coronavirus
pipes in crude oil factory pipeline
OPEC cuts oil demand forecast again as market faces ‘historic shock’ due to coronavirus outbreak
The OPEC logo sits outside its headquarters in Austria, on Dec. 6, 2019.
Hedge fund Elliott says stocks could fall 50% from February highs
Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corporation, speaks at WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 25, 2016.
Canadian dollar recovers from 10-day low as Ottawa adds to economic support
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge
A person walks past the road that leads to the Tablighi Jamaat mosque and seminary, in New Delhi, on April 8, 2020.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Employees at Magna Closures Dortec Industries in Markham Feb 19, 2013.
Canadian manufacturing sales up 0.5 per cent in February
Fabricator Mike Caldarino uses a grinder on a steel stairs being manufactured for a high school in Redmond, Wash., at George Third & Son Steel Fabricators and Erectors, in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday March 29, 2018. Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales increased 0.5 per cent to $56.2 billion in February, boosted by higher sales in the transportation equipment industry.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
U.S. court rules against permit in new setback for Keystone XL oil pipeline
FILE - This Nov. 3, 2015 file photo shows the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, in Steele City, Neb. Pipeline sponsor TC Energy says it has started preliminary work along its route through the U.S. as opponents wait for a judge to rule on their request to block the project. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?
South Korean soldiers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a traditional market in Daegu, South Korea, on April 8, 2020.
Coronavirus hurts corporate activism as M&A, buybacks decline
The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE).
If Cannes cancels, expect this year’s movie calendar to be tossed into the shredder
Barry Hertz
RBC Canadian Open cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
Rory McIlroy putts on the 14th green during the final round of the 2019 RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton.
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