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Alberta’s retreat on billing changes does little to heal damage in rural doctors’ dispute
In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois. Two University of Calgary professors say the Alberta government's changes to how doctors bill for service are unethical and potentially dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jeff Roberson
Fire-ravaged soil in central Interior B.C. contributing to floods
A 2017 wildfire is seen from a Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau views areas affected by wildfire near Williams Lake, B.C. The soil can no longer absorb as much water as before the fires, contributing to flooding.
How is Ottawa going to pay off its COVID-19 debt? With any luck, it won’t have to
The Bank of Canada building is seen in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Quebec, Ontario take different paths to reopening provinces from coronavirus lockdown
A closed schoolyard is seen through its fence in Montreal, on April 27, 2020.
Derek Sloan’s rhetoric is only a symptom of a bigger Conservative Party problem
Conservative MP Derek Sloan attends a Conservative caucus retreat on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on January 24, 2020. Three contenders vying to become the next federal Conservative leader have banded together to call for the race to be delayed and for fees to be cut in half due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marilyn Gladu, Rudy Husny and Derek Sloan have written a joint letter to the Conservative party's leadership election organizing committee expressing dismay that their previous, individual requests for a delayed timeline have so far been ignored. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Toronto introduces bigger sidewalks to make room for pedestrians on downtown streets
Pedestrians walk on the boardwalk in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto on Saturday, April 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
COVID-19 prompts discord among B.C. residents in close quarters
COVID-19 prompts discord among B.C. residents in close quarters
Wood Buffalo calls for help from Ottawa as Alberta communities grapple with flooding
Residence in Draper, Alberta, a residential community of acreages on the flood plains of the Clearwater River, south of Fort McMurray, photographed on Sunday April 26. Credit Andrew Thorne
Trump says U.S. is investigating China over spread of coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force on April 27, 2020. Trump says China could have stopped the coronavirus before it became a global pandemic.
World’s biggest cargo plane to ship Chinese PPE to Quebec
Germany's Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, left, looks to packages with face masks in front of the Antonov An-225, the world's largest operational cargo plane, which bringing more than eight million protective face masks from Chinese town Tianjin as a Bundeswehr transport to the Leipzig/Halle airport in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, April 27, 2020. The transport is part of the German armed forces Bundeswehr's administrative assistance in the Corona crisis. Three cargo planes carrying a total of 25 million protective face masks as Bundeswehr transports from China. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Coronavirus Update: Federal wage subsidy program for businesses sees wave of 30,000 applications
People wear face masks at a U-Bahn commuter train station in Dortmund on April 27, 2020, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Protective masks will be required on public transport in most parts of Germany, with capital Berlin joining a wave of federal states in ordering the measure to stem contagion of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Salmon cannon to help fish migrate past landslide
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a salmon cannon will help fish migrate past a landslide on British Columbia’s Fraser River.
Streetwise newsletter: Horizons warns investors to avoid oil ETFs
A pumpjack works at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. Enerplus Corp. says it is shutting down wells and again cutting its capital spending plans for 2020 due to low oil prices linked to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Horizons warns investors to avoid two of its oil ETFs
FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Alouettes GM Maciocia says he hasn’t spoken to S.J. Green about returning to Montreal
Alouettes GM Maciocia says he hasn’t spoken to S.J. Green about returning to Montreal
Artist Claude Lafortune used scissors and paper to bring stories to life on TV
Claude Lafortune, paper artist.
Doubts persist about White House’s new coronavirus testing targets as Trump tries to shift focus to economy
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the coronavirus at the White House on April 20, 2020. After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is planning to shift President Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation.
Inside the negotiation of Canada’s supersized coronavirus bailout
Ottawa, March 11: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a COVID-19 news conference with Canada's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, and Deputy Prie Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Brock U scientist seeks to preserve muscles on the road to Mars
Brock U scientist seeks to preserve muscles on the road to Mars
Restaurants relying on Uber Eats angry about weekend outage amid COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: A deliveryman for Uber Eats rides a bike in Paris during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, France, April, 1, 2020. French supermarket retailer Carrefour and Uber Eats would launch a new delivery service aimed at helping Parisians buy essential goods and food during the nationwide lockdown triggered by the coronavirus crisis. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
UK government wants Premier League back ‘as soon as possible’
UK government wants Premier League back ‘as soon as possible’
With May rent looming, tenants and landlords say rent-relief plan lacks clarity
A man wearing a protective face mask waits at a bus stop in front of boarded up stores, 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
Whitecaps sell over 50,000 face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium
Whitecaps’ sell over 50,000 face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium
U.S. judge rules talc lawsuits against J&J can proceed, testimony limited
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 22, 2017, Johnson's baby powder remains stocked at a supermarket shelf in Alhambra, California. - US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson saw its shares plunge on December 14, 2018, after a media report alleged the group had deliberately concealed for decades that its baby powder sometimes contained asbestos. A lengthy investigation by the Reuters news agency, which reviewed thousands of company documents, showed the company marketed talc-based products that, at least between 1971 and the beginning in the 2000s, sometimes contained asbestos. The company's executives, researchers, doctors and lawyers were aware but deliberately chose not to disclose this information and not to refer it to the authorities, according to the report. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
Vehicle rollover near Merritt, B.C., kills infant boy, injures parents
Vehicle rollover near Merritt, B.C., kills infant boy, injures parents
Rural internet frustrates users in a pandemic world
A man is photographed using his mobile device while sitting outside a Rogers store in Toronto's Financial District on June 18 2018 fred lum credit
My boss is micromanaging me while we work from home. How can I get him to trust me?
Shot of a mature businesswoman working from her home office
Hospital delivery only: In PEI, midwives are not an option for pregnant women
A sign indicates that provincial health department workers will stop traffic that has crossed the Confederation Bridge in Cape Jourimain, N.B. on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Canada's smallest province finds itself in an enviable position during the COVID-19 pandemic, with just 26 people who have tested positive since the outbreak began, and 23 of those have recovered.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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No theatre until 2021? Stratford and Mirvish decisions make clear the great intermission may have only just begun
Stratford Police sit outside the Stratford Festival's Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ont., on Monday, May 28, 2018. COVID-19 safety concerns are closing the curtain on hotly-touted theatre shows planned by the Stratford Festival and Mirvish Productions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
Foodora to exit Canada just months after workers won the right to unionize
A Foodora courier picks up an order for delivery from a restaurant in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. With increasing numbers of Canadians working from home or self-quarantining after travelling to coronavirus hotspots abroad, delivery apps are bracing themselves for high volumes of orders, while facing pressure to up their safety protocols given that their couriers are handling food and coming into contact with customers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
California’s COVID-19 outbreak forces state to confront its widespread homelessness
Tents housing homeless people line a street in downtown Los Angeles, on April 22, 2020.
Fifth person dies in Saskatchewan from COVID-19 as far north deals with outbreak
Fifth person dies in Saskatchewan from COVID-19 as far north deals with outbreak
Non-binary option on Manitoba birth certificates after human rights ruling
Non-binary option on Manitoba birth certificates after human rights ruling
Montreal mother accused of murder, attempted murder, after daughters stabbed
Montreal mother accused of murder, attempted murder, after daughters stabbed
Evening Update: Wage subsidy program starts accepting applications; Ontario says it must see decrease in COVID-19 cases before economy reopens
An Air Canada jet takes off from Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Air Canada, which has cut roughly half its Canadian workforce, says it will apply for Ottawa's emergency wage subsidy program and retain or return affected employees to its payroll for the program term.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing
A family pays their respects to victims of the mass killings at a checkpoint on Portapique Road in Portapique, N.S. on April 24, 2020.
NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest
Basketball on the floor of a indoor court with players in the background.
Swallow nearly chokes on its freak-show depiction of a genuine mental-health disorder
SWALLOW (2019). On the surface, Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, she seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband’s rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica – a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible, and oftentimes life-threatening, objects. Courtesy of IFC Films
CN Rail suspends financial guidance, continues temporary layoffs amid pandemic
Shipping containers are moved by a CN Rail locomotive at the Port of Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Jason Kenney, UCP cleared in ethics probe tied to firing of election commissioner
Jason Kenney, UCP cleared in ethics probe tied to firing of election commissioner
Pekka Rinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley Cup
Pekka Rinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley Cup
British PM Boris Johnson returns to work after COVID-19 bout, warns lockdown to persist for many more weeks
Three women practice social distancing while walking on the campus of Oxford University in Oxford on Friday, April 24, 2020. The university's Jennings Institute is one of the largest academic centers dedicated to nonprofit vaccine research. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
B.J. Armstrong says Dennis Rodman played vital role in Chicago Bulls titles
NBA Champions, from left: Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and coach Phil Jackson are joined on stage by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, second from right, during a city-wide rally in Chicago to celebrate the Chicago Bulls 6th NBA championship in this June 16, 1998 file photo.
Canadian quantum computer pioneer D-Wave stops actively selling ‘infinity machine,’ pushes cloud access instead
The quantum computers that can be bought today are made by D-Wave Systems Inc., a 16-year-old Canadian company that has raised $174-million from backers, including Goldman Sachs.
Veteran NHL forward Joel Ward retires
Veteran NHL forward Joel Ward retires
Why reopening schools will be harder than shutting them down
Children check their distancing after a recess, in a line to go back inside and wash their hands before returning to class, at the district elementary school in Logumkloster, Denmark, April 16, 2020. Denmark is the first country in the Western world to reopen its elementary schools since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, turning the country’s education system into a laboratory for how schools can function in an age of contagion. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times)
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The best lessons from abroad about reopening our economies are in Europe
A group of protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions marches along English Bay, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Politics Briefing: Ontario releases roadmap to reopening
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott answers questions at the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto, Monday, April 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
China maintains some harsh postlockdown measures as part of effort to prevent second coronavirus wave
An official in a hazmat suit waits inside a high school entrance as a student arrives, in Beijing, on April 27, 2020.
Blood Quantum’s Jeff Barnaby on the history and horror of his Indigenous zombie movie: ‘I feel like I barely got out of this one alive’
Filmmaker Jeff Barnaby premiered Blood Quantum at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Instrument failure, pilot error caused fatal N.W.T. plane crash: TSB
An Air Tindi float base is shown in Yellowknife on Oct. 4, 2011.
Porter Airlines cancels all flights through June as tanking travel demand bleeds sector
DoubleLine’s Gundlach says U.S. stocks to take out recent lows
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital LP, presents during the 2019 Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 6, 2019.
Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 6: First-time home buyers with job security should get preapproved for a mortgage
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Citigroup names new head of North American global subsidiaries group
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2019, file photo the logo for Citigroup appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Citigroup Inc. reports financial results Wednesday, April 15, 2020. . (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Biggest U.S. oil ETF sells June holdings; shares plummet
A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016.
TD picked to lead Bank of Canada’s $10-billion corporate bond buying program
TD bank ATM machines are seen in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Conservatives seeking legislative changes to Ottawa’s $9-billion student support package
The University of Ottawa campus is quiet, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Ottawa. The federal government announced funding for post-secondary students affected by Covid-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Lawsuit alleges City of Toronto violated shelter residents’ rights during COVID-19 pandemic
Men gather outside of a shelter in downtown Toronto on March 28, 2020.
Boeing directors elected despite concerns by advisory firms
(FILES) In this file photo the Boeing logo is pictured at its Renton Factory, where the Boeing 737 MAX airliners are built in Renton, Washington on April 20, 2020. - Boeing's head said April 27, 2020 that restoring the dividend could take three-to-five years as the company girds for a slow air travel recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. "It's going to be a while before the dividend comes back," Chief Executive David Calhoun said, warning it could take "years." (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)
Suburban Montreal private school badly damaged in late night five-alarm fire
A private elementary school in a suburb of Montreal was heavily damaged by fire Sunday night.
Global coronavirus cases surpass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease
Workers disinfect the Japan bridge in La defense district, near Paris, on April 27, 2020.
A second wave could capsize the President
FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
‘It’s just devastating’: Stratford Festival puts entire 2020 season on hold - leaving a $40-million hole in budget
Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino.
DavidsTea risks being delisted from Nasdaq due to low stock price
The DavidsTea logo on display at the Nasdaq MarketSite on June 5, 2015 in New York.
Ask about Alberta’s future and suffer fear and loathing from Jason Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Goldman’s portfolio strategy for a rebounding economy, how to interpret the market’s conflicting signals, and Shopify’s COVID-19 surge
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to hit Disney+ on May 4
Daisy Ridley in a scene from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Can gold love a coronavirus crisis?
Gold bars are seen at the Kazakhstan's National Bank vault in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sept. 30, 2016.
CFIB says some business owners may qualify for federal COVID-19 wage subsidies
A lone person walks past closed businesses in Kensington Market in Toronto on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. As the federal government begins accepting applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to soften the economic blow of the COVID-19 outbreak, many business owners wonder if their own wages are covered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Gordon Pape: Five cornerstone stocks to hold through the market turbulence to come
People wearing masks and gloves wait to enter a Walmart on April 17 in Uniondale, New York.
Mirvish pushing start of new season back to January 2021 due to pandemic
David Mirvish stands on the stage at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2007. The musical will begin in September 2008. Mirvish Productions has suspended performances at all of its theatres starting with today's matinees through to April 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Supreme Court tosses New York case that could have expanded gun rights
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, in a June 20, 2019, file photo.
South Dakota hopes to reopen Smithfield pork plant after U.S. issues meatpacking guidance
FILE - This April 8, 2020, file photo, shows the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday, April 23, 2020, released a memo from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addressing the Smithfield pork processing plant where over 800 workers contracted the coronavirus, saying she hoped the plant will reopen as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves, File)
Warren Buffett to take questions during virtual Berkshire AGM
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge at the company's annual meeting weekend in Omaha on May 6, 2018.
Nadal worried about injury risk when tennis is able to resume
Rafael Nadal reacts during a match against Taylor Fritz at the Mexican Open on Feb. 29, 2020.
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Canadian dollar strengthens as lockdown easing boosts risk appetite
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 20, 2018.
Equity valuations rebounding, with bleak earnings a wild card
A trading screen.
Brazil’s Embraer files arbitration proceedings against Boeing after deal collapses
The logo of Brazilian plane maker Embraer SA is seen at the company's headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, on Feb. 28, 2018.
Formula One race season could start July 5
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, Formula One chairman Chase Carey speaks during a news conference at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, USA. Carey said Monday April 27, 2020, he is “increasingly confident” the season can start in July despite the first 10 races being canceled or postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, FILE)
German virologist opposes soccer league’s plan to restart in May
Workers stand on the pitch in the empty stadium belonging to Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach on April 16, 2020.
Man in hospital with life-threatening injuries after suspicious fire at Calgary seniors’ facility
Police in that city say the fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m., at Wentworth Manor on Calgary’s southwest side.
GM suspends dividend and share buybacks as coronavirus hits sales
The GM logo stands at the company's plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, on Jan. 22, 2019.
Saudi-led coalition urges Yemen’s separatists to honour Riyadh peace deal
Fighters with Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council search a car at a checkpoint in the southern city of Aden, on April 26, 2020.
Hong Kong researchers say new antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days
A man demonstrates how to spray MAP-1, an antimicrobial coating that a team of university researchers claimed to be effective in killing virus, bacteria and spore, at a bedspace apartment in Hong Kong, China, on April 21, 2020.
Experts say lower-caste communities in rural India could be excluded as drones map village land
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against COVID-19, in New Delhi, on April 14, 2020.
Airlines get selective boost from coronavirus bailouts
FILE PHOTO: Planes of German carrier Lufthansa parked on a closed runway at Frankfurt airport, Germany, March 23, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus continues. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
South Korea warns against reports about Kim Jong-un’s health
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the North Korean government on April 12, 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects an air defense unit in western area, North Korea. Kim's prolonged public absence has led to rumors of ill health and worries about how it could influence the future of what one analyst calls Northeast Asia's "Achilles' heel," a reference to the North's belligerence and unpredictable nature. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
How are we going to pay for all this stimulus?
A woman walks past the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa on April 12, 2011.
Imperial Brands exits premium-cigar business in $1.33-billion deal
Cohiba cigars are seen in this May, 2017, photo.
Nancy Pelosi, top House progressive endorse Joe Biden for president
FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., takes a question from a reporter during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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