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Athabasca Oil to shut down Hangingstone SAGD oil sands project and cut staff
Upgrading plant at the Suncor Energy Oil Sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta on June 13, 2017. In the foreground is the Athabasca River. (Larry MacDougal via AP)
Warned of a pandemic, Canada’s governments still seem to be playing catch-up
Andrew Coyne
For some women, home is as dangerous as the virus
Elizabeth Renzetti
When viruses threaten, the strongest disinfectant is democracy
Doug Saunders
TIFF confirms 2020 festival to run this September, with hopes for ‘largely in-person experience'
Barry Hertz
Grassy Narrows First Nation, federal government reach $19.5-million agreement on mercury treatment facility
A large drum that greets visitors to the community of Grassy Narrows First Nation is seen in an Aug. 29, 2019, file photo.
Trump gives FEMA power to restrict trade of essential goods into Canada despite warning from Trudeau
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
Recessions might actually be good for your health
7th August 1935: International pupils at an outdoor physical education class at the English-Scandinavian Summer School in Milner Court, Sturry, Kent. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
What the history of self-isolation teaches us about the current moment
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED OP-VINCENT-CORONA-SOLITUDE-0403 -- Rear view of woman sitting at desk in the Post Hotel, Trento, 1947. Credit: Touring Club Italiano/Marka/UIG / Bridgeman Images.
Nick Nurse says ‘100 per cent committed’ to Canada’s push for Olympic spot
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse smiles during second half of their NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
New York makes plea for help after reporting its deadliest day from the novel coronavirus
Medical workers wait for patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center, in New York, on April 2, 2020.
Life in the time of corona: World market themes for the week ahead
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 3.
Where can income-starved investors go next?
Page of newspaper with words corporate bonds. Trading concept.
Don’t be in a hurry to buy the dip in equities, CEOs that are doing insider buying, and is Buffett buying TSX energy stocks?
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett seen at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
Military to be deployed to northern Quebec to help communities cope amid COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference from Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa, on March 31, 2020.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs vows to release COVID-19 modelling projections next week
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs speaks with the media in Fredericton, on Feb. 17, 2020.
Ontario plans to shut down parts of construction industry amid COVID-19 crisis
Construction workers build a condominium tower while other businesses are shut due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Coronavirus puts a clutch of countries in junk-rating danger zone
A man walks past a board displaying the exchange rate for Mexican Peso and U.S. Dollar at a currency exchange shop, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico March 30.
As car sales plummet, dealerships turn to online retail, financing deals to cope
Cars are photographed at the Heritage Ford dealership in Toronto, on Thurs., April 2, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Powell hopes Olympic postponement will allow him to play for Canada at qualifiers
Dallas Mavericks forward Dwight Powell pulls in a rebound over Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The Dallas Mavericks won 127-123. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)
Coronavirus Insights & Updates with André Picard
Coronavirus crisis forces Airbus to consider cutting A320 output
FILE PHOTO: General view in a new A320 production line at the Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
Frozen wholesale rates forcing Canada’s smaller ISPs to hike prices, TekSavvy says
People use their mobile phones at the Professional Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention and trade show, on Mar 4 2020.
Joel Plaskett performs new song dedicated to frontline healthcare workers
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This week’s most oversold stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bill Withers dies at 81
Singer-songwriter Bill Withers is seen in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif., in a June 21, 2006, file photo.
You aren’t wasting your self-isolation – you are engaged in one of the largest acts of care in human history
FILE--This is the famed Martin Droeshout engraving of the dramatist, William Shakespeare, printed on the cover of Shakespeare's first Folio, or first complete collection of his plays, printed in 1623. Several 17th-century clay pipes found on the site of Shakespeare's home may have been used to smoke marijuana, scientists reported Thursday, March 1, 2001. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon in England allowed South African researchers to analyze 24 pipe fragments in Pretoria. (AP Photo/Fil
Canadian dollar steadies as investors eye potential oil output cut
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
How people are beating the social isolation blues on social media
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Market movers: Stocks that action on Friday - and why
A man wearing a mask walks out of a Canadian Tire store in Toronto on Wednesday March 18.
At least 32 African nations close borders, raising fears about critical aid deliveries
A Gauteng Health Department Official adjusts her gloves before collecting samples during a door-to-door COVID-19 testing drive, in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on April 3, 2020.
Tour of Flanders goes virtual as coronavirus shuts down cycling
FILE - In this Sunday, April 7, 2019 file photo, Belgium's Ludwig De Winter of the Wanty-Gobert team, right, leads the rest of his team up to the podium during the team presentations for the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Antwerp, Belgium. One of the five so-called “Monuments” _ the five most prestigious one-day races in cycling _ the “Ronde" has been scrapped from this season's calendar because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. All schools in the country have been shut down, only a handful of businesses remain open for essential needs while riding bikes in large groups has been forbidden. To keep the festive event alive, race organizers Flanders Classics will host a “lockdown edition" of the race on Sunday, April 5, 2020 with pro riders tackling the punishing Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg climbs from the comfort of their houses, on home trainers. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
British PM Boris Johnson says he still has minor symptoms, will remain in isolation
A handout image released by 10 Downing Street on April 2, 2020, shows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he participates in a national 'clap for carers' to show thanks for the work of Britain's National Health Service workers and front line medical staff.
Italian defensive lineman Dalle Piagge anxious to attend CFL’s global combine
Lorenzo Dalle Piagge is shown at the CFL national combine in this 2020 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Giulio Busi
Business leaders urge Ottawa to ease conditions for 75-per-cent wage subsidy
TORONTO, JUNE 26, 2019 - FUTURE FORWARD - Former Blackberry CEO Jim Balsillie and founder and chair of Centre for International Governace Innovation speaks at The Globe and Mail's Canada Future Forward Summit, June 26, 2019, in Toronto. Balsillie is worried about Canada's tendency to give up it's intellectual property and talent to other country's corporations, as well as allowing foreign corporations to dictate Canadian tech policies. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
Florida begins taking passengers off coronavirus-stricken cruise ships
People who were passengers on the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships board an Eastern Airlines charter flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport, on April 3, 2020.
Coronavirus brings record run of U.S. job growth to a screeching halt
A roofer works on new shingles in Warren, Mich., Thursday, April 2, 2020. The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression, as the economic damage from the crisis piles up around the world. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Business activity collapses across Europe as coronavirus lockdowns spread
A pedestrian wears a face mask while walking down a street in Munich, March 22, 2020. Germany will spend more than $40 billion to help small businesses cover basic needs to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)
H&M cutting costs as coronavirus slams March sales
A couple walks past Swedish clothing company H & M's shop on Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin on March 29, 2020. - Major retailers in Germany say they plan to stop paying rent for stores that were told to close in order to slow the pandemic. Adidas is leading the charge, along with shoe chain Deichmann and Swedish clothing giant H&M. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli city hit hard by coronavirus after ignoring warnings
Israeli police stand guard at the entrance to the town of Bnei Brak as they enforce a lockdown, on April 3, 2020.
OPEC+ debates biggest-ever oil cut as virus destroys demand
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 20, 2019 A general view of Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant on September 20, 2019. - Saudi Aramco reported today a 20.6 percent drop in 2019 net profit due to lower crude prices and production levels, in its first earnings announcement as a listed company amid an escalating price war. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
China slashes small banks’ reserve requirement to free up $56-billion for coronavirus-hit economy
A man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Canada’s big banks field half a million mortgage deferral requests
A Canadian flag blows in the wind between bank towers in the heart of the financial district in Toronto on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Banks are making the switch to virtual-only AGMs this week and next amid COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
China probes alleged fraud at Luckin Coffee; banks review work on U.S. IPO
FILE PHOTO: A cup of 'Luckin Coffee,' coffee is displayed during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York, U.S., May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Google data sheds some light on how coronavirus lockdowns are working
The Google logo is pictured in London, on Jan. 18, 2019.
Pakistani worshippers clash with police trying to enforce coronavirus lockdown
Police stand guard outside a mosque during a lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Karachi, Pakistan, on March, 3, 2020.
Buyer trims $19,500 off price for two-bedroom Beltline condo
Done Deal, 527 15 Ave., SW., No. 112, Calgary
Condo in Vancouver’s Davie Village sells over asking, but agent suggests realtors pause
Done Deal, 1133 Hornby St., No. 905, Vancouver
Personal, not perfect: A designer’s rendition of what makes a good home
Toronto home of designer Andrew Jones.
Cohousing converts wait for their keys
Tomo House rendering.
How to engage with architecture while self-isolating
Dave LeBlanc
Modern home captures the serenity of the Alberta foothills
DeWinton, Alberta home of Barb Zahnd and Jenn Kuntz, by Alloy Homes
Pakistan detains four men recently acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder case
FILE - In this March 29, 2002, file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's abduction, arrives at a court in Karachi, Pakistan. A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl. Instead, the court found Sheikh guilty of the lesser charge of kidnapping and sentenced him to seven years in jail. (AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, file)
Tokyo’s Olympic Athletes Village may be used to house coronavirus patients
FILE - In this March 23, 2020, file photo, a worker walks through the athletes village for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo. Tokyo’s governor is considering the possibility of using the unfinished Olympic Athletes Village as a temporary hospital for coronavirus infected patients. The massive village on Tokyo Bay could house up to 18,000 people during the Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Citi: Don’t trust the recovery - equities will retest their lows
Financial District at Bay Street, Toronto.
Trump-Pelosi relationship remains broken as coronavirus wreaks havoc across U.S.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/POOL
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE - In this March 17, 2020 file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. About half of all working Americans say they or a member of their household have lost some kind of income due to the coronavirus pandemic, with low-income Americans and those without college degrees especially likely to have lost a job. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/John Locher)
‘We need help’: New York funeral homes overwhelmed as coronavirus death toll rises
Employee Gina Hansen, right, hands documentation to a client outside Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home Thursday, April 2, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The company is equipped to handle 40-60 cases at a time. But amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was taking care of 185 Thursday morning. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Spain overtakes Italy in number of coronavirus cases
A view of a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition of in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
What oil analysts are saying about the Saudi-Russian ‘deal’
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas.
Online dance parties are curbing loneliness, building community and reviving clubbing
Shot of a young woman using a laptop and headphones on the sofa at home
Italy’s civil protection chief expects coronavirus lockdown to continue into May
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask pushes a shopping cart in an almost empty street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rome, Italy, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Teck Mining Company's zinc and lead smelting and refining complex is pictured in Trail, B.C., on Monday November 26, 2012.
Researchers look at how humidity can impact virus transmission
Dr. Samira Mubareka poses in this undated handout photo. The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of international research. Doctors, scientists and engineers agree that sufficient indoor air moisture levels can have a powerful but little-understood effect on the transmission of airborne diseases. While the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is currently treated as one that's transmitted through droplet infection rather than the air, research on exactly how it passes between humans is still underway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Sunnybrook Hospital
Oil surges more than 13 per cent on hopes of output deal
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Morning Update: With more than 1 million cases worldwide, Canada will soon release COVID-19 modelling
Family and friends come out to show support of residents and staff in the McKenzie Towne Long Term Care centre, where there are 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases, in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The close: TSX finishes lower as recession fears grow
A financial trader works at their desk at CMC Markets in London on April 11, 2019.
Investors look to China for a glimpse of life after coronavirus
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 05: People wear protective masks as they enjoy the spring weather on April 5, 2020 at a park in Beijing, China. With the pandemic hitting hard across the world, officially the number of coronavirus cases in China is dwindling, ever since the government imposed sweeping measures to keep the disease from spreading. For more than two months, millions of people across China have been restricted in how they move from their homes, while other cities have been locked down in ways that appeared severe at the time but are now being replicated in other countries trying to contain the virus. Officials believe the worst appears to be over in China, though there are concerns of another wave of infections as the government attempts to reboot the world's second largest economy. In Beijing, it is mandatory to wear masks outdoors, some retail stores still operate on reduced hours, restaurants employ social distancing among patrons, and tourist attractions at risk of drawing large crowds remain closed or allow only limited access. Monitoring and enforcement of virus-related measures and the quarantine of anyone arriving to Beijing is carried out by neighborhood committees and a network of Communist Party volunteers who wear red arm bands. Since January, China has recorded more than 81,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 3200 deaths, mostly in and around the city of Wuhan, in central Hubei province, where the outbreak first started. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
The latest on the coronavirus: Alberta Woman in her 20s dies of COVID-19; Patients pay high dispensing fees for limited prescription amounts
A pharmacy fills prescriptions after movement restrictions came into effect due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the border town of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada March 25, 2020. Picture taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Canadian dollar forecasts slashed, bracing for recession
A Canadian dollar coin.
Friday’s Insider Report: Three stocks directors are selling
Red pencil on drawn stock chart. Finance, Chart, Graph, Stock Certificate, Business, Performance, Home Finances, New Business, Analyzing
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Human-rights complaint filed against Kingston prison requiring sick, disabled inmates to wait outdoors for medication
Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. A Saskatchewan nurse who was fired by the Correctional Service of Canada for mishandling medications is now facing a list of professional misconduct and incompetency charges from her regulator. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Home Before Dark: All the beguiling charm we need now
John Doyle
Egypt is more concerned with controlling information than containing the coronavirus
A man takes pictures of dogs in front of the Great pyramid of Kheops where a laser projection writes "Stay at home, stay safe. Thanks to those keeping us safe" on March 30, 2020, amid the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
April 3: ‘Donald Trump has done little to help these Americans.’ Readers debate: Save grandma or the economy? Plus other letters to the editor
April 3: ‘Donald Trump has done little to help these Americans.’ Readers debate: Save grandma or the economy? Plus other letters to the editor
Toronto seniors’ home offers $20,000 to sole remaining resident to relocate during the pandemic
Searching for a compact SUV around $30,000 which can tow a small camper trailer
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It’s okay, boomers – your portfolios can survive this stock market rout
Senior couple having a hard time at home, calculating incoming bills and debt.
Bestsellers: Hardcover Non Fiction, April 04, 2020
Netflix’s Coffee & Kareem offers a double-double of vulgar trouble, thanks to Canadian director Michael Dowse
COFFEE & KAREEM (TV Series). Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Ed Helms. While police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) enjoys his new relationship with Vanessa Manning (Taraji P. Henson), her beloved 12-year-old son Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) plots their break-up. Attempting to scare away his mom’s boyfriend for good, Kareem tries to hire criminal fugitives to take him out but accidentally exposes a secret network of criminal activity, making his family its latest target. To protect Vanessa, Kareem teams up with Coffee — the partner he never wanted — for a dangerous chase across Detroit.
Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, April 04, 2020
Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, April 04, 2020
Bestsellers: Canadian Non Fiction, April 04, 2020
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Bestsellers: Self Improvement, April 04, 2020
Bestsellers: Romance/Erotica, April 04, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic stops production of Corona beer after Mexico suspends non-essential business
Boxes of Corona brand beer sit on a shelf at a Tesco supermarket in North London on Saturday March 21, 2020.
Bring on the projections – and the caveats: COVID-19 models are a complicated truth
Campbell Clark
Your daily horoscope: April 3
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