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Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Filip Berglund to entry-level contract
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) celebrates his goal with the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, on Nov. 5, 2018, in Washington. The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Filip Berglund to a two-year entry-level contract.
Tesla tumbles after tweet from Musk account saying stock too high
In this file photo taken on Nov. 21, 2019 Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk gestures while introducing the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, Calif.
Toronto needs to immediately open a network of streets for active transportation
Alex Bozikovic
Australia’s climate luck is moving north to Canada
FILE -- Cattle near the Dunns Road Fire outside Maragle in New South Wales, Australia, Jan. 10, 2020. The poor air quality from the fires is making equipment harder to operate at a large mine for Australia's biggest coal company, and some workers have had to take leave to fight fires. The irony was not lost on many in Australia. (Matthew Abbott/The New York Times)
Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn on the challenge of writing in reaction to a crisis
Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn poses for a photograph in Toronto on Monday, July 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Senators sign Russian defenceman Artem Zub to one-year, entry-level contract
Artyom Zub of Russia, left, and Teemu Hartikainen of Finland during the Ice Hockey Euro Hockey Tour Karjala Cup match between Russia and Finland in Helsinki, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.
Contra Guys: A contrarian case for investing in this long-term care stock
Elderly care company Extendicare is facing off against Toronto-based investment firm Oxford Park Group.
Pandemics make us fearful of outsiders – to society’s detriment
A pedestrian wears a surgical face mask as he passes walks through London's China Town district on February 4, 2020. - As the deadly 2019-nCov strain of coronavirus has spread worldwide, it has carried with it xenophobia -- and Asian communities around the world are finding themselves subject to suspicion and fear. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
We’re all video gamers now: How virtual farming and e-sports allow us to be social
Animal Crossing
Rural California county defies Gov. Newsom’s coronavirus shutdown order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on April 14, 2020.
Montreal Canadiens sign forward Arsen Khisamutdinov to two-year contract
The Montreal Canadiens logo is shown in the team's locker room in Montreal, Friday, September 23, 2016. The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Arsen Khisamutdinov to a two-year, entry-level contract. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Pangos, Ennis among Canadian basketball players weathering COVID-19 abroad
Dylan Ennis drives to the basket while playing with the University of Oregon on April 1, 2017. Ennis now plays in Spain.
Bleach boom lifts Clorox outlook after best sales growth in a decade
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Clorox bleach are displayed for sale on the shelves of a Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas June 4, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
The pandemic is shedding light on the messy and sometimes infuriating process of scientific discovery
Mark Lautens.
U.S. manufacturing falls in April as virus ravages economy
FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo machines work on a Ford vehicle assembly line at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago. U.S. manufacturing retreated again in April, a victim of economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reported Friday, May 1, 2020, that its manufacturing index dropped to 41.5 last month from 49.1 in March. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)
Recovery efforts begin with businesses after major flooding in Fort McMurray
A flooded Rona store and lumber yard in downtown Fort McMurray is seen on April 28, 2020.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos called to testify to U.S. House panel over ‘competition concerns’
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
The economic, political, and societal impacts of COVID-19
Wet’suwet’en agreement with Ottawa and B.C. disputed by elected chiefs
Left to right: Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Wet'suwet'en hereditary leader Chief Woos and B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser speak to the media in Smithers, B.C., on March 1, 2020.
Think Wall Street’s back to normal? Not so fast, options markets say
A man wears a protective mask as he walks on Wall Street during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City on March 13.
Davis overcomes hip surgery to be No. 1 pick in NWHL draft
In this Feb. 2, 2016, photo, Boston University forward Sammy Davis takes a shot on Northeastern goalie Brittany Bugalski.
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of April 30, 2020
Dividend ETF yields get juicier, Rosenberg’s latest market musings, and how to still profit from the big tech rally
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Ontario court says it’s too soon to pass judgment on constitutionality of evolving prison needle exchange program
Used needles are shown at a needle exchange in Miami, on May 6, 2019.
Teck leaves energy industry group CAPP in cost-cutting move
Attendees pass a Teck sign at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto on March 4, 2019.
Gilead working to make trial COVID-19 treatment remdesivir ‘accessible and affordable’
Vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir are capped at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 18, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via REUTERS
Trade winds to blow again?: World market themes for the week ahead
In this file photo taken on April 29, U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a roundtable discussion with industry executives on Opening Up America Again in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
India extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown, will allow ‘considerable relaxations’ in lower-risk districts
Punjab police personnel patrol at a vegetable wholesale market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus, on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on May 1, 2020.
Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital sold out of General Motors
Employees work to make ventilators as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits the General Motors Components Holding Plant that is .manufacturing ventilators for use during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. April 30.
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto.
Who is Tiff Macklem, the new Bank of Canada governor?
Bank of Canada governor designate Tiff Macklem leaves a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 1, 2020. Macklem will replace current Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz when his term ends in June. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Missing the outside world? Take comfort in your inner life
Young man is looking at the sunrise
Running has never been so stress-relieving – and so fraught
A jogger keeps his distance from a woman walking her dog in downtown Toronto, Ontario on March 24, 2020. - The province of Ontario has set a deadline of midnight Tuesday for all non-essential businesses to close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's online plea for people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral, with actor Ryan Reynolds, musician Michael Buble and other Canadian celebrities on Tuesday helping to spread the word. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
A Tim Hortons is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, March 27, 2020.
Canadian manufacturing falls to record low as coronavirus disrupts factories
The Ford Canada head office sits empty in the afternoon at the Ford Oakville assembly plant on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Ford and GM Canada announced that they were temporarily shutting down production in Canada amidst the Corona virus outbreak. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Two Michaels and Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou have now been freed. The Canadians’ story so far
Released from China, Michael Kovrig is greeted by his wife Vina Nadjibulla on the tarmac at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ont. on Saturday, September 25, 2021. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Canadian dollar slides as trade threats weigh on commodity-linked currencies
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Tory leadership race enters the new world amid the old squabble
Campbell Clark
Pandemic poems, kitchen concerts and dogumentaries: Here’s how we’re creating – and consuming – art online
South Africa begins easing one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns
Joggers, walkers and cyclists take the chance to exercise as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Cape Town, on May 1, 2020.
Parks, museums reopen in Beijing as city eases coronavirus restrictions
Tourists wear protective masks as they pass a notice to visitors regarding COVID-19 at the entrance to the Forbidden City, in Beijing, on May 1, 2020.
‘Do the right thing’: Pandemic puts workers’ rights on ethical investor hitlist
A worker with a protective face mask checks a machine at Mydibel Group factory, a manufacturer of chilled, frozen and dehydrated potato products, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mouscron, Belgium April 29, 2020.
Imperial Oil swings to loss as crude prices plunge
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton Alta, on Friday December 28, 2018. It's a "glass half-full" way of looking at a crisis but as plunging oil prices cast a shadow over oil and gas companies across Western Canada, the industry is already slowing down because of the weather. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Russia reports record daily rise in its number of coronavirus cases
A medical specialist walks outside a hospital for patients infected with COVID-19, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on April 29, 2020.
Chevron profit up on asset sales, output, cuts 2020 spending plans
The logo of Chevron (CVX) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Exxon Mobil posts first loss in three decades on US$610-million quarterly deficit
A sign stands outside an Exxon gas station in Houston on April 30, 2019.
TC Energy’s Keystone XL pipeline could see one-year delay after U.S. court setback
Pipes intended for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are shown in Gascoyne, N.D. on Wednesday April 22, 2015. TC Energy Corp. says it is going ahead with construction of its US$8-billion Keystone XL Pipeline project, with a helping hand from the Alberta government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Panetta
Cameco says uranium spot prices are up amid production disruptions
a Cameco media tour of the uranium mine in Cigar Lake on September 23, 2015. Cameco announced today that it is temporarily suspending production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan and placing the facility in safe care and maintenance mode due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
What might be the hallmarks of post-COVID-19 architecture?
Dave LeBlanc
Sixteen bidders for Liberty Village townhouse
Done Deal, 85 East Liberty St., Th 81A, Toronto
Flow of offers for family-friendly home hard to stop
Done Deal, 94 Glengrove Ave., W., Toronto
Nightlife, community big draws for quick condo sale
Done Deal, 41 Ossington Ave., No 404, Toronto
A B.C. case study in what it’s like to sell a house in a pandemic
The home at 16224 11th Ave., Surrey, B.C.
South Main townhouse draws two offers
Done Deal, 4163 Sophia St., No. 17, Vancouver
Home of the Week: A former hockey hub, ready for new owners
Home of the Week, 26 Biggar Ave., Toronto
Syria says Israeli helicopters fired rockets at militia posts near Quneitra
Israeli soldiers block a road leading to the Syrian border in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on March 5, 2020. - Syrian air defence responded to Israeli missiles targeting the south and centre of the country, state media said early today. "Our air defence confronted an Israeli missile attack in the southwest of Quneitra province" in the south and also in a central region, SANA news agency said. The short statement released after midnight did not provide details on the targets. Quneitra province is near the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
‘It never, never happened,’ Biden says of sexual assault allegation
Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020.
London court throws out part of Meghan’s privacy claim against newspaper
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 9, 2020.
Bullish Morgan Stanley tilts its top stock picks list towards cyclicals
Tim Hortons’ sales down by more than a third in recent weeks as pandemic kept customers at home
A note for customers announcing new takeout guidelines, is taped to the front door of the Tim Hortons coffee shop at Adeilaide St. West, and Sheppard St. in downtown Toronto. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim Hortons coffee shops, as of March 17, will no longer be allowing people to sit down in their restaurants, and only be allowed take out, or drive through. The Tim Hortons at 130 Adelaide St. West, is photographed on Mar 16 2020.
Fears, concerns as millions of workers mark May Day amid COVID-19 pandemic
A protestor wearing a mask faces off with police in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, on May 1, 2020.
While COVID-19 infections slow in much of Canada, the threat to Indigenous communities rises
Provincial health workers perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests on residents of the remote First Nations community of Gull Bay, Ontario, Canada April 27, 2020. Picture taken April 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Jackson
The latest coronavirus news: Amazon reports outbreak at warehouse in Alberta; outbreaks reported in 23 First Nations prompts concerns
Pedestrians walk in the rain along Ste. Catherine street Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Stocks face test as reopenings could fuel demand - or more coronavirus
Two men wearing a masks walks pass the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 30.
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
From virtual races and scavenger hunts to post-run beers on Zoom, Canada’s running clubs are getting creative
Mississauga running club uses a little ingenuity to recreate postponed Boston Marathon
C.D. Howe Institute says Canada has entered a recession
Mannequin heads are on display with face masks for sale in a storefront window during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Barrick welcomes court decision over Papua New Guinea gold mine
A Barrick Gold logo is seen during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. A subsidiary of Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. says it will pursue all legal avenues to prevent what it's calling the "nationalization without due process" of its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Oil firms, ends with weekly gain, as OPEC+ begins record cuts
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
Morning Update: Canada’s emergency stockpile of personal protective gear was ill-prepared for pandemic
Registered nurse Cayli Hunt puts on her personal protective equipment prior to entering a COVID positive room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Oil prices set for deeper fall in 2020, even as lockdowns ease: poll
The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019.
This could have been the Year of Jeffrey Wright – but dominating the spring works, too
Barry Hertz
The world in which the Conservative leadership race began no longer exists. It’s time to start again
Andrew Coyne
Ottawa must strike the right balance on benefits as provinces reboot their economies
Ottawa must strike the right balance on benefits as provinces reboot their economies
Editorial Cartoons for May, 2020
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What every Canadian investor needs to know today
The Fearless Girl statue is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 30, 2020, in New York City. - Wall Street stocks opened lower Thursday following another spike of jobless claims in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns, offsetting strong results from tech giants. Another 3.84 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week and the total has now passed 30 million in six weeks, according to the Labor Department data. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Before a personal support worker died from COVID-19, she was worried about a lack of PPE, family says
Arlene Reid, a personal support worker from Brampton who died this week (April 2020) from COVID-19.
Learning from Lagos: In Nigeria, practice makes pandemic proficiency
Doug Saunders
Our postpandemic world will be an even more dangerous one
Konrad Yakabuski
A postmortem for Pinecrest: How systemic flaws led to tragedy at a Bobcaygeon nursing home
‘I’m still here’: Celebrating the 100th birthday of Lou Siminovitch, a giant of Canadian science
May 1: ‘Let’s hope we don’t have to wait 30 more years for a handgun ban.’ Readers react to Canada’s plans to ban assault-style weapons, plus other letters to the editor
May 1: ‘Let’s hope we don’t have to wait 30 more years for a handgun ban.’ Readers react to Canada’s plans to ban assault-style weapons, plus other letters to the editor
Society’s blind spots have cost lives in this pandemic. We can’t let it happen again
Ambulance attendants transport a resident from Centre d'hebergement Yvon-Brunet, a seniors' long-term care centre, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Forced to work remotely, auto engineers continue to develop new models from home
Jeremy Chambers, Nissan Technical Centre North America_Wire Harness at Home
The close: Wall Street sinks on renewed tariff threat
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto.
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on protecting America's seniors from the COVID-19 pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington on April 30, 2020.
Could remdesivir be a game-changer for COVID-19 patients? Canadian experts say to wait for more data
In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, a vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. A major study from the United States suggesting an experimental drug could work against COVID-19 is stirring up optimism, but a Canadian infectious disease expert is warning not to get too excited about it.Not yet, anyway.
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