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May 15

Truck collision on Indian highway kills 23 migrant workers
U.S. Justice Department subpoenas Wall Street banks for small business loans info: report
U.S. Justice Department subpoenas Wall Street banks for small business loans info: report
China goes after U.S. over more than $1-billion owed to the UN
China goes after US over more than $1 billion owed to the UN
Hate-fuelled incidents against East Asians on the rise, police say
The Vancouver Police Department released this surveillance footage video of a suspect who assaulted a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia ata convenience store near Nanaimo Street and East 1st Avenue in East Vancouver on March 13, 2020. The suspect yelled racist remarks at the victim that included comments about COVID-19. Outside the store, the suspect shoved the elderly man, who hit his head on the ground. The suspect left the store before police arrived.
Infections soar as Mexico moves toward restarting economy
Infections soar as Mexico moves toward restarting economy
Fearing COVID-19, biggest U.S. university system makes fall term virtual
Fearing COVID-19, biggest U.S. university system makes fall term virtual
B.C. schools to reopen in June on part-time, optional basis
A cleaner helps clean a classroom at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020.
Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3
Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3
Quebec re-opens border to Ontario cottagers and other non-essential travelers
A Quebec road control officer stops traffic heading into the province on an inter-provincial bridge in Gatineau, Que., Thursday, April 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Can we save summer 2020?
Erin Anderssen
U.S. man told travelling to Canada to attend son’s birth is non-essential, denied border crossing
On left Jessica Robinson selfie on May 13th, 2020 and on right her husband Adam Farrell and Jessica on vacation in March, 2017. Canadian border agents wonÕt allow a US man to travel to Canada for the birth of his child and his wife says there need to be compassionate rules in place.
Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020
Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020
Enjoy: Uplifting stories from sports and the sweet, ordinary world
John Doyle
Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela
Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela
Pilot in fatal Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol or drugs in system
Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
WorkSafe BC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen
WorkSafe BC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren -/File Photo
Alberta’s Energy Regulator looks to be reining in its leniency
Jeffrey Jones
Fort McMurray faces a tough recovery
Kelly Cryderman
Coronavirus Update: Ottawa extends CEWS until the end of August
A woman drinks a beer and chats with another woman outside a bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, May 14, 2020. There is a growing consensus among experts that, if Americans are going to leave their homes, it’s safer to be outside than in the office or the mall. But just how safe, or at risk, depends on the details of the situation. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
Holocaust survivor Hermann Gruenwald thrived in Montreal business
Hermann Gruenwald at his 90th birthday party in 2015, with a few of his employees -- at left, Suzanne D'Amico. Credit: Bryan Demchinsky
Ontario PC caucus held ‘vigorous debate’ about reopening province, Doug Ford says
A man uses his phone as he walks past a store on Thursday May 14, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bombardier strikes deal to compensate several executives after sale of train division next year
Bombardier President and CEO Alain Bellemare attends the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Tow truck driver killed in Toronto is region’s fourth towing-related homicide in a year and a half
On Thursday, May 14, at 7:42 p.m., police responded to a radio call for the sound of multiple gunshots in the Panorama Court and Kipling Avenue area. When police arrived on scene he was found in a tow truck suffering from gun shot wounds. Hashim Kinani, 23, of Toronto was then pronounced deceased at the scene.
Desmarais brothers face large vote of opposition in Power Corp. board election
Paul Desmarais, Jr., Executive Co-Chairman of Power Financial and Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer (left), and Andre Desmarais, Deputy Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada of Power Corporation, speak to media at their annual meeting of Shareholders, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Montreal-based AI institute ready to roll out contact-tracing phone application
Montreal-based AI institute ready to roll out contact-tracing phone application
Man charged in death threats to Michigan governor, AG
Man charged in death threats to Michigan governor, AG
J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy protection
SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: A view of a temporarily closed JCPenney store at The Shops at Tanforan Mall on May 15, 2020 in San Bruno, California. JCPenney avoided bankruptcy after the company paid down paid $17 million in debt on Friday after missing two previous payments.JCPenney has an estimate $3.6 billion in debt. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Life with coronavirus can’t be risk-free, but we can minimize harms
André Picard
Stelco’s big bet to hike spending and become North America’s most efficient steel maker
Stelco Holdings Inc. says it made no net profit in the third quarter as revenues dropped 23 per cent on lower selling prices for steel. Rolls of coiled coated steel are shown at Stelco before a visit by Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, in Hamilton on Friday, June 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
This family-run stable lost a horse and is in dire need of income during COVID-19, but there's hope
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Honda Indy Toronto postponed due to COVID-19
The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12.
Cirque du Soleil asset transfer angers creditors
The Cirque de Soleil big top is seen between two large trucks in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, May 13, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
For off-the-grid Vancouver Islanders, self-isolation is a way of life, virus or no virus
Growing up among the orchard gardens with his parents on their self-sufficient farm on Cortes Island, Satch Robertson has become accustomed to wide-open spaces and limited human interaction. “I like to work for my setup,â€ù he said. “You have to do the heavy lifting, versus having utilities come right to your doorstep.â€ù His girlfriend, Kaylyn Kwasnecha, jokes that the time on Vargas Island has made her forget how to drive a vehicle, “other than this tractor,â€ù on Tuesday, April 5, 2020. Photograph by Melissa Renwick
U.S. state attorneys-general likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
What income options are best for my 90-year-old mom?
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Can Luke get out of debt and develop better money habits so he can buy a home with his partner?
Lots of fans, but none in the stands: How to safely restart the NHL and NBA
The ice surface and bowl of the Canadian Tire Centre where the Ottawa Senators play is seen Thursday September 7, 2017 in Ottawa. The Ottawa Senators say they will offer options for ticket holders looking for refunds or credits as the NHL season remains on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
International deal to protect ozone layer behind new contaminant problem: study
Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers amid travel industry collapse
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says the airline will now ask employees to work less, or not at all, as concerns over job security buffet the airline industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Pair sentenced as accessories to killing of woman after funeral in Saskatchewan
Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere, is shown in this undated handout photo provided July 17, 2019.
Report on illegal election donations ignores key legal and democratic principles
Gary Mason
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire significantly reduces stake in Goldman Sachs
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, the logo for Goldman Sachs appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reports financial results Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
CERB and other coronavirus benefits won’t last forever. Or will they? What a universal basic income could look like
A homeless man sits alone on a Montreal sidewalk on March 30, days after the provicewide coronavirus lockdown took effect.
Bullish on Boralex Inc.
Monica Rizk
Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles
In this May 12, 2020 photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear talk to patients at hospital in Aden, Yemen. People have been dying by the dozens each day in southern Yemen's main city, Aden, many of them with breathing difficulties, say city officials. Blinded with little capacity to test, health workers fear the coronavirus is running out of control, feeding off a civil war that has completely broken down the country.
Evening Update: Feds extend wage subsidy for three months; Trudeau urged to reverse decision on resuming approval of permits for arms exports to Saudi Arabia
A sign asks Montrealers to voluntarily wear a protective mask in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Industry players buying at Orla Mining
Ted Dixon
Judy Creighton remembered as trailblazing journalist, champion of Canadian cuisine
The Canadian Press food writer Judy Creighton is shown in an undated photo. With a pen as sharp as her knife, food writer Judy Creighton carved out space in the headlines for the everyday fare of Canadian life.
Canadian defender Doneil Henry adjusting to South Korean soccer in the pandemic era
The adventure was about to begin. The 27-year-old defender is in uncharted territory for a Canadian, playing for the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K League, one of the first league around the world to return to action during the pandemic. Canada defender Doneil Henry (15) sticks his tongue out as he dribbles the ball against Cuba defender Yosel Piedra (6) during second half of Concacaf Nations League play at BMO Field in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
More viruses are coming. Here’s what we can do to prepare
Nurse Pasqualina Conte sits down after finding out that one of her patients has a lower chance of surviving, in the emergency COVID-19 ward at the San Carlo Hospital in Milan, Italy, on April 16, 2020.
Canadiens’ Max Domi might realize his playoff dreams in an expanded format
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Max Domi #13 of the Montreal Canadiens flips the puck into his own glove during a break in the play against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on March 03, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Quebec in talks with potential Cirque du Soleil investors about troupe’s future
The Cirque de Soleil big top stands empty in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, May 13, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Will my great granddaughters have 'wartime’ memories that mirror my own?
A look at the risk of losing money in supposedly safe parking spots for investing cash
business audits using a calculator financial data investment fund at a workplace, wealth concept
Message to Bill Gates: Go for the vaccine, but sometimes the cheap, low-tech options work best
Eric Reguly
Pitching in: Offering housing to health care workers at bargain-basement prices
Toronto homeowner Sohail Mansoor is photographed at his home on May 6 2020. In the beginning of April, Sohail began renting his basement apartment to healthcare workers who needed to self isolate from their families. Mansoor is part of Health Worker Housing, a volunteer initiative that connects health care workers with short term, and low cost housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Montreal reassigns streets for pedestrians, bicycles during pandemic
Pedestrians walk along a closed section of Ste. Catherine street Friday, May 15, 2020 in Montreal. The city has announced it will close over 300km of streets to only bicycle and pedestrian traffic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Amplify: Long before the pandemic, women were questioning motherhood
Loving Mother Holding Newborn Baby At Home In Loft Apartment
An adviser giving bad advice, short sellers still betting big against TSX stocks, and top strategist predicts jump in U.S. equities
A passerby is reflected in a piece of glass as he reacts to a stock ticker in Toronto's financial district, Tuesday April 4, 2000. The stock market's high-technology balloon took a sickening dive Tuesday, but key indexes pulled up late in the session after enduring some of their most vertiginous tumbles in history. (CP PHOTO/Kevin Frayer)
Investors prepare for more U.S. stock swings as states reopen
People walk along Wall Street in New York on May 8.
Aurora Cannabis shares soar on growing revenue despite continued losses
Chocolate edibles available for authorized retailers are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
FIFA to choose 2023 Women’s World Cup hosts on June 25
Soccer ball in the playing field
COVID-19 shutdown affects nearly 2.2 million workers in Ontario, watchdog says
People line up in a parking lot for a long wait to return empties or buy beer at a Beer Store in downtown Toronto on Thursday, April 16, 2020. The stores have cut opening hours in light of the COVID-19 crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
World Rugby postpones July test matches over travel restrictions
Photo Rugby ball on the green grass
Politics Briefing: Human-rights groups call out Ottawa on Saudi Arabia exports
Light-armoured vehicles could be seen transported on trains into the port of Saint John since July. Eight LAVs, parked temporarily, were photographed near Rothesay Avenue, at the corner of Ashburn Lake Road on the cityÕs east side on Sept.18. The vehicles were seen again, this time on the port, around 3 a.m. the next morning. Joseph Tunney/The Globe and Mail
To kick-start Alberta’s return to the global economy, we need to think local first
A lone person stands in pedestrian overpass in downtown Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Globe Unlimited subscribers now have access to portfolio analytics tool Wealthscope
Advisors are looking to smart beta exchange traded funds to better protect investors from market volatility
IMF’s Georgieva urges technology companies to be responsible with pandemic windfalls
FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at an opening news conference during the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Coronavirus boosts U.S. layoffs; job openings fall
FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford /File Photo
Five Canadian Forces members working in long-term-care homes test positive for COVID-19
A patch is seen on a member of the Canadian Armed Forces at a long-term care home, in Montreal, on April 18, 2020.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister including a thank-you note in relief payments to seniors
Manitoba premier Brian Pallister, right, speaks with minister Ron Schuler after an emergency COVID-19 physically distanced session at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Manitoba RCMP officer charged with assault after teenage girl injured during arrest
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police 'E' Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018.
‘Not the way a leader should act’: Rory McIlroy criticizes Trump’s pandemic response
FILE PHOTO: Jan 26, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA Today/File Photo
For years I felt rejected by my Hasidic neighbours. But COVID-19 brought us together
With their synagogues shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hasidic Jews in Montreal gather for morning prayers on their front porches taken on May 4, 2020. This area of town is the Mile End; all the photos were taken on Jeanne-Mance Street between Fairmount Avenue and Bernard Street. Photo credit is: Lewis Cohen
The COVID-19 pandemic is uncharted waters. But one day we will reach the shore
Jill Heinerth at Ginnie Springs, Fla.
Maritimes lobster season opens but processors worried about shortage of workers
A fishing boat, loaded with traps, heads from port in West Dover, N.S., in a Nov. 26, 2019, file photo.
Three charged in Toronto hit-and-run that critically injured child
Toronto police say three people have been charged and another is being sought after three people were injured in a hit-and-run, including a 10-year-old boy who’s now in life-threatening condition.
Nevada highway closed after largest area quake in 65 years
Nevada highway closed after largest area quake in 65 years
Puzzles and diversions to exercise your brain
Postsecondary learning online
Quebec to provide Montreal with one million masks for COVID-19 hot zones
A man cycles by Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, Friday, April 10, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Authoritarian leaders thrive on crises. So why do wannabe tyrants fear the plague?
Authoritarian leaders thrive on crises. So why do wannabe tyrants fear the plague?
The gig is up: Canada’s independent workers are falling through the cracks
Gig economy protesters block a downtown street in Toronto on May 1, 2020.
This Victoria Day, and the summer to come, cottage with caution
Muskoka chair on the dock at Deerhurst Resort. Huntsville, Ont.. PHOTO BY FRED LUM
Federal wage subsidy to be extended for three months
A man wears a mask as he takes a break in front of a closed business in Toronto on Tuesday March 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
U.S. House passes new $3-trillion coronavirus relief bill opposed by Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on May 14, 2020.
Is raw cookie dough safe to eat? Debunking five common food-safety myths
Leslie Beck
Tennis tours extend coronavirus suspensions through July
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, construction work of the newly built roof of the Philippe Chatrier center court is pictured at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The professional tennis tours extended their suspensions caused by the coronavirus pandemic through at least the end of July on Friday, May 15, 2020, bringing the total number of scrapped tournaments around the world to more than 40. (Martin Bureau/Pool via AP, File)
Globe Book Club: A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs takes on the absurdity of conspiracy theories
The Globe and Mail Book Club is moving to a virtual space. We launch this new edition with international bestselling author Kathy Reichs and an ideal kind of book to curl up with during a pandemic. A Conspiracy of Bones, published this spring, is the 19th in Reichs’s blockbuster Temperance Brennan series.
Brazil’s health minister quits after less than a month on the job
Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich speaks during a news conference at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April, 27, 2020.
In-class learning cancelled for the school year in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador’s education minister is confirming that schools in the province will remain closed until September.
White House adviser Kudlow says U.S.-China trade deal not falling apart
White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Move fast and get me Mandy Patinkin: How TIFF embraced digital innovation after closing its Lightbox doors
Barry Hertz
More oil price woes? World markets themes for the week ahead
The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull is pictured in New York.
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
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