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UN envoy calls for Russia-U.S. talks to help end Syrian war
A man carries Syrian Independence flag as Turkish soldiers block a road after a nearby explosion outside the city of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
Captain Jennifer Casey, killed in Snowbirds crash, was an 'all-rounder’
Captain Jennifer Casey, CF Snowbirds Public Affairs Officer
Economic storm brews over Newfoundland and Labrador
The Atlantic Griffon, an offshore supply ship leaves St. John’s harbour on Friday, April 17 2020. Meanwhile fishing boats remain tied up at Fort Amherst due to COVID-19. The Globe and Mail/Paul Daly
Summer enrolment up at universities despite online shift during pandemic
Thorvaldson Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus opened in 1924. David Stobbe for the Globe and Mail
Alberta mom fulfills dream of opening shelter to honour daughter
Lynne Rosychuk with a portrait of her daughter Jessica Martel in the soon to open domestic violence shelter in Morinville, Alberta on Friday, May 14, 2020. It is the first shelter to open in Alberta in 22 years, and was inspired by the loss of Ms. RosychukÕs daughter to domestic violence. In a manifestation of her vision for the facility, Ms. Rosychuck will work in the shelter as the resident cook. Amber Bracken The Globe and Mail
WHO Director-General promises review of global pandemic response
This combination created of nine video grabs taken on May 18, 2020 from the website of the World Health Organization shows (top to bottom, LtoR) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering their speech via video link at the opening of the World Health Assembly virtual meeting from the WHO headquarters in Geneva, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The World Health Organization on May 18 kicked off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis. (Photo by - / World Health Organization / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/World Health Organization/AFP via Getty Images)
Local leaders resist Mexico president’s push for reopening
A woman holds a sign that reads "Siemens violates the contingency decree" during a protest about the reopening of factories after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak struck Mexican light assembly factories, or "maquiladoras", in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 18, 2020.
After Alberta restaurants greenlighted to open, Calgary, Brooks told to keep doors closed
The waiting room at The Goose restaurant in Calgary, Alberta February 14, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Ask a design expert: I’ve noticed some designers are offering virtual services – is it worth a try?
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Gary Bettman says NHL vetting 'eight or nine’ neutral sites for potential restart
A March 12, 2020, file photo shows Capital One Arena in Washington, home of the NHL's Washington Capitals.
Coronavirus Update: Italy reopens but economic fears remain
A woman sips her coffee from under her facial protection at a coffee bar with outdoor tables in Rome Monday, May 18, 2020. Italy is slowly lifting sanitary restrictions after a two-month coronavirus lockdown. (Cecilia Fabiano /LaPresse via AP)
Cities and the coronavirus: Density isn’t the problem
Alex Bozikovic
Ban on temporary foreign workers in New Brunswick pressures food producers
Accountability urged for Correctional Service after former officer charged
The Nova Institution for Women is seen in Truro, N.S. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. The multi-level security facility feature a range from residential-style housing to maximum security. Auditor General Michael Ferguson fears that a growing offender population could put pressure on prisons across the country despite the government's revamp of federal penitentiaries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
China’s jobless rate likely much worse than official numbers say
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait at an entrance to a labour arbitration office in Beijing, China April 9, 2020. Picture taken April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard - RC2J1G9FTUYN/File Photo
A recession is a great time to go back to school. Governments must help make that possible
People walk through the UBC campus in Vancouver.
Contra Guys: Why we expect this TSX-listed beer stock to triple in price
A six pack of Honey Brown at the Big Rock Brewery in Calgary, Alberta, August 25, 2015. Big Rock is keeping bees on it's property and using it's honey in it's beer products. Photograph by Todd Korol for The Globe and Mail
Man surrenders to Toronto police after double shooting leads to homicide
Man surrenders to Toronto police after double shooting leads to homicide
Florida Senator Marco Rubio named acting chair of intelligence panel
Florida Senator Marco Rubio named acting chair of intelligence panel
Ontario coroner investigates COVID deaths in care homes, but can’t confirm if inquests are needed
Ontario coroner is investigating COVID deaths in care homes, but it’s too early to say if an inquest is needed.
Devils’ goaltender Cory Schneider says NHL players are concerned as pause lingers
Devils’ goaltender Cory Schneider says NHL players are concerned as pause lingers
Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing
Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug in case he gets virus
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug in case he gets virus
Largest law firms stay the course with summer programs, employ students at home
Bianca Benincasa, 24, stands for a photo outside of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Graduating this year, she will be articling at a small Toronto law firm in the fall. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for The Globe and Mail
U.S. Open no longer ‘open,’ eliminates qualifying for major
U.S. Open no longer ‘open,’ eliminates qualifying for major
Democrats: Fired watchdog Steve Linick was looking into Saudi arms sale
Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sale
Worried about your retirement? You can simplify your life by shortening your investment horizon
In the wake of COVID, seniors are likely worried about whether they have enough saved for retirement.
Element aims to buy fleets of trucks owned by cash-strapped municipalities
Traffic on Highway 401 in Toronto passes under a COVID-19 sign on Monday April 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Telecoms begin to reopen stores, will continue having fewer technicians visit customer homes
After a provincial order to shut all non-essential businesses in Ontario, a normally bustling Queen Street West is lined with closed stores and empty of shoppers in Toronto Wednesday afternoon. One Bell store and a pet store remained open on the stretch. March 25, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Infrastructure Bank moving ‘as quickly as we can’ on hunt for new CEO, Sabia says
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec CEO and President Michael Sabia arrives to brief media on the 2013 financial results of the public pension fund investor in Montreal, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
For older workers, the pandemic employment plunge may be tougher to pull out of
Linda Nazareth
Mixed bag for pulp industry as demand surges for tissue and collapses for office paper
Workers ration toilet paper to one package per Costco member in an effort to stem hoarding due to fears of coronavirus, at a Costco store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Bank earnings set to plummet amid soaring loan losses
A group of Yukon First Nation leaders are meeting with bankers today in Toronto to try and convince them not to invest in energy development on the range of a vital caribou herd. Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Universities grapple with how to play sports with no student-athletes in attendance
Universities grapple with how to play sports with no student-athletes in attendance
EPL players face year of coronavirus restrictions
Bremen's Czech goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka reacts after conceding the forst goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match Werder Bremen v Bayer 04 Leverkusen on May 18, 2020 in Bremen, northern Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Stuart FRANKLIN / POOL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by STUART FRANKLIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Woodbine Entertainment establishes date for $1-million Queen’s Plate
Woodbine Entertainment establishes date for $1-million Queen’s Plate
We must speed up the recovery to avoid a depression
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.
With Kenny Got Game leading the way, Raptors Uprising GC on early-season roll
Kenneth (KennyGotWork) Hailey is shown in a handout image provided by MLSE. While the NBA considers options for resuming play in the pandemic, Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has quietly got off to an MVP start to the NBA 2K League. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ryan Griffin/MLSE Esports MANDATORY CREDIT
Alberta Mountie loses consciousness after reviving suspected overdose victim
Alberta Mountie loses consciousness after reviving suspected overdose victim
Trump administration to name new DEA head, U.S. attorney in DC, source says
This undated photo provided by the Department of Justice shows Timothy Shea, currently U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Shea will become the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and will be replaced by Justin Herdman, the U.S. attorney in Cleveland, who will move into the role as top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia.(Department of Justice via AP)
B.C. pilots pay tribute to Snowbirds victim
Three of approximately three dozen pilots are seen as they fly together over Vancouver, B.C., Monday, May 18, 2020, as a tribute to Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Forces, who was the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops on Sunday.
Asylum seekers on front line of Quebec’s COVID-19 battle in care homes
Carole Ze Benedicte, who is originally from Cameroon, poses at the entrance to her apartment in Montreal, Saturday, May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Keystone XL approvals will be ripped up, vows U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden
FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally in Kansas City, Mo. In an effort to ease concerns about his age, the 77-year-old presumptive Democratic nominee has said he wouldn't seek reelection if his mental or physical health declined. He has also referred to himself as a “transition candidate," acting as a bridge to a younger generation of leadership. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Quebec says Montreal retailers can open as scheduled as deaths in province drop
Quebec Premier Francois Legault, wearing a protective mask, walks away following a news conference in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
William Barr says he doesn’t envision investigations of Joe Biden, Barack Obama
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Attorney General William Barr speaks to reporters at the Justice Department in Washington. The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative. That's according to a U.S. official who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Lucky U.S. chickens fly the coop as coronavirus pandemic hits egg demand
Chickens are retrieved from an Iowa farm by an animal rights group to avoid them being gassed as egg demand falls due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak near Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S., May 16, 2020. Picture taken May 16, 2020. Animal Place/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS Ð NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
J.C. Penney to permanently shut about 242 stores as part of bankruptcy plan
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers leave the J.C. Penney department store in North Riverside, Illinois, U.S., November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Ontario reports 304 new COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths
A man wears a mask as he walks down the sidewalk in Peterborough, Ontario on Friday, April 17, 2020. Signs of Covid-19 are harder to spot in smaller communities with few wearing protection and no lineups for stores. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Toyota launches two new hybrid-only crossover and minivan models
2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid
Germany, France propose EU economic recovery fund
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint video news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin, Germany, May 18, 2020. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS
Debate over Toronto’s COVID-19 response to homeless to hit court
A man who experienced homelessness reacts as city workers and police officers move to clear an encampment on Toronto's Bay Street where he lived, Friday, May 15, 2020. The city is clearing homeless camps in downtown Toronto as part of their COVID-19 strategy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Uber to lay off 3,000 workers in second cut this month
Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Bogota, Colombia, December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/Files
Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government capture key air base
FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces head out to the front line from Misrata, Libya February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili/File Photo
FBI says it’s found links between Pensacola gunman, al-Qaida
FILE- In this Jan. 29, 2016 file photo shows the entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla. The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative. That's according to a U.S. official who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday. (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson, File)
Italy reopens, with restaurant owners wondering if survival at half-capacity is possible
A woman sips her coffee from under her facial protection at a cafe with outdoor tables in Rome Monday, May 18, 2020. Italy is slowly lifting restrictions after a two-month coronavirus lockdown. (Cecilia Fabiano /LaPresse via AP)
Tropical Storm Arthur hits North Carolina coast with rain
In an undated image provided by the National Hurricane Center, a two-day tropical weather graphic of Hurricane Arthur. Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the coast of Florida on Saturday, May 16, 2020, making it the sixth consecutive year that a system formed before the official June 1 start of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. (National Hurricane Center via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. --
Ecuador to restart mining activity after pause due to coronavirus pandemic
General view of the mining area known as Mina Vieja in the parish of La Merced de Buenos Aires, Ecuador, on July 9, 2019, days after President Lenin Moreno decreed a state of emergency for this resource rich region as part of a crackdown on illegal mining. - On July 1, 2019 Ecuador deployed 2,400 soldiers and police in a remote Andean region after deadly clashes between groups fighting for control of illegal mining activities. Authorities would also investigate crimes such as homicide, sexual exploitation, people trafficking, tax evasion and money laundering, it said. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP)RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. auto industry returns to life after coronavirus lockdown
United Auto Workers return for the first work shift at the FCA Warren Truck Plant, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Warren, Mich. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV along with rivals Ford and General Motors Co., restarted the assembly lines on Monday after several week of inactivity due to the corona virus pandemic. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
IMF chief warns full global economic recovery unlikely in 2021
FILE PHOTO: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a conference hosted by the Vatican on economic solidarity, at the Vatican, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
B.C. businesses grapple with new health protocols as reopening begins Tuesday
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
India’s coronavirus cases surge, Beijing petition offices shut
Stranded migrant workers wait to board buses before taking a special train to their destination during extended lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus, in Bangalore, India, Monday, May 18, 2020. India has recorded its biggest single-day surge in new cases of coronavirus. The surge in infections comes a day after the federal government extended a nationwide lockdown to May 31 but eased some restrictions to restore economic activity and gave states more control in deciding the nature of the lockdown. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
U.S. homebuilder confidence rises in May
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 8, 2019 constuction workers work on site of a new building in Los Angeles, California. - After ending 2019 at a record high, US new housing construction contracted slightly but stayed remarkably strong in January, according to data released on February 19, 2020. Homebuilders racing to catch up with pent-up demand had sent housing starts to a 13-year high in December, with apartment construction hitting its fastest pace in 33 years as low interest rates has spurred demand. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Nissan’s survival plan for Europe: SUVs and sharing with Renault
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a dealer shop of Nissan Motor in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon/File Photo
Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 1976 file photo, CBS sportscaster Phyllis George is seen in New York. Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70. A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at a Lexington hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder.(AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)
Pretending oil is dead makes bad climate policy
Campbell Clark
Ottawa quietly probes expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen listens to a question during a news conference Tuesday April 21, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Police identify two killed in Oakville, Ont., shooting that also injured two others
Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
A woman wears a mask as she walks between a department store and a shopping mall in Toronto, on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
St. John Paul II honoured as Poland sees new sex abuse allegations
Pope Francis leads a private Mass in a side chapel of St. Peter's Basilica where St. John Paul II is buried, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late pope's birth, at the Vatican May 18, 2020. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Tributes pour in for award-winning Quebec actress Monique Mercure
Monique Mercure holds up her award for best female actor in an ongoing tv show, 'Providence', at the annual Les Prix Gemeaux awards, celebrating the best of French Canadian television in Montreal, Sunday, Sept., 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
U.S. car rental firm Hertz names new CEO
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the American car rental company Hertz is seen at the Nantes-Atlantique airport in Bouguenais near Nantes, western France, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Six EU states to scrap bans on short-selling shares as volatility eases
FILE PHOTO: A trader sits in front of the computer screens at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange, Germany, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
Taliban suicide bomber kills nine troops in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan security forces inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 18, 2020. A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence service early on Monday, killing many members of the force. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Journalism documentary This Is Not a Movie plays like Robert Fisk’s greatest hits and misses
This is Not a Movie at Hot Docs. Investigating “the truth” has never been an easy task. Yet veteran British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk has spent the better part of his career doing just that, from his legendary stint at The Times in the ‘80s to over 30 years with The Independent, where he continues to report on the Middle East.
While cafés and churches open in Greece and Italy, Spain eyes summer reboot
Women wear protective face shield as they push a clothes cart in a square, as most Spanish provinces are allowed to ease restrictions during phase one amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Malaga, Spain, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Massive fentanyl seizure in Myanmar points to new international source of deadly synthetic opioids
Precursor chemicals used to make illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, ketamine, heroin and fentanyl seized by Myanmar police and military are seen in this undated photo near Loikan village in Shan State, between February and April 2020 in what the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime described as AsiaÕs biggest-ever drug bust. Myanmar Police/UNODC/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Bank of England, facing COVID-19 slump, revives negative rates talk
FILE PHOTO: A cyclist is seen infront of the Bank of England as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
European airlines hope to resume flights but outlook is dim
FILE PHOTO: A Finnair Airbus A320-200 aircraft prepares to take off from Manchester Airport, Britain September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Euro zone economy won’t hit pre-crisis level until 2021 at earliest, ECB’s Philip Lane says
FILE PHOTO: Philip Lane, chief economist and executive board member at the European Central Bank, attends a meeting in Paris, France, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Apple reopening 25 more U.S. stores, will soon top 100 worldwide
CHARLESTON, SC - MAY 13: A security guard takes the temperature of a customer outside the Apple Store on May 13, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. Customers had their temperatures taken and were required to wear masks at the South Carolina store, as locations in Idaho, Alabama, and Alaska reopened as well following forced closures due to the coronavirus. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Panasonic sees strong demand from Tesla, in talks to expand Nevada battery plant
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Panasonic Corp is pictured at the CEATEC JAPAN 2017 (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File photo
Thanks to COVID-19, the big-box fitness model’s days may be numbered
While it’s now easier and more socially acceptable to live a plant-based lifestyle, in the gym, the idea still raises some skeptical eyebrows.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund tumbles to $18-billion loss in ‘valley of coronavirus’
In this Oct. 8, 2019 photo, a person walks by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. racked up a loss of 961.6 billion yen ($9 billion) for the fiscal year through March, on red ink related to its Vision Fund investments, including troubled office space-sharing venture WeWork. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Huawei calls U.S. move to curb chips supply ‘arbitrary’, expects business impact
People walk past a Huawei shop, amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Inside a national museum shuttered by COVID-19, scientists scramble to save specimens, living and dead, from neglect
The taxidermied remains of a muskox, a grey wolf and two grizzly bears sit beside crates of whale bones at the Large Skeleton Room of the Canadian Museum of Nature's campus in Gatineau, Que. This facility and the public museum across the Ottawa River are shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan braces for worst postwar slump as pandemic tips economy into recession
Employees wearing protective face masks work on the automobile assembly line as the maker ramps up car production with new security and health measures as a step to resume fully operation, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Kawasaki factory of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., owned by Germany-based Daimler AG, in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Oil jumps to two-month high on easing lockdowns, positive vaccine results
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind an oil pump outside Saint-Fiacre, near Paris, France September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Behind closed (garage) doors: Uncovering the ‘secret’ lives of Canadian auto buffs
Steve Bodrug 1993 Van Diemen Formula Ford
Ottawa urged to consider Beijing’s growing control over strategic minerals when weighing Chinese state firm’s bid for gold miner
Ottawa urged to scrutinize China’s mining activities in the Arctic in wake of TMAC takeover
Have you lost your sense of purpose during this pandemic?
Eileen Dooley
May 18: ‘The new normal seems to be that debt doesn’t matter.’ Readers react to COVID-19 spending and deficits, plus other letters to the editor
Cyclists ride their bikes past empty shops in Whistler, B.C., Friday, May 15, 2020. Whistler which is a travel destination for tourists around the world is seeing the effects of travel bans due to COVID-19.
A seven-day week suits the mind just fine
The full moon sets behind trees in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Trump administration slaps solar, wind operators with massive retroactive rent bills
In this Nov. 25, 2019 photo, wind turbines slowly rotate over corn fields in Warsaw, N.Y.
U.S. mulls paying companies, giving tax breaks to pull supply chains from China
The flags of the U.S. and China are displayed as President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, meet at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019.
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