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French drugmaker to enrol thousands for coronavirus vaccine trials
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past the logo of Sanofi at the company's headquarters in Paris on April 24, 2020. Sanofi says it plans to enrol thousands of subjects globally for trials of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus.
Experts prepare for risk that ‘murder hornets’ could spread from B.C.
An Asian giant hornet from Japan is held on a pin by Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Dept. of Agriculture, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ted S. Warren
A Canadian-American military man, a failed Venezuela coup and a Twitter video
Personal documents are shown by Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (not pictured) during a meeting with the Bolivarian armed forces a day after Venezuela's government said it foiled an attempted incursion by "terrorist mercenaries" from Colombia, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela May 4, 2020. Picture taken May 4, 2020. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Quebec long-term care workers share horror stories of pandemic working conditions
Two orderlies at a Montreal long-term care home wear makeshift outfits made with garbage bags after the facility had run out of medical gowns. The photo was posted on Facebook on April 22, 2020.
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection caused by gallstone
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone.
Globe reporter Kathy Tomlinson nominated for Michener Award
Globe and Mail reporter Kathy Tomlinson.
Imperial Oil regrets deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings ponds
Imperial Oil Ltd. is reporting the deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta. Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial Oil's oil sands research centre in Calgary in 2018.
Doug Ford lashes out at Ontario’s medical officers over lagging COVID-19 testing
Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses the province’s daily COVID-19 press conference from Queen’s Park in Toronto on May 5, 2020.
B.C. may shuffle political priorities as it begins to reopen economy
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the boarded up shops along Robson Street in downtown Vancouver, Monday, May 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canadian MPs’ effort to summon WHO adviser comes under fire in China
Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organisation (WHO) attends a news conference of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Covid-19 about its investigation of the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, China, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Irving plan to ship oil to East Coast on tankers is ‘different version’ of Energy East pipeline, ex-premier says
A cyclist passes by the Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John, NB, on October 27, 2017. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
What if the Conservatives and Liberals are both right about guns?
A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C., on May 1, 2020.
Canadian Barry Blitt wins a Pulitzer for his New Yorker illustrations
illustrator Barry Blitt VERY SMALL FILE
Suncor Energy deepens spending cuts, slashes quarterly dividend
Suncor Energy posted a loss of C$3.53 billion, or C$2.31 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31.
Manitoba court first to confirm date for holding trials again
Glenn Joyal, of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, is shown in this 2012 file photo.
Northern Ontario First Nation Kashechewan heads to land to avoid flooding, COVID-19
Kashechewan Chief Leo Friday joins other members of the Kashechewan First Nation at a rally demanding the relocation of the community, in front of Queen's Park in Toronto, on Monday, April 29, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Sun Life profit falls as CEO says coronavirus will impact insurers for rest of the year
FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters of One York Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Coronavirus Update: Canada behind in reporting coronavirus death data
Clinical staff wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as they test essential workers at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, Britain on May 5.
Fanny Singer’s deconstructed Nicoise salad is perfect for a balmy spring meal
Fanny Singer, daughter of Alice Waters, combines a love of food with love of family in her new book. Deconstructed Nicoise Salad
Three members of same family found dead in apparent murder-suicide near Edmonton
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police 'E' Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018.
Traders risk getting ahead of themselves with oil price gains
Jeffrey Jones
Streetwise newsletter: New OSC head Grant Vingoe wants stronger powers for banking sector ombudsman
Bank towers in Toronto's Financial Disirict at Bay St.and King St. West, are photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
‘Worst month ever’: Canada is set to post another round of record-setting job losses
Boarded up clothing stores are seen on Robson Street, 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
Keeper of unofficial St. John’s fishing museum Charles Pearcey survived historic avalanche
Newfoundland fisherman Charlie Pearcey, undated.
A tonic for terrible times: Jerry Seinfeld’s new comedy special on Netflix
John Doyle
Occidental posts $2.2-billion loss on charges, deepens spending cuts
FILE PHOTO: Equipment used to process carbon dioxide, crude oil and water is seen at an Occidental Petroleum Corp enhanced oil recovery project in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder
Restoring faith in Alberta Energy Regulator to be an ‘interesting leadership challenge’ for Laurie Pushor
A pumpjack works at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. A shortage of capital and a mindset devoted to "hunkering down" in the face of persistent headwinds mean mergers and acquisitions activity in Canada's oilpatch will likely remain at low ebb in 2020, analysts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Five Big Pharma stocks well equipped for the coronavirus era
Alberta legislature to resume sitting to pass COVID-19-related legislation
Alberta Premier Jason Kenny and Jason Nixon Minister of Environment and Parks chat before the speech from the throne is delivered in Edmonton on May 21, 2019. Albertans are expected to learn Monday how they can take up to 164 provincial parks and recreation sites off the hands of a government that no longer wants them. The move, announced in early March, comes despite concern from thousands of people, including parks users, businesses, rural municipalities and opposition politicians. Environment Minister Jason Nixon has announced the United Conservative government will fully or partially close 20 provincial parks and hand off another 164 to third-party managers. Sites for which no manager can be found will lose park status and revert to general Crown land, which can be sold. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Stormtrooper with a gun: Alberta police take down restaurant worker in costume
A storm trooper makes his way in the Star Wars themed land, Galaxy's Edge during a preview at Hollywood Studios at Disney World, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Police officers conduct is being investigated after a teenager in a Storm Trooper costume promoting an Alberta restaurant for Star Wars day ended up with a bloody nose after she was forced to the ground. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John Raoux
Cycling advocates say a different mindset is needed for people taking it up
People cycle across a bridge in the Montreal borough of Lachine, Saturday, April 25, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Can a desperate Cirque du Soleil avoid Quebecor’s embrace?
Konrad Yakabuski
Spruce Meadows cancels Masters show jumping event because of COVID-19
Former commissioner Larry Smith understands coronavirus pandemic’s impact on CFL
Conservative senator Larry Smith, seen on April 30, 2015, was CFL commissioner from 1992-97.
After the tech-lash: new digital policy priorities in the post-pandemic world
Platforms such as Facebook and Google have been widely criticized for their approach to privacy but the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to reorient our views of the tech sector.
Exemplary leaders in this pandemic have much in common with Churchill
Gary Mason
Doug Ford says MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season
Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses the province’s daily COVID-19 press conference from Queen’s Park in Toronto n Tuesday, May 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Russell-Pool
Pandemic upheaval gives cause for a few changes to my dividend portfolio
An A&W Restaurant in Toronto is photographed on Monday, July 9, 2018. A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even as they slipped in the most recent quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Google and Facebook didn’t cause the newspaper industry’s ills, and making them pay won’t fix them
Andrew Coyne
Disney takes $1.4-billion coronavirus hit, sets date to reopen Shanghai park
Evening Update: Canada lags other countries in releasing real-time mortality data; Ottawa pledges $77-million to protect food-processing workers
An ambulance pulls into Sacre-Coeur Hospital in Montreal, Saturday, April 25, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Trudeau, Duclos must send transparency message during COVID-19 pandemic, info czar says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers an address to Canadians from Rideau Cottage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
SNC-Lavalin chair Kevin Lynch stepping down before annual meeting
USE TWO COLUMN ONLY - SNC-Lavalin Chairman Kevin Lynch addresses shareholders during the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 3, 2018. SNC-Lavalin Goup Inc. says Kevin Lynch plans to step down as chair of the board of directors once a successor has been chosen by the board after the company's annual meeting this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
U.S. coronavirus infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
A woman wears a protective mask and gloves, due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, as she bicycles through busy traffic in downtown Lawrence, Mass., Tuesday, May 5, 2020. During late April 2020, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker extended the closure order of state's nonessential businesses and urged people to remain home until at least May 18th to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Lessons on money shame from a financial planner who declared bankruptcy at 25
Rob Carrick
Companies managed by value-investor CEOs outperform companies that are not
George Athanassakos
Biosphere doc Spaceship Earth is an endlessly curious, wildly fascinating film for our sealed-inside era
SPACESHIP EARTH (Documentary). A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
Tarragon Theatre’s 2020-2021 season unannouncement – and plays and musicals to watch or listen to online this week
Kelly Nestruck
Thomson Reuters reports higher first-quarter revenue despite pandemic
The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York, on Oct. 29, 2013.
California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors
FILE PHOTO: Uber and Lyft stickers are seen on a car windscreen as protesters join an Uber drivers' strike for higher wages at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
U.S.-China schism brings Cold War II closer than ever
Lawrence Martin
Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs as coronavirus hits home rentals
FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California, U.S., August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie
Athletics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky
Trevor Hofbauer finishes the 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct., 20, 2019. Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Toronto FC chef still hard at work and getting rave reviews during pandemic
Toronto FC's Terrence Boyd, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Scott Sutter vie for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver on Friday May 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Politics Briefing: Another serious data gap in the fight against COVID-19
An ambulance pulls into Sacre-Coeur Hospital in Montreal, Saturday, April 25, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Whistleblower says U.S. failed to prepare, sought quick coronavirus fix
This April 6, 2020, file photo, shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas.
All my mom instincts kicked in the day my daughter nearly died
Leafs’ Justin Holl says American players waiting for ‘concrete plan’ before crossing border
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Justin Holl (3) passes the puck past Vegas Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves (75) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Las Vegas. Holl has spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the NHL, and much of North America, at home in Minnesota since the season was paused March 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher
Nova Scotia reports three more COVID-19 deaths as union raises border concerns
A paramedic enters an ambulance at Northwood Manor, in Halifax, on May 1, 2020.
Garden centres race to open to help customers and salvage their busiest season
A customer shops for garden flowers at Nelson Flower and Garden during the COVID-19 pandemic in Burlington, Ont., on Monday, May 4, 2020. Health officials and the government have asked that people stay inside to help curb the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Israel’s attorney-general advises top court against annulling coalition deal
A panel of judges of the Israeli Supreme Court address a discussion on a petition asking whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can form a government legally and publicly when indictments are filed against him on charges of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust, on May 4, 2020.
Canada’s ‘gun ban’ is not what the government says it is
Robyn Urback
3M wins injunction against mask seller accused of price gouging
FILE PHOTO: Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, that has been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra marks in response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak, in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. March 4, 2020. Picture taken March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo
Banks’ lending power may need reinforcing as pandemic drags on: BIS
FILE PHOTO: The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
BC Wildfire Service launching interactive app aimed at providing accurate, timely information
The Eagle Bluff wildfire in B.C. is seen in a handout photo.
Federal scientists predict high wildfire risk across Western Canada this summer
A helicopter dumps a load of water on the Philpot Road fire outside of Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 28, 2017.
Trump denies U.S. role after Venezuela claims Americans detained in failed beach raid
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he departs from the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2020.
Companies tap bond markets at record rate to ride out coronavirus downturn
The U.S. flag is seen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 30.
U.S., Britain launch trade talks, pledge quick work as virus ravages global economy
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the talks, to be conducted virtually, will involve over 300 U.S. and UK staff and officials in nearly 30 negotiating groups.
Global markets now wary of pandemic scarring
A street cleaning operative walks past the London Stock Exchange Group building on March 9.
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to drop in May as demand slides, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A view shows branded oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Libyan PM calls for renewal of UN-brokered talks amid escalating tensions
Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord, speaks during a news conference in Tripoli, on Feb. 15, 2020.
Embraer not in trouble, has bright future, Brazil’s Treasury Secretary says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company's headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio
Ontario’s fire marshal says fire deaths have increased this year as COVID-19 measures force people to stay home
Ontario’s fire marshal says there’s been an increase in fire deaths this year as COVID-19 measures force many people to stay home and do more home cooking.
Marathon Petroleum runs plants at minimums but sees creep in gasoline demand
Storage is shown at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. refinery in Detroit, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The world is awash in oil, there's little demand for it and we're running out of places to put it. That in a nutshell explains this week's strange and unprecedented action in the market for crude oil futures contracts, where traders essentially offered to pay someone else to deal with the oil they were due to have delivered next month.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Ottawa earmarks $77-million to protect meat plant workers, but union says it misses mark
Union members stage an info protest at the entrance to the Cargill meat packing plant which re-opened today after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in High River, Alberta, May 4, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Trump accuses Democrats of wanting his coronavirus response to fail, offers no evidence
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2020.
'I just don’t want them to be forgotten’: Nova Scotia communities memorialize the 22 victims
Sisters, from left to right, Darcy Dobson, Molly O'Brien, Michaella O'Brien, and Katie Devine arrange flowers and painted rocks left by mourners at the vigil to their mother Heather O'Brien where the VON nurse was killed by a gunman along the highway in Debert, N.S. on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The O'Brien family found the large heart-shaped rock in the wooded area behind the vigil, moving and placing it with a tractor before building a garden in their mother's name. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Toronto’s Hot Docs going online-only for 2020 festival
Barry Hertz
Sudan appoints its first ambassador to the United States in more than 25 years
Trudeau deflects questions about military’s delayed confirmation of helicopter crash
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference from Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa, on May 5, 2020.
Trump’s intel chief nominee says he won’t be swayed by politics
Rep. John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on May 5, 2020.
Area of Gulf of St. Lawrence temporarily closed to fixed-gear fisheries after first right whales of season spotted
A North Atlantic right whale is seen in a March 28, 2018, file photo.
Canada’s trade gap swells as COVID-19 shutdowns, sinking energy prices take a toll
(FILES) In this file photo a sign directing trucks to the export clearance site for vehicles to cross the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Canada, on March 18, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. - US exports plunged nearly 10 percent in March, driving an increase in the trade deficit to $44.4 billion as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, the Commerce Department reported on May 5, 2020. Imports also fell, but only by 6.2 percent, as transportation and shipping began to close down worldwide. "The declines in March exports and imports were, in part, due to the impact of COVID-19, as many businesses were operating at limited capacity or ceased operations completely, and the movement of travelers across borders was restricted," the report said. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Five reasons why it’s so hard to invest in preferred shares
White House adviser expects April unemployment rate to be ‘north of 16%’
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
Liberal MP Jim Carr to receive stem-cell transplant to treat blood cancer
Jim Carr speaks to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, on Jan. 14, 2020.
U.K. coronavirus death toll surpasses 32,000 to become highest in Europe
Ambulances and staff are seen outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital, at the Excel Centre, London, on May 5, 2020.
Canada lagging behind other countries in releasing real-time mortality data
An ambulance pulls into Sacre-Coeur Hospital in Montreal on April 25, 2020.
South Korea reports its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18 as sports resume
A cheerleader performs in front of a large screen displaying baseball fans cheering from their homes during the opening game of South Korea's new baseball season between the SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles, at Munhak Baseball Stadium, in Incheon, on May 5, 2020.
U.S. stock exchange field heats up as MEMX gets SEC nod
The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9.
Philippine government agency orders leading broadcast network to halt operations
An employee lights candles in front of the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN, in Manila, Philippines, on May 5, 2020.
Lyft offers cheaper rides for users willing to wait longer
(FILES) In this file photo a driver rides his car in front of the Lyft Drivers Hub in Los Angeles, California, March 29, 2019. - Lyft said April 29, 2020 it plans to shed nearly a thousand workers to help the ride-sharing group survive the pandemic's hit to its business. The San Francisco group said it would reduce its payrolls by 17 percent -- about 982 people -- and furlough another 288 workers. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
The Starbucks Coffee store is shuttered due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Matawan, New Jersey on April 1.
Canadian dollar gains as oil jumps and hit to trade is less than feared
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
King urges reflection as Dutch mark 75th anniversary of liberation from Nazi occupation
Netherlands' Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander arrive to pay their respects during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Palace on Dam Square, in Amsterdam, on May 4, 2020.
Heroux-Devtek to cut about 225 jobs due to drop in demand in commercial aerospace market
An employee works on a landing gear at a Heroux-Devtek facility, in Quebec, in an undated photo.
Norwegian Cruise Line signals doubts about its ability to continue operations
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sun sits docked at the Port of Jacksonville on March 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Fla.
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