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White House defends coronavirus safety measures as Pence staffer tests positive
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the press after delivering personal protective equipment to the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, in Alexandria, Va., on May 7, 2020.
Canadian dollar posts one-week high as jobs data less bleak than expected
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Woman found not criminally responsible in fatal PATH stabbing may be allowed to live in community: review board
The Ontario Review Board says Rohinie Bisesar must remain in the secure wing of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Somali town and Ugandan hospital washed away as flooding hits East Africa
A flooded church compound is seen after after the River Nzoia burst its banks, in Nyadorera, Siaya County, Kenya, on May 2, 2020.
China’s Shandong buys Canadian gold miner TMAC Resources for US$149-million
An expanse of tundra on the outskirts of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada, June 27, 2015. In spite of the costly travel across immense distances and frigid conditions that means games are mostly played indoors on artificial pitch, soccer has helped provide a sense of community and a distraction from social problems prevalent in the Arctic. (Ian Willms/The New York Times)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
Pedestrians walking past the TD branch on Bloor St West in Toronto on April 16.
Polar vortex could bring rare May snow, record-low temperatures to northeastern U.S.
A dusting of snow covers tree branches in Stowe, Vt., on May 5, 2020.
Caught between weather-related disasters and coronavirus threats, millions of migrants have no safe place to go
Newly arrived migrants from Afghanistan build a shelter at a makeshift camp on the island of Lesvos, on March 7, 2020.
Shopify shares under pressure after new stock offering
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.Shopify Inc. is launching a consumer-facing e-commerce app called Shop that allows users to browse and make purchases from businesses and track all of their online orders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. unemployment surges to 14.7 per cent, shattering post-Second World War record
A pedestrian walks by a closed sign in Grosse Pointe, Mich., on May 7, 2020.
Eight books to read with children of all ages on Mother’s Day weekend
The Eagle Mother by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Hudson), illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Highwater Press, 9-12)
Advocates say green hydrogen’s time has come in a post-pandemic world
The new Febus hydrogen bus is seen before a presentation in Pau, France, on Jan. 14, 2020.
Hydro One reports $225-million first-quarter profit
A Hydro One office is pictured in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Hydro One shares are expected to go on sale on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Two million Canadian jobs lost in April as unemployment rate reaches 13 per cent
People line up at a Service Canada office in Montreal on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Statistics Canada says the economy lost 1,011,000 jobs in March as the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Several pro-democracy lawmakers ejected after scuffles break out at Hong Kong’s legislature
Pro-democracy lawmaker Raymond Chan is carried away by security following scuffles at the Legislative Council, in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2020.
Trade War II: World market themes for the week ahead
President Donald Trump gestures during a White House National Day of Prayer Service in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 7.
TD earmarks $1.1-billion for bad loans in U.S. retail banking
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: People wait on line outside of TD Bank on April 16, 2020, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. During his daily news briefing on Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed $2 billion in budget cuts beginning July 1 to balance the city's budget amid the coronavirus pandemic. The mayor also called upon President Trump to push for Congress to provide more stimulus funds to state and local governments. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Police in India file culpable homicide complaint against LG Chem subsidiary after deadly gas leak
Residents speak with a local politician outside the LG Polymers plant following a gas leak, in Visakhapatnam, India, on May 8, 2020.
Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje headline UFC’s return event Saturday
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, Tony Ferguson poses during a ceremonial weigh-in for a UFC 229 mixed martial arts fight in Las Vegas. UFC 249 scheduled for May 9, 2020, at Jacksonville Arena will be headlined by lightweight title contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
South Korean health authorities investigate new coronavirus cases linked to Seoul nightclubs
A notice of guidelines that entertainment facilities should follow is posted at the entrance of a nightclub in Seoul, South Korea, on May 8, 2020.
Tesla aiming to resume production at California facility
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc's U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Three offers for Laval home as COVID-19 restrictions bite
Done Deal, 1023 Rue Victor-Morin, Laval, Que.
Large condo in Richmond, B.C., sells under asking
Done Deal, 7600 Francis Rd., No. 102, Richmond, B.C.
In B.C., there’s a plan to reopen museums, art galleries. But what about theatres?
Carried_Away__0141.jpg carried away on the crest of a wave has yet to be staged, sadly, but we did take some beautiful pre-production shots of it. Arts Club Theatre Company 0075: Mana Nakamura and Raugi Yu: costume design by Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh; photo by David Cooper
Luxury Toronto loft comes with private wine cellar
Done Deal, 155 Dalhousie St., No. 954, Toronto
A look back at Toronto’s iconic Union Station
Dave LeBlanc
Home of the Week: A luxury townhouse in the heart of Yorkville
Buyer negotiates deal for Roncesvalles condo
Done Deal, 36 Howard Park Ave., No. 503, Toronto
Home near Eglinton LRT has added laneway housing potential
Done Deal, 40 Peveril Hill N., Toronto
Taiwan will fail in its bid to attend key WHO meeting, China says
The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at their headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 24, 2020.
Israel to discuss reported Sinai peacekeeper cutback plan with U.S., minister says
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz speaks in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 2, 2020.
Australia frustrated by Trump administration’s efforts to link COVID-19 to Chinese lab
Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham addresses media outside the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Birmingham says he wants bilateral free trade deals with Hong Kong, Indonesia and Peru to take effect early next year. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
European lawmakers to consider tougher climate law
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020 REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
RBC’s top Canadian stock picks for every investing style
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on August 22, 2017.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
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Advocates say the dismantling of B.C. tent cities presents a chance to reform Canada’s housing policies
People sit together at a table at a homeless camp at Oppenheimer Park, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The province had set a May 9 deadline to temporarily relocate hundreds of people from tent encampments in Vancouver and Victoria to hotel and community centre accommodations to protect them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Coronavirus news May 8: COVID-19 wage-subsidy program to be extended, Trudeau promises
Space available on storefronts is shown on Queen Street in Toronto on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Real estate firm Colliers International says about one in five surveyed commercial tenants requested April rent relief as the COVID-19 shutdown hits business activity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada’s beef and pork producers forced to consider culls as COVID-19 limits meat processors
FILE PHOTO: Five-week-old weanlings at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment in Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes/File Photo
Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act could be invoked in an investigation of COVID-19′s spread
Peter MacKay addresses the crowd at a federal Conservative leadership forum during the annual general meeting of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party in Halifax on February 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Cautious few view Aurora home at end of March
Done Deal, 122 Ivy Jay Cres., Aurora, Ont.
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Workers assemble Mercedes-Benz AG G-Class automobiles on the production line at the Magna International Inc. plant in Graz, Austria, on Thursday, Dec. 3. 2015.
Japan tightens foreign-investment rules for 518 companies, citing national security
Japanese flags flutter in front of buildings in Tokyo's business district on Feb. 22, 2016.
U.S. prison industry continues to thrive through a pandemic and global downturn
Inmates at the Westville Correctional Facility, in Westville, Ind., watch protesters from a window on April 28, 2020.
U.S. and China trade officials push forward with trade deal implementation while Trump mulls scrapping it
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, listens as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He talks while they line up for a group photo at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China February 15, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Oil rises five per cent in second weekly gain on output cuts, demand hopes
FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Morning Update: As Canada slowly looks to reopen, a big backlog of elective surgeries awaits
Two people wearing personal protective equipment, including respirators and coverall suits in-line skate on the seawall at Stanley Park in Vancouver on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, making space for residents to get fresh air at a physical distance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tensions rise over travel to cottage country amid pandemic
Chris Dacosta and his partner Ember Cope, are photographed in the Baysville General Store, on April 7 2020. The two took over the Muskoka cottage area store in April 2019 and can see both sides of the issue when season cottagers want to come up and use their properties. Some locals would prefer they stay home so they don't overwhelm local services.
Ricky Gervais is truer to his real self in Netflix’s After Life
Johanna Schneller
The close: Stocks rally despite a month of historic job losses
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on June 28, 2013.
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Everything has changed (except the abiding faith of industrial-strategy enthusiasts)
Andrew Coyne
UN debates how to hold Security Council election next month in the age of physical distancing
Seventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly The Rt. Hon. Richard G. Casey, Australian Minister of State for External Affairs, addressing a plenary meeting of the seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. Behind him, seated at the presidential rostrum (from left to right): Trygve Lie, U.N. Secretary-General; Lester B. Pearson, of Canada, Assembly President; and Andrew W. Cordier, Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General. 17 October 1952 United Nations, New York
Virologist Dr. Earl Brown: ‘If you’re going to do research, you need to do a postdoc’
The University of Ottawa campus is quiet, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Ottawa. The federal government announced funding for post-secondary students affected by Covid-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The healthy work force: Why we need to rethink early intervention
Paula Allen - Morneau Sheppell
May 8: ‘Camp counsellors are not babysitters.’ Should we open summer camps in the spring? Plus other letters to the editor
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Train kills 14 migrant workers walking home after reportedly losing jobs due to lockdown in India
Police officers examine the railway track after a train ran over migrant workers sleeping on the track in Aurangabad district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, May 8, 2020.
New Zealand says it backs Taiwan joining WHO due to country’s success fighting coronavirus
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 24, 2020, shows the logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva.
NYPD enforcing physical distancing with sometimes violent arrests of many non-whites
In this April 29, 2020 image made from video provided by Adegoke Atunbi, New York City police officers wrestle a man to the ground while making an arrest in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
After surprise announcement ending dynastic succession at company, Samsung heir pressed to explain family’s intentions
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee, speaks during a news conference at a company's office building in Seoul, South Korea, May 6, 2020.
Kansas City to open against Houston as NFL releases schedule despite pandemic
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles against defense of Whitney Mercilus of the Houston Texans during the AFC Divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 12, 2020 in Kansas City, Mo.
Veteran who helped bring 30,000 Ukrainian refugees to Canada to be honoured in the U.K.
Pictue of Bohdan Panchuk from Lubomyr Luciuk's book Searching for Place at his office in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday Feb. 27, 2020. (photo of Dmytro Andrievsky, Danylo Skoropadsky and G.R.B. Panchuk in London, 1945. Lars Hagberg for the Globe and Mail
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