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U.S, China diplomats hold ‘constructive’ meeting in Hawaii
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on June 10, 2020. Mr. Pompeo met China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on June 17, 2020.
India says it’s using diplomatic channels to ease tensions with China after clash
Indians burn an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against China in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Twenty Indian troops were killed in a clash with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley area Monday night that was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
‘We won’t be closing the country again': Trump won’t shut economy despite rising cases
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference about the coronavirus on April 16, 2020. Mr. Trump says he will not close down the U.S. economy again.
Defectors prepare food, medicine packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions
Park Jung-oh, head of North Korean defector group Kuensaem, carries bags containing empty plastic bottles before they are filled with rice and masks, during preparations for an event to send the bottles towards the North, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 18, 2020.
Calgary votes to move ahead with urban light-rail transport
A man uses an e-scooter in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
Trump signs bill to pressure China over Uyghur Muslim crackdown
A man holds a sign during a rally to show support for Uighurs and their fight for human rights in Hong Kong on Dec. 22, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation intended to pressure China over its treatment of the Uighurs.
Quebec’s top coroner announces inquiry into coronavirus-related deaths in long-term care homes
Flowers are placed outside Residence Herron, a seniors' long-term care facility, following a number of deaths since the COVID-19 outbreak, in the suburb of Dorval in Montreal, on April 11, 2020.
Erin O’Toole, Peter MacKay drop the gloves in first Conservative leadership debate
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay wait for the start of the French Leadership Debate in Toronto on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Yes, it’s time to make masks mandatory
A man wearing a protective face mask looks at his phone while walking in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Friday, April 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Suspended Senator Lynn Beyak apologizes to Indigenous peoples for racist letters
Senator Lynn Beyak waits for the Throne Speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, on Dec. 5, 2019.
B.C. Supreme Court ruling on party-host liability breaks new ground
B.C. Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson is seen in an undated handout photo.
B.C. could ease more COVID-19 restrictions next week
B.C. Premier John Horgan said he's waiting on more information before beginning Phase 3 of the province's reopening.
Ontario pivots on testing strategy for migrant workers to contain COVID-19 outbreaks
Migrant farm workers line up outside the Nature Fresh Farm Recreation Centre in Leamington, Ont., to get tested for COVID-19, on June 11, 2020.
Peru overtakes Italy in total number of coronavirus cases
Neighbours wearing masks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus wait in a line for a free meal at the Villa Maria del Triunfo district of in Lima, Peru, on June 17, 2020. The food was donated by a wealthy family and distributed to a poverty-stricken area of the capital.
‘Where is the justice?‘ Ontario looking at ‘good faith’ immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits
Plush toys and flowers are shown outside Residence Herron in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, on May 10, 2020.
Mexico reports 4,930 new cases of coronavirus infections
A health worker holds a box with a sign reading 'Transport of samples COVID-19' at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) where test are being taken, as the coronavirus disease outbreak continues, in Mexico City on June 17, 2020.
Jagmeet Singh defends calling Bloc MP racist, gets booted from House of Commons
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh listens to a question as he participates in a news conference after he was ordered removed from the House of Commons for calling another MP racist, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
‘That 70s Show’ actor Masterson charged in three rapes from early 2000s
Danny Masterson arrives at Youth for Human Rights International Celebrity Benefit in Los Angeles on March 24, 2014. Masterson, known for his roles in 'That '70s Show' and 'The Ranch,' has been charged with raping three women, Los Angeles County District Attorney's officials announced June 17, 2020.
One RCMP officer charged with dangerous driving after 2018 Kamloops crash
Saskatchewan changes police oversight but still no independent watchdog for serious actions
Saskatchewan is making changes to how police oversight happens in the province, but is still not preventing the practice of law enforcement from investigating other members. The Saskatchewan Legislative Building is seen at Wascana Centre in Regina on May 30, 2020.
N.B. Premier says he won’t commit to inquiry into police shootings of Indigenous residents
A young girl drums during a healing ceremony in town square to honour Chantel Moore in Edmundston, N.B., on June 13, 2020.
Streetwise newsletter: Strong demand for Canadian bonds boosts economic recovery effort
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Coronavirus Update: Quebec orders public inquiry into deaths at long-term care facilities
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at Residence Villa Val des Arbres a long-term care home in Laval, Que., Sunday, April 19, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Tiff Macklem signals Bank of Canada’s balance sheet will grow as focus shifts from stabilizing markets to stimulus
David Parkinson
Men’s Rogers Cup cancelled until next year due to COVID-19 pandemic
FILE PHOTO: Aug 8, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Close up of the net and ATP logo during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Nova Scotia families propose lawsuit against RCMP for failing to protect community in mass shooting
A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Road is seen in Portapique, N.S. on Friday, May 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Montreal drug developer Repare raises value of its Nasdaq IPO
Number of times Mounties used force has risen since 2017, according to RCMP data
Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an under-aged Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. The RCMP badge is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Strong demand for Canadian bonds boosts economic recovery effort
The Bank of Canada sign is seen in Ottawa as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz gives his final speech via video conference Monday May 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Pilot in Bryant’s helicopter crash may have become disoriented by heavy fog
Firefighters work the scene of a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 where former NBA star Kobe Bryant died in Calabasas, Calif. Federal investigators said June 17, 2020, that the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending.
Ontario evictions ban will be retroactive to May
An eviction/trespass notice posted in the window of a store in Toronto on Thursday, April 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canadiens’ Drouin looking to recapture early-season form whenever NHL returns
Montreal Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin (92) comes off the bench during first period NHL hockey game action against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
These 15 U.S. dividend stocks have their own economic moat
The pandemic has revealed the value of undercover work. Yet governments are making that illegal
Protesters 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
Evening Update: China seeks de-escalation with India after fatal border fight, and Canada loses UN Security Council election to Ireland, Norway
Indian policemen who are deployed anticipating protests outside the Chinese embassy take briefing from their superior officers in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Twenty Indian troops were reportedly killed, in the clash in the Ladakh region late Monday that was the first deadly confrontation on the disputed border between India and China since 1975. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
From Toronto to Vancouver, the pandemic and protests are inspiring street art
#ItsAllRightNow is a public art poster project being co-sponsored by the Bentway.
How the shifting face of leadership is changing employment law
Lai-King Hum is the founder of Hum Law, a boutique law firm based in Toronto that focuses on workplace law, human rights, professional regulation, and litigation.
English soccer returns with show of solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The English Premier League resumes Wednesday after its three-month suspension because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Laurence Griffiths/Pool via AP)
With Stephen Miller pouring poison into Trump’s ear, the uncivil war rages on
Lawrence Martin
Enbridge says 800 employees are taking voluntary buyouts
FILE - In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. Enbridge Inc. has produced legally acceptable plans for dealing with a potential spill from oil pipelines that cross a Michigan channel linking two of the Great Lakes, according to a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a court ruling June 5, 2020. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
Court orders receiver to take control of Toronto-based StableView Asset Management
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on Dec. 12, 2019.
‘With so much at risk, we couldn’t just wait for help:' Indigenous communities and COVID-19
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, March 23, 2020. Photo permission by Juanita Starr.
The murky business of Canada’s former U.S. ambassador
Konrad Yakabuski
Canada loses UN Security Council election to Ireland, Norway
Norway's ambassador to the United Nations, Mona Juul, casts a vote during U.N. elections, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. Norway and Ireland won contested seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council Wednesday in a series of U.N. elections held under dramatically different voting procedures because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo via AP)
For companies, reopening is one thing, making a profit is another
Rahim Manji, owner of Hollywood 3 Cinemas, a movie theatre chain with five locations in British Columbia, poses for a photograph at his Newton location in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, June 15, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
TTC board votes in favour of mandatory masks for customers starting July 2
A woman wears a mask as she rides a TTC streetcar in Toronto on Friday, March 20, 2020. The gradual reopening of Canada's economy will not mean business as usual for the country's public transit agencies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
How Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival found opportunity in a pandemic year
Barry Hertz
Juno Award winners to be revealed during live-streamed event on June 29
A videographer looks through his camera during the 2020 Juno Award nominee press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. The Juno Awards are headed online this year as COVID-19 forces the celebration of Canadian music to take a more subdued approach. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Near Trump’s rally site, Black Tulsa lives with fiery legacy
Burned bricks on a modern storefront are one of the few surviving reminders of the more than 30-block historic black district in Tulsa, Okla., Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Alberta to hold referendum on equalization payments, Premier Kenney says
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. The Alberta government is proposing to change the rules on charter schools and home-schooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
SickKids doctors expect safe return to school for Ontario students in September
A empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020. Alberta aims to have students back in the classrooms this fall with some health measures in place to deal with COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Five numbers that will douse any high hopes you may have for the housing market
Rob Carrick
The RCMP cannot continue front-line policing if it isn’t responsive to the communities it serves
People gather in Edmundston's town square to honour Chantel Moore in Edmundston, N.B., on June 13, 2020.
Stephen Poloz joins Bay Street law firm as special adviser
Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz arrives for a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has been appointed to the board of directors at Enbridge Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Toronto mayor calls for expanded mental-health teams, more anti-racism training in police force
A protester confronts a Toronto Police officer during an anti-racism march on June 6, 2020, in Toronto.
For the brave investor, frontier market bonds could be attractive buys right now
A woman walks past a wall with a mural at the Jamaica Market, in Mexico City, on May 7, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Briefing: Liberals to take ‘snapshot’ of the federal coffers
A sign with an x is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C. mayor wants changes to prison-transfer system after alleged murder by escapees
James Busch and Zachary Armitage are seen in a composite photo.
After he died, I loved finding the notes Dad left all over the house
Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe, in Atlanta, on June 12, 2020.
Nova Scotia court orders new trial for former medical student William Sandeson
William Sandeson is seen at provincial court, in Halifax, in a Feb. 23, 2016, file photo.
Apple TV+ doc Dads is a sincere look at fatherhood – and a home movie for Hollywood’s Howard family
DADS (Documentary). Director Bryce Dallas Howard and producer Ron Howard on the set of “Dads,” premiering globally June 19 on Apple TV+.
Toronto plastic surgeon known as ‘Dr. 6ix’ accused of filming patients without consent
Arrest warrants issued after alleged looting of South African bank by politically connected insiders
A picture taken on December 12, 2018 shows files containing the paperwork of AUB's Motor & Diesel Centre, owned by Mr Aubrey Mulaudzi, 56, a diesel mechanic who had been banking with VBS Mutual Bank since 1989 in Thohoyandou Limpopo, South Africa. - Fear spread through poor rural communities across South Africa in November when VBS, a regional bank that catered to poorer customers, collapsed. (Photo by GULSHAN KHAN / AFP)GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images
Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July
FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead Nasdaq IPO in New York. Video app company Zoom said Thursday, June 11 2020, it regretted that some meetings involving U.S.-based Chinese dissidents were disrupted, as meanwhile a prominent Hong Kong activist said his account was blocked despite the city’s guarantees of free speech. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Researchers believe they’ve cracked mystery of dinosaur eggs missing from fossil record
Puck woes: NHL’s bottom line facing short-term blow
Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula, seen Aug. 8, 2019, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The NHL team made a drastic series of cost-cutting moves by firing general manager Jason Botterill and his assistants. Owner Terry Pegula specifically cited uncertain times raised by the pandemic.
Canadian grain exports flowing fast as pandemic lockdowns clear railway space
ONE-TIME USE ONLY -- DO NOT USE UNDER AN Y CIRCUMSTANCES -- IMAGE MUST BE DOWNLOADED AGAIN FROM CP -- BNSF Railway hopper railcars on track next to a grain elevator facility, Ray, North Dakota on Saturday, September 8, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Bayne Stanley
Go back to the future in this replica DeLorean time machine
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Full Stream Ahead: Six dad-centric films to stream this Father’s Day
Barry Hertz
Two teens allegedly behind racist video won’t face criminal charges, Montreal police say
Montreal police say two teens allegedly behind a racist video that has circulated widely online this week won’t face criminal charges.
The Podcast Files: CBC’s This is not a Drake podcast is about Drake, but not really
Drake accepts the Top Artist trophy during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, in Las Vegas, on May 1, 2019.
Canada’s wealthiest families hold 25.6 per cent of riches, new PBO report says
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More women join lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard
Peter Nygard is seen in a March 2, 2014, file photo.
Here’s hoping pandemic won’t stop New Brunswick’s bullish new attitude to immigration
John Ibbitson
Lawyers, prosecutors in Patrik Mathews case seek extension to complete pretrial work
Former Canadian military reservist Patrik Mathews is seen in an undated photo provided by the RCMP.
Canadian Championship to feature 11 soccer teams, down from 13 last year
Montreal Impact players hoist the Voyageurs Cup after winning the Canadian soccer Championship over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 29, 2013. The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championship will feature 11 clubs, down from 13 last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Montreal Impact sign teenagers Keesean Ferdinand, Tomas Giraldo to homegrown player contracts
Soccer ball in the playing field
World No. 2 Simona Halep currently does not plan to play U.S. Open
FILE PHOTO: Jul 13, 2019; London, United Kingdom; Simona Halep (ROU) reacts during a match against Serena Williams (USA) on day 12 at the All England Lawn and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
ATP and WTA Tours announce August resumption
File #: 7574158 Tennis Abstract female tennis player setting up for a forehand. ©Michael Krinke Photography / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Tennis, Women, Court, Female, Playing, US Open, Silhouette, Athlete, Shadow, Violence, Tennis Racket, Competition
9 vibrant and refreshing white wines to welcome summer
Christopher Waters
Serena Williams ‘cannot wait to return’ to U.S. Open later this summer
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Serena Williams returns a shot to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York. Serena Williams is planning to play in the 2020 U.S. Open. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said in a video shown during the U.S. Tennis Association's tournament presentation Wednesday, June 17, 2020, that she “cannot wait to return” to New York for the major championship she has won six times. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
You Don’t Nomi strips Showgirls’s infamous reputation bare
You Don’t Nomi (Documentary) Filmmaker Jeffrey McHale dissects the enduring fascination of Paul Verhoeven's 1995 bomb 'Showgirls,' starring Elizabeth Berkley, with views ranging from reviled mess to misunderstood stealth masterpiece. Courtesy of levelFILM
Trudeau promises ‘snapshot’ of federal finances on July 8
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on June 16, 2020.
Dozens of arrests made as Vancouver police enforce injunction against homeless camp
Police are on the scene as campers are asked to leave a tent encampment on Vancouver’s waterfront, on June 16, 2020.
Iamgold suspends operations at Suriname after employees test positive for COVID-19
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Prominent strategist stands his bearish ground (Plus, why TSX investors can ignore PE ratios, and how to get juicy yields from gold)
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
New Brunswick committee votes to remove notwithstanding clause from vaccination bill
A committee of the New Brunswick legislature has voted to remove the notwithstanding clause from a controversial bill on mandatory vaccinations for children in schools and daycares.
EU worried Fiat-PSA deal may hit competition in vans
The deal will put brands including Fiat, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Maserati and Peugeot, Opel and DS all under one roof.
Some national parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations beginning next week
An entrance to Banff National Park is shown in a March 24, 2020, file photo.
Canadian dollar dips as inflation miss supports BoC’s easing stance
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Trump administration files lawsuit to delay release of John Bolton’s book
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks at Duke University, in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 17, 2020.
George Floyd’s brother urges UN probe into police brutality, racial discrimination in the U.S.
Philonise Floyd speaks via video message at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on June 17, 2020.
Gordon Pape: These ETFs are a way to own some gold and get income as well
Gold bars and coins are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, August 14, 2019.
Pence says officials considering other venues for Trump’s Tulsa rally
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, on June 16, 2020.
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