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Hong Kong protesters march as it wakes up to new law
Pro-democracy Leung Kwok-hung, centre, and others protesters shout slogans 'Stop One Party Rolling' before they march toward the flag raising ceremony marking the anniversary of the Hong Kong handover to China in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. Hong Kong marked the 23rd anniversary of its handover to China in 1997, one day after China enacted a national security law that cracks down on protests in the territory.
Weinstein reaches tentative $19-M deal with his accusers
Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein and his former studio's board have reached a nearly $19-million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state's attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit said on June 30, 2020.
Central, northeastern B.C. brace for flooding during heavy rains
Due to heavy rains, the Fraser River could reach levels last seen in 1972.
RCMP reconciliation strategy for Alberta fails to challenge status quo, critic says
Pam Palmater, Ryerson University Chair in Indigenous Governance and human rights advocate, described the RCMP’s reconciliation strategy statement as 'repurposed communication,' and 'speaking notes without concrete action.'
Court rules that Ontario mental-health program amounted to assault
Brian McInnes, a former patient at the Oak Ridge division of the Mental Health Centre in Penetanguishene, Ont. Photographed on Tuesday June 30, 2020 in Thunder Bay. Photo by Brandy Kenna/The Globe and Mail
Report on Small Business Newsletter: Ottawa extends small-business rent-relief program for another month
Burdock & Co restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, May 1, 2020. Restaurants are wondering if commercial rent relief offered by the federal government will be enough to keep them alive through the pandemic. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Ontario ombudsman says long-term care investigation will get to ‘crux’ of problem during COVID-19
A staff member stands at a window as a woman tries to speak to a relative at Orchard Villa Care home, in Pickering, Ont., on April 25, 2020.
Volunteers before schools: a sign governments are losing sight of what’s urgent
Campbell Clark
Female constable’s case forces Toronto Police to address sexual harassment
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED CO-MUKHERJEE-TPS-1210 -- Toronto police officer pictured in Madoc, Ontario on Friday, January 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg
B.C. finance minister says ‘benefit companies’ would give back to communities
Finance Minister Carole James speaks at a press conference at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria on July 18, 2019. Ms. James said B.C. has introduced legislation to become the first province in Canada allowing companies to create a corporate structure that includes giving back.
Windsor medical officer won’t let migrant farm workers with asymptomatic COVID-19 back to work
Wajid Ahmed, Chief Officer of Health for Windsor-Essex County poses for an image outside his office in Windsor, Ont. on Thursday June 25, 2020. As the Windsor-Essex region partially entered Stage 2 of the province's reopening plan this week, political leaders, health officials and farmers in the area expressed anxiety about efforts to contain COVID-19 outbreaks in the region's sprawling greenhouses ahead of a possible second wave of the virus this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
British Columbia long-term care homes open to visitors as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Brenda Brophy right, with her mother Dot Finnerty, in June 2020
B.C. potter Wayne Ngan turned clay into objects of rare sculptural beauty
Wayne Ngan, undated portrait.
Probe launched into handling of allegations against spouse of B.C. police chief
Happy Canada Day. Sorry
A volunteer waves Canadian flags while handing them out to people during Canada Day festivities in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, July 1, 2013. COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but a new survey suggests that's not going to change how many people mark the holiday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Regulators decide against quick approval of new Great Lakes pipeline
A Michigan regulatory panel decided not to grant quick permission to run a new oil pipeline beneath a channel that connects two of the Great Lakes on June 30, 2020.
Streetwise newsletter: Cineplex seeking $250-million in financing as it maps out pandemic recovery
People make their way an escalator at the Cineplex Entertainment company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Cineplex Inc. is inching towards a gradual reopening of its Canadian movie theatres, starting with six locations in Alberta later this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Staycation 2020: Tourism operators ramp up local promotions to salvage the short summer season
Tourists walk the main street in the town of Banff, in Banff National Park, on June 18, 2020.
Travel between Canada, U.S. complicating approval for MLB to play in Toronto
Spectators look out at the field of the SkyDome in Toronto on Oct. 22, 1992. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. Instead, fans hoping to see a game in person will be have to settle for pressing their faces up against hotel windows, squinting through metal grates or climb to rooftops when baseball returns this month in otherwise empty stadiums.
Raptors coach Nurse says despite layoff, his players ‘look fantastic’
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse directs play from courtside on Feb. 8, 2020. Nurse wasn't sure to expect from his players after nearly four months off, but the Toronto Raptors coach said they 'look fantastic,' particularly the 'chiseled Marc' Gasol.
WE Charity offers teachers $12,000 each for recruiting at least 75 students for volunteer grant program
Craig and Marc Kielburger address the audience during the We Day event in Toronto on Sept. 20, 2018.
Ontario sports minister says CFL looking at Hamilton, Burlington as hub cities
Lisa MacLeod Ontario's Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport attends Ontario Premier Doug Ford's daily briefing in Toronto on June 15, 2020. Ms. MacLeod says the CFL has discussed Hamilton and Burlington, Ont., as potential hub cities.
Coronavirus Update: Air Canada cutting 30 domestic routes and closing operations at eight regional airports
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 30: An Air Canada plane sits parked at the gate at San Francisco International Airport on June 30, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Canada's largest airline Air Canada is suspending 30 domestic routes as the company continues to lose money due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The airline has laid off 20,000 people, grounded over 200 planes and has lost $1-billion in the first quarter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
‘What’s your biggest financial mistake?’ Rob Carrick answered your personal finance questions in a Reddit AMA
Rob Carrick
Marc Kielburger backtracks after claiming PM’s office contacted We Charity about $900-million program
Marc Kielburger from Toronto receives the Order of Canada from Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa in 2010. One of the co-founders of WE Charity says he 'misspoke' when he told youth leaders earlier this month that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's staff reached out in April to see if the organization would administer a $900-million federal student-aid program.
Fitch downgrades Alberta’s credit rating
FILE PHOTO: The offices of Fitch Ratings building appears empty in Canary Wharf, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File photo
Leafs goalie Andersen on talks to resume season: ‘It’s the 11th hour’
Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen says he's back in Toronto quarantining after arriving from California. Andersen stops shots in practice in Toronto on Feb. 6, 2020.
Brian Mulroney urges ‘immediate and urgent rethink’ of relations with China
Brian Mulroney, seen here on June 4, 2019, said the Prime Minister should strike a blue-ribbon panel of experts to reshape Canada’s policy toward China.
Yukon ready to ease border controls starting Wednesday
Jake Loos, Yukon Grain Farm employee, drags a pallet past bags of feed at the Yukon Grain Farm near Whitehorse, Yukon, on Feb. 19, 2020. The Yukon is set to ease border restrictions beginning on July 1, 2020.
High debt holds back dividend payers amid rebound
A security guard walks by a stock ticker on the front door of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Stocks are rising sharply in early trading on Wall Street after retail sales in the U.S. soared by a record 17.7% from April to May, double what economists were expecting and a welcome sign that spending is partially rebounding after the devastating coronavirus shutdowns. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
U.K. safety company Alcumus buys Toronto-based software firm ContractorCheck
Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer Johnny Mandel dies at 94
Johnny Mandel receives the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award, at Lincoln Center in New York, on Jan. 11, 2011. Mandel, who composed and arranged for some of the leading big bands of the 1940s and 1950s before establishing himself as a writer of memorable movie scores died on June 29, 2020, at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 94.
Canadian sentenced to eight years in jail by China, renounces citizenship
Sun Qian, seen here in a picture on her Canadian citizenship card, also renounced her Canadian citizenship in the process – a move her supporters say she made under duress and torture.
Politicians urge UN probe of China’s forced birth control on Uyghurs
Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Berlin on Dec. 27, 2019, to call attention to Chinas mistreatment of members of the Uyghur community in western China.
Pressure builds on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to curb his West Bank annexation plans as self-declared deadline looms
Palestinians laborers line up to cross a checkpoint at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, possibly as soon as Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Think twice before adopting the Munger method of picking select stocks
Norman Rothery
Enormous surgery backlog underscores the need for health care reform in B.C.
The entrance to the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver on April 21, 2020.
Ten Canadian equity mutual funds that have outperformed their peers
A touchstone for troubled times, Leonard Cohen’s Anthem took its own sweet time to happen
Leonard Cohen in 1994.
The Podcast Files: Three recommended Canada Day listens that are cool, secretive and more than a minute long
podcast round-up. Featuring Grace McNutt (grey shirt) and Linnea Swinimer (black shirt), co-hosts of Minute Women, a podcast that digs into the Heritage Minutes.
Cineplex seeking $250-million in financing as it maps out pandemic recovery
Cineplex Inc. is reopening some of its theatres as the company struggles with the impacts of COVID-19 and its repudiation of a takeover deal. Cineplex Odeon Theater at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Why it’s time to safely reopen airlines
An Air Canada airlines plane prepares to take off at the Benito Juarez International airport, in Mexico City, on May 20, 2020, amid the new Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. - From suspending all flights to reducing their employees' wages, Latin American airlines take extreme measures and cry for government aid in the face of the expansion of the coronavirus, which could leave them losses of 15,000 million dollars this year. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
St. Louis mayor blasted for revealing names and addresses of protesters
FILE - In this June 28, 2020, file photo, hundreds of protesters march down Waterman Boulevard headed to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's home in St. Louis. The protesters demanded Krewson's resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department during an online briefing. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)
The rule of law is about more than just what the law allows
Andrew Coyne
Evening Update: Air Canada’s pandemic woes cast shadow over early signs of economic recovery
Air Canada agents are shown at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Saturday, May 16, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Air passengers wary as new rules take effect with sales of adjacent seats
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 30: An Air Canada Airbus A320 prepares to take off from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto on June 30, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Canada's largest airline Air Canada is suspending 30 domestic routes as the company continues to lose money due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The airline has laid off 20,000 people, grounded over 200 planes and has lost $1-billion in the first quarter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Why it’s important that government pandemic support favours the young over the old
Rob Carrick
Alberta businesswoman Salma Lakhani named lieutenant-governor, first Muslim in role in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor.
Facebook agrees to audit its hate speech controls
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Surprises from Edmonton’s Sterling Awards and Vancouver’s Jessie Awards
Kelly Nestruck
U.S. regulators deny quick approval of Enbridge’s new Great Lakes pipeline
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)
Biden says Trump has a ‘lot to answer for’ on Russian bounties
FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with families who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, in Lancaster, Pa. Biden and his leading supporters are stepping up warnings to Democrats to avoid becoming complacent. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Federal government working with Indigenous group to rename icebreaker CCGS Edward Cornwallis
The Ocean Foxtrot, a diving support ship, and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Edward Cornwallis are seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in an undated file photo.
Black youth in Canada are in incredible pain right now
Dr. Amy Gajaria is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She works with the Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth.
House Democrats’ climate plan aims to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on June 30, 2020.
Ontario is repeating the mistakes it made with long-term care on farms
Robyn Urback
Bob and Doug McKenzie have nothing on my grandmother - a true Armenian hoser
The perfect stimulus for cash-strapped governments
Shipping containers are stacked at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on Oct. 19, 2018.
Ottawa extends rules barring most foreign travellers from entering Canada until at least July 31
A passenger waits beside his luggage at the departure terminal at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, on May 24, 2019.
COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for B.C. fruit growers, association says
An aerial view of an orchard is seen in Kelowna, B.C.
Couche-Tard says shopping habits have changed as consumers stockpile during coronavirus pandemic
A person walks past a Couche-Tard in Montreal, Quebec, May 21, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Manitoba government says pandemic-induced deficit may not be as large as first feared
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks during a news conference at the legislature, in Winnipeg, on March 26, 2020.
Pompeo urges UN Security Council to extend arms embargo against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, on June 24, 2020.
Home buying and mortgage rates in the wake of COVID-19
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Kia unveils the K5, a sportier replacement for the Optima sedan
International model shown of the 2021 Kia Optima K5
Amy McGrath wins Kentucky Democratic primary; showdown with McConnell awaits
Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath is seen in a Nov. 6, 2018, file photo.
Celebrate July 1 with flag-waving sparkling wines from Canada
Sparkling wine has been part of the portfolio at Niagara-based 13th Street Winery since its launch in 1998. Cuvee rose.
What’s in China’s controversial Hong Kong security law?
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, delegates wearing masks attend the plenary meeting of the 20th session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee near a display which reads "Vote on the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Draft National Security Law" in Beijing on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. China on Tuesday approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing's boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and the mainland's authoritarian Communist Party system. (Liu Weibing/Xinhua via AP)
Politics Briefing: Trudeau scales back daily COVID-19 briefings starting Tuesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during a news conference outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Premier Scott Moe rejects call to reconvene Saskatchewan’s legislature before October election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters in Regina, on June 15, 2020.
Dr. Fauci warns U.S. could reach 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on June 30, 2020.
Alberta expands gatherings for outdoor audience events to 200 people
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw speaks in Edmonton, on March 20, 2020.
Graphic novel Gary Topp Brought us the World explores the man behind Toronto’s pop-culture scene
topp24 first riot.jpg pic-and-lines gallery on a graphic novel, Topp: Promoter Gary Topp Brought us the World.
Climate change keeps changing the game for home gardeners
This undated photo taken near New Market, Va., illustrates how plants are becoming more stressed by unpredictable weather extremes. The climate in 2025 will be different even from that of 2020 so take that into account when doing your landscape planning. Choose plant varieties that can adapt to unusual growing conditions. (Dean Fosdick via AP)
Google completes acquisition of Ontario smart-glasses maker North
Glasses frame production. Staff and equipment at Thalmic Labs (soon to be renamed North), in Waterloo, Ont. are photographed on Oct 9 2018. The company is in the process of manufacturing smart glasses that use holographic technology. EMBARGOED UNTIL OCT 23 2018
Boris Johnson outlines massive government spending program in bid to relaunch Britain’s economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a visit to Dudley College of Technology, in Dudley, England, on June 30, 2020.
Ontario ombudsman raises concerns about conditions in provincial jails after receiving record number of complaints
Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube speaks during a news conference at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on Nov. 2, 2016.
U.S. Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on June 30, 2020.
Nova Scotia launches review of Halifax long-term care facility hit by deadly COVID-19 outbreak
A paramedic enters an ambulance at Northwood Manor, in Halifax, on May 1, 2020.
Air Canada cutting 30 domestic routes, closing operations at eight regional airports
An Air Canada check-in area is shown at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Air Canada's chief financial officer says the airline is starting to see "some improvement" on domestic bookings, but that international business will only improve when governments start to lift travel restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
How Canada geese bounced back from near extinction to conquer North America
A Canada Goose is the only visitor outside at a Covid-19 testing centre in Toronto on Monday, April 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Alberta bill aimed at blockades becomes law amid debate over legal issues
Climate change activists march at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Oct. 18, 2019.
Winnipeg’s Richardson International offers a new kind of airport screening
photos of the CAA Summer Drive-In Series at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport including some from set up day.
Ian Desmond to sit out MLB season, calling it ‘a risk I am not comfortable taking’
Jul 25, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Colorado Rockies center fielder Ian Desmond (20) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Quebec to make masks mandatory on public transit as it prepares for possible second wave of COVID-19
A passenger wears a mask on a bus in Montreal, on May 15, 2020.
Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs to survive coronavirus crisis
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Airbus is pictured at the entrance of the Airbus facility in Bouguenais, near Nantes, France April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Nova Scotia senators renew call for joint inquiry into mass shooting
A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial in Portapique, N.S., on April 22, 2020.
CP Women’s Open cancelled for 2020 because of coronavirus-related travel restrictions
Jin Young Ko of Korea hits her tee shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the CP Women's Open at Magna Golf Club on Aug. 24, 2019 in Aurora, Ont.
Child-care providers say Ontario government’s efforts to help falling far short
The organization representing Ontario’s child-care providers says the government hasn’t done enough to help them bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The case for just owning a tight portfolio of big blue chips dividend stocks
OPEC, Russia expected to start easing oil production cuts in August: sources
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks granted bond
Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe is seen in an undated photograph.
Canada’s economy saw record 11.6% drop in April, but signs of rebound emerging
A transit shelter at Queen St. West and Tecumseh St. is photographed on April 28 2020. The ad asks people to stay home to help control the spread of COVID-19, and in turn help restart Toronto's economy.
China passes new national security law for Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA - JUNE 30: Pedestrians walk past a government-sponsored advertisement promoting a new national security law on June 30, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Beijing has passed the controversial national security law which will threaten the city's autonomy and political freedoms. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
Israel’s attorney-general says he opposes Netanyahu’s request for financial legal aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Prime Minister's office, in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2020.
Booking.com wins U.S. Supreme Court battle to trademark its name
An employee works on his computer at the new Booking.com customers site in Tourcoing, France, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Canada among countries on initial EU ‘safe’ travel list
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, on June 5, 2020.
U.S. consumer confidence perks up even as rising COVID-19 cases cast shadow over recovery
Shoppers wait in line outside a clothing store at Westfield Santa Anita mall during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Arcadia, California, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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