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Court orders seizure of Bombardier jet in connection with Nigerian corruption case
Bombardier Inc. flags fly outside a Bombardier plant in Montreal on May 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ottawa’s lifeline to Saudi LAV maker raises questions
A variant of the Light Armoured Vehicles, similar to the ones ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces, sits inside the General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada factory in London, Ont., Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. The green coloured LAV are sold to Canadian military but the sand coloured are sold to Saudi Arabia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook
FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Residents oppose construction of multiple towers on site of Vancouver retirement residence
A crane is seen at a condo development under construction as condo and office towers fill the downtown skyline in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday March 30, 2018. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says commercial real estate activity was down substantially last year from a year earlier, and from the long-term average, on slower economic activity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Layoffs and financial desperation signal the new normal in sports media could be ugly
Simon Houpt
Majority of Minneapolis city council back disbanding police force
In this file photo taken on May 31, 2020 a demonstrator holds up his hands as he is sprayed with pepper spray by two Minneapolis Police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis.
Ontario LTC whistle-blower saw many incidents of verbal abuse and forced feeding
People visit crosses displayed outside the Camilla Care Community centre marking the deaths of multiple people that occurred as Innis Ingram, right, sits chained to a tree during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, May 29, 2020. Ingram's mother is inside the facility and he won't unchain himself until a inspector arrives or management from Trillium Health Partners arrives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Huge crowds turn anti-racism demonstrations into global protest movement
Defying calls to stay home and maintain physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, marchers in Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and Oceania expressed their solidarity with a protest movement that was ignited by the killing of George Floyd
Coronavirus Update: Global death toll tops 400,000
Reanna Balmer, centre, and her sons Barrett, left, 7, and Treydan, 11, wear protective face masks as they play Skee-Ball at Central City Fun Park on their opening weekend, in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the indoor amusement park requires all guests to wear a face mask and has placed strict limits on the number of people permitted inside and time limits on how long they can stay per visit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Young workers in B.C. bear brunt of pandemic job losses
Justine Hunter
’I’m really proud’: NHLPA chief Don Fehr on players speaking out about social justice
’I’m really proud’: NHLPA chief Don Fehr on players speaking out about social justice
Stadium experience to change profoundly for sports fans amid COVID-19 pandemic
Stadium experience to change profoundly for sports fans amid COVID-19 pandemic
Roger Goodell’s pitiful grovel was just a belated attempt to switch sides in the culture war
Cathal Kelly
Iristel says its future depends on outcome of court battle with CRA over $79.6-million
The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa is shown on November 4, 2011. A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has seen an increase in the number of returns in the year after it received a boost in funding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more COVID-19 aid
New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more COVID-19 aid
Will the pandemic see Telus Health find its footing?
Francois Gratton, Executive Vice-President, Group President, TELUS and Chair, TELUS Health and TELUS Quebec works in his home office in Montreal, June 5, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Experts offer mixed outlooks after a puzzling market rally
A trader walks across the partially reopened trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Stocks are pushing higher in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, extending this week's rally built on hopes for a coming economic revival. (AP Photo)
A U-turn, an angry President and a fateful walk to a church
A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
Venezuela’s new gasoline system fails to end epic lines
Cars are parked in line near a gas station with subsidized fuel in Caracas, Venezuela June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
Africa’s essential truckers say they face coronavirus stigma
Africa’s essential truckers say they face coronavirus stigma
Global coronavirus deaths top 400,000 as outbreak grows in Brazil, India
Global coronavirus cases near 7 million as outbreak grows in Brazil, India
Aritzia weathers the COVID-19 storm with increase in e-commerce sales
A woman wearing a protective face mask makes her way past a boarded up Aritzia store in downtown Vancouver Monday, March 30, 2020. Several stores that have shut down due to COVID-19 have been emptying the contents out of the premises along with boarding up the windows. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
New York Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over Tom Cotton op-ed
New York Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed
BA, Ryanair, easyJet protest over ‘wholly unjustified’ U.K. quarantine plan
How messaging technology is helping to fuel global protests
How messaging technology is helping to fuel global protests
Fusion the latest to seek listing on Nasdaq in a flurry of Canadian biotech IPOs
FILE PHOTO: The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in New York September 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Chantel Moore’s family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
Chantel Moore’s family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
China May exports slip back into contraction, imports worst in 4 years
In this June 2, 2020, photo, trucks line up to transport containers at the container port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. China's exports and imports both fell in May as the coronavirus and trade tensions with the U.S. weighed on demand both at home and abroad. (Chinatopix via AP)
What would Ralph Klein do? He’d build Calgary’s Green Line
Rending of Calgary's proposed Green Line LRT, showing how an elevated station may look.
RCMP continue search for missing plane with two occupants in Maple Ridge, B.C.
RCMP continue search for missing plane with two occupants in Maple Ridge, B.C.
Cirque du Soleil expected to attract crowds of bidders
Mathieu Guerin, director sites operation works on site at Cirque du Soleil at the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, May 13, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Where we stand: small and incremental steps to combat racism will make a difference
Konata Lake is a Partner at Torys LLP and member of the York University Board of Governors.
As the pandemic drags on, governments shouldn’t take our trust for granted
People wear face masks as they wait to enter the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Saturday, June 6, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A revolving door introduced Ellen Daniel to the man who’d sweep her off her feet for the rest of her life
Ellen Daniel, lives lived
Canada will pay the price for neglecting our foreign policy
Thomas Juneau is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and is the co-editor of the recently published book Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice.
Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care homes
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at Residence Yvon-Brunet, a long-term care home in Montreal, Saturday, May 16, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Quebec reports lowest COVID-19 daily death tally since early April
People with face masks and without face masks walk along Sainte-Catherine street in Montreal, Sunday, May 31, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
George Floyd’s body returns to Houston for final services
A man walks pass mural honoring George Floyd on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Houston. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Should Canada engineer a ‘green’ recovery? It’s complicated
Adam Radwanski
British drug giant approached U.S. rival about potential merger, report says
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sign at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
More U.S. workers now losing hope of getting back jobs
A man wearing a mask and gloves walks along the corner of 18th Street and K Street in Northwest, an area usually packed with people this time of day, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. The government is set to report another shocking level of unemployment claims Thursday even after nearly 10 million people applied for benefits in the previous two weeks because of business shutdowns from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Saudi Arabia raises July crude prices after OPEC+ extends cuts
FILE PHOTO: A view shows branded oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Platforms struggle to keep up with moderating content amid COVID-19
Chris Priebe runs Two Hat, an artificial intelligence-powered content moderation company based in Kelowna, B.C., as shown in this handout image, that has never been busier than it is during the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Two Hat-Gary Nylander *MANDATORY CREDIT*
17-year-old girl dead after hit-and-run in Toronto’s north end, police say
Ontario reports 415 new COVID-19 cases, over half from reporting delay
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
Former Republican secretary of state endorses Democrat Biden for president
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (R) takes part in an onstage interview with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson (L) at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington, September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Rallying bank stocks, strong dividend bets and grab 2% interest while you can: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
On the streets of Washington, anti-racism protests expand and police withdraw
Demonstrators protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Lebanon de-escalates sectarian clashes after tense night
Stones thrown by protesters cover a road following clashes with riot police in central Beirut on June 6, 2020. - Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta Mounties prepare for busy summer in area where people randomly camp on public land
Ryan Epp, who started a Facebook group to help people figure out where to camp for free on Crown land, prepares for a weekend camping trip at his home in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 5, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Two arrested after alleged assault at Friday’s anti-racism protest, Vancouver Police Department says
Thousands of people gather for a peaceful vigil in Vancouver, Friday, June 5, 2020 in solidarity with the George Floyd protests across the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Thousands attend anti-racism, anti-police brutality march in downtown Montreal
Thousands attend anti-racism, anti-police brutality march in downtown Montreal
J.K. Rowling faces backlash again over ‘anti-trans’ tweets
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018 file photo, author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', in London. JK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday May 26, 2020, that she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
U.S. officials urge George Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
People participate in a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. June 6, 2020. Picture taken June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Health Canada recalls some hand sanitizers due to industrial-grade ethanol content
A man dispenses hand sanitizer in a shopping mall in the Montreal borough of Pointe-Claire, Saturday, March 14, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their car for too long because it could lead to a fire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic
People wait for the start of the movie at the re-opening of the St-Eustache Drive-In amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday, June 5, 2020 in St-Eustache, Que.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
With a biography on the band America, an irony-free defence of the oft-maligned hit makers is offered
for a Q&A with author Jude Warne, on her book on seventies soft-rockers America. In the photo is, Left Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley.
Without the clarity they need, Alberta’s oil sands producers are being set up to fail
FILE PHOTO: An oilfield worker walks past an oil sands facility in Alberta, November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
Your lookahead horoscope: June 7
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