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Suncor CEO says attempts to close Line 5 pipeline a ‘huge threat’ to consumers
President and CEO of Suncor Mark Little at work in the companies headquarters in Calgary, February 27, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Macron’s reshuffled government takes office as France looks to rescue coronavirus-ravaged economy
French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, and members of the new government attend a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on July 7, 2020.
Ontario reports 112 new cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths
A health-care worker conducts a test at a drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre, at the Etobicoke General Hospital, in Toronto, on April 21, 2020.
Zoom rolls out hardware subscription service
FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of the company's Nasdaq IPO in New York. Now that Zoom has emerged as one of the most popular ways to get together virtually while the coronavirus pandemic keeps people apart, the company is trying to build a more secure fortress around the billions of conversations occurring on its videoconferencing service daily. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
National Bank takes bigger stake in robo-adviser Nest Wealth
Pedestrians walk past the head office of the National Bank Financial Group, in Montreal, March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)
Japan’s ruling party urges government to cancel Xi’s visit over new Hong Kong national security law
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of China's National People's Congress, in Beijing, on May 28, 2020.
Fed’s Raphael Bostic says surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is making business ‘nervous again’
FILE PHOTO: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Crews take down statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart in Richmond
Crews attach straps to the statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, in Richmond, Va., on July 7, 2020.
Longer, greener, broader: strategies for a world awash in new bonds
In this file photo taken on March 8, 2020, an Emirati woman walks underneath a digital board displaying stock data at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates.
Aide to head of Russia’s space agency detained on treason charges
Ivan Safronov, a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, is escorted before a court hearing in Moscow, on July 7, 2020.
Canada’s purchasing activity expanding for first time in 4 months, Ivey PMI shows
People walk in the Eaton Centre shopping mall, as the provincial phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Australia warns citizens they may be at risk of ‘arbitrary detention’ if they visit China
Australian and Chinese flags fly in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on April 9, 2013.
PBO says it could cost $98-billion to provide basic income for most Canadians for six months
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux is seen on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on March 10, 2020.
Canadian dollar falls as worries rise about renewed virus lockdowns
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Thirty workers at Vaughan, Ont., mushroom farm test positive for COVID-19
Officers fire tear gas, detain demonstrators as Kenyans protest police brutality
Kenyan police detain a protester at a demonstration against police brutality, in downtown Nairobi, on July 7, 2020.
The quarter after the half: Why the next 3 months are key for stocks
A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen at Wall Street on June 29..
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks in Brasilia, on July 7, 2020, in a screen grab of TV Brasil.
Wirecard generating interest from multiple potential buyers, administrator says
A woman enters the headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions, in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
72% of Canadians not comfortable flying after some airlines relax physical distancing measures: poll
A flight attendant wears personal protective equipment as they walk through the back part of a near empty plane that landed in Vancouver, B.C., on June 9, 2020.
Coronavirus pain drives Big Oil’s dash for record debt
FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos shows the logos of five of the largest publicly traded oil companies; BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Total. REUTERS/Jim Tanner
Tuesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Russia opens criminal case against activist for allegedly failing to declare his dual Canadian citizenship
Pyotr Verzilov waits for his hearing in a court in Moscow, on June 25, 2020.
At least 21 dead after bus plunges into lake in southwestern China
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers watch as a bus that fell into a lake is recovered in the Xixiu District of Anshun, southwestern China's Guizhou Province, on July 7, 2020.
Uber launches new grocery delivery service in Montreal and Toronto
FILE PHOTO: An Uber Eats bicyclist makes a delivery during the coronavirus outbreak, in the U.S. Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, U.S. April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
China raises its national emergency response level as torrential rain triggers floods
People are seen on a makeshift raft in a flooded village following heavy rainfall in Huangshan, Anhui province, China, on July 6, 2020.
Leasing firm Avolon cancels 27 Boeing 737 Max jets
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 19, 2019 a picture shows a Boeing Logo in one of the Boeing's stands at the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris. - Boeing saw a spike in canceled plane orders in March, due to the travails of the 737 MAX as well as the hit to air travel from COVID-19, the company reported April 14, 2020. Orders for 150 MAX planes were annulled last month, half of those from the Irish company Avolon that was previously announced. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Temperatures in Arctic Siberia hit record for June as wildfires spread
This photo taken on June 19, 2020, and provided by ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service shows the land surface temperature in the Siberia region of Russia.
Staff vote to unionize at Vancouver’s Lynn Valley, site of Canada’s first COVID-19 death
A worker is seen closing the curtains at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Wednesday that the province's latest death is connected to the Lynn Valley Care Centre, where a majority of deaths in B.C. have taken place. Another 42 residents along with 21 staff members from this care faculty have also been infected. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canada is home to destinations that rival, and in some cases surpass, better-known international equivalents
GLOBE-CanadaSwaps-bruce3.jpg GLOBE-CanadaSwaps-bruce The lakeshore of Bruce Peninsula National Park often evokes the tropics. CREDIT: Destination Ontario
Charges dropped against Nova Scotia woman injured during arrest in racial profiling case
Santina Rao, centre, heads from provincial court in Halifax after charges against her were dropped, on July 7, 2020.
Hong Kong leader says new national security law is not ‘doom and gloom’ but is a red line
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks to the media during a news conference in Hong Kong, on July 7, 2020.
U.K. says it can draw investment and defend values after Huawei row
FILE -- A wireless phone display in London, May 23, 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the Chinese company Huawei permission to set up 5G infrastructure in Britain. (Suzie Howell/The New York Times)
U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project
FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management is the proposed route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline where it crosses into the United States from Canada in Phillips County, Mont. The U.S. Supreme Court has handed another blow to the disputed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key permit for the project. However, the order Monday, July 6, 2020, also put on hold the lower court ruling as it pertains to other oil and gas pipelines across the nation. The Trump administration had argued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit program that has been in the place since the 1970s was functioning properly when it was canceled by a Montana judge in April. (Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP, File)
Lufthansa to cut leadership positions, 1,000 admin jobs
FILE PHOTO: Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
EU sees deeper recession, less steep rebound for euro zone
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Top Canadian stock picks from Scotiabank
The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto.
Samsung posts 23% jump in second-quarter profit on solid chip demand
People pass by an advertisement of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip smartphones at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its operating profit for the last quarter likely rose 23% from the same period last year, helped by robust demand for memory chips used in personal computers and servers as the coronavirus pandemic has more people working from home. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Natural gas sector eyes a government alliance on national hydrogen strategy
Canada has significant and world-leading expertise in the development of hydrogen and fuel cell solutions.
York University puts a twist on its newest building
Hi def York School of Continuing Studies rendering from Perkins and Will
Wall Street investors scored emergency government loans amid pandemic
The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock Exchange in early March.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A truck is shown at Teck Resources Coal Mountain operation near Sparwood, B.C. in a handout photo.
Bayer shares fall after U.S. judge questions part of proposed Roundup settlement
FILE - In this, Feb. 24, 2019, file photo, containers of Roundup are displayed at a store in San Francisco. German pharmaceutical company Bayer announced Wednesday, June 24, 2020, it’s paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, which has faced numerous lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
Oil steadies as economic data overshadows coronavirus worries
FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant
Morning Update: Armed Rideau Hall intruder carried weapons and uttered threat toward Trudeau, RCMP allege
A Canadian police officer walks by Rideau Hall near the grounds of the Ottawa estate that is home to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country's governor general on July 2, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario. - Canadian police on Thursday arrested an armed man who entered the grounds of an Ottawa estate that is home to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country's governor general. The suspect, who was not identified pending formal charges, managed to gain access to the property at Rideau Hall at about 6:40 am (1040 GMT). Rideau Hall is the official residence of Governor General Julie Payette. Trudeau and his family live on the property at Rideau Cottage. (Photo by Mohamed KADRI / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMED KADRI/AFP via Getty Images)
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A trader adjusts his mask as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and Jim Carrey feels maybe a little too fine
An undated photo provided by Linda Fields Hill and styled by Stacey Kalchman shows Jim Carrey, left, and the novelist Dana Vachon. The actor’s novel, “Memoirs and Misinformation,” written with Vachon, uses details from Carrey’s life and career to tell a fictional tale of apocalypse and rebirth in Hollywood. (Linda Fields Hill; Styled by Stacey Kalchman via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY CARREY NOVEL BY DAVE ITZKOFF FOR JUNE 29, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.
Substance use cost estimated at $46-billion in Canada, contributed to almost 75,900 deaths in 2017
A Toronto beer store is pictured on April 16, 2015. A study commissioned by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction suggests some Canadians are drinking more alcohol due to boredom and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
How one Toronto technology company is powering the future of online education
Mike Silagadze, CEO, Top Hat, who has expanded his company using technology that facilitates on-line learning, is photographed in Toronto, Ontario on June 30, 2020.
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Multiple executives sell this stock as it approaches a multi-year high
The close: Stocks end near lows as COVID-19 cases mount
A woman wearing a mask passes the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 30.
75% of Canadians believe RCMP has a problem with systemic racism, Nanos Research poll suggests
Members of the RCMP march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Toronto home sales rebound in June as market shrugs off coronavirus slowdown
Cyclists pass by real estate signage on a recently sold house in Toronto on Monday, June 15, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
Indigenous people have a plan for achieving true justice. When will Canada act?
Martha Martin, centre white shirt, mother of Chantel Moore, is consoled by family and friends during a healing gathering at the B.C. Legislature, in Victoria on June 18, 2020.
Coronavirus hastens car dealerships’ transition to a more digital future
A mechanic works at Audi Durham car dealership in Whitby, Ont., on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
July 7: ‘I have not read the Conflict of Interest Act … does it contain a three-strikes-you’re-out clause?’ Readers debate Justin Trudeau and the WE Charity contract, plus other letters to the editor
WE Charity co-founder Craig Kielburger is seen here speaking to local youth at International School of Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2018, in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Miami backtracks on restaurant dining as U.S. coronavirus deaths top 130,000
Restaurant workers Alvyn Lopez, left, and Maria Lindo watch for customers as they stand outside Aura at Books & Books, on July 6, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed Lincoln Road. In Miami-Dade County, population 2.7 million, Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered the closing of restaurants and certain other indoor places, including vacation rentals, seven weeks after they were allowed to reopen.
Nationals, Astros, Cardinals cancel workouts over virus testing delay
Stephen Vogt of the Arizona Diamondbacks at bat during an intrasquad game ahead of the abbreviated MLB season at Chase Field on July 6, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. The 2020 season, which has been postponed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to start later this month.
Pence says U.S. will ‘continue to take a strong stand’ on TikTok
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday the U.S. is 'looking at' banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
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