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Jackie Stoelting returns from maternity break to share LPGA lead
Jackie Stoelting reacts to her birdie putt on the 9th green during the first round of the LPGA Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on August 28, 2020 in Rogers, Ark.
Randal Grichuk’s walkoff homer in 10th lifts Blue Jays over Orioles 5-4
Toronto Blue Jays' Randal Grichuk, left, celebrates his two-run walkoff home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
In this Saturday, March 30, 2019 file photo, Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room with the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for "Black Panther" at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
‘Three little pigs’: Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains
This video grab made from the online Neuralink livestream shows Elon Musk standing next to the surgical robot during his Neuralink presentation on Aug. 28, 2020.
Kanye West sues to get on Wisconsin presidential ballot
In this Sunday, July 19, 2020, file photo, Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance, in North Charleston, S.C.
Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay the sole survivors to par, share lead at BMW Championship
Rory McIlroy reacts after missing a birdie putt on his final hole of the day on the 9th green during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Court rules Sarah Palin can sue New York Times for defamation over 2017 editorial
In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Montgomery, Ala.
Prosecutors to seek stiff penalties for cops involved in George Floyd death
This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.
Trump Hotel in Vancouver closes permanently
FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold signs during the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada February 28, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
Albertans are feeling the economic pain - and there’s more to come
Kelly Cryderman
Union wants Calgary chicken processing plant shut down after COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 has cratered Alberta’s economy – and oil and gas isn’t the way out
Gary Mason
MLS resumes season after discussions with players
The entire Nashville SC team, right, kneels as Orlando City, left, with the exception of Nani (17), stands along with nearly every fan during the national anthem before an MLS soccer match in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
Sportsnet gives NHL some tough love
Simon Houpt
NBA, players union agree to restart playoffs
Black Lives Matter is displayed near the NBA logo in an empty basketball arena Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing the postseason. In a joint statement released Friday, the sides say they will immediately establish a social justice coalition, made up of players, coaches and owners, that would focus on issues such as voting access and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Canadian is among thousands who disappeared in South Sudan
Trainees parade during the visit of the defense minister to a military training center in Owiny Ki-Bul, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan Saturday, June 27, 2020. At crowded camps in South Sudan, former enemies are meant to be joining forces and training as a unified security force after a five-year civil war so they can help the shattered country recover but they can barely find enough food. (AP Photo/Maura Ajak)
Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove Kenosha militia page before two people killed ‘an operational mistake’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely via videoconference during a U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power" in this screengrab made from video as the committee meets on Capitol Hill, in Washington on July 29, 2020.
B.C. hits new daily record, reporting 124 cases of COVID-19 on Friday
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks past the emergency department of the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C. Friday, April 3, 2020.
Provinces explore pooled COVID-19 testing, as experts say Canada needs to ramp up capability
A health worker puts a swab sample in a tube test after collecting it from a patient for a Covid-19 coronavirus PCR test, in Kathmandu on August 28, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme
In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington.
Losses on Alberta oil-by-rail deal prompt questions
Crude oil and other petroleum products are transported in rail tanker cars on a Canadian Pacific Railway train near Medicine Hat, Alta., on Sept. 6, 2018.
How safe is school? It depends on your neighbourhood
Krista McKeown stands at the school in northeastern Edmonton where her son Tristan, left, will return to class in September.
Coronavirus Update: Canada’s GDP declined 11.5 per cent in the second quarter
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
Saskatchewan’s top doctor says low community spread key to keeping COVID-19 out of schools
Saskatchewan's Provincial Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab speaks during an update on COVID-19 at the Legislative Building in Regina, Wednesday, March 11, 2020.
Erin O’Toole’s Defund CBC plan is bogus policy
John Doyle
The dividend hikes keep coming and I just bought shares in two companies for my Yield Hog portfolio
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Insiders get some insurance from iA Financial
Ted Dixon
Canadians need to rethink their bank-heavy portfolio strategy
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks by TD Bank in the financial district, 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/File Photo
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
A fight in Canadian real estate reveals the true problem: We need a lot more housing
Condos and apartment buildings are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Feb. 2, 2017.
Can Ned and Nancy meet their retirement spending target without having to downsize?
(Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Wajdi Mouawad’s Alphonse brings in-person theatre back to Toronto
Victoria-sponsored justice awareness mural ‘deeply disrespectful,’ says police chief
Del Manak, the new chief of the Victoria Police Department.
Evening Update: Canada’s economy sees record quarterly slump; June gains suggest early COVID-19 efforts ‘paying off’
A boat approaches the Rideau canal locks below the Chateau Laurier hotel Wednesday August 19, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ontario long-term care residents allowed to leave for day trips, overnight
A man takes a walk outside the Seven Oaks Long-Term Care Home in Toronto on June 25, 2020.
Despite a pandemic, mega-mall pioneers bet on American Dream
The enormous American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 8, 2019. The mall could play a role in the future of the nearby Meadowlands Arena. (Ross Mantle/The New York Times)
Ontario to freeze rent for some families, promising new bill this fall
The St. James Town neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, on Mon., April 20, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
NBA players demonstrated their power. Now they need to figure out how to use it
Cathal Kelly
Pitching in: Seniors’ home resident raises $50,000 in one-man walk-a-thon
Chris Wansbrough, 88, walks around the courtyard at his nursing home, Belmont House in Toronto, on Thursday, August 13, 2020. He walked 100km around the garden and raised $50,000 for new therapeutic mattresses, Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Trump makes his outlandish case for re-election: Me or the ‘wild-eyed Marxists’
Lawrence Martin
Canada has a serious democratic deficit
Jonathan Manthorpe, 2019 handout. NB: small file size
No safety OK for Boeing Max 8 aircraft until all issues resolved, Garneau says
An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft arriving from Toronto prepares to land at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Boeing's Max 8 aircraft won't be allowed to fly in Canadian skies until officials believe all safety concerns have been addressed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bullish on Werner Enterprises
Monica Rizk
Ottawa’s spin cycle aside, Canada earns its infamy as a haven for money launderers
Rita Trichur
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
A Bay Street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
How will we pay for all these government programs?
Andrew Willis
MLB’s Jackie Robinson Day arrives amid a social reckoning with racism and injustice
An image of baseball great Jackie Robinson hangs near Petco Park, where a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners had been scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in San Diego. Two Major League Baseball games have been postponed as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. A pair of Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee and the Mariners and Padres in San Diego were called off hours before they were set to begin. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Bulls bang the drum for value-stock resurgence on Fed, vaccine hopes
FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
OPP raid illegal marijuana farm in cottage country, detain nine
FILE - This Monday, May 20, 2019, file photo, shows a marijuana leaf on a plant at a cannabis grow in Gardena, Calif. Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Arizona have turned in more than the necessary signatures to get on this year's ballot, overcoming a pandemic to get in front of voters in November. The organizers behind the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, which would legalize recreational marijuana use for those 21 and over, said they began gathering signatures last September. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
An astrophysicist ponders what space and time really mean in the COVID-19 era
Katie Mack, theoretical astrophysicist and assistant professor of physics at North Carolina State University.
Newfoundland and Labrador has a new premier: It is time to get real about how our money is being managed
Andrew Furey
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ climbs despite U.S. stock rally
Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files
Trump pardons Alice Johnson, who praised him in RNC speech
In this image from video, Alice Johnson speaks from Washington, during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
Tour de France: Canadian-Israeli businessman Sylvan Adams is pumped for his team’s Tour debut
Sylvan Adams, Honorary President of Giro d'Italia's "Big Start" Israel, speaks during the unveiling of Israel's first Velodrome in Tel Aviv, Israel May 1, 2018. Picture taken May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Nir Elias
LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of U.S. election
Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James reacts against during the second quarter of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)
Sentencing hearing begins for Surrey gang leader Jamie Bacon
Jamie Bacon is seen in a July 9, 2020, courtroom sketch.
Dale Tallon, former Panthers GM, investigated by NHL over alleged racist comments
FILE - This is a July 2, 2019, file photo showing Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Dale Tallon at a news conference in Sunrise, Fla. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has confirmed to The Associated Press that the league is investigating allegations made against former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon for making racially insensitive comments. Daly, in an email on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, did not provide any details of the allegations. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Ontario teachers concerned about implementing new math curriculum during COVID-19 pandemic
Ontario teachers are denouncing what they describe as the botched implementation of the province’s new math curriculum, saying they’ve had little guidance on material they’re expected to teach in just a few weeks.
Milos Raonic reaches Western & Southern Open final with win over Stefano Tsitsipas
Milos Raonic serves to Stefanos Tsitsipas during a semi-final match at the Western & Southern Open on Aug. 28, 2020, in New York.
Amplify: What we lose when we stop talking to strangers
Woman and man with face mask in social distancing flirting sitting on a park bench
I needed to grow up before I could finish my degree
Canada extends restrictions on international travel until at least Sept. 30
The international arrivals area at Toronto Pearson International Airport is seen on July 14, 2020.
Oil patch cut capital spending by more than half in second quarter, Statscan reports
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. A coalition of climate change advocates say the new Parliament needs to stop letting anxieties in the oil patch threaten progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Action Network Canada along with representatives from Unifor, Lead Now, Greenpeace and 350.org say climate was the biggest factor in this election and the parties that ran on climate platforms owe it to voters to cooperate quickly to respond. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Manitoba says human error caused privacy breach involving Children’s Disability Services clients
The province says the breach occurred on Wednesday when staff from Children’s Disability Services sent an e-mail intended for Manitoba’s children’s and youth advocate to about 100 agencies and advocacy groups.
MGM Resorts to lay off 18,000 furloughed U.S. employees
FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of MGM Cotai in Macau, China February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Duffy loses appeal over lawsuit seeking damages from Senate
Sen. Mike Duffy arrives at an Ottawa courthouse, on April 7, 2015.
U.S. banks eye layoffs as short-term crisis ends, long-term costs emerge
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a face mask walks along Wall Street after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York City, New York, U.S., March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Politics Briefing: Measuring the economic hit from COVID-19
Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy to a crawl. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
CMHC readies for housing-market risks in wake of COVID-19 downturn
Houses under construction in Toronto on Friday, June 26, 2015. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts, excluding Quebec, in May fell 20.4 per cent compared with April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Ontario government urges school boards to use funding for improved ventilation by Thanksgiving
The Ontario government is asking the province’s school boards to try to spend $50 million to upgrade air quality in schools by Thanksgiving.
U.S. House panel announces contempt proceedings against Mike Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the UN Security Council, in New York, on Aug. 20, 2020.
BMO revises TSX target, expects bounceback in banks to propel index to record highs by year end
BMO Nesbitt Burns chief investment strategist Brian Belski, in New York in June, says ‘the best performance in terms of companies that pay dividends are those that grow their dividends over time.’
Guardians of a mysterious Shakespeare portrait are running out of time and money to keep it in Canada
West African leaders urge Mali’s junta to transfer power to civilian government in no more than a year
Col. Assimi Goita, centre, who has declared himself the leader of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, meets with a high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS, at the Ministry of Defense, in Bamako, Mali, on Aug. 22, 2020.
Four people who were at Republican National Convention in Charlotte test positive for COVID-19
Four people who were at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County said.
BoE Governor Andrew Bailey makes case for aggressive bond-buying in times of crisis
FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS
Federal government ran $120.4-billion deficit during first three months of 2020-21 fiscal year
The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4-billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukraine fell to Russia. Belarus is at a crisis point. Is Moldova next?
Moldova's President Igor Dodon addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Carlos Ghosn’s accused escape plotters face judge’s skepticism in extradition fight
FILE PHOTO: Michael Taylor, who was implicated in enabling the dramatic escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn, is seen in a booking photograph from October 24, 2012 on unrelated charges and released by the Davis County Sherriff's office. Davis County Sherriff's office/Handout via REUTERS
The power of one: A united disability movement would undermine our individual and unique needs
Conservative MP Steven Fletcher speaks with the media as he leaves caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday March 26, 2014. A former federal Conservative MP who now sits as an Independent member of the Manitoba legislature says he's making another run for federal politics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
TD joins one-ticket solution ETF revolution, bets against TSX take plunge, and why the loonie’s wings may soon be clipped
The sign for TMX, the parent company of the Toronto Stock exchange is seen outside its office in Toronto, Ontario on March 24, 2020. - The province of Ontario has set a deadline of midnight Tuesday for all non-essential businesses to close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's online plea for people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral, with actor Ryan Reynolds, musician Michael Buble and other Canadian celebrities on Tuesday helping to spread the word. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
English soccer swings back into action after truncated off-season
Arsenal's head coach Mikel Arteta speaks to his players during the FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug.1, 2020. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
Where there’s smoke: Despite the pandemic, we cannot stop preparing for natural disasters
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, file photo, firefighters protect a home in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn on.The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures. Despite strides made in evacuation alerts since deadly blazes tore through the area, many are still vulnerable without a statewide system for alerting people. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
Tears for fears: How did wartime chemicals become a standard part of the police arsenal?
From soldiers on the battlefields of the First World War to Seattle police in this summer's protests against anti-Black racism, gas – and masks to protect against it – have been fixtures of conflicts over the past hundred years.
Send your teen to school. They’ve suffered enough already
Elizabeth Renzetti
Namibia’s push for reparations from Germany could have lessons for other nations
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: A Namibian delegation attends a ceremony for the repatriation of Namibian skulls from the German Empire's murderous campaign in 1904-1908 which saw the colonizers killed an estimated 60,000 Ovaherero and 10,000 Nama people after they rose up against colonial rule, considered the first genocide of the 20th century, at the Franzoesische Friedrichstadtkirche (French Cathedral) on Gendarmenmarkt on August 29, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. In recent years European museums and institutions have had to reconcile demands for the reclaiming of relics taken from their empires during their colonial periods. German South West Africa, later to become Namibia, was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1919. German is still heard in the country, and a daily newspaper in the language is still in publication. In total, Germany had colonies in what amount today to 22 countries around the world, a period in the country's history often overshadowed by its role in World War II. This is the third such repatriation of skulls from Germany to Namibia, and the latter is planning to either display or bury the bones once they are returned. Germany has yet to officially apologize for the massacre. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
Tour de France: Cycling body relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules on eve of opening stage
Team Ineos rider Colombia's Egan Bernal attends a training session one day before the start of the 1st stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, in Nice on August 27, 2020. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkish lawyer dies on hunger strike demanding fair trial
Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik, in Istanbul, on Aug. 28, 2020.
Investors should consider locking in some profits with September’s arrival
A trader wears a mask as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the building prepares to close indefinitely due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files
New march on Washington embraces history on fraught anniversary of Martin Luther King speech
The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool via AP)
Musk’s net worth tops US$100-billion, report says
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards "Das Goldene Lenkrad" (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Beirut residents determined to save historic buildings damaged in massive port explosion
Heritage houses that were damaged in an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut are seen on Aug. 25, 2020.
Canopy Growth to open 10 stores in Alberta under Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners
Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Aug. 23, 2018.
New Brunswick’s two major parties far from gender parity in slate of candidates
New Brunswick Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers.
U.S. oil and gas auction draws tepid bidding from weakened drillers
A general view of a refinery in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Adria Malcolm/File Photo
Canadian dollar edges higher against greenback after Canada’s GDP surges in June
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Court temporarily removes Rio de Janeiro’s governor from office during corruption probe
Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel speaks to the media at Laranjeiras Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2020.
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