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Islanders back in Eastern finals against Lightning after 5-3 win in Game 3
New York Islanders celebrate their win over the Tampa Bay Lightning during third period NHL Eastern Conference final playoff action in Edmonton on Friday, September 11, 2020.
Alexander Zverev erases two-set hole, will face Dominic Thiem in U.S. Open final
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, reacts after defeating Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during a men's semifinal match of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York.
Julian Assange extradition case to resume after COVID-19 false alarm
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest outside the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court ahead of a hearing to decide whether Assange should be extradited to the United States, in London on Sept. 9, 2020.
Mets show no mercy as they throttle Blue Jays 18-1
New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith (2) congratulates Mets right fielder Michael Conforto (30) for hitting a three run home run during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y. on Sept. 11, 2020.
One of three entangled humpback whales off B.C. coast free of fishing gear
A humpback whale is seen just outside of Hartley Bay along the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C. on September 17, 2013.
Saskatchewan court allows teepee protest camp to stay on legislature lawn
Tristen Durocher speaks at a press conference in Regina on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
Zero COVID-19 deaths reported nationally for first time since March
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam is seen during a news conference Friday, September 11, 2020 in Ottawa.
Don’t put it on credit: A pre-Throne Speech reminder about the uses of deficits, and their limits
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wear his mask as he takes part in a ground breaking event at the Iamgold Cote Gold mining site in Gogama, Ont., on Sept. 11, 2020.
Trudeau defends COVID-19 response as critics say threat was misjudged
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Black entrepreneurs before unveiling plans for post-coronavirus recovery for Black owned business and entrepreneurs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
B.C. moves to end divisive old-growth forest policies, protects nine areas
A Red Alder tree is seen at Francis/King Regional Park in Saanich, B.C., Thursday, May 26, 2016.
Libya’s eastern parliament meets after rare protests erupt
Protesters angry over the area's crippling electricity shortages, set fire to tires on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 in Benghazi, Libya.
Gang leader Jamie Bacon sentenced to 18 years less time served in Surrey Six case
Gang leader Jamie Bacon sentenced to 18 years less time served in Surrey Six case
Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘U.S. spy’ captured near oil refining complex
Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a televised announcement from Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on Sept. 6, 2020.
Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Canadians and Americans are more bound by fear than a common set of values
Kim Burns, right, of Maple Ridge, B.C., pulls a wagon with a Canadian flag cornhole game as her fiancé's son Gabe Steiner, left carries the U.S. flag portion at Peace Arch Historical State Park in Blaine, Wash., across the Canada-U.S. border from Surrey, B.C., on July 5. They are walking to meet Ms. Burns's fiancé Jeff Steiner of Marysville, Wash.
In my years covering the California wildfires, I’ve seen – and felt –the toll they take
Firefighters watch as they burn a fireline near the Bear Fire in Oroville, Calif., Sept. 10, 2020. Officials dealing with catastrophic fires on the West Coast have had to counter social media rumors that the blazes were set by antifascist activists, publicly pleading that people verify information before sharing it. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
California governor blames wildfires on climate ‘emergency’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after he toured the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside of Oroville, Calif.
Federal government is missing in action as Vancouver struggles with homeless crisis
Federal government is missing in action as Vancouver struggles with homeless crisis
A dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean has brought Turkey and Greece close to war once again. But this time it’s different
In this photo provided on Aug. 31, 2020, by the Greek Defense Ministry, worships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France participate in a joint military exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Coronavirus Update: Toronto announces free isolation hotel
Globe Book Club: With his wry observations on life, Thomas King educates and entertains
Inconvenient Indian (TIFF 2020). Michelle Latimer's affecting adaptation of Thomas King's award-winning book explores the cultural colonization of Indigenous peoples in North America.
Alphonso Davies savours his moment on top of the soccer world
Alphonso Davies savours his moment on top of the soccer world
Ontario calls on chief coroner to manage COVID-19 outbreaks, including in schools
Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario speaks at the lectern as the government gives an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province at Queen's Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/POOL-Richard Lautens
Federal prosecutor looking into the origins of Trump-Russia probe resigns
In this May 15, 2009, then-acting U.S. Attorney Nora Dannehy leaves law offices in Washington.
School rules that send children home with any symptoms, however minor, leave Canadian parents scrambling or on standby
Finnegan Brophy plays in the yard of his Montreal home as mother Amy Rose looks on.
As employment in Canada continues to struggle, it’s disabled folks who feel it the worst
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 26, 2018, a man sits in his wheelchair on top of the stairs of a metro station in Paris during a demonstration called by the Paralysed Association of France (APF) to demand more accessibility in their daily life and protest against the lack of accessibility for disabled and handicapped people in urban transports. - The government hiring aid system, decided in July to promote the employment of young people under 26, will be extended to unemployed people with disabilities, "without age limit", French Prime Minister announced on August 26, 2020. French government will release 100 million euros for this purpose. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Mining stocks shine their way into the S&P/TSX Composite index
A TSX tote board is pictured in Toronto, on Dec. 31, 2012.
This wonderful place called Canada, guided by the discipline of science amid COVID-19
Marcus Gee
Donating shares from an RRIF, and investing for the long run
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
HAMILTON, SEPT 2, 2020 - Shoppers walk outside the internet, television, home phone provider, Cogeco location in LimeRidge Mall in Hamilton on September 2, 2020. Altice USA makes 7.8 billion dollar offer for Cogeco while agreeing to sell Cogeco’s Canadian Assets to Rogers Communications. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
Don’t panic, but be prepared. An investors’ survival guide for the unstable, uncertain and volatile months ahead
‘It’s never only about the money’: Past deals hint at tactics for Cogeco’s suitors
The French version of the COGECO website is seen in Montreal on Sept. 2, 2020.
Blue Jays get closer Ken Giles back from injured list
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Ken Giles, right, celebrates with catcher Danny Jansen after closing out the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Hall of Famer Josie Carroll eyes third win at Queen’s Plate
Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll and Curlin's Voyage play after morning training, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2020.
Pandemic? What pandemic? The NFL just keeps on truckin'
Cathal Kelly
Family compact: Joe Kennedy lost, but that doesn’t spell the end for political dynasties
Joseph P. Kennedy and his wife pose with their nine children for this picture in 1938 at Bronxville, NY. From left are, seated: Eunice, Jean, Edward (on his father's lap), Patricia and Kathleen. Standing: Rosemary, Robert, John, Mrs. Kennedy and Joseph, Jr.
Alberta schools scale back special-needs supports during pandemic due to budget cuts
Shantel Sherwood, an advocate for special needs education, poses with her sons Orrin (left) and Arlo in Edmonton, Alberta.
Students enrolled online in China may not be able to access course content, Canadian universities warn
From left are University College, Soldiers Tower and the University of Toronto Students' Union., in Toronto on May 20, 2020.
Bullish on Seabridge Gold Inc.
Monica Rizk
Is a four-day workweek on the horizon?
At least 50 killed in collapsed gold mine in east Congo: NGO
Evening Update: Canadians’ household debt drops dramatically in second quarter; PM, Tam defend Ottawa’s coronavirus response
Money is removed from a bank machine in Montreal on May 30, 2016. A new report by Canada's central bank says Canadians favour cash payments over digital ones, especially for smaller sums of money. The Bank of Canada report, based on two surveys conducted by the bank in 2015 and 2013, found 51 per cent of transactions were made in cash in 2015, with debit cards coming next at 31 per cent and credit cards last at 19 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Insider buying as sales grow at Richards Packaging Income Fund
Ted Dixon
A year of waiting, where time has shifted from a luxury to burden
Robyn Urback
How can debt-laden Pauline and Perry prioritize paying off family loans?
Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Why one of Canada’s leading pension experts says it’s time for retirees to get out of bonds
July 05, 2007: Keith Ambachtsheer a pension fund analyst at his Toronto home. Photo by Jim Ross / The Globe and Mail.
Investors should brace for an extended period of stock market volatility
Financial stock market investment trading graph. Candle stick graph chart. Currency exchange rates. Bullish point, Bearish point. trend on technology abstract background
Working in Quebec’s long-term care during COVID-19 was a baptism by fire
There is a reading crisis in Canada. The pandemic will make it worse
Georges Island is seen in the Halifax Harbour as a man is silhouetted while reading in the Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market on the waterfront in Halifax on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Woodward’s scoop is old news but it’s a gift to the Democrats
Lawrence Martin
The problem with the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K.
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets U.S. President Donald Trump for bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France August 25, 2019. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pitching in: Atomic Cartoons publishes cookbook to help fund food programs
Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment and subsidiary Atomic Cartoons, holds copies of a charity cookbook the company's employees produced, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Ottawa, airlines agree on passenger info rules to aid contact-tracing efforts
Ottawa, airlines agree on passenger info rules to aid contact-tracing efforts
LeBron James, Lakers on the cusp of reaching Western Conference finals
Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) reaches for the ball as Houston Rockets' Russell Westbrook (0) defends during the second half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Attention millennial investors of the pandemic: It’s time to sell your tech stock winners
A woman wears a face mask as she browses on her phone in Montreal, Sunday, August 16, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Is Tesla’s gravity-defying valuation landing back on Earth?
Eric Reguly
Amplify: Living in no-man’s land as a recent grad
Side view of thoughtful depressed young woman sitting on floor at living room hugging knees and looking aside planning future life after dismissal, hard breakup, loss, getting health or work problems
Fed meeting in focus as stocks wobble and coronavirus bill stalls
In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, the Wall St. street sign is framed by American flags flying outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Antibody therapy developer AbCellera hires banks for U.S. IPO, sources day
Antibody therapy developer AbCellera hires banks for U.S. IPO -sources
B.C. auditor-general outlines costs of provincial government’s pandemic response so far
Michael Pickup is seen in a Nov. 29, 2017, file photo.
Politics Briefing: RCMP charges ex-MP Raj Grewal
Liberal MP Raj Grewal rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, June 3, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Fauci disagrees with Trump on coronavirus, cites disturbing U.S. statistics
Anthony Fauci resists Republican effort to turn testimony against protesters
National Ballet dancers get a lift by returning to the ‘office’
Brenna Flaherty and Kota Sato. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada.
Millennials: Can you really afford to live in that big city apartment? Facebook Live with Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw on personal finance amid COVID-19
NORAD leaders past and present call for new approach to North American defence
U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of the United States Northern Command, speaks to reporters before the departure of the USNS Naval Hospital Ship Comfort, on April 30, 2020.
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud, breach of trust
Liberal MP Raj Grewal rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, June 3, 2016. The RCMP say they've charged former Liberal MP Grewal with fraud and breach of trust. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
New Brunswick party leaders begin final push ahead of Monday’s provincial election
People lineup outside Exhibition Stadium during advance voting for New Brunswick’s provincial election, in Fredericton, on Sept. 5, 2020.
It’s time to get a grip on your fear of missing out
The "Fearless Girl" bronze sculpture looks towards the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in New York. Stocks gave up an early gain and moved steadily lower all day, erasing nearly all of a rally from a day earlier and extending their losses for the week. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
COVID-19 is a referendum on the value of work
Mother using digital tablet for working from home. Father using laptop with son at table. They are sitting in kitchen.
Equity market turmoil seen unlikely to provoke rapid Fed response
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world's largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, during a news conference in Washington, U.S., March 3.
Brexit blues are back: World market themes for the week ahead
European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019.
The landmark Charter challenge over private health-care wasn’t about what you thought it was
Andrew Coyne
TIFF 2020: Photos from an unusual opening day
Gallery
Actress Sarah Gadon attends the screening of American Utopia at the VISA Skyline Drive-In at CityView on the opening day of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2020, in Toronto.
Bahrain agrees to normalize ties with Israel as UAE deal set to be signed
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attends the 14th Islamic summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 1, 2019.
Historic house in Newfoundland and Labrador tourist town destroyed by fire
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
Even as EU talks sour, Britain signs trade deal with Japan
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 file photo, a sign outside a pub reads: "Wanted Customers" in central London. The British economy recouped some further lost ground during July after a swath of coronavirus restrictions were lifted, official figures showed Friday Sept. 11, 2020. However, it still has to make up around half the output lost at the peak of the lockdown and now faces renewed risks related to Brexit. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
TIFF 2020: Charles Officer and Saul Williams take a long day’s journey into Toronto’s night with Akilla’s Escape
Akilla's Escape (2020). Directed by Charles Officer. During what is supposed to be a simple, routine handoff, 40-year-old drug trader Akilla Brown (Saul Williams) is suddenly caught in the middle of a violent robbery. Narrowly making it out alive, he captures one of the thieves, a teenaged Jamaican boy named Sheppard. Under the pressure of the criminals who hired him, Akilla must set things right and retrieve the stolen goods over the course of one arduous night. Courtesy of TIFF
The closing of one bloody chapter in Cambodia’s history does not mark the end of its efforts to define justice
(FILES) This file handout photo taken on February 3, 2012 and released by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) shows former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, sitting in the courtroom at the ECCC in Phnom Penh. - The former chief interrogator and torturer for Cambodia's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime died early on September 2, 2020 in hospital in Phnom Penh, a tribunal spokesman told AFP. (Photo by NHET SOKHENG / ECCC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NHET SOKHENG / ECCC" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by NHET SOKHENG/ECCC/AFP via Getty Images)
Woman reported missing found dead in southern Manitoba; police investigating as a homicide
Tamara (Norman) Benoit is seen in this undated police handout photo.
Four things to do if you fear a fall market crash. Plus, why investors are shorting a preferred shares ETF and the little-known but top performing TSX utility stock
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at a stock market screen at a securities company in Hanoi, Vietnam. July 20, 2015. Vietnam's benchmark VN Index ended down 1.29 percent on Monday with most blue-chip shares losing, due partly to the decline of energy stocks following a change in state oil and gas group PetroVietnam's management. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Health and policy experts criticize Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine deals, call for international funding
A vial with a potential COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Novavax labs, in Gaithersburg, Md., on March 20, 2020.
Turkey tells EU to stop ‘blindly’ backing Greece, Cyprus in standoff in Eastern Mediterranean
Clockwise from left: Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meet during an emergency summit in Porticcio, Corsica island, on Sept. 10, 2020.
Tour de France: Daniel Martinez wins intense Stage 13
Stage winner Team Education First rider Colombia's Daniel Martinez (L) rides to the finish line at the end of the 13th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 191 km between Chatel-Guyon and Puy Mary, on September 11, 2020. (Photo by Stuart Franklin / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STUART FRANKLIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen’s new single Letter to You should be stamped return to sender
Bruce Springsteen album Letter to You
What happens when the love story ends? Lorna Crozier’s new memoir recounts her 40-year relationship with writer Patrick Lane
Poets Patrick Lane and his wife Lorna Crozier are photographed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, October 19, 2012. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Canadian MLS teams head south for next phase of pandemic-modified schedule
Toronto FC’s Jozy Altidore (17) celebrates with teammates Nick DeLeon (18) and Mark Delgado (8) after scoring during second half MLS soccer action against the Montreal Impact, in Montreal, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Manitoba offers financial assistance to three areas hit by spring and summer flooding
Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler speaks in Winnipeg, on July 26, 2018.
To the Americans living outside the U.S.: Your country needs your vote
FILE - In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker processes mail-in ballots at the Bucks County Board of Elections office prior to the primary election in Doylestown, Pa. In every U.S. presidential election, thousands of ballots are rejected and never counted. They may have arrived after Election Day or were missing a voter's signature. That number will be far higher this year as the coronavirus pandemic forces tens of millions of Americans to vote by mail for the first time. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Ford urges Ontarians to avoid large gatherings amid uptick in COVID-19 cases
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a news conference in Toronto, on Sept. 9, 2020.
Chevron’s deal for Noble Energy wins backing of proxy adviser ISS
(FILES) In this file photo the logo of US oil giant Chevron is seen during the World Gas Conference exhibition in Paris on June 2, 2015. - Chevron said July 20, 2020 it had agreed to buy US exploration and production company Noble Energy for $5 billion, the biggest petroleum acquisition since the industry downturn due to the coronavirus. The deal will add about 18 percent to Chevron's total reserves and bring it new acreage Colorado and Wyoming's DJ Basin and the shale-rich Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, as well as in Israel and Equatorial Guinea. (Photo by Eric PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Some Quebec students allowed to resume sports, other extracurricular activities beginning Monday
Quebec Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge speaks during a news conference at the legislature, in Quebec City, on Sept. 11, 2020.
Eugenie Bouchard books ticket to Istanbul semi-finals with another upset win
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - AUGUST 14: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada competes in her Women's Singles Quarter Final match against Elise Mertens of Belgium during the WTA Prague Open tennis tournament at TK Sparta Praha on August 14, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Martin Sidorjak/Getty Images)
Canada’s household debt burden sees record decline in second quarter
People are seen shopping, in downtown Toronto, on Aug. 25, 2020.
Aluminium producers’ race to go green may fracture market
Aluminum in a smelter is seen at the Alouette aluminum plant in Sept-Iles, Que., Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
Canadian dollar edges higher but weekly win streak ends
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
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