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Gurianov scores overtime winner as Stars eliminate Golden Knights with 3-2 win
The Dallas Stars pose for a picture with NHL deputy commissioner and chief legal officer Bill Daly (centre) and the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl. The Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in game five of the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on Sept. 14, 2020.
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for general public by November
FILE PHOTO: A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
In politics, timing is everything. The last thing B.C. needs right now is an early election
British Columbia Premier John Horgan speaks during an announcement about a new regional cancer centre, in Surrey, B.C., on Aug. 6, 2020.
Retirement home operator Chartwell calls on provinces to ease coronavirus restrictions
The Chartwell entrance of two senior home residences, Friday, July 10, 2020 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Toronto mosque where volunteer was stabbed was applying for federal security funding
One person was stabbed to death at a International Muslims Organization (IMO) at the corner of Rexdale and Bergamot in Etobicoke on Saturday Sept 12, 2020. Photo by Pascal Marchand/ Globe and Mail
Smoke from U.S. wildfires blankets British Columbia
A man wearing a face mask walks as smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Washington state shrouds Vancouver's skyline at Stanley Park in Vancouver, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Ontario, Quebec pressed to address COVID-19 second wave
People line up to be tested for COVID-19 at a testing centre in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart seeks to permit up to six properties on one residential lot
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart speaks during a press conference in Vancouver on July 4, 2019. Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says city council's first attempt at a virtual meeting was a bumpy one that included technical glitches, delays and the whoosh of a flushing toilet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Brexit in spotlight: Boris Johnson sparks crisis with bill that would undermine U.K. withdrawal from EU
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a debate on the Internal Market Bill at the House of Commons in London, Britain September 14, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. IMAGE MUST NOT BE ALTERED
TDSB delays start of online schooling as more families switch over amid spike in COVID-19 cases
A physically distanced classroom is seen at Kensington Community School amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
Rochester mayor fires police chief over handling of Daniel Prude’s death
Former Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, right, stands with Reverend Lewis W. Stewart, left, of the United Christian Leadership Ministry before a community meeting in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 2020. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired Mr. Singletary for his handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.
Fossil fuel demand has likely hit its peak, BP says
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New Brunswick Tories re-elected with majority
A small crowd of party supporters look on as Premier Blaine Higgs is declared the winner of his riding in the New Brunswick provincial election in Quispamsis, N.B. on Sept. 14, 2020. The Progressive Conservative leader called the first provincial election during the COVID-19 pandemic and there was no door-to-door canvassing and no distribution of hand-held brochures.
NDP readies for possible election as caucus meets ahead of Throne Speech
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a news conference, in Toronto on Aug. 26, 2020.
Trudeau shifts focus of cabinet retreat to COVID-19 resurgence, urges vigilance
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Streetwise newsletter: BMO clients launch lawsuit alleging millions lost from adviser’s risky trading strategies
FILE PHOTO: A woman speaks with a bank teller at Bank of Montreal in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Former CI Financial executives to beef up retail division at Guardian Capital
President and CEO Barry Gordon of First Asset poses for a photo in Toronto on Thursday, November 8, 2012. (Michelle Siu for The Globe and Mail)
I was publicly scolded by a stranger. Do I defend myself, or ignore it stoically?
David Eddie
Vancouver Fringe Festival takes off despite COVID odds
ART HEIST (Theatre). Credit: Diane Smithers
Two more B.C. New Democrats say they won’t run again in next election
Doug Donaldson, British Columbia's minister of Forests, stands next to federal and provincial ministers after their meeting to discuss wildfire response in Vancouver in 2017. Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won't run again amid speculation about the possibility of a fall election. Mr. Donaldson and Scott Fraser, the minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation, both announced Monday they would not seek re-election.
Coronavirus Update: Trudeau urges vigilance as focus of cabinet retreat shifts to second-wave strategy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the first day of a Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Monday September 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
GardaWorld mounting hostile takeover attempt for G4S worth $5-billion
ONE-TIME USE ONLY -- DO NOT USE UNDER AN Y CIRCUMSTANCES -- IMAGE MUST BE DOWNLOADED AGAIN FROM CP -- A GardaWorld armoured truck navigates traffic in Richmond, B.C., in September, 2018. The Montreal-based company has experienced significant growth of late, attributable in part to worsening social-political tensions around the world and a consequent increase in demand for security, according to BC Partners' Paolo Notarnicola.
Here’s when it’ll be time to switch out of growth stars such as Apple and into unloved value stocks
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Apple is seen outside at the upcoming Apple Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Canada’s First Quantum eyes operations expansion at Zambia mine
First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi site in Zambia.
Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall
A sign advertises office space available for rent in Ottawa's downtown core in Ottawa, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Canadians should brace for a shortage of office furniture, such as desks and chairs, as people continue to study and work from home this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
It’s time to get rid of civil juries
Undated handout photo of Laura Hillyer, an injury lawyer at Martin & Hillyer Associates. She is the vice-chair of the Ontario Safety League and president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
Dividend strategy hinges on this key technical indicator staying positive
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Outdoor recreation retailer MEC sold to U.S. private investment firm
People walk past the flagship MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in Vancouver, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Save Small Business advocacy campaign to wind down its Canadian pandemic policy efforts
A woman wears a face mask as she walks by a commercial property for rent on Sainte-Catherine street in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Ottawa must tame deficits by boosting future production with borrowed money
Trucks hauling shipping containers wait in a queue below stacks of containers at the DP World Centerm container terminal, at the Port of Vancouver, in Vancouver, on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
An Indigenous infrastructure fund can offer lasting, meaningful change in Canada
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Police Service detachment is seen in Fort Severn, Ontario's most northerly community, on April 27, 2018.
Erin O’Toole says he won’t touch Quebec secularism law, supports Bill 101 expansion
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds his first news conference as leader on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Winnipegger, 95, walks a kilometre a day to raise money for city’s performing arts institutions
Soon to be 96 years old, Winnipeg arts patron and former doctor Douglas MacEwan is walking a kilometre a day to raise funds for the city’s four major performing arts organizations.
Police charge 18 in London, Brampton fentanyl bust
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
Evening Update: Chinese firm amasses data on influential Canadians; Ottawa to reveal measures against U.S. in aluminum dispute
The office for Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. Ltd., a small Chinese technology company that is building tools to process the world’s open-source information about influential people — culled from Twitter, criminal records, LinkedIn posts, YouTube videos and more — into information that can be analyzed and used by universities, companies, government actors and the Chinese military. PHOTO BY NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Saskatchewan judge’s stop at tepee camp could raise perception of bias, expert says
Saskatchewan's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. A government lawyer says Saskatchewan's case against a teepee camp on its front lawn isn't about protesters' call for the province to do more to bring down its suicide rates. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Member of the legislature Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau delivers her victory speech during a press event in Victoria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet rises during a sitting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
BMO clients launch lawsuit alleging millions lost from adviser’s risky trading strategies
Cloud Li, seen here in Toronto on Sept. 14, 2020, is one of the plaintiffs who began to manage his father’s account in 2017 and spearheaded the group lawsuit.
Abandoned campfire caused wildfire near Banff park, forestry officials say
Firefighters, helicopters and airtankers are fighting an out-of -control wildfire north of Banff National Park near Black Rock Mountain, shown in a government handout photo. Crews battling the wildfire are hopeful that cooler temperatures and wet forecast will make their jobs easier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alberta Government MANDATORY CREDIT
Russia offers US$1.5-billion loan to Belarus as Lukashenko holds closed-door meeting with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, in Sochi, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Politics Briefing: Liberal cabinet meets
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the media before the first day of a Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa, Monday September 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
It’s starting to feel like pandemic Groundhog Day
André Picard
Paris Saint-Germain says it strongly backs Neymar claim to being racially abused
PSG's Neymar argues with the fourth official as he leaves the pitch after getting a red card during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France, Sunday, Sept.13, 2020. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trials resume in Brazil
FILE - This Saturday, July 18, 2020 file photo shows a general view of AstraZeneca offices and the corporate logo in Cambridge, England. Oxford University says on Saturday, Sept. 12 trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the U.K. The university said in large trials such as this “it is expected that some participants will become unwell and every case must be carefully evaluated to ensure careful assessment of safety.” (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
Why the Bank of Canada needs a dual mandate to also pursue maximum employment
FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem walks outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Palantir filing suggests valuation of around $25-billion ahead of U.S. listing
The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2020.
Fifteen scientists sign letter outlining doubts about Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine data
A nurse prepares to inoculate a volunteer with Russia's new coronavirus vaccine in post-registration trials at a clinic in Moscow, on Sept. 10, 2020.
JPMorgan’s Dimon says economic recovery could be derailed
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) 2019 legislative conference in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019.
By signing a deal with Israel, two Arab countries have betrayed Palestinians
Daoud Kuttab, award-winning Palestinian journalist and former Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University
The seven little words I’ve been waiting my whole motherhood to say
Three ministers warn COVID-19 researchers to take extra precautions to protect efforts from ‘hostile actors’
Health Minister Patty Hajdu arrives for the first day of a Liberal cabinet retreat, in Ottawa, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Astronomers may have found a potential sign of life in Venus’s clouds
A handout photo made available on Sept. 14, 2020, by the European Southern Observatory shows an artistic impression depicting Venus, where scientists have confirmed the detection of phosphine molecules, a representation of which is shown in the inset.
Aline Chrétien was the diamond in Jean Chrétien’s rough
Lawrence Martin
Eugenie Bouchard earns wild card into French Open thanks to Istanbul run
Eugenie Bouchard celebrates winning a set against Bianca Andreescu at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Aug. 6, 2019.
Netflix’s The Devil All the Time was born just to be buried
The Devil All The Time: Tom Holland as Arvin Russell. Photo Cr. Glen Wilson/Netflix © 2020
China’s CATL to invest in Canada’s Neo Lithium and help develop Argentina mine
FILE PHOTO: People walk at the R&D centre of Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) in Ningde, Fujian province, China, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jake Spring/File Photo
Pakistani police arrest suspect accused of raping woman on highway
Members of civil society groups take part in a rally to condemn the incident of rape on a deserted highway, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sept. 12, 2020.
Cable of B.C.'s Sea to Sky Gondola severed again, causing major damage
A gondola car rests on its side on the mountain after a cable snapped overnight at the Sea to Sky Gondola causing cable cars to crash to the ground below in Squamish, B.C., on Saturday, August 10, 2019. No injuries were reported and the gondola has been closed by operators for the foreseeable future. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Quebec teachers’ union suing government for documents on province’s back-to-school plan
A woman walks her daughter to school in Gatineau, Que., on May 11, 2020.
Canada’s vaccine legacy: Influenza, polio and COVID-19
(FILES) In this file photo Dr. Nita Patel, Director of Antibody discovery and Vaccine development, lifts a vial with a potential coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19. - The Canadian government announced on August 31, 2020 a deal with American biotech firm Novavax for 76 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine in development, if it proves to be effective against the new coronavirus. The NVX-CoV2373 vaccine candidate, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate its safety and immunogenicity, could be delivered in the second quarter of 2021, Ottawa and the company said in a joint statement. Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the deal "will give Canadians access to a promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
No injuries reported after CN Rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C.
CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C.
Hamilton’s Forge FC to learn CONCACAF League draw Sept. 21 in Miami
Hamilton Forge FC's Tristan Borges controls the ball through the midfield during Scotiabank CONCACAF League 2019 second half soccer action against the CD Olimpia in Hamilton on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Voting under way as New Brunswick holds first election in Canada amid COVID-19 pandemic
A man arrives to vote in the New Brunswick provincial election, at St. Mark's Catholic Church, in Quispamsis, N.B., on Sept. 14, 2020.
Calgary Flames ditch Geoff Ward’s interim tag, naming him head coach
Calgary Flames head coach Geoff Ward watches his players during a practice in Calgary on July 15, 2020.
Canada to unveil retaliatory measures against United States this week in aluminum dispute
Aluminum cans are seen at Cosmic Eye Brewing on Aug. 21, 2020, in Lincoln, Neb.
Alphabet’s YouTube to launch TikTok-like product
FILE PHOTO: YouTube signage is seen at their offices in King's Cross, London, Britain, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Great Canadian Gaming to reopen two Nova Scotia casinos on Oct. 5 but at reduced capacity
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says its properties in Halifax and Sydney, N.S., will reopen on Oct. 5 following a six-month closure due to public health efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Globe Climate: A disastrous reminder of climate change
GLEN AVON, OR - SEPTEMBER 13: A firefighter surveys a field near the Riverside Fire on September 13, 2020 in Glen Avon, Oregon. Multiple wildfires grew by hundreds of thousands of acres this week forcing evacuations and road closures. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Investors need to prepare for a new Age of Disorder. Plus, ETF picks for income investors and a guide for uncertain markets
Thomas Lee, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Stocks are falling at the open on Wall Street as investors worry about an apparent stalemate in trade talks between the U.S. and China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Simon Yates holds off Geraint Thomas to win Tirreno-Adriatico; Canada’s Michael Woods eighth
Britain's Simon Yates celebrates winning the Tirreno Adriatico cycling race, in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Trudeau kicks off cabinet retreat, warns against relaxing guard on COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Ottawa, on Sept. 14, 2020.
The highest yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Verizon to buy prepaid phone seller Tracfone for up to $6.9-billion
The Verizon store in Superior, Colorado, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
Weather Network predicts lengthy, pleasant fall ahead for most of Canada
Canadians can look forward to a lengthy, pleasant fall that won’t give way to early winter temperatures and storms, according to one of the country’s top weather forecasters.
RCMP divers find two bodies, truck that drove off New Brunswick ferry
RCMP divers have found the bodies of two people who were inside a truck that drove off a New Brunswick ferry over the weekend.
Israeli court hands down three life sentences to man for deadly 2015 arson attack
In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Israeli Jewish extremist Amiram Ben-Uliel arrives at a district court in Lod, Israel.
Eli Lilly says its arthritis drug helps accelerate recovery in COVID-19 patients treated with remdesivir
FILE - The Eli Lilly corporate headquarters is pictured April 26, 2017, in Indianapolis. A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. Eli Lilly announced the results Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, from a 1,000-person study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad leaving post to work on Trump’s re-election campaign, official says
U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad speaks at the Ambassador's residence, in Beijing, on June 28, 2017.
Daimler to pay $1.5-billion settlement in diesel emissions cheating probe by U.S. regulators
The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen before the company's annual news conference in Stuttgart, Germany, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
Gordon Pape: These four ETFs are strong options for income investors during uncertain times
Alberta judge orders additional psychiatric exam for man accused of killing doctor
Police tape is seen outside the Village Mall walk-in clinic, in Red Deer, Alta., on Aug. 10, 2020.
Roglic and Pogacar set to face off in Tour’s final week
Tadej Pogacar, right, rides ahead of Primoz Roglic to win stage 15 of the Tour de France in the Grand Colombier pass, France, on Sept. 13, 2020.
Court charges former Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina with terrorism
Paul Rusesabagina stands inside the Kicyikuri primarily court, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with a slow drenching
Kim Miller and Monty Graham fill sandbags in preparation for Tropical Storm Sally, in Gulfport, Miss., on Sept. 13, 2020.
Tear down your barriers, EU says after summit with China’s Xi Jinping
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for a news conference after a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Brussels, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Major fire damages waterfront park in New Westminster, B.C.
A fire boat battles a fire at Pier Park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C. on Sunday, September 13, 2020. A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park "devastating" in a social media message posted late Sunday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
Canadian dollar firms as vaccine hopes boost equity markets
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Djokovic says he learned a ‘big lesson’ from U.S. Open disqualification
Novak Djokovic hits a shot during a practice session ahead of the Italian Open in Rome on Sept. 14, 2020.
Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Filip Krajinovic in Italian Open first round
Felix Auger-Aliassime hits a backhand against Filip Krajinovic during day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on Sept. 14, 2020, in Rome.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
Airbus CEO warns of compulsory layoffs as airline crisis deepens
FILE PHOTO: Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Recent civilian casualties in Myanmar may amount to ‘further war crimes,’ UN rights chief says
High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speaks at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, on Sept. 14, 2020.
Factional rivalries hinder formation of new Lebanese cabinet on eve of deadline
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on Sept. 14, 2020, shows Lebanon's President Michel Aoun, left, meeting with prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon.
Margaret Atwood named 2020 winner of Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Author Margaret Atwood is seen at the University of Toronto's Hart House, on Dec. 3, 2019.
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