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Plaque symbolizing transition to democracy in Thailand removed in less than a day
Pro-democracy student leaders hold a plaque declaring "This country belongs to the people" at the Sanam Luang field during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Protesters in drought-hit northern Mexico demand water sharing with U.S. ends
People and farmers protest against the decision of the Mexican government to divert water from La Boquilla dam to the U.S., as part of a 1944 bilateral water treaty between the two countries, in Delicias, Chihuahua state, Mexico September 20, 2020.
Anthony Davis hits 3 at buzzer, Lakers edge Nuggets for 2-0 lead in Western finals
Los Angeles Lakers players celebrate at the end of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Lakers won 105-103.
Republicans, Democrats in bitter fight over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is mourned during a vigil in Monument Square in Portland, Maine, U.S., September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Alberta police unions say improving transparency must balance officers' privacy
Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee speaks to the press after Abdulahi Hasan Sharif was sentenced to 28 years in prison in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday December 13, 2019. Sharif struck a police officer with a car, before stabbing him multiple times, as well as running down four other pedestrians in September 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Woman suspected of sending poisoned letter to White House arrested at New York-Canada border
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, file photo, an American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington. A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at the New York-Canada border. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Growing call for hate-crime charges in Toronto mosque murder
Growing call for hate-crime charges in mosque murder
‘Anything can happen’: virtual Emmys lift off
In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Jennifer Aniston, left, and Jimmy Kimmel sanitize the winner's envelope while presenting the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast.
Liberals under pressure to impose sanctions on more human-rights abusers
Businessman Bill Browder speaks in London, Britain, December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files
Schitt’s Creek takes Emmy Awards by storm, sweeping comedy category
In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Catherine O'Hara accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for "Schitt's Creek" during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast.
Provincial study in B.C. outlines alternatives to the Burrard crossing
A Skytrain arrives at Brentwood Town Centre station, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, April 13, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Canada’s future depends on beating the virus. That’s what the Throne Speech has to be about
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
Coronavirus Update: Throne Speech will chart Liberals' path to pandemic recovery
After years of losing ground, the NDP is well positioned as Throne Speech nears
John Ibbitson
Bryson DeChambeau blasts way to U.S. Open title
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States celebrates with the championship trophy after winning the 120th U.S. Open Championship on September 20, 2020 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Belarus protesters keep pressure on Alexander Lukashenko with mass rallies and police data leak
Belarus protesters keep pressure on Alexander Lukashenko with mass rallies and police data leak
Some Ontario special-ed teachers must teach students online and in person
Claudine Santos, president of the Ontario Parents of Visually Impaired Children, and her son Willam outside a school in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 19th 2020. Claudine recently spoke at a special education meeting at the Ottawa school board regarding issues of self contained classes. Kamara Morozuk / The Globe and Mail
Electric vehicle sales slump as supply challenges leave dealerships with shortages
Electric vehicle sales slump as supply challenges leave dealerships with shortages
What have these playoffs taught us? A full bubble season would be disastrous for the NHL
Cathal Kelly
Blue Jays stop six-game losing skid with 6-3 win over Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays' Lourdes Gurriel Jr., left, celebrates with Joe Panik after scoring on a Jonathan Davies RBI-double in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Philadelphia.
China’s ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27, 2019.
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations: report
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations: report
Josh Allen reaches career high in passing, Bills beat Dolphins
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) looks to pass, during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Scotiabank CEO calls on Ottawa to boost child-care supports
CEO and President of Scotiabank Brian Porter poses for a photograph in Toronto on Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
RCMP in Alberta say man dead after he called 911 and told police he wanted shootout
RCMP in Alberta say man dead after he called 911 and told police he wanted shootout
Outlook not improving for beleaguered U.S. movie theatres
The Senator Theatre held its first showings in months on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Baltimore. Movie theaters in the Baltimore area have finally reopened as the state movies into phase 3 of the coronavirus recovery plan. (Ulysses Muoz/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Denis Shapovalov loses to Diego Schwartzman in Italian Open semi-finals
Denis Shapovalov loses to Diego Schwartzman in Italian Open semifinals
UN chief: No UN support for re-imposing Iran sanctions now
UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now
Oil refiners worldwide struggle with weak demand, inventory glut
Oil refiners worldwide struggle with weak demand, inventory glut
Canada should increase financial support for child care to help women return to the work force
Compass Early Learning & Care in Bowmanville, Ont. No child care has been open here since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down in mid-March. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues child care centres will have to reduce spaces as they open over the summer. June 24, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Ontario eyes converting emergency pandemic measures on wills into permanent legal reforms
The Ontario provincial legislature building in Toronto.
How our economy recovers: what Canadians need in a throne speech
Workers survey around pipe to start of right-of-way construction for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, in Acheson, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn't threaten their long-term viability, economists say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
‘Kind of inevitable’: Western University students react to COVID-19 outbreaks
‘Kind of inevitable’: Western U. students react to COVID-19 outbreaks
Canadians are buying record amounts of goods. Services? Not so much
Momir Lovric, server at Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality's Maison Selby restaurant, disinfects surfaces after a seating, in Toronto on Friday, Sept., 18, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
While some corporations used hope as a strategy, others, like CN, were nimble in adapting to the pandemic
Andrew Willis
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Reported shooting in Langley, latest gun violence for Lower Mainland
Reported shooting in Langley, latest gun violence for Lower Mainland
Société Générale to sell Lyxor Asset Management branch: sources
The logo of Societe Generale is seen on the headquarters at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, France, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files
Hurricane Teddy expected Wednesday in northeastern parts of Atlantic Canada
Waves hit the shore in Cow Bay, N.S. near Halifax on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The Canadian Hurricane Centre has posted an image of hurricane Teddy, indicating a track of the storm making possible landfall over the Maritimes early next week. The storm was listed by the centre as being in the Caribbean as of 5 a.m. local time today, with maximum wind speeds of over 200 kilometres per hour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
SIU launches probe after missing Vancouver man dies of gunshot wound in Ontario
The emblem of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is seen in headquarters in Mississauga, Ont., on Sept. 27, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Daycare union asks Quebec to appoint arbitrator in contract talks
Quebec Family Minister Mathieu Lacombe responds to reporters questions on the COVID-19 pandemic before entering a cabinet meeting, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Tadej Pogacar wins COVID-defying Tour de France
Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, after the 21st and last stage of 122 km between Mantes-la-Jolie and Champs Elysees Paris, on September 20, 2020. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Throne Speech must focus on growing the economy
Clouds pass by the parliament buildings Wednesday August 19, 2020 in Ottawa. Parliament will resume Sept. 23 with a Speech from the Throne after it was prorogued Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Police intervene after hundreds pack Ancaster, Ont., parking lot for event
HAMILTON, MAY 30, 2019 - PTSD COP - Hamilton police officer Andrew Leng's left arm tattoos tell a compelling story about his 23 years on the job. Leng patrols Hamiltonâ??s downtown core by bicycle on May 30, 2019. Over his career Leng has worked on patrol, in drug enforcement, detectives office, acting supervisor, training officer and in the crisis response unit. Leng estimates that he has been suffering with a form of PTSD for the last 15 years on the job. Now three years sober, Leng credits his post traumatic growth to his sobriety, mindfulness and meditation. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
JUNIPER HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 19: A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop as the Bobcat Fire continues to burn on a hillside on September 19, 2020 near Juniper Hills, California. The Bobcat Fire has now scorched more than 91,000 acres and destroyed homes. California's national forests remain closed due to wildfires which have burned a record 3.4 million acres this year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
‘Nomadland’ wins People’s Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival
Nomadland (2020). Frances McDormand explores the vast landscape of the American West, in Chloé Zhao’s wise and intimate portrayal of life as a modern-day nomad.
Peel police still investigating Brampton incident after false alarm
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., where two boys were found dead, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Non-natives removing lobster traps set by Indigenous fishermen in western N.S.
Fishing boats, loaded with traps, head from port in West Dover, N.S. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 as the lobster season on Nova Scotia's South Shore begins after a one-day weather delay. Groups representing fishermen in Atlantic Canada are looking for direct federal help that will help them ride out uncertain markets this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Montreal and Quebec City move to orange ‘moderate alert’ COVID-19 level
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Four income ETF picks, skyrocketing transport stocks and fair fees for advice: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga, Trump hold first talks by phone
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at the prime minister's official residence after speaking on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first conversation since Suga took office, in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 20, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.
Thousands march in Berlin in support of refugees in Greece
A protester clenches her fist during a demonstration for the evacuation of all migrant camps in Greece after the fire at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, on September 20, 2020 in Berlin. (Photo by STEFANIE LOOS / AFP) (Photo by STEFANIE LOOS/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario reports 365 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, one new death
Christine Elliott, the Deputy Premier, and the Minister of Health, is photographed as the Ontario legislature resumed sitting on Sept 14 2020.
Dozens displaced by apartment fires in New Brunswick and P.E.I., Red Cross says
Boston Celtics’ Gordon Hayward won’t leave bubble for baby’s birth
Boston Celtics' Gordon Hayward (20) attempts a shot during the second half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
B.C. or Ontario? Residential school survivors fight move of court battle
The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. A law that bars a judge from imposing a conditional sentence for certain offences was struck down as unconstitutional on Friday in a decision likely to find its way to the country's top court. In a 2-1 ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the provisions of the Criminal Code run afoul of the charter because of their impact on Indigenous offenders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
New tools, ideas needed to speed up housing strategy funding, CMHC president says
CMHC president Evan Siddall speaks to the Canadian Club of Toronto in Toronto on June 1, 2017. The president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says his agency wants to raise millions more to help Canadians afford a place to live despite billions already available in government funding. Evan Siddall says the aim is to raise $100 million more for housing because the tens of billions pledged by federal and provincial governments isn't enough to make housing affordable for everyone in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Preparations underway for pandemic election in Saskatchewan and maybe B.C.
A woman casts her vote for the federal election in a polling station on Toronto's Ward Island on Monday, May 2, 2011. Elections Saskatchewan estimates it will need 400,000 face masks and thousands of litres of hand santizer and disinfectant to keep people safe at the polls this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
COVID-19 measures might have led to decline in other infectious illnesses
A sign in downtown Ottawa recommends mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Afghan government air strikes killed 24 civilians, witnesses say
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers arrive at the site of last night clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces in Kunduz, Afghanistan March 4, 2020 REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Will there be an election after the Throne Speech? Here’s what you need to know
U.S. judge halts Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores
FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
Britain is at COVID-19 tipping point, health minister says
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock walks to 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Iran dismisses U.S. efforts for UN sanctions as currency drops
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran, Iran August 1, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Turkey may resume talks with Greece, warns against EU sanctions
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to the media following Friday prayers at a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Turkey triggered a naval standoff with NATO ally Greece after dispatching another warship-escorted vessel in a part of the eastern Mediterranean that Greece says is over its continental shelf. Erdogan said the survey vessel, Oruc Reis, was withdrawn from Greek-claimed waters to give diplomacy a chance. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Thai protesters challenge monarchy as huge protests escalate
BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Thai police stand guard in front of The Grand Palace as anti-government protestors rally on September 20, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of Anti-Government protestors and student activists from the United Front of Thammasat group confront police in front of Thailand's Grand Palace. This rally marks the largest in a string of anti-government protests that began in late July where students and anti-government protesters call for the dissolution of the military backed government, government reform, and the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas, Louisiana
Tyler Heads totes his belongings through tidewaters as he and other beachgoers cross the flooding Stewart Beach parking lot in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Tropical Storm Beta continues to move through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring tidal surge and heavy rain to the area. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tadej Pogacar crushes Primoz Roglic to seal Tour de France title
CORRECTS TO PART OF RACE Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar in action during stage 20 of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 36.2 kilometers (22.5 miles), from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles, France, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Lucas Cavallini, Vancouver Whitecaps muster 2-1 win over undermanned Real Salt Lake
Sep 19, 2020; Sandy, Utah, USA; Vancouver Whitecaps forward Lucas Cavallini (9) and Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onuoha (14) battle in the second half at Rio Tinto Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
A rapper, an elevator and an elephant: stories Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told
A banner with flowers are pictured at a makeshift memorial outside of the US Supreme Court as people pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, DC on September 19, 2020. - US President Donald Trump vowed to quickly nominate a successor, likely a woman, to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only a day after the death of the liberal stalwart. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AFP) (Photo by JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Let’s not give up on the notion of progress amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
A man wearing a mask rides a bicycle along a waterfront trail near Humber Bay Shores park as the province prepares for more phased re-openings from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
At 50, Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock still resonates
FILE - In this July 20, 1998 file photo, author Alvin Toffler, gestures during his talk on the Fourth Wave at the Astrobiology Roadmap Workshop in Mountain View, Calif. Toffler, a guru of the post-industrial age whose million-selling "Future Shock" and other books anticipated the disruptions and transformations brought about by the rise of digital technology, has died. He was 87. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
After Abe: Can an old hand steer Japan through stormy seas?
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga poses for a picture following his press conference at LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Sept. 20: ‘My child will be taken care of … because he was lucky enough to have been born into an upper-middle-class family.’ Readers debate education, inequality and how long schools will last, plus other letters to the editor
A school bag and a lunch bag are seen in the school yard at the Bancroft Elementary School as students go back to school in Montreal, on Monday, August 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Pitching problems continue for struggling Jays, lose 3-1 to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 19: Travis Shaw #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays high fives Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 after hitting a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 19, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Blue Jays 3-1. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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