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Lightning strike twice on power play, beat Dallas 3-2 to even Stanley Cup final
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save on a Dallas Stars shot during the second period in Game 2 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. The Lightning beat the Stars 3-2 on Sept. 21, 2020.
B.C. NDP appointment of star candidate over Indigenous woman prompts questions about equity policy
BC NDP’s appointment of star candidate over Indigenous woman prompts questions about equity policy
Kirk, Guerrero Jr. spark offence as Blue Jays rout Yankees 11-5
Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays slides safely to home plate during the third inning against the New York Yankees at Sahlen Field on Sept. 21, 2020 in Buffalo, New York. The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 11-5.
Hamlin, Jordan partner on NASCAR team for Wallace
Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a news conference on Sept. 2, 2020. Jordan and Denny Hamlin have formed a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver.
Oilers centre Draisaitl takes home both Hart and Ted Lindsay trophies as NHL’s top player
Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl scores a goal against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford during first period NHL Stanley Cup qualifying round action in Edmonton on Aug. 5, 2020. Draisaitl won the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay award on Sept. 21.
China using warlike tactics against Taiwan, former defence minister says
FILE PHOTO: A Taiwanese AH-1 Cobra helicopter fires during the live-fire, anti-landing Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Feds loaned nearly $18-million to Canadians stranded abroad by COVID-19, but few have repaid
Feds loaned nearly $18-million to Canadians stranded abroad by COVID-19, but few have repaid
NDP opposes new private clinic option that allows MPs to skip public lineups for COVID test
NDP opposes new private clinic option that allows MPs to skip public lineups for COVID test
Investigation into ricin sent to White House expands to Montreal and Texas
Investigation into ricin sent to White House expands to Montreal and Texas
B.C. planning to expand retail access for Indigenous cannabis growers, allow direct sales
B.C. planning to expand retail access for Indigenous cannabis growers, allow direct sales
Ontario long-term care homes warn they are not equipped to handle second COVID-19 wave
A man takes a walk outside the Seven Oaks Long-Term Care Home in Toronto on Thursday, June 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
B.C.’s top doctor says most COVID-19 exposures at schools have been low risk
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry answers questions during a press conference to update on the province's fall pandemic preparedness plan from the press theatre at Legislature in Victoria on Sept. 9, 2020. Gr. Henry says there has not been any transmission within schools so far.
IIHF president confident Edmonton’s bubble will work for world juniors
Workers hang banners along a protective walkway for people inside the NHL bubble on Aug. 10, 2020, during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in Edmonton. The IIHF plans to use the same bubble for the world junior tournament in December.
When complaints against police are handled in private, public trust is lost
A Special Investigations Unit investigator works at the scene of a shooting in Toronto on Feb. 20, 2012.
‘I’m thinking of hitting Soleimani’: Woodward’s book recounts how Trump made the call to kill an Iranian general
Flowers surround a portrait of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani at the Iranian embassy in Minsk on Jan. 10, two days after his death.
Pair of Canadians named to rugby sevens Dream Team
Canada's Ghislaine Landry, left, runs past France players during the Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, in 2018. Canadians Landry and Britt Benn have been named to the HSBC 2020 women's rugby sevens Dream Team.
Man City gets off to quick start to EPL with 3-1 win over Wolves
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on Sept. 21, 2020. Mac City won 3-1.
Coronavirus Update: Quebec has entered second wave, top public health official says
Horacio Arruda, Quebec director of National Public Health speaks of the second wave during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, September 21, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Second COVID-19 wave may have started in Quebec, top public health official says
A woman holds up a sign encouraging people to stay two metres apart during an outdoor event in Montreal, on Sept. 20, 2020.
In rare case, police officer gets jail time for failing to provide medical help to person in custody
Police officer sentenced to jail for not providing medical help to person in custody
Ottawa promises $1-billion to cities for affordable housing
The Roehamptom Hotel, currently providing rooms as a homeless shelter, in midtown Toronto, August 27, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
Why a new deal on carbon pricing is actually a setback
Adam Radwanski
Roberta Battaglia, 11-year-old Toronto singer, among America’s Got Talent finalists
Roberta Battaglia Handout
Some TDSB elementary remote learners left with independent work as board scrambles for teachers
Children wait outside Elizabeth B. Phin Public School ahead of their first day of classes in Pickering, Ont., on Sept. 8, 2020.
Sew, David: One woman’s pandemic quest to cross-stitch every Schitt’s Creek sweater
Bianca stitches Dan Levy's sweaters for his role in Emmy Award-winning Schitt's Creek. Kate Dockeray/Globe and Mail
John Horgan gambles on an election no one wants
Gary Mason
Growing group of ex-GMP Capital shareholders to vote against restructuring offer
Anthony Davis shows he has what it takes for biggest stage of career
Anthony Davis shows he has what it takes for biggest stage of career
What will stop Ottawa’s debt binge?
William Robson, president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute
New CPR board created in Edmonton to help with COVID-19 resuscitation
A new type of CPR board is shown in this undated computer rendering. A new piece of medical equipment created at the University of Alberta may help doctors find a quicker way to resuscitate patients who go into cardiac arrest due to COVID-19. The novel coronavirus can create complications in the lungs, and many patients are placed on their bellies to improve ventilation.
Judge orders Sequoia bankruptcy trustee to pay legal costs of Perpetual Energy CEO
A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on Oct. 29, 2016.
Bryson DeChambeau’s brutal assault on the U.S. Open is bad news for the everyman golfer
Cathal Kelly
Streetwise newsletter: Why Canadian stocks are performing better than you think
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)
These overlooked value stocks could pop if an effective vaccine emerges
A paramedic prepares to administer a nasal swab at a drive through, pop-up COVID-19 test centre outside the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the NHL's Ottawa Senators, in Ottawa, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
To attract more investors, shareholders urge gold miners to change compensation practices
Gold bullion displayed at the Degussa shop in Singapore, on June 16, 2017.
DavidsTea swings to $2.6-million profit in second quarter despite store closures
A DAVIDs TEA shop at 278A Queen St W. is photographed on July 8 2020. The Canadian tea company will be seeking court protection from its creditors as it considers downsizing its 222 retail locations across Canada.
Where the value is among Canada’s 10 largest REITs
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
A Green New Bill for a new generation of sovereign debt investors
FILE — Oil pump jacks at the Permian Basin in Loco Hills, New Mexico, Aug. 14, 2020. While BP and other European companies invest billions in renewable energy, Exxon and Chevron are committed to fossil fuels and betting on moonshots. (Joel Angel Juarez/The New York Times)
Underwriters cut fees to win Shopify’s business in latest share issue
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on May 29, 2019.
TC Energy’s Russ Girling retires with Keystone unfinished – can his successor make it happen?
TC Energy CEO Russ Girling waits to deliver a statement on the Keystone pipeline construction, in Calgary, Alta,. on March 31, 2020.
CMHC still sees weakness for real estate market ahead
Homes sold in Toronto’s east end. Home sales in Canada rose significantly in July 2020. August 17, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
B.C. privacy commissioner will hear First Nations complaints about COVID
B.C. privacy commissioner will hear First Nations complaints about COVID
Annual Toronto Christmas Market cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Annual Toronto Christmas Market cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Denis Shapovalov breaks into ATP’s top 10 for the first time
Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - September 20, 2020 Canada's Denis Shapovalov reacts during his semi final match against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman Pool via REUTERS//Clive Brunskill TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Evening Update: B.C.'s Horgan calls snap election; Ontario and Quebec see surge in COVID-19 cases
British Columbia Premier John Horgan, whose left-leaning B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP) leads a minority government in the province's legislature with the support of the provincial Green Party, announces an October 24 provincial election in Langford, British Columbia, Canada September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Light
Internet everywhere, but at a cost: The race for the low-Earth satellite market
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg stands in the company's Satellite Control Centre in downtown Ottawa, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
Ontario pediatricians warn of flu shot ‘crisis’ to meet anticipated demand
Ontario pediatricians warn of flu shot ‘crisis’ to meet anticipated demand
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death gives new life to the Trump campaign
Lawrence Martin
Two in custody in Tour de France doping probe: Marseille prosecutor
Two in custody in Tour de France doping probe: Marseille prosecutor
Should we spend more on health? Only if we get better care
André Picard
Public Health Agency of Canada names Iain Stewart as new president
Iain Stewart in 2016, shortly after he took over as president of the National Research Council.
My grandfather figured out how to get back a little of what he lost in the Internment
Novak Djokovic wins Italian Open, putting U.S. Open default behind him
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 21: Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates with trophy after winning his men's final match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during day eight of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia at Foro Italico on September 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Bob Nevin, former Rangers captain and Cup-winner with Maple Leafs, dead at 82
Bob Nevin, Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player, in November, 1960.
I’m a divorced father of four teenagers. How do I stay connected with them?
David Eddie
Arctic sea ice at its second-lowest level in more than 40 years, scientists say
Ice chunks are seen in the Northwest Passage in a Sept. 23, 2015, file photo.
Politics Briefing: Ottawa reaches carbon-tax deals with Ontario, New Brunswick
Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson arrives for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planned $30 a tonne carbon price on emissions from big industry meets federal requirements. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Newly released court documents describe N.S. gunman’s prior violence against family, growing paranoia
RCMP officers surround a gas station in Enfield, N.S., on April 19, 2020.
Federal Court hears certification arguments this week in murdered or missing Indigenous women lawsuit
An eagle feather is held up during a rally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday October 4, 2016. A mother who alleges the federal government and RCMP took a a "negligent" and "lackadaisical" approach to investigating missing and murdered Indigenous women will attend a hearing this week that will determine if her lawsuit moves forward, her lawyer says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
RBC online banking, trading inaccessible due to ‘technical issues’
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on August 22, 2017.
Investors brace for months of big market swings as virus, political worries loom
Wall Street’s “Fearless Girl” statue wears a lace collar in memory of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 21, 2020 in New York City.
B.C. heads to the polls one year early for an election opposition doesn’t want
Premier John Horgan arrives to a news conference at Legislature in Victoria, on Sept. 9, 2020.
Trump administration rushes to make it tougher for skilled foreign workers to gain H-1B visas
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2020 The White House is seen in the morning in Washington, DC. - Canadian police on September 21, 2020 searched a home in the Montreal area in connection with a letter addressed to US President Donald Trump that is believed to have contained the poison ricin. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Quibi reportedly exploring possible sale, only months after streaming service launched
Quibi CEO Meg Whitman delivers a keynote address at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2020.
How Trudeau can keep his promise to change Canada’s election law
A man enters a polling place to cast his ballot for today's election in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Obsidian Energy formalizes share swap bid for Calgary rival Bonterra Energy
Surrounded by a field of blooming canola, an oilfield pumpjack, belonging to Penn West Exploration, at work near Brooks, Alberta. The Canadian Press Images/Larry MacDougal
ECB’s Christine Lagarde says Europe’s recovery uncertain, incomplete
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses the European Parliament during a debate on the 2018 annual report of the ECB in Strasbourg, France, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran’s defence ministry, Venezuela’s Maduro
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference in Washington, on Sept. 21, 2020.
Globe Climate: Is it time for Big Oil to kill itself slowly?
FILE PHOTO: Climate change activists demonstrate against BP outside British Museum in London, Britain, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
Ontario, New Brunswick strike industrial carbon tax deals with Ottawa
An aerial view of Irving Oil's refinery near Saint John, on Aug. 27, 2013.
WHO says COVID-19 transmission guidance ‘remains the same’ after U.S. mistakenly publishes draft change
Mike Ryan, executive director of the UN agency’s emergencies program, speaks at a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 6, 2020.
Microsoft acquires parent company of video-game giant Bethesda in $7.5-billion deal
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 10: Pete Hines, Vice President of Bethesda Softworks, speaks during the Bethesda E3 conference at the Event Deck at LA Live on June 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 12. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Ask the experts: Two of my executives hate each other and bicker constantly. What should I do?
ROB magazine Ask an Expert Rosemary Counter
Occidental to pay dividend to Buffett’s Berkshire in cash, not stock
Equipment used to process carbon dioxide, crude oil and water is seen at an Occidental Petroleum Corp enhanced oil recovery project in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. on May 3, 2017.
More than 150 nations join WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative, but U.S. and China absent
Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up.
Head of Mali’s military junta to serve as vice-president in transitional government
Col. Assimi Goita 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.
Staffing issues, shared rooms led to COVID-19 outbreak at Halifax long-term care home that killed 53: review
A paramedic walks around an ambulance at Northwood Manor, in Halifax, on May 1, 2020.
Former prime minister John Turner was most proud of his historic tenure as justice minister
Prime Minister John Turner talks with media reporters after being sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra in Ottawa Sept. 17, 1984. Former prime minister Turner, dubbed "Canada's Kennedy" when he first arrived in Ottawa in the 1960s, has died at the age of 91.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell
Elephant deaths in Botswana caused by toxic blooms in waterholes linked to climate change
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 25, 2020 and provided on July 3, 2020 courtesy of the National Park Rescue charity shows the carcass of one of the many elephants which have died mysteriously in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. - Hundreds of elephants that died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta succumbed to bacteria found in the water pans, the wildlife department revealed on September 21, 2020. (Photo by - / NATIONAL PARK RESCUE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NATIONAL PARK RESCUE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/NATIONAL PARK RESCUE/AFP via Getty Images)
Air Canada tops U.S. list of foreign airline complaints over refunds
An Air Canada jet takes off from Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Thursday, March 8, 2012. A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Giants running back Saquon Barkley likely out for rest of 2020 with ACL tear
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) is carted to the locker room after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Almost 80 per cent of Canadian Olympic athletes surveyed are against field-of-play protests
The Olympic rings are seen in front of Canada House Monday, March 23, 2020 in Montreal. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to COVID-19 risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
How the COVID-19 pandemic spurred innovations that could protect us from future disasters
Need to know, Oct 2020 ROBmag column
Simona Halep wins Italian Open after Karolina Pliskova retires from final
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 21: Simona Halep of Romania poses with her winners trophy after winning her women's final match against Karolina Pliskova of The Czech Republic who retired due to injury during day eight of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia at Foro Italico on September 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny demands Russia return his clothes for poisoning investigation
This handout picture posted on Sept. 21, 2020, on the Instagram account of @navalny shows Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya in Berlin's Charite hospital.
Denis Shapovalov breaks into top-10 of ATP rankings
Denis Shapovalov breaks into top-10 of ATP rankings
Liberals pledge $1-billion over next six months for rapid-housing program
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, on April 21, 2020.
Group of co-op members raises funds to fight MEC’s sale
People walk past the flagship MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in Vancouver, on Monday, September 14, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
One of Wall Street’s most bullish pundits has changed his view. Plus, a little-known tech stock with stellar returns
FILE- In this April 5, 2018, file photo a sign for a Wall Street subway station is shown. Wall Street is strengthening again as big technology stocks wrest back more of their losses from their sudden belly flop earlier this month. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading and back within 5% of its record set on Sept. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Americans grew more pessimistic about job prospects amid COVID-19 pandemic: NY Fed survey
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 01, 2020 The Federal Reserve Board building is viewed in Washington,DC. - The Federal Reserve has been too cautious in its recent policy shift allowing higher prices to boost employment, one US central banker said Friday, warning against heeding "ghost stories" about inflation. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. west coast fires: Desert homes threatened by enormous California wildfire
Members of the San Bernardino County Fire Department keep an eye on a flareup from the Bobcat Fire, in Valyermo, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2020.
The highest yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at University of Alberta residence, hospital in Calgary
A confirmed outbreak of COVID-19 at a student residence on the main campus of the University of Alberta means there will be no varsity athletics activities on the campus for the next 14 days.
Bizarre Emmy Awards show more fun than ever
John Doyle
ByteDance, Oracle at loggerheads over terms of TikTok agreement
FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canadian dollar hits 6-week low as Wall Street tumbles
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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