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Experts answer pressing questions at the COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall series
Four different Jets score in 4-1 win over Senators
Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (centre), Andrew Copp, and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck celebrate after defeating the Ottawa Senators in NHL action on Thursday, January 21, 2021 in Ottawa.
Read Governor-General Julie Payette’s full resignation statement
Thousands of Albertans in private seniors’ facilities still awaiting vaccines, not atop priority lists
A nurse prepares to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in Edmonton on Dec. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Legal review shows B.C. can’t restrict interprovincial travel, Horgan says
Premier John Horgan attends a press conference in the rotunda at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
B.C. schools spend federal money on cleaning instead of ventilation
A classroom in Hastings Community Elementary School in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The majority of teachers have not returned yet to prepare their classrooms for the return of students.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine delays worsen, deliveries see more than 60-per-cent cut so far
Jasna Stojanovski and Melissa Hyde, registered pharmacy technicians at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, prepare syringes with COVID-19 vaccine on the first day of Unity Health’s vaccine program Tuesday. The technicians carefully mix the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech in vials with a salt water solution and fill syringes to be administered to patients within a six hour time window. December 22, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Vaccine delay left Barrie’s Roberta Place home vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreak
Paramedics transport a person from Roberta Place, a long term seniors care facility which is the site of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barrie, Ontario, Canada January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
New COVID-19 variant can evade immunity, research suggests
FILE Ñ Health workers with a COVID-19 patient at Green-acres Hospital in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Nov. 18, 2020. Two small new studies suggest that some variants of the coronavirus may pose unexpected challenges to the immune system, even in those who have been vaccinated Ñ a development that most scientists had not anticipated seeing for months, even years. (Samantha Reinders/The New York Times)
The way Conservative MPs – not just their leader – ousted Derek Sloan shows the value of the Reform Act
Conservative MP Derek Sloan arrives to a meeting in Ottawa on September 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A very Trudeau mistake created this governor-general fiasco
Campbell Clark
‘Critical deficiencies’ with CAE ventilators caused distribution delay
MONTREAL, Que. (08/12/2020) â€" Employee volunteers of CAE, a flight simulator builder and designer, work on constructing ventilators to be used to help in the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Que. on Aug. 12, 2020. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
Investors flock to Canadian device maker Sernova hoping to transform how diabetes is treated
Sernova President & CEO Dr. Philip Toleikis poses for a photo in the company’s lab in London, Ontario on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The Globe and Mail/ Geoff Robins
First Nations group calls for more input into ESG standards
The Highland Valley Copper mine, owned by Teck, lies within the traditional territory of the Nlaka’pamux bands.
‘This mess is all on Justin Trudeau.’ Readers react after Julie Payette resigns as Governor-General
Canada's 29th Governor General Julie Payette looks on alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Senate chamber during her installation ceremony, in Ottawa on Monday, October 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What happens when the governor-general resigns?
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette gives a wave as she waits prior to delivering the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.
Leafs look to regroup ahead of rematch with Oilers
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen (19) makes a glove save against Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews (34) during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Blue Jays sign pitcher Tyler Chatwood to one-year, $3-million deal
Chicago Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Paul Sancya
Canada’s oil producers feast on cheap debt, find breathing room from COVID-19 woes
FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
Evening Update: Payette resigns as Governor-General; COVID-19’s retreat owing to vaccinations could take months
Governor General Julie Payette stands next to a shelf featuring memorabilia from her career as an astronaut, in her office at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on December 11, 2018. With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall and alleged mistreatment of current and former staff, renewed interest has been sparked into the role of the Governor General in Canada, and what happens if the person holding this office requires discipline or dismissal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Quick facts about Julie Payette: engineer, astronaut, and former governor-general
FILE PHOTO: Former astronaut Julie Payette takes part in a news conference announcing her appointment as Canada's next governor general, in the Senate foyer on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
This is when you’ll know that dividend stocks are in big trouble because of inflation
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. nbsp;The superintendent of one of Canada’s financial regulators won’t consider allowing banks and insurers to hike dividends, offer share buybacks or increase executive compensation until COVID-19 lockdowns have subsided. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
As renewable energy stocks soar, some see stretched valuations
Innergex Renewable Energy inc.
In The New Class War, political scientist Michael Lind argues that the cure for Trump-era populism is democratic pluralism
Utah National guard troops patrol at the Utah State Capitol building on January 17, 2021, during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. - The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by GEORGE FREY / AFP) (Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images)
Lindsey Vonn to serve as NBC analyst for World Cup ski races
FILE- In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, file photo, Former ski star Lindsey Vonn, of United States, smiles in the finish area during the men’s World Cup super G alpine ski race in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Vonn, the winningest woman in World Cup history, is scheduled to call the women’s downhill and super-G races in Crans Montana, Switzerland, this weekend for NBC Sports. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
Four more RRSP-related tax mistakes you should avoid
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Carolina Hurricanes’ season paused, while Washington Capitals play on without four regulars
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer (47) celebrates defeating the Nashville Predators 4-2 with defenseman Haydn Fleury (4) after an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
Rory McIlroy opens season with 8-under 64 at Abu Dhabi Championship
FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 9, 2020 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays out of a bunker on the 7th hole during a practice round REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Toronto’s NWHL expansion team heads to Lake Placid bubble
This image provided by the National Women's Hockey League shows the logo for the Toronto Six hockey team. Six is the magic number and name for the National Women’s Hockey League’s new expansion franchise in Toronto. The Toronto Six name and gold-colored maple leaf logo embedded in a red and black TO6 crest were unveiled Tuesday by the NWHL, which is adding its sixth team while entering its sixth season. (NWHL via AP)
Flack: A must-see about PR monsters and their nasty clients
John Doyle
Loss of Keystone XL pipeline expected to hurt future oil patch growth
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A depot used to store pipes for TC Energy Corp's planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne, North Dakota, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester/File Photo/File Photo
Ford recalling 3 million vehicles due to air-bag inflator defect
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo/File Photo
Five aerospace dividend stocks with sustainable dividends
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The Boeing 737 MAX remains a risky ride
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft lands during an evaluation flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Irving Oil slashes jobs at Saint John refinery, citing pandemic’s impact on demand
Storage tanks are seen at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Intel’s incoming CEO says majority of 2023 products will be made internally
FILE PHOTO: U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp's logo is seen on their "smart building" in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Canadians’ outrage over vaccine delays is misguided – not to mention entitled
Gary Mason
More than a million Canadians engaged in overnight holiday-season travel, data show
Passengers on a flight from Dubai, UAE, arrive at Toronto Pearson AirportÕs Terminal 1 on Jan 6 2021.
Joe Biden to end Trump-era anti-abortion ‘global gag rule’
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House January 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden delivered remarks on his administration’s COVID-19 response, and signed executive orders and other presidential actions. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
To shovel or not to shovel, that is the question!
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‘We must do it’: Pelosi vows action on Trump’s impeachment trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021.
RCMP say they believe armed fugitive had help as he avoided police in remote area of Cape Breton
Police in Nova Scotia say it appears a man provided shelter to an armed fugitive who gave himself up to police late Wednesday after avoiding arrest earlier in the week.
BC Liberals announce seven-member committee to oversee leadership campaign
BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson looks on as MLA Shirley Bond answer questions during a news conference at the legislature, in Victoria, on Feb. 19, 2019.
Biden administration seeks five-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia, U.S. officials say
President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, places his hand over his heart during a performance of the national anthem, during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
You have a Face Punch Fund, don’t you?
Rob Carrick
Federal review of Access to Information law to likely take another year
A Government of Canada sign sits in front of a Library and Archives Canada building, in Ottawa, on Nov. 25, 2014.
Manitoba easing some COVID-19 restrictions in all areas except northern health region
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks during a news conference at the Manitoba legislature, in Winnipeg, on March 26, 2020.
White House says Biden intends to keep Christopher Wray as FBI director
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2020.
Canadian men’s soccer team returns to action on weekend with scrimmage against U.S.
A Canada soccer logo is seen on Alphonso Davies in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. Canada, bidding to add much-needed FIFA ranking points, will play Iceland in a men's international soccer friendly on Jan. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Lions sign wide receiver Shaq Johnson to contract extension
B.C. Lions Shaq Johnson (88) misses the catch as he is chased by Edmonton Eskimos Godfrey Onyeka (23) during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday June 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Explore the Power Gap in provincial governments
Methodology: How we analyzed gender equality at the country’s largest publicly traded companies
Why don’t women advance through the corporate world like men do? Seven reasons why, and three women’s stories
How we did it: A look at how The Globe collected and analyzed salary data for the Power Gap
The Power Gap: Women are outnumbered and outranked at Canada’s vital public institutions, Globe analysis finds
Explore the Power Gap in Canadian universities
Read the responses from the entities included in the Power Gap
Explore the Power Gap in Canadian municipalities
Explore the Power Gap in publicly owned corporations
The story behind Power Gap: We set out to expose pay disparity, but found it went deeper than money
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Pascal Siakam misses Raptors practice after falling awkwardly during a dunk
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) tries to drive around Miami Heat forward Precious Achiuwa (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This is the Power Gap: Explore the investigative series and data
Politics Briefing: Review completed into Rideau Hall workplace
Canada's Governor General Julie Payette inspects the guard as she arrives to deliver the Throne Speech in the Senate, as parliament prepares to resume in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Pfizer cuts COVID-19 vaccine deliveries by as much as half to some EU countries
A nurse fills a syringe with a vial of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Pasteur Institute, in Paris, on Jan. 21, 2021.
Not company earnings, not data but vaccines now steering investor sentiment
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 21.
United Airlines believes it’s positioned for strong rebound in international travel
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, a United Airlines airplane takes off over another United plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. United Airlines said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, that it finished one of the worst years in its history by losing $1.9 billion in the last three months of 2020, and it predicted more of the same in the first quarter of this year. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
U.S. committee asks FBI to review role of Parler in U.S. Capitol siege
Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Robyn Doolittle explains the Power Gap between men and women in Canada’s public institutions
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Loved Bridgerton? You’ll fall for this crop of new escapist historical fiction
BRIDGERTON (L to R) REGƒ-JEAN PAGE as SIMON BASSET and PHOEBE DYNEVOR as DAPHNE BRIDGERTON in episode 102 of BRIDGERTON Cr. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020
Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey says she will leave politics when next election called
Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey speaks at the legislature, in Halifax, on Feb. 25, 2020.
Champion rower Kathleen Heddle was one of Canada’s greatest Olympians
Canada's Marnie McBean, left, hugs her teammate Kathleen Heddle after winning the gold medal in the women's double sculls Olympic competition at Lake Lanier near Gainesville, Ga., Saturday, July 27, 1996. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
British researchers warn it will take months before COVID-19 vaccination programs have impact on pandemic
An elderly couple arrive at a COVID-19 vaccination centre, in Wembley, northwest London, on Jan. 19, 2021.
Judge grants preliminary approval to $641-million Flint water deal
The Flint Water Plant tower in Flint, Mich., on Jan. 13, 2021.
Will Russians heed Alexey Navalny’s call to action?
Amy Knight is the author of six books on Russian history and politics, including, most recently, Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder.
Ontario pediatric hospitals say children should return to in-class learning as soon as possible
An empty classroom is shown at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School in Scarborough, Ont., on Monday, September 14, 2020. With online learning extended until late January across southern Ontario, and for even longer in Toronto, York, Peel, Durham and Windsor-Essex, parents are finding a litany of strategies to manage all their responsibilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Listen in: David Frum and Lawrence Martin discuss Joe Biden’s agenda
Globe Up Close: Bringing stories to life
Eldorado Gold bids $132-million for junior miner QMX to fuel potential Quebec growth
A general view of the construction site of a mine of Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold, in Skouries, in the Halkidiki region, northern Greece February 15, 2015.
Francois Legault says critics of Quebec curfew trying to sow division in society
The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.MANDATORY CREDIT
Godiva to close 128 stores in North America, including 11 in Canada, by end of March
A display of chocolate treats is displayed at Godiva's new cafe in New York, Tuesday April 16, 2019.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bebeto Matthews
Family doctors are key to Canada’s vaccine rollout. We must include them in this vital process
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Why health care institutions need to build trust with the Black community in the fight against the pandemic
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We can’t be dismissive about people’s anxieties regarding COVID-19 vaccines
The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Report into Marylene Levesque’s murder calls for changes to how parole cases are managed in Quebec
Patches are seen on the arm and shoulder of a corrections officer in the segregation unit at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women during a media tour, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Correctional Service Canada says three inmates at Fraser Valley Institution recently tested positive for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Happening now: Live Q&A with Washington correspondent Adrian Morrow on Joe Biden’s inauguration
Supreme Court won’t review ruling in favour of B.C. conservation officer who refused to euthanize two bears
The Supreme Court of Canada, in Ottawa, on Jan. 16, 2020.
South African cabinet minister dies of COVID-19 as country battles second wave
Health care workers stand beside empty oxygen tanks at a temporary ward set up at Steve Biko Academic Hospital, in Pretoria, South Africa, on Jan. 19, 2021.
CMHC says W-shaped recovery would be ‘very severe’ without government assistance
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is bracing for further impacts on the housing market from the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Former head of Vatican bank found guilty of embezzlement, money laundering
Angelo Caloia, former president of the IOR Vatican bank, during a court hearing on embezzlement charges, at the Vatican.
Schools in only seven southern Ontario regions to reopen to in-person learning on Monday
Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce makes an announcement at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Thurs., Aug, 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Fire pits are this winter’s hottest accessory as outdoor living becomes a pandemic lifeline
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Jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth US$731.1-million sold in Maryland
A patron approaches the entrance to Coney Market, a convenience store Lonaconing, Md., where the jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball legend Lefty Grove, the Maryland Lottery announced, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The store will receive a $100,000 bonus from the Maryland Lottery for selling the ticket to the fifth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. (Steven Bittner/Cumberland Times-News via AP)
Biden names Democrat Richard Glick to chair energy regulatory panel
U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021.
OPEC+ compliance with oil cuts at 99% in December, sources say
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files
Horgan, B.C. health officials to provide update on province’s COVID-19 immunization plan on Friday
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Toronto, on Jan. 7, 2021.
Russia sentences conscript to 24-½ years for killing eight people in shooting at military base
An ETF fan asks: ‘Is there still any role for mutual funds in a portfolio?’
Environment Canada warns of snow squalls, hazardous conditions in central Ontario
Central Ontario can expect heavy snow and winter weather that could make driving hazardous on Thursday.
Market ‘darling’ Canadian dollar near 3-year high as stocks climb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Changes to India’s farm laws could benefit Canada, experts say
Protesting farmers and their families gather around a bonfire to mark the harvest festival on a blocked highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on Jan. 13, 2021.
Metallica producer Bob Rock sells rights to over 40 songs to Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Musicians require more than adoring fans. Their health and well-being should come front and centre too.
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