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Discovery of two-million-year-old tools shows human adaptability, scientist says
Stone tools found at Oldupai Gorge, an African site considered by many to be where humans first appeared.
‘A perfect catalyst for the market to pull back’: What market observers are saying about the Democratic Senate sweep
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind the Washington Monument across from the Reflecting Pool on Jan. 7 in Washington.
U.S. labour market recovery faltering; layoffs hit record in 2020
FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Senior Ethiopian military official confirms presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray region
A general view of the Kassala Mountains near the border with Eritrea, eastern Sudan, on Nov. 20, 2020.
In photos: Congress certifies Biden's election victory day after Trump rioters caused chaos in Washington
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Members of the Swat team patrol and secure the Statuary Hall before US Vice President makes his way into the House Chamber, at the US Capitol, in Washington.
Prominent activist investors post record 2020 returns despite pandemic-muted activity
William Ackman, founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 4, 2015.
Canadian dealmaking expected to pick up after dropping to nine-year low in 2020
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of militia leader, Iranian general
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2020.
Prominent strategist downgrades U.S. technology stocks, upgrades industrials
People walk on Wall Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 6, 2018.
Japan declares limited state of emergency for Tokyo area in bid to curb spread of COVID-19
A man looks at a notice board reading 'We are temporarily closed due to the recent situation with the outbreak of the coronavirus disease' at a pub at Kabukicho district in Tokyo, on Jan. 7, 2021.
Buyer trims price on three-storey Credit River house
Done Deal, 1249 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga, Ont.
Older, at-risk federal inmates to receive COVID-19 vaccine, sparking criticism from Tories about priorities
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is shown at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Townhouse near Yonge trades on transit advantage
Done Deal, 3 Everson Dr., No. 635, Toronto
Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: What the pro-Trump mob did and how Congress responded
What every Canadian investor needs to know today: TSX hits record high
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street rallied on expectations of more stimulus for the economy, despite chaotic scenes in Washington as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Playtika eyes nearly $10-billion valuation in U.S. listing as gaming booms
In this photo illustration taken on November 20, 2020, Zeyan Shafiq plays the PUBG mobile game in Srinagar.
Natural disasters caused $210-billion of damage in 2020, insurer says
TO GO WITH AFP PACKAGE : Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change - (FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2020 The melted sign of the Oak Park Motel destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire is seen in Gates, east of Salem, Oregon on September 13, 2020. (Photo by Rob SCHUMACHER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ROB SCHUMACHER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran’s compensation to families of Flight 752 victims still needs to be negotiated, Goodale says
Mourners light candles for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 which crashed in Iran during a vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario on January 9, 2020. - A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on January 8 killing all 176 people on board, in a disaster striking a region rattled by heightened military tensions. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A sign is seen outside the Shopify headquarters in Ottawa, Tuesday, September 1, 2020.
Morning Update: Congress affirms Biden’s election victory hours after storming of U.S. Capitol by Trump mob
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Farmers block highway near New Delhi in protest of India’s new agriculture laws
Farmers participate in a tractor rally to protest against the newly passed farm bills, on a highway on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Trump’s mob storms the Capitol, but achieves nothing
A police officer detains a pro-Trump protester as mobs storm the U.S. Capitol, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
‘Livestream’ may not always mean ‘live,’ but it has to be a good show
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 31: Justin Bieber performs onstage during NYE Live with Justin Bieber, presented by T-Mobile, at The Beverly Hilton on December 31, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for T-Mobile)
CureVac strikes COVID-19 vaccine alliance with Bayer
FILE PHOTO: An employee of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. Picture taken on March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo
Global food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, UN agency says
A customer wearing a protective face mask shops inside a grocery store in Beirut, Lebanon December 7, 2020. Picture taken December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should protect ‘potentially for a couple of years,’ CEO says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 20, 2020 boxes containing the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. - Brussels authorized, on January 6, 2021 the Covid-19 vaccine from the US laboratory Moderna, the second to be approved in the EU, announced the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter. The vaccine had shortly before received the green light from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). (Photo by Paul Sancya / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL SANCYA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Premiers push Prime Minister for more COVID-19 vaccines
Pharmacy technician supervisor Tamara Booth Rumsey prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Canada January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Former China Development Bank chairman Hu Huaibang jailed for life for bribery
FILE PHOTO - Hu Huaibang attends a news conference announcing the bank's annual results in Hong Kong, China March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Picture
Oil hits 11-month highs on Saudi cuts, shrugs off U.S. turmoil
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Now streaming on Crave: Adaptation of Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach drowned by budgetary constraints
MONKEY BEACH (2020). Layering tragedy, humor and redemption, MONKEY BEACH tells the story of Lisa (Grace Dove), a rebellious young woman who must accept her true heroic nature in order to save Jimmy (Joel Oulette), her brother who is lost at sea. Monkey Beach is set in the magnificent forests and waterways of the Pacific Northwest and the Haisla village of Kitamaat. Haisla cultural stories are woven into the contemporary lives of Lisa and her family, along with a cast of otherworldly characters including ghosts and Sasquatches - the 'monkeys' of Monkey Beach.
Narrating Indigenous stories with a pinch of humour isn’t odd. It’s a part of healing
Drew Hayden Taylor
Ai Weiwei’s Cockroach follows Beijing’s final blow to Hong Kong democracy
COCKROACH (Documentary). In February 2019, the Hong Kong government proposed a bill that would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong to face trial in mainland China. The controversial bill sparked immediate outrage over widespread fear of arbitrary detention and politically motivated trials that would decimate Hong Kong's autonomy under 'one country, two systems.' Protests escalated into epic pro-democracy demonstrations, in part led by young people connected via social media. COCKROACH, directed by Ai Weiwei, filmed during the height of the protests, captures the extraordinary intensity of an unprecedented era in Hong Kong's history.
Civil liberty fears mount over Quebec’s provincewide COVID-19 curfew
An almost empty Sainte-Catherine Street is shown on Boxing Day in Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
TSX breaks past 18,000 for the first time, fully erasing pandemic-sparked losses
The TMX broadcast centre is pictured in Toronto, May 9, 2014.
Thursday’s Insider Report: Company leaders cash out millions from this cannabis stock that just hit a record high
Cannabis plants are seen at a facility in Sainte-Eustache, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
What Canada’s response to the Flight 752 tragedy says about ourselves
rezaie 1.jpg handout co-rezai-education-1227 Rahim Rezaie is associate director of the International Virtual Engineering Student Teams Project at the University of Toronto and senior program development officer at Academics Without Borders.
The ultimate office battle: Timebenders vs. timekeepers
Harvey Schachter
Six ESG ETFs for an RRSP
Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - May 28 2020 : FAANG Big Tech icons (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix & Google). FAANG is an acronym Of the 5 strong stocks in the Nasdaq technology stocks index. High quality photo
Jan. 7: ‘Enough with the public scolding.’ Readers react as Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by politicians who travelled, plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Pompeo says U.S. considering sanctions on those involved in arrests in Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a briefing to the media at the State Department in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
Suns drain 21 deep balls to beat Raptors 123-115
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul, left, gets fouled by Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Raptors 123-115. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Your daily horoscope: January 7
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Police response questioned after Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol building
Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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