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Ottawa in talks with Canadian Forces to help with border testing sites
The Canadian border crossing is seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lacolle, Que. on Friday, February 12, 2021. Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Ottawa musters scientists to tackle COVID-19 variant threat
Paramedics transfer a person from an ambulance into Verdun hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, December 29, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. The new more contagious variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Survivors of the 2018 Danforth shooting get a preliminary victory in their class-action lawsuit against Smith & Wesson
A woman writes a message on a makeshift memorial remembering the victims of a shooting on Sunday evening on Danforth Avenue, in Toronto on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The City of Toronto is preparing to mark a sombre anniversary, two years to the day after a deadly shooting in the city's Greektown neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
B.C.’s top doctor says Nigerian coronavirus variant identified in B.C.
Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks about the province's COVID-19 vaccine plans during a news conference at the legislature in Victoria, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Trump’s legal team tries to equate his speech prior to Capitol riot to Democrats’ use of martial language
FILE -- Supporters of President Donald Trump march to the Capitol in Washington after hearing him speak at a rally outside the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. House impeachment managers concluded their case by asserting that the Jan. 6 violence wouldn’t have happened without Trump and that his supporters believed he had invited their help. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
Judge to hear evidentiary arguments, witness statements at Brayden Bushby sentencing hearing next week
Connie Kentner, sister of the late Barbara Kentner, embraces friends and family after exiting the courthouse where Brayden Bushby was found guilty of manslaughter in Kentners death. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
Indigenous couple sues B.C. health authority over treatment, death of baby
N.L. delays election after COVID-19 outbreak linked to U.K. variant
Liberal Leader Andrew Furey, left to right, Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin pose for a photo following their televised debate from the floor of the House of Assembly in St. John's N.L. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Newfoundland and Labrador is entering uncharted legal territory as the province's chief electoral officer has called for Saturday's provincial election to be delayed in 17 ridings because of a sudden COVID-19 surge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Rental supply is up in Vancouver, but affordability still elusive
People play table tennis on the outdoor plaza at city hall as the downtown skyline and north shore mountains are seen in the distance, in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Eight people charged in York region shooting last year in towing industry turf war
Toronto's tow truck arson wars continue as a burned-out tow truck from Above Towing, sits in the parking lot of a funeral home at 10366 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ont. on Friday, March 6, 2020. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Acting CEO says Royal BC Museum is going through a process of change
People walk up stairs to the entrance of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institution, says the Crown corporation's board chairman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Citigroup slashes outgoing CEO Mike Corbat’s pay by 21%, to $19-million
FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Citibank corporate headquarters in New York, New York, U.S. May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files
Even with a second acquittal imminent, the mere threat of Trump’s impeachment may have saved the U.S.
David Shribman
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
U.S. will bring in asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico under Trump program
FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, migrants, many of whom were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy, wait in line to get a meal in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
Deloitte sells 25 Canadian offices to MNP to refocus operations
Pedestrians walk past a Deloitte sign in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Early retirement goals come with tradeoffs
Jan 30, 2021. Kim Jay / The Globe and Mail
Athletes need to accept that COVID-19 testing is now a part of sports
Cathal Kelly
‘Tone deaf’ photo from defence chief is a reminder that ‘talk is cheap,’ experts say
Military officers of the Canadian Forces are seen around a table in an undated photo published to social media by Chief of Defence Staff Adm. Art McDonald. The photo, which was posted by the Canadian Armed Forces' chief of defense staff with a message supporting diversity has ignited social media criticism, but should be treated as a learning opportunity, said one senator and several strategists. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Admiral Art McDonald, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
In the face of a different pandemic, Ottawa is again refusing to listen to the science
Gary Mason
Big data gives investors a big edge in fast markets
Flat vector illustration of person at desk using computer for video call
Crash or no crash, stock markets are too exuberant for comfort
Toronto, Ontario - November 5, 2020 -- TMX -- A man walks by a giant electronic sign at the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto, Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Norway oil and gas output at risk from strike, Equinor says
FILE PHOTO: A view of Equinor's oil platform in Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea, Norway August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nerijus Adomaitis/File Photo
NHL stalwart won six Stanley Cups with Canadiens
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED OB-BACKSTROM -- Canadian professional ice hockey player Ralph Backstrom of the Montreal Canadiens poses on the ice for a portrait early in his career, mid 20th Century. Backstrom played for Montreal from 1958 to 1971. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor
-FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, file photo the sun bounces off the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Member states of the International Criminal Court are electing a new prosecutor on Friday Feb. 12, 2021, ending a drawn-out and divisive process to appoint a replacement for incumbent Fatou Bensouda when her nine-year term expires later this year. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite’s latest dance work moves from the Paris stage to an online stream
Q&A with the world renowned Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite in advance of the Canadian premiere of Body and Soul,
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ ends below 20 for first time in nearly a year
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building. Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in early trading Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, as investors continued digesting solid corporate earnings reports and maintained confidence that a new round of government aid is on the horizon. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Evening Update: Falling COVID-19 cases in Quebec nursing homes appears to validate province’s rapid vaccination strategy
A nurse loads a syringe with vaccine for injection in Victoria, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004. As Quebec health officials deal with a measles outbreak affecting 119 people, a new study says Canada needs a national database to help prevent and deal with future incidents.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
Canadian Malartic partners approve $1.7-billion western Quebec gold mine extension
Agnico Eagle Mines Follow Canadian Malartic at dusk Uploaded on October 1, 2014 Canadian Malartic, 25 km west of Val-d’Or, is the largest operating gold mine in Canada. The large open-pit mine and plant built by Osisko Mining Corp. began commercial production in May 2011. In June 2014, Agnico Eagle and Yamana Gold acquired Osisko and created the Canadian Malartic General Partnership that owns and operates the mine. Agnico Eagle and Yamana each have an indirect 50% ownership interest in the Partnership.
Bullish on Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Monica Rizk
Aurora Cannabis received $23.7-million in federal wage-support funding last year while laying off hundreds
Aurora Cannabis, Alberta's first medical marijuana operation, near Cremona, Alta., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.(Jeff McIntosh for the Globe and Mail)
$400-million available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil, gas sites
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage listens while Premier Jason Kenney responds to the federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Court told Alberta commissioner should continue foreign funding of oil critics investigation
A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pitching in: Former nurses support innovation in the profession
Back row; Linda Cooper, left, Bev Moir, Sue Williams, Mary Wheeler, Janice Waddell and Gail Donner. Front row; Bev Simpson, left, and Dorothy Ferguson are pictured at the 2018 Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario Gala of Honorary Life Members in attendance. There are currently 11 Honorary Life Members. Missing from photo Janet Rush and Kathleen MacMillan.
Mirasol Resources insiders buy ahead of Inca Gold drilling
Ted Dixon
White House aide suspended for one week for reportedly threatening a journalist
White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo, in Washington, on Feb. 9, 2021.
Mario Draghi saved the euro from destruction. Saving Italy is a bigger challenge
Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference at the Quirinale Palace, in Rome, on Feb. 3, 2021.
Trudeau government poised to introduce new gun-control legislation
In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, handguns for sale are lined up in a display case at Frontier Justice in Lee's Summit, Mo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charlie Riedel
The online brokers that are getting the most complaints. Plus, the latest TSX short positions and the best Canadian equity ETFs
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Investors eye shares of hotels, cruise lines as U.S. vaccinations pick up
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sun cruise ship is docked at the Port of Jacksonville amid the Coronavirus outbreak on March 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida.
‘Everything is a mess:’ N.L. partial election mired in uncertainty
Liberal Leader Andrew Furey, left to right, Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin sit prior to a TV debate from the floor of the House of Assembly in St. John's, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Newfoundland and Labrador will be be run by a so-called "caretaker government" for at least another two weeks after voting in Saturday's provincial election was delayed for nearly half the districts in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Amplify: Writing about women and power is impossible without women speaking out
Former Conservative MP Rob Anders to face tax evasion trial in October
Conservative MP Rob Anders rises in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Politics Briefing: The significance of Ottawa’s CERB reversal
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Appeals Court dismisses request to delay trial of former officer charged in George Floyd’s death
This May 31, 2020, file photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Judge grants interim injunction to Alberta government in EMS dispatch dispute
Lawyers for the Alberta government say a northern municipality is operating illegally by withdrawing from a provincial ambulance dispatch service.
Former ECB chief Mario Draghi forms new Italian government, unveils cabinet
Italian prime minister-designate Mario Draghi arrives at the Quirinale presidential palace, in Rome, on Feb. 12, 2021.
No major damage reported after strong earthquake shakes northern India, Pakistan
People stand outside their homes along a street as tremors shook the district following a powerful earthquake, magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale, hit Punjab's Amritsar, northwestern India on February 12, 2021, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
‘I was born intense’: Dan Hill wears his emotions on his guitar strap
Singer-songwriter Dan Hill, portraits. Credit: Jen Squires
Newfoundland election delay puts the province in political purgatory
Lori Turnbull is an associate professor of political science at Dalhousie University
Agnico shares slump as analysts frustrated over uncertain timing of new gold projects
Agnico Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd poses in the gold mining companies' Toronto head office on Thursday, Dec 19, 2019. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
‘I know I failed’: Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson
Justin Timberlake walks the red carpet at the 50th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 13, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP)
Portraits of loss: One hundred lives, felled by an overdose crisis
Ottawa has negotiated more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses and faster delivery: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Ottawa, on Feb. 12, 2021.
Health minister says Quebec remains on track to give vaccine booster within 90 days
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, on Jan. 31, 2021.
Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
The TSX logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Buffalo Bisons join Triple-A East, remaining top Toronto Blue Jays affiliate
The Buffalo Bisons, the Toronto Blue Jays minor league team this year, played their home opener against the Rochester Red Wings on a sunny, but cool afternoon at Coca-Cola field in Buffalo on April 4, 2013.(Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)
Black Canadian musicians on the artists who inspired them, from Aretha Franklin to Salome Bey
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, Aretha Franklin attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala in New York. A tribute to Franklin is set to air on March 10, 2019, on CBS. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Major League Baseball reorganizes minor leagues into regional divisions with 120 total teams
FILE - In this May 21, 2015, file photo, the St. Paul, Minn., skyline is visible beyond CHS Field as the St. Paul Saints hold their baseball season opener against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at the new stadium. Major League Baseball went through with its plan to cut to 120 farm teams. As part of the reorganization, the Saints, which had been an independent team, will become the Triple-A team of the Minnesota Twins. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)
The puck-stop fear: Will hockey evolve, or will it get benched?
Carlos Ghosn’s accused escape plotters ask U.S. Supreme Court to delay extradition to Japan
FILE—This Dec. 30, 2019 image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Taylor is accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019 while he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. (DHA via AP, File)
Why Ottawa’s reversal on CERB repayments bucks legal precedent
A new analysis of two government wage-support programs says four out of five people will receive less from employment insurance than they get from a COVID emergency benefit, unless there are changes to the system. The landing page for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is seen in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Canadian Laurent Dubreuil wins men’s 500 metres at world speed skating championship
Gold medalist Canada's Laurent Dubreuil celebrates after the men's 500 meters race of the World Championships Speedskating Single Distance at the Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Rob Carrick: Think your online broker has the worst service? Check out what they’re saying about other firms
In Myanmar’s protests, diverse ethnic people stand united against a military coup, but some are pushing for bigger change
‘We’re back to square one’: How Myanmar’s coup undid a decade’s worth of progress to democracy
Canada’s latest COVID-19 travel rules ruffle feathers among snowbirds south of the border
A Canada-U.S. border crossing in Lacolle, Que., on March 20, 2020.
U.S. consumer sentiment ebbs in February despite hopes for additional stimulus
Customers wait in line to shop at a store at Reading Terminal Market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beierr
Ontario announced framework designations for regions to reopen Tuesday
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at the daily briefing in Toronto on Monday, February 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The highest yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
J.J. Watt and Houston Texans ‘mutally agree to part ways’
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 03: J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans watches action during a game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium on January 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Spotify will allow its employees to work from anywhere
FILE PHOTO: A trader is reflected in a computer screen displaying the Spotify brand before the company begins selling as a direct listing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Biden administration is reviewing a shutdown of Guantanamo prison, White House official says
The control tower is seen through razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on April 17, 2019.
No makeup. Skipping showers. Incessant hand-washing. What is COVID-19 doing to our skin?
Dr. Sandy Skotnicki
Stylish downtown Toronto condo has no visitors for weeks, rebounds with under-asking offer
Done Deal, 333 Adelaide St., E., No. 712, Toronto
Two families open up about the opioid-related deaths of their children
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Terror plot foiled by arrests of 14 in Denmark, Germany, authorities say
Flemming Drejer, chief operating officer for the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, speaks to the media in Soeborg, Denmark, on Feb. 12 , 2021.
Tips for supporting your teen during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Bail hearing to be held for man charged in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
A bail hearing is set for today for a man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer.
How to recreate the chaotic joy of a classic bookstore browse
Cathal Kelly
Why a proposed deal between two American publishing giants matters to the Canadian books sector
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 29, 2012 A picture shows the offices of publishers Random House in Central London on October 29, 2012. Penguin and Random House are to merge to create a leading publisher of English-language books as the pair seeks to cut costs in the face of fast-rising ebook publishing, their parent groups announced. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL - US media group ViacomCBS said on November 25, 2020, it is selling Simon & Schuster to rival publisher Penguin Random House for $2.18 billion in cash, creating a giant in the world of books. (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
B.C. to tighten rules for trapping wolves
On a small group of islands off the coast of Victoria lives an exceptional wolf. Known as Takaya, the lone wolf. Photo taken on Feb 7, 2016 Discovery Island
Colombia has shown the world how refugees should be treated – with generosity, decency and grace
Venezuelan migrant Katerine Valero, 29, and her children Dariusca, 8, left, and Wilkerson, 4, rest outside a strip mall, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Colombia said Monday it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits and facilitate their access to health care and legal employment opportunities. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Canadian dollar gives back weekly gain as oil dips further
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Burkina Faso humanitarian crisis is going unnoticed, senior UN official says
Women and children in the Kaya camp, Burkina Faso, on Feb. 8, 2021.
Canada’s wholesale trade drops 1.3 per cent in December as auto sales fall
Vehicles are seen in a parking lot at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 20, 2018. Statistics Canada says wholesale trade fell in December for the first time since April amid sharply lower auto sales. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
Pipelines run to Enbridge Inc.'s crude oil storage tanks at their tank farm in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016.
Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. For Amazon, a successful effort could motivate other workers to organize. But a contract could take years, and Amazon has a history of crushing labor organizing. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Quebec moves to address shortage of heritage artisans
Maison Hurtubise, 561, chemin de la C™te-Saint-Antoine, Westmount. Photo By Jean Gagnon
Hockey players in Alberta face off against bitter cold to raise money for cancer research
Goalie Andrew Buchanan celebrates as his team score a goal while taking part in the Worlds Longest Hockey Game, near Edmonton, on Feb. 11, 2021.
CAE profit halves as COVID-19 weighs on demand for flight simulators
CAE corporate headquarters are shown in Montreal, Wednesday, August 10, 2016. CAE Inc. has signed a deal with Textron to buy TRU Simulation + Training Canada Inc. for US$40 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Here comes the bull: World market themes for the week ahead
A currency trader watches computer monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
Stonehenge’s origins may be linked to ancient stone circle in Wales, researchers say
Stonehenge at dawn, near Amesbury, Britain, on Nov. 4, 2020.
Either way, Dominic Barton’s plea of ignorance makes Justin Trudeau look bad
Konrad Yakabuski
Shoal Lake 39 is a classic David and Goliath story. It shouldn’t have to be
Tanya Talaga
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