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Timberwolves end four-game losing streak with win over Raptors
Toronto Raptors' Fred VanVleet drives against Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.
Biden wants to move on after Senate acquits Trump
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 17, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, N.C. Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial centered on a phone call that Americans never heard with the leader of a country far away, Ukraine. His second was far different. It centered on the rage, violence and anguish of one day in Washington itself. Together the two impeachment trials Trump faced illustrated his ability to escape consequences for actions that even many Republicans denounced. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Toronto native Sharon Fichman reaches quarterfinals of Australian Open women’s doubles
Guilty or not guilty? Eight Canadian experts deliver their Trump impeachment verdicts
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 20, 2017, Donald Trump (L) is sworn in as the 45th US President by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - The US Senate voted 57-43 to acquit former US President Donald Trump in his second impeachment on February 13, 2021. Trump was charged with incitement of insurrection for his role in fueling the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario adds all over-80s to COVID-19 vaccine priority list
Sasha Vartley holds up a sign while waiting for the next person who will receive their COVID-19 immunization at a UHN pilot site in downtown Toronto on Dec 15 2020.
In photos: Father-daughter ice fishing on the Bay of Quinte a cherished tradition
BELLEVILLE, ONT. (07/02/21) – Shannonville residents, Robert Shire, age 54, and his daughter Paige Shire, 21, enjoy a father-daughter moment while ice fishing on the Bay of Quinte, near Pointe Anne, Ont., on Feb. 07, 2021. The duo has been spending every few weekend ice fishing since Paige could hold a fishing rod. Robert learned the tradition from his father, that he now passes on to his daughter. (Photo by Felix Chagnon)
In photos: In Red Deer, hundreds of people take to the ice
Brian Seibel chops would to heat the fishing shack his family rented for the night at Sylvan Lake, Alta., on February 13, 2021. Photo by Leah Hennel
Daniel Berger has the final say and wins at Pebble Beach
Daniel Berger of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 14, 2021 in Pebble Beach, Calif.
How to fix Canada’s broken long-term care system
A visitor arrives at the Roberta Place Long Term Care home in Barrie, Ont. on Monday, January 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
New COVID-19 variants raise renewed concerns over a potential third wave across Canada
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron unload a CH147F Chinook helicopter as part of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief efforts, upon arrival in Pauingassi First Nation, Manitoba, Canada February 6, 2021 Capt Aaron Stafrace/RCAF/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Banks target stay-at-home savers in push to sell investment advice
Teri Currie, Group Head, Canadian Personal Banking at TD Bank Group, is photographed outside the bank’s downtown Toronto offices on Feb 11 2021.
MLSE gives rapid antigen tests to employees in bid to keep COVID-19 at bay
Exterior of ScotiaBank Arena, is photographed on Mar 12 2020. The National Hockey League announced it would suspend play on Thursday due to dangers associated with the novel coronavirus. The league's 31 teams had 189 regular-season games remaining, including 10 on Thursday. The Maple Leafs' match-up against the Nashville Predators at Scotiabank Arena was among those scrapped.
Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, Jan. 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
It is time for a Canadian Equitable Growth Institute
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on August 25, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Marchers gather for annual Vancouver event to honour missing and murdered women
People participate in the annual Women's Memorial March in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. The march is held to honour missing and murdered women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Investment bubble in hydrogen power stocks building rapidly
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2020 a hydrogen-powered double-decker bus is pictured in Ellon in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. - The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry. Now it's preparing to launch a fleet of the world's first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses, as it tries to reduce air pollution and transform itself into a green economy. (Photo by Michal Wachucik / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL WACHUCIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Some struggling charities and sole proprietors still can’t access CEBA pandemic relief supports
Small business owner Andrew Williamson is photographed outside his gallery, the Black Cat, in Toronto, on Wed., May, 6, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
A dire forecast for today’s graduates demands urgent action from policy makers
Anderson Hu, 17, waits to enter his graduation ceremony at Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The school divided the students into 12 groups of a maximum of 20 people and held small formal ceremonies over the course of two days for them to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. Family and friends were asked to wait outside the school to adhere to provincial health guidelines limiting public gatherings larger than 50 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
It’s time to ‘right-size’ government spending, bank economists tell Finance Minister Freeland
David Parkinson
Clunky at first, oil and gas well-reclamation programs create jobs buffer for Canada’s energy workers
Oilfield pumpjacks, belonging to Vesta Energy, produce crude on wells in the Duvernay oil formation north of Red Deer, Alberta on Wed., Aug.14, 2019. The shale oil is producted by fracking. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Larry MacDougal
Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann finishes just off podium at speed skating worlds
HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 14: Isabelle Weidemann of Canada competes in the 5000m Ladies race during Day 4 of the ISU World Speed Skating Championships at Thialf Arena on February 14, 2021 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Canadian military short thousands of troops as COVID-19 hampers training efforts
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 8, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces is facing a shortfall of several thousand troops thanks at least in part to challenges training new recruits during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada’s Australian Open dreams are dashed as normal service resumes
Cathal Kelly
This Netflix glassblowing reality show does not shatter easily
John Doyle
Britain’s Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan expecting second child
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 05, 2020 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L), and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave after attending the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London. - A judge will issue a ruling on Meghan Markle's privacy claim against a newspaper group for publishing a private letter she wrote to her estranged father on February 11, 2021. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Amid backlash, White House aide resigns over threats to journalist
In this Feb. 9, 2021 photo, White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo listens as press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. Ducklo has been suspended for a week without pay after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Snowboarder dies after avalanche near Whistler, B.C., RCMP say
A sign showing an avalanche hazard warning of "considerable" is seen at a parking lot near Mount Renshaw outside of McBride, B.C., on Saturday January 30, 2016. Two men have died in an avalanche north of Whistler, British Columbia. A statement from RCMP says the victims were snow biking when they were reported missing late Monday near Goat Peak, a popular backcountry destination outside Pemberton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Top value picks, best Canadian equity ETFs and rallying lumber stocks: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
China fires back at U.S. allegations of lack of transparency
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 04, 2021, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - The US has 'deep concerns' about China's early response to the Covid-19 crisis and wants Beijing to "make available its data from the earliest days of the outbreak," national security advisor Sullivan said on February 13, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Italy’s new PM creates green superministry with eye on EU recovery funds
New Italian Premier Mario Draghi presides over his first cabinet of ministers reunion after the swearing-in ceremony, at Chigi Palace Premier's office, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Leftist opposition party poised for landslide victory in Kosovo election
An old woman is assisted by her son as she casts her ballot in parliamentary elections in capital Pristina, Kosovo on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Kosovo's people defied freezing weather to hold Sunday an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)
YouTube streamer Roaring Kitty to testify on GameStop alongside hedge fund managers
FILE - Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Followers of YouTube personality Roaring Kitty, inspired by his enthusiasm for buying stock in the underdog retailer GameStop, made him an icon in the social media frenzy that shocked Wall Street. But what’s been a big victory for 34-year-old Keith Gill could lead to heartbreak and hardship for followers who jumped on the bandwagon and took risky bets on GameStop’s rollercoaster ride in the stock market. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Indian police arrest activist linked to Greta Thunberg’s movement
Activists from United Hindu Front hold a portrait of climate change activist Greta Thunberg before burning it, to protest against the celebrities for commenting in support of protesting farmers, in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri sees no way out of crisis without Arab support
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 12, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island, despite outcry
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 25, 2018 shows Rohingya refugees gathered behind a barbed-wire fence at a temporary settlement setup in a "no man's land" border zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Maungdaw district in Myanmar's Rakhine state. - Myanmar's stateless, conflict-scarred Rohingya community are on edge with the return of military rule, fearing further violence in a restive part of the country where others have shown support for the new regime. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) / TO GO WITH Myanmar-politics-military-Rohingya-Rakhine,FOCUS (Photo by YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)
Street Auntie Aperitivo House is a pandemic-era restaurant that bends conventions with panache
Street Auntie Aperitivo House in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on September 30, 2014, Liberians wash their hands next to an Ebola information and sanitation station, raising awareness about the virus in Monrovia. - Liberian President George Weah on February 14, 2021, put the country's health authorities on heightened alert after four people died of Ebola in neighbouring Guinea, the first resurgence of the disease in five years. Weah "has mandated the Liberian health authorities and related stakeholders in the sector to heighten the country's surveillance and preventative activities in the wake of reports of the emergence of the deadly Ebola virus disease in neighbouring Guinea," his office said in a statement (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)
Laurentian University ran deficits dating back to 2014, government adviser says in report
The main entrance to the Laurentian University campus on Monday February 1/2021. Gino Donato/The Globe and Mail
Alberta man helps Somalis translate COVID-19 information into local languages
Canadian Khalid Hashi, right, shows videos about COVID-19 in his app OGOW EMR in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia, to front-line nurses and health-care workers in an undated handout photo. Before Hashi created the app, which contains information in Somali and Arabic about the novel coronavirus, Somalia only had public health messages about COVID-19 in English. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Khalid Hashi, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Wine country estate in Kelowna, B.C. takes over a year to sell
Done Deal, 855 Crawford Rd., Kelowna, B.C.
N.L. voters get extension on applications for mail-in ballots
A woman casts her vote for the federal election in a polling station on Toronto's Ward Island on Monday, May 2, 2011. A Montreal cardiologist with a background in epidemiology says even with community spread of COVID-19 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador can have a safe election on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
File - In this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 file photo, tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels raise their weapons during a gathering against the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen. US president Joe Biden administration's policy seeks to bring an end to the grinding conflict in Yemen which spawned the world's worst humanitarian crisis and long-suffering for Yemeni civilians. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
Separatists grow majority in Catalonia despite projected Socialist win
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during regional election in Catalonia, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sant Julia de Ramis, near Girona, Spain, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
To take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic takeout boom, Montreal’s Pizzeria Bros take their pies on the road
Pizzeria Bros food delivery truck is seen in a neighbourhood of Ville Saint-Laurent in Montreal, February 4, 2020. Patrick Dogniaux retrofitted a Winnebago to make a mobile kitchen for personal-size artisanal thin-crust pizza while seat-belted in the back as his girlfriend Catherine DeBellefeuille (a laid-off flight attendant) drives to deliver their orders. Instead of being dependant on third party delivery where a late or cold delivery would result in bad feedback or review, they can now ensure quality. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Kaillie Humphries finishes off historic bobsled sweep
Bobsleigh - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 14, 2021 Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's Monobob REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel
House of Commons must decide whether to accept, reject Senate amendments to MAID bill
Justice Minister David Lametti listens to a speaker during an announcement about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bitcoin hits record high in surge to nearly US$50,000
FILE PHOTO: A collection of bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken Dec. 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo
How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector’s pivot to electric
Unknown.jpeg RB-CD-ADDENERGIE-1030 Canada’s largest maker and operator of electric vehicle charging stations, Quebec City-based AddÉnergie Technologies Inc., has raised $53-million in equity and debt to fund its expansion into the U.S. Handout AddÉnergie
Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames to end six-game losing streak
VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 13: Elias Lindholm #28 of the Calgary Flames chips the puck past Tyler Myers #57 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on February 13, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests
An armoured vehicle drives next to the Sule Pagoda, following days of mass protests against the military coup, in Yangon on February 14, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Auger-Aliassime and Raonic eliminated at Australian Open
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime hits a return against Russia's Aslan Karatsev during their men's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 14, 2021. (Photo by Paul CROCK / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PAUL CROCK/AFP via Getty Images)
New Zealand locks down Auckland after three new local COVID-19 cases
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 18: A welcome back sign at Laingholm Primary School on May 18, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Laingholm Primary School had 255 of their 286 students return today. Students are able to return to school from today, as lockdown measures ease under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 measures. At Laingholm Primary School in West Auckland, teachers will meet students at the gates, with parents not allowed to enter the school grounds unless they have an appointment. All students when they return to school will return to their normal classes. As part of the initial teaching programme, every teacher will talk the students through the new concept of 'ensuring everyone has room to breathe' to help students remember to maintain a reasonable distance between themselves and their classmates. There will also be detailed discussions around effective hygiene practices, especially hand hygiene with sanitiser stations established in every classroom while shared water fountains around the school have been turned off. COVID-19 restrictions are being relaxed in stages under Alert Level 2, with restaurants, retail, playgrounds and gyms able to reopen from 14 May 2020 along with the resumption of domestic travel and gatherings of up to 10 people outside. Schools and early childhood educations centres can reopen from 18 May, while bars will be permitted to trade with social distancing measures in place from Thursday 21 May. New Zealand was placed under full lockdown on March 26 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
This Valentine’s Day, let’s retrain ourselves in the art and romance of being human – without our phones
Office-building conversions offer ray of hope in downtown Calgary
Before and after pics of the Westview Heights office tower converted into hotel space.
Russians defy government moves to extinguish pro-Navalny flashlight protests
Supporters of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who was recently jailed for parole violations, use flashlights during a protest demonstration in Vladivostok, Russia February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake shakes Banff, Alberta; no reports of damage
Skaters enjoy the afternoon and unseasonably mild weather on a socially distanced little ice rinks on Two Jack Lake near Banff, Alberta, January 5, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
In his book The New Climate War, Michael Mann is a climate jedi
(FILES) This file photograph taken on November 8, 2015, shows an illustration made in Paris of figurines next to a deflated globe. - Mankind will have used up its allowance of natural resources such as water, soil and clean air for all of 2019 by July 29, 2019, a report said. The so-called Earth Overshoot Day has moved up by two months over the past 20 years and this year's date is the earliest ever, the study by the Global Footprint Network said. The equivalent of 1.75 planets would be required to produce enough to meet humanity's needs at current consumption rates. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP)JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images
On Britney Spears, Joss Whedon, and a week of reckoning for ‘the infrastructure of misogyny’
Johanna Schneller
My knight in shining armour wields a vacuum (and a broom and a mop....)
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I was laid off but my employer is hiring for my position. What should I do?
An Elevated View Of A Male Manager Shaking Hands With Female Applicant At Workplace
I got a ticket riding my bicycle. Was it supposed to come with demerits?
Police - young woman on bicycle with police officer in traffic control
Feb. 14: ‘The most significant problem is … Jason Kenney.’ What’s happening in Alberta? Plus other letters to the editor
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. An Alberta legislature member is signalling he has no plans to give up his seat after Kenney booted him from the United Conservative caucus for failing to represent constituents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Your lookahead horoscope: February 14
Aquarius.
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