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Raptors beat Bucks 124-113 but lose Lowry to injury
Toronto Raptors' OG Anunoby fouls Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell alleges abuse by guard in federal jail
FILE PHOTO: Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. July 14, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Ontario’s new pandemic math doesn’t add up
Ontario government acknowledges sexual harassment by a director, damage to women’s careers
This woman, whose career has been demonstrably derailed since coming forward with a harassment case against a former director at the Ontario Ministry of Evnironment, is still trapped in the complicated legal web that those who face discrimination at work are forced to traverse. November 20, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Senior Liberal MP urges Trudeau cabinet to ‘wake up and smell the roses’ on China
Liberal MP Wayne Easter holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday, March 26, 2015. A Canadian MP has told a Washington audience that the American proposal for five-year sunset clause in a renegotiated NAFTA deal is "a stupid idea." Wayne Easter also dismisses U.S. demands for an end to Canada's supply management policy for dairy products.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Atira chosen to run Vancouver housing for trans and gender diverse residents
Aaron Munro, who will be managing the single-room occupancy hotel project focused on LGBTQ residents at what is now known as Ross House, is photographed outside the building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, British Columbia, Monday, February 15, 2021. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Petitclerc recounts her own experience with disability in assisted-dying bill debate
Sen. Chantal Petitclerc poses for a photo before taking her place in the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday April 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Toronto, Peel raise prospect of delaying reopening plans in face of COVID-19 variants
Frontline workers arrive at an immunization site on Jan 18 2021. The City and Toronto Public Health are opening Ontario's first proof-of-concept immunization clinic at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This new clinic will help test and adjust immunization clinics in non-hospital settings.
Alberta pastor fighting COVID-19 rules will offer help if health system swamped
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the COVID-19 situation in Edmonton, Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Saskatchewan extends public health order, says one in five in care homes fully vaccinated
Premier Scott Moe speaks to media after the Throne Speech at the Legislative Building in Regina on Monday Nov. 30, 2020. The Opposition NDP says Moe's response to Saskatchewan's current spread of COVID-19 has "no basis in reality." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Ottawa goes on immigration blitz, lowers cut-off score
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Biden rallies public to pressure Republicans on virus aid
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen among members of the media as he departs for travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Quebec coroner postpones inquest into COVID-19 deaths at Montreal long-term care home
A woman prays as she leaves flowers outside Residence Herron, a senior's long-term care facility, following a number of deaths since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the suburb of Dorval in Montreal Quebec, Canada April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Ottawa urged to grant permanent residency to wrongfully arrested Quebec man
People attend a protest called ‘We are all Camara’ in Montreal, Saturday, February 13, 2021, calling for justice for Mamadi III Fara Camara, a man who was wrongfully arrested by police and jailed for six days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Texas deep freeze hits energy sector, Houston ship channel closed
People walk on snowy streets Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
There are no Cinderella stories in sports, but Aslan Karatsev comes close
Cathal Kelly
Federal budget proposals focus on health care spending
The empty toddler room at Compass Early Learning & Care in Bowmanville, Ont. No child care has been open here since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down in mid-March. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues child care centres will have to reduce spaces as they open over the summer. The dolls in this room will stay unclothed, and other surfaces that can’t be disinfected will be removed. June 24, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
International appetite for Canadian debt surged last year
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Mississauga battery recycler Li-Cycle files to go public on NYSE in US$1.7-billion deal
General photo of Li-Cyle in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday February 16, 2021. Li-Cycle, a Mississauga-based battery recycling company, is going public on the NYSE through a SPAC takeover. Lars Hagberg/The Globe and Mail
Attention mortgage shoppers: There’s never been a better time to lock into a long-term rate
The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in April climbed nearly 17 per cent higher compared with a year ago. Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on Saturday, Dec.1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
Buffett’s Berkshire reveals major stakes in Verizon and Chevron
FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, Warren Buffett attends the Forbes 100th Anniversary Gala at Pier Sixty in New York. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate will release its third-quarter earnings report on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Why is late-night TV still so male and juvenile?
John Doyle
Master boat builder Henry Thomas Vokey kept alive a Newfoundland tradition
Henry Thomas Vokey, Newfoundland boat builder. Courtesy of the Family
Alberta targets dollars for oil well reclamation in and around First Nations and Métis Settlements
Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage addresses attendees at a news conference at SAIT in Calgary on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in grant funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Fulmes
Fred Ketchen, former Scotiabank executive and TSX chair, dies at 85
Scotia Capital's Fred Ketchen in an interview with The Canadian Press in Toronto on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2007. After half a century in the investment business, Ketchen has a word of wisdom for investors shaken by market volatility: Patience. (CP PHOTO/Frank Gunn) Canada
Cannabis companies take advantage of stock market rally to raise new financing
An employee checks plants in the "flowering" room during a tour of the Sundial Growers Inc. marijuana cultivation facility in Olds, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Delivering COVID-19 vaccine to all B.C. First Nations by March still possible, officials insist
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is shown at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Educators at Second City training centre in Toronto file for union certification
The exterior of The Second City is photographed in Toronto on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Former Ontario Provincial Police superintendent charged with sexual assault
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Some of your cash hoard should go into RRSPs
Rob Carrick
Evening Update: Liberals propose voluntary assault-rifle buyback program; Air Canada’s takeover of Transat up in the air
Air Transat and Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Missing Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sheikha Latifa, daughter of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was detained by commandos as she tried to flee the country in 2018, and new videos have emerged with Latifa saying she is being imprisoned in a heavily guarded villa. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FILE)
Nestruck on Theatre: Scott Silven’s mesmerizing The Journey, Obsidian Theatre’s 21 Black Futures and other shows to stream this week
Kelly Nestruck
Health experts call for tight new lockdown as British COVID-19 variant sweeps through Italy
Medical staff are inside a gazebo outside a pharmacy where rapid COVID-19 tests are carried out, in Rome, on Feb. 11, 2021.
Handful of hedge funds bet big on GameStop before its wild ride
A GameStop store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 29.
Students of traditional Chinese medicine lose option to take Canadian registration exams in Chinese
Doctor performing facial acupuncture on a young male patient
These 20 TSX stocks missed the market rebound but could see a strong 2021
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Liberals reverse course on mandatory assault-rifle buyback program, opting to make it voluntary
A couple pays their respects to the victims of a mass shooting at a roadblock in Portapique, N.S. on April 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
In defence of short sellers: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Biden plans to ‘recalibrate’ relations with Saudi Arabia, conduct diplomacy through King Salman: White House
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh, on Jan. 14, 2019.
Where have the full-bodied and oaky chardonnays gone?
A glass of white wine with grapes on a barrel
Master Kim’s flashing, neon mantra is a sign for the times
3x2 for web
The COVID-19 grading curve: Schools rethink expectations for students who have lost time
Principal Matthew Kierstead has a word with a Grade 3 student at Ecole Coloniale Estates School in Beaumont, Alta., while teacher Danielle Olsen, left, looks on.
Calgary police make arrest in connection with decades-old sexual assaults
Calgary Police Service's headquarters building in Calgary on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
N.L. reports seven new COVID-19 cases as province sees sharp downturn in daily infections
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting a sharp downturn in daily COVID-19 cases, with seven new cases confirmed today as fears over a rapidly spreading variant of the virus linger on the island.
Barrick Gold strikes deal to sell idled Lagunas Norte gold mine in Peru
Barrick Gold photos - handouts Barrickês Lagunas Norte mine in Peru began production in mid-June, ahead of schedule and slightly under budget. The mine is expected to produce 800,000 ounces of gold annually.
Rare snowfall blankets the Acropolis, halts COVID-19 vaccinations in Athens
Snow covers the Acropolis, in Athens, on Feb. 16, 2021.
Roll Up the Rim goes digital as Tim Hortons modernizes its popular contest
People walk past a newly-renovated Tim Hortons in Toronto, Thursday, July 25, 2019. One of Canada’s most recognized marketing campaigns is going fully digital as Tim Hortons swaps out printed messages under rolled up tabs for scanning a loyalty card or app. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Teen charged in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer seeks lawyer for trial
Sgt. Andrew Harnett, of the Calgary Police Service.
Top coal scientist warns Albertans of contamination from mining
A conveyor belt transports coal near Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. An Alberta Environment Department spokesman says the government plans to restore some aspects of a coal policy it revoked last spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Test Pattern is an assured look at the systemic barriers facing Black women
TEST PATTERN (2020) follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman (Brittany S. Hall) is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit. Their story reveals the systemic injustices and social conditioning women face when navigating sex and consent within society. Test Pattern is both written and directed by American filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford.
Commodity prices: Supercycle or regular upturn?
Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019.
Conservatives urge moving Beijing Olympics over Uyghur atrocities, but Trudeau disputes use of term ‘genocide’
Members of the Uyghur diaspora and their allies protest outside the Chinese embassy on the 10th anniversary of the Urumqi riots in Toronto on Friday, July 5, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Serena Williams’s restored mobility helping her close in on record 24th Grand Slam
United States' Serena Williams hits a forehand return to Romania's Simona Halep during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Air Canada’s takeover of Transat up in the air after deadline passes
Air Transat and Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Nurses, contact tracers respond to COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Alberta
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Dye & Durham raises $500-million to help fund acquisition spree
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Financial institutions around the world are backing away from fossil fuels, both for business and environmental reasons. Canadian banks have made some statements in that direction, but they score poorly in assessments of non-green financing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Quebec reports 669 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths
A man walks past a COVID-19 testing clinic in Montreal, on Feb. 12, 2021.
Why India will be the next emerging-market darling for investors
This handout photograph taken on February 14, 2021 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a gathering in Chennai. (Photo by - / PIB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /PIB " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/PIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Briefing: Liberals table gun-control bill
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Black franchise owner sues McDonald’s, alleging persistent bias in favour of white franchisees
FILE PHOTO: A McDonald's restaurant is pictured in Encinitas, California September 9, 2014.REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Citigroup cannot recoup Revlon payouts after nearly $900-million gaffe: U.S. judge
FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Picture taken October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Motions aimed at suppressing evidence against Patrik Mathews denied by Maryland judge
Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews in an undated RCMP handout photo.
U.S. urges Yemen’s Houthis to halt offensive on government-held city of Marib
Smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebels, in central Yemen, on Feb. 11, 2021.
Three people killed, 10 injured as tornado levels homes in North Carolina
Fallen trees litter the ground after a tornado tore through a residential area of Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, killing multiple people and injuring others in its trail of destruction. (James Lee/The News & Observer via AP)
I haven’t been to a waxing appointment in a while. How can I prepare for my return?
Beautician Waxing A Woman's Leg Applying Wax Strip
Concerns rise in Newfoundland and Labrador that election results could wind up in court
As Newfoundland and Labrador’s delayed election continues to be without an end date, concerns about whether it will ultimately end up in court are getting louder.
Case of man charged in 2007 death of Calgary woman adjourned until March 8
An Edmonton man charged in a cold case killing is to make a court appearance in Calgary today.
OPEC+ could ease supply curbs after April as oil prices rally, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Rob Carrick: The failure of online brokers in serving retirees goes beyond clogged phone lines
Freeland appeals to Conservatives to hurry passage of COVID-19 relief bill
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Nov. 30, 2020.
A gritty piece of Toronto heritage under threat
Dave LeBlanc
Andrew Marsh to step down as CEO of Richardson Wealth
TORONTO, ONTARIO: July 25, 2013 - Andrew Marsh, 46, CEO of Richardson GMP Limited, poses for a portrait in the head office in downtown Toronto. ( Photo by Philip Cheung )
Democratic congressman accuses Trump, Giuliani of inciting U.S. Capitol siege in federal lawsuit
Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Canadian ETFs: A look at the new products that entered the market in January
Candle stick graph chart of stock market investment trading. The Forex graph chart on the digital screen.
Amy Cooper, white woman charged in racist Central Park run-in, has criminal case dismissed
Amy Cooper with her dog at Central Park, in New York, on May 25, 2020.
‘Canada’s banks were built for this’: How Big Six shares roared back to pre-pandemic levels
Looking south on Bay St. towards a CIBC sign outside the bank's office tower in Toronto's Financial District on Sept 3 2020.
Canadian dollar falls as higher bond yields spook investors
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Toronto auto parts maker ABC slashes IPO size by 60%, shares price below expectations
Office towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the average amount paid to the country's top chief executives in 2019 was down from 2018, but was still more than 200 times the average worker compensation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Some Bahrainis still counting the cost ten years after the Arab Spring
Anti-government demonstrators listen to speeches at Pearl Square, in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 20, 2011.
Inquiry hears excerpts from 2015 letter Lionel Desmond wrote describing his challenges with mental illness
Lionel Desmond, his wife Shanna and daughter Aaliyah.
Closing arguments delayed in trial of Ontario man accused of killing Cindy Gladue
Cindy Gladue in an undated photo presented as a court exhibit handout image.
Djokovic beats Zverev to reach Australian Open semi-finals
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 16, 2021 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the third set during his quarter final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Survivor calls on South Korea, Japan to seek UN court judgment in ‘comfort women’ dispute
Lee Yong-soo speaks during a news conference at the Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2021.
MicroStrategy to borrow $600-million to fund bitcoin buying
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bitcoin digital currency is seen in a shop in Marseille, France, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard//File Photo
Gordon Pape: My RRSP portfolio has bounced back, gaining almost 14% over the last 6 months
Prominent Canadians call on CBC to rethink decision to cut staff, rebrand Radio Canada International
The CBC building, in Toronto, on April 4, 2012.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
The CN Tower stands in the distance of a Bay Street sign displayed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.
Ottawa needs to address postsecondary funding, access problems aggravated by pandemic: coalition
The Ryerson University campus, in Toronto, on Jan. 17, 2019.
Canadian home sales and prices set records in January
Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov.18, 2020. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in December hit an all-time record for the month to end what was also a record year. The association says sales in December were up 47.2 per cent compared with December 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in monthly sales in 11 years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
WHO alerts six African countries after new Ebola cases reported in Guinea, Congo
A medical worker checks the quarantine area of the Matanda Hospital in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 11, 2021.
Experts try to determine what’s behind a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases in India
A health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 at a train station in Mumbai, India, on Feb. 11, 2021.
Cashing in your travel points now may not be the best deal
Planning a vacation -- Instant camera prints on a table. Top view.
U.S. financial outlook mostly good, growth could outpace China, Fed’s James Bullard says
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard speaks at a public lecture in Singapore October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Files
Ford defends Ontario’s reopening plan as stay-at-home order lifts for 27 regions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks in Toronto, on Feb. 8, 2021.
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