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Pascal Siakam has 33 points and Raptors beat Nets for third straight victory
Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam (43) shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Jeff Green, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (9) and Kevin Durant (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
U.S. intends to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Houthis due to famine
Houthi supporters chant slogans as they attend a demonstration against the United States over its decision to designate the Houthis a foreign terrorist organization in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.
Interferon shown to speed COVID-19 recovery in Toronto study
Dr. Jordan Feld portrayed at UHN’s Francis Family Liver Clinic; Anonymous participant receiving dose of the medication; Credit: Courtesy UHN
MindGeek executives defend Pornhub’s safeguards before Commons ethics committee
MindGeek Canada Managing Director Feras Antoon appears on a screen during a sound check as he waits to appear virtually before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Friday, February 5, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trudeau joins calls for review of Black man’s arrest in Montreal
Police cordon off the area where an officer was injured during a traffic stop Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Montreal. Montreal police say they’ve found a vehicle today believed to have been used by a suspect in an assault on a police officer last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A leader’s political death can come from a thousand small cuts
Kelly Cryderman
Supreme Court ruling narrows the duty of good faith in contracts
August 2, 2007. Vancouver, BC. A line-up of cars waiting to drop off garbage Thursday afternoon at Wastech in North Vancouver, a company that runs the transfer stations, which is being overwhelmed by all the garbage coming from Vancouver and is getting 50% more traffic than usual. Photo: Laura Leyshon/Globe & Mail
Canadian theatre remembers Christopher Plummer – a great who grew up alongside this country’s professional stages
Friday August 11/ 06 - Actor Christopher Plummer poses for a photo in the Auditorium seats at the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Photo By Deborah Baic The Globe and Mail 11/08/06
EU’s botched vaccine rollout will prolong the economic misery and keep ICUs filled
Eric Reguly
Six standout Christopher Plummer movies
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965). At centre, Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr (fourth from right). Credit: 20th Century-Fox.
Dutch man accused of harassing B.C. teenager Amanda Todd extradited to Canada
Candles are seen in front of a picture of Amanda Todd during a memorial for her in Surrey, B.C., Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
SoftBank looks to raise about $550-million through two more SPACs
SoftBank Corp's logo is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Edmonton police investigate two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women
An Edmonton Police Services logo is seen on a podium at a news conference in Edmonton on Oct. 2, 2017.
Beaten-down REITs could see negative sentiment reverse quickly as lockdowns end, CIBC analysts say
Office towers, hotels and condos are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
British Columbia looks cautiously toward easing COVID-19 restrictions, maybe in March
Skiers stand in a physically distanced line up for lift passes during the first day of the downhill ski season at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. Friday, November 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Rugby Canada launches probe, revamps women’s 7s coaching staff after players complain
Photo Rugby ball on the green grass
Intriguing first-round matchups for Canadian players at Australian Open
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - WTA Tour Finals - Shenzhen Bay Sports Center - Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China - October 30, 2019 Canada's Bianca Andreescu waves after retiring injured from her match against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Inuit hunters blockade Nunavut iron ore mine in effort to have environmental concerns heard
The Baffin Iron Mines Corporation office is seen Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
COVID-19 restrictions deny football fans a Super Bowl party to remember
FILE- In this Nov. 29, 2020, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) congratulates Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) after their NFL football game in Tampa, Fla. The Super Bowl matchup features the most accomplished quarterback ever to play the game who is still thriving at age 43 in Brady against the young gun who is rewriting record books at age 25. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
Has Toronto embraced the need for bike and pedestrian-friendly streets?
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Tristan Joseph serves customers seated on the curb lane patio outside of Civil Liberties on Bloor Street West just east of Ossington Avenue. Pop up patios that were installed on the curb lane of Bloor Street West will be removed next week to clear way for a bike lane, leading to some unhappiness from merchants who say they've been a real help to business. July 30, 2020. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail
As GameStop craze fades, droves of novice investors face a reckoning
FILE PHOTO: GameStop logo is seen near displayed stock graph in this illustration taken February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Amazon orders hundreds of trucks that run on natural gas
FILE PHOTO: An Amazon truck exits the company's JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid./File Photo
Sunwing receives takeover offer from unnamed buyer, CEO says
USE SMALL Stephen hunter. CEO Sunwing HANDOUT
Why wait? Canada has to start tackling the pandemic’s harmful side effects now
The exterior of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is photographed on Jan 21 2021.
Canada’s long road to deport its last Nazi-era suspect
(Permission for reuse granted Sept. 23/2021 for any future stories) Wartime photos of Helmut Oberlander, an Ontario man that the federal government has tried for 25 year to deport out of Canada because he worked as an interpreter for a German death squad during the Second World War.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week: Canada’s other major stock exchange is skyrocketing in value
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
How can this student start a socially responsible investing portfolio with her savings?
Financial Facelift column, is photographed on Jan 20 2021.
Trading frenzy points to need for financial literacy in the social media era
Ai-Men Lau, left, and Srivindhya Kolluru are contributors at Btchcoin News, a weekly newsletter making finance and economic news accessible to young Canadian women.
DirtyCo to CleanCo: How environmental pressure is shaking up the mining industry – and will soon reshape it
Pitching in: Online auctioneer offers services for non-profit groups free of charge
Catherine Gissing (grey sweatshirt) and Petra Becker of the Northumberland Sunrise Rotary Club catalog items for an online auction using the MaxSold app. The rotary club is using the service during the pandemic lockdown to continue raising money for the local palliative care centre.The Kingston-based company MaxSold has opened its auction services to charities and non-profit groups on a no-commission basis. February 5, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Blue Cross suspends sales of medical insurance for Mexico and Caribbean travel
ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions
FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC says its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, appearing to clear the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions. Bensouda, said in 2019 that there was a “reasonable basis” to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. (Bas Czerwinski/Pool file via AP, File)
Nigerian woman poised to lead WTO after rival withdraws, Washington offers support
A picture taken on July 15, 2020, in Geneva shows Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiling during a hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states' representatives, as part of the application process to head the WTO as Director General. - South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on February 5, 2021 abandoned her bid to become head of the WTOm, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the global body's first woman and first African director-general. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Evening Update: Canadian acting legend Christopher Plummer - oldest to win an Oscar - dies at 91
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2012 Christopher Plummer holds his Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for 'Beginners' in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. - Christopher Plummer, the Canadian-born actor who starred in films including The Sound of Music and Beginners, died on February 5, 2021 at his home in Connecticut. He was 91. (Photo by Joe KLAMAR / AFP) (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Low COVID-19 case numbers prompts Nova Scotia to start easing restrictions
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. Atlantic Canadian provinces are reporting small jumps in COVID-19 cases, with Nova Scotia leading the pack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID-RML, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Valentine’s Day contest scrapped by Halifax Transit following public outcry
A Halifax Transit bus arrives at a terminal in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. A public backlash has forced the Halifax Transit authority to scrap its plans for a Valentine's Day contest it called "Love in Transit." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Bullish on 3M Co.
Monica Rizk
Crew Energy insiders are buying as production ramps up
Ted Dixon
Where’s the worst place to watch a Super Bowl? Try the stadium
Cathal Kelly
WestJet to lay off 120 cabin crew members as of March 2, citing flight suspensions
The first commercial flight of the Boeing 737 Max in Canada since the aircraft was cleared to fly again in Canadian airspace lifts off in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Asset manager BlackRock cuts $1.22-billion stake in Occidental Petroleum
FILE PHOTO: The Occidental Petroleum Corp headquarters is pictured in Los Angeles, California September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
NL Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer joins World Series champion L.A. Dodgers
FKILE - Cincinnati Reds' Trevor Bauer reacts after recording a strikeout against Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich during a baseball game in Cincinnati, in this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, file photo. The Reds won 6-1. Trevor Bauer is coming home to pitch for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner announced his decision on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in a two-minute video posted to his Twitter account.(AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)
Canada extends ban on large cruise ships until February 2022, ending Alaska trips
FILE - In this May 30, 2018, file photo, is the Grand Princess cruise ship in Gastineau Channel in Juneau, Alaska. The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year. Transport Canada announced the extension of the ban put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
Former St. Michael’s principal defends school’s handling of sexual assault incident on campus
St. Michael's College School, in Toronto, on Nov. 20, 2018.
Canadian men to open CONCACAF Olympic soccer qualifying tournament against El Salvador
A Canada soccer logo is seen on Alphonso Davies in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. Entering its seventh edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Canada is still looking for its first win after 14 losses and four draws. The young Canadian men face a tough start Oct. 26 when they kick off the tournament against host Brazil. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Amplify: How the story of a mother’s quest to celebrate Lunar New Year with her child inspired me
In this eight photograph combination image, Chinese New Year decorations hang on doors of houses in New Westminster, B.C., on Jan. 29, 2021.
Remembering Christopher Plummer, a man for all seasons
Barry Hertz
Turkey’s Erdogan vows ‘no mercy’ to violent protesters
Students shout anti-government slogans before clashes with riot police during a protest, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Students and faculty members at Bogazici University have been staging demonstrations in protest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Jan. 1 appointment of an academic with links to his ruling party, as rector.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Approving three more vaccines could double number of Canadians vaccinated this spring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta government to restore some coal-mining policy protections, spokesman says
A sign against the Alberta government's new coal mining policy.
Quebec judge rules in favour of Hasidic Jewish community over restrictions on religious gatherings
Hasidic Jewish men walk a street in Outremont, Que., on Nov. 16, 2016.
Mario Draghi wins support of ex-Italian PM who triggered crisis
Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi arrives to brief the media after meeting Mario Draghi at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Mario Draghi has been working to secure the required backing in Parliament for him to govern. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)
December COVID-19 vaccine deliveries cost Canada about $16-million: StatsCan
In this photo provided by Canada's Department of National Defence, shipments of initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines are unloaded, late Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Canada. Officials would not disclose the airport or city. (Cpl. Matthew Tower/Canada's Department of National Defence via AP)
Oscar winner, Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer dies at 91
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Christopher Plummer reading from Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang at the Stratford Festival August 23, 2008.
Christopher Plummer shone on stage and screen in the shadow of Sound of Music
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Christopher Plummer poses for a portrait while promoting the movie "All the Money in the World" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Canadian insolvency filings hit 20-year low in 2020 as government aid cushioned impact of COVID-19
A pedestrian walks past a row of closed storefronts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses downtown, Monday, January 25, 2021 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Trudeau seeks to allay COVID-19 vaccine delay fears, announces help for Manitoba First Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Politics Briefing: The effect of decarbonization on governments’ bottom lines
FILE PHOTO: Suncor Energy facility is seen in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Candace Elliott/File Photo
Interfor eyes growth by acquisition as lumber prices lift fourth-quarter profits
A forklift is driven through the yard at Interfor's Acorn Division mill in Delta, B.C., on Friday September 14, 2012. DARRYL DYCK FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and legendary Canadian actor, dies at 91
Christopher Plummer at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 25, 2013.
As inflation expectations jump, analysts see further room to rise
People walk past the New York Stock Exchange during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1.
The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto.
Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell accuse U.S. of prosecuting her only because Jeffrey Epstein is dead
FILE - In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York. Maxwell claims she is being prosecuted on sex abuse charges that could put her in prison for life because Epstein killed himself and prosecutors wanted a substitute to replace him with, lawyers said in newly unsealed court papers. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Manitoba man pleads guilty to eight charges in connection with Rideau Hall incident
A police officer walks by Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, on July 2, 2020.
Some parents raise concerns over Ontario’s plan to reopen schools in COVID-19 hot spots
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaks during a news conference at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on April 10, 2020.
TransAlta CEO Dawn Farrell set to retire after leading transition away from coal power
President and CEO of TransAlta Dawn Farrell in her corporate headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, April 5, 2019. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol
Consumer rights group accuses Air Canada of a lack of transparency on passenger refunds
View of the empty counter of Air Canada at the International Aiport in Mexico City on February 1, 2021. - The Canadian government banned flights to and from Mexico and the Caribbean from February 1 to April 30 to avoid further contagion from Covid-19. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec Health Minister urges anyone with minor COVID-19 symptoms to get tested
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, on Jan. 31, 2021.
Why Canadian investors should stop buying U.S.-listed ETFs. Plus, four TSX stock picks for a rebounding economy
A screen shows a price of Canada's main stock index, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index, as it rose to a record high in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Judas and the Black Messiah delivers a powerful portrait of a man who could’ve been the greatest Black leader of our time
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2021). L-r) DARRELL BRITT-GIBSON as Bobby Rush, DANIEL KALUUYA as Chairman Fred Hampton and LAKEITH STANFIELD as Bill O’Neal in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Canada should lead the effort to help COVID long-haulers
Inez Jabalpurwala is the global director of the Viral Neuro Exploration (VINEx) initiative. She is the founding CEO of the Brain Canada Foundation.
Power your finances in 2021 with tips from The Globe’s top financial experts
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Premier Stephen McNeil winds down time in office as N.S. Liberals get ready to choose new leader
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil speaks in Halifax, on Dec 20, 2019.
Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty
This undated file photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows the execution chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center, in Jarratt, Va.
Super Bowl advertisers try to walk a tonal ‘tightrope’ at a fraught moment in time
This photo provided by Toyota shows a scene from Toyota 2021 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Toyota via AP)
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine fares well in tests against B1.1.7 coronavirus variant
Pharmacists, Murtaza Abdulkarim (L) and Minhal Master (C) prepare to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination centre, staffed by pharmacists and pharmacist assistants, at the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands on February 4, 2021. - Oxford University announced on Thursday it will launch a medical trial alternating doses of Covid-19 vaccines created by different manufacturers, the first study of its kind. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
We’re all in this together – until we’re not
TSN cuts Dan O’Toole in awkward end to dynamic ‘Jay and Dan’ partnership
Simon Houpt
The other winners of the Reddit-fueled rallies: convertible bonds
Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in New York.
Victory over the drug crisis will not come through decriminalization alone
Historic Celtic Shipyards faces redevelopment
ONE -TIME RIGHTS ONLY: A Group Portrait at the Launching of the "New Island" Ship at the Celtic Shipyards; Vancouver, BC, ca. 1926 NNM 203-28-1 (PLEASE USE THIS CAPTION IN FULL)
Seven books that might make you a winter person
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Trudeau defends accepting COVAX vaccines from supply meant to help poor countries
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Rebounding crude prices fuel an exports increase in December
Rail cars wait for pickup in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 23, 2014. The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada rose to a record 229,544 barrels per day in August. That's up more than 11 per cent from 206,624 bpd in July and 91 per cent from just under 120,000 bpd in August 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Canadian economic activity contracted in January, according to Ivey PMI data
A pedestrian walks past a row of closed storefronts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses downtown, Monday, January 25, 2021 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
LVMH reportedly tells Tiffany employees to return to office in March
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Tiffany & Co. store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has become ‘extremely alarming,’ UN report says
In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region ride a bus going to the Village 8 temporary shelter, near the Sudan-Ethiopia border.
Canadian dollar recoups weekly decline as oil rally offsets job losses
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Ontario to begin phased reopening of economy next week, according to government source
People walking south on Spadina Ave. in TorontoÕs Chinatown neighbourhood, are photographed on Jan 28 2021.
From ‘wellness’ to insurrection – the hidden threat of global woo
Doug Saunders
The sunk costs fallacy is killing us in the struggle to contain COVID-19
Good times for vintage watches: Collectors track down the perfect timepiece during a pandemic
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Two-unit duplex sells in separate deals, both over asking
Done Deal, 1112 E. Pender St., Units 1 & 2, Vancouver
Want to see a real short squeeze? Come to the tin market
Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018
Delegates from Libya’s warring factions chose interim government
A family watches the elections to choose the new interim Libyan government, in Tripoli, on Feb. 5, 2021.
GameStop shares rise after Robinhood lifts trading curbs
A person walks past a GameStop store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 29.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
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