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February 7

Bianca Andreescu wins in her return to the court as Canadians go 5-0 on first day of Australian Open
Canada's Bianca Andreescu celebrates beating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu in their women's singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 8, 2021. (Photo by Paul CROCK / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PAUL CROCK/AFP via Getty Images)
Brady easily nabs seventh Super Bowl win with Buccaneers
NFL Football - Super Bowl LV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Kansas City Chiefs - Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, U.S. - February 7, 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi trophy after winning the Super Bowl LV REUTERS/Brian Snyder
IRB hearings to deport Helmut Oberlander, Canada’s last Nazi-era suspect, delayed
The Globe and Mail awarded for leadership on disability issues
Thousands of B.C. frontline workers still awaiting pandemic pay
Alisson Becker gifts EPL leader Manchester City win at fading champ Liverpool
Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson reacts after Manchester City's Raheem Sterling scored his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
National Defence skirted federal rules in using artificial intelligence, privacy commissioner says
The facade of the headquarters of the Department of National Defence is pictured in Ottawa, on April 3, 2013. An internal Defence Department report says Canadian Armed Forces' operations and security may be at risk due to major problems with how the military's computer networks are built and supported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Brooks Koepka eagles 17, rallies to win Phoenix Open
Brooks Koepka poses with the trophy after winning a PGA golf tournament on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Union urges Red Deer meat packing plant to pause work after COVID-19 outbreak
The Cargill beef plant in High River, Alta., is shown on April 23, 2020. The president of the union representing employees at Alberta's major meat-packing plants says there needs to be a discussion about making the COVID-19 vaccine more readily available to essential workers. Thomas Hesse of UFCW 401 says he realizes there's a severe shortage of the vaccine right now, but once that is remedied workers at plants in High River, Alta. and Brooks, Alta., shouldn't have to wait too long. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Retailers urge Ontario to let stores reopen amid ‘economic carnage’ created by COVID-19 lockdowns
Crowds of people line up outside an electronics store in Toronto on Sunday November 22, 2020. The region is heading back into lockdown on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
AstraZeneca vaccine fails to stop moderate illness from new variant, trial finds
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, South African law enforcement vehicles provide security for two refrigeration trucks transporting the AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived earlier from India, near Johannesburg. Some countries are getting tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so they are striking out on their own. To ensure South Africans got doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine quickly, government officials reluctantly agreed to pay a higher price per shot than Europe or North America. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius, File)
Environmental group challenging ‘anti-Alberta’ inquiry heads to court this week
Researchers link dairy-farmer quality of life to automation and technology
Super Bowl in Tampa creates ‘craziness’ outside, inside despite coronavirus restrictions
Fans cheer during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.
Nursing job vacancies are soaring across Canada
Canadian prisoner of war George Sweanor aided the Great Escape
George Sweanor as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After training as a gunner, navigator, and observer, Mr. Sweanor, a flying officer by rank, was shipped overseas and posted to the No. 419 (Moose) Squadron. In 1943, the aircraft he was on was shot down over Germany during a bombing raid and he ended up in Stalag Luft III of 'Great Escape' fame. Courtesy of the Family
Hospitalized victims expected to live after incident in East Gwillimbury, Ont., that left two dead
Paramedics are seen outside a home in East Gwillimbury, Ont. on Saturday, February 6, 2021. A woman has died and three other people, including two young children, were in hospital following a stabbing in East Gwillimbury, Ont., police said Saturday as they announced the suspect in the case had also died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ontario’s Lind Equipment develops ultraviolet light that’s harmful to most living things – including the coronavirus
Sean Van Doorselaer, CEO of Lind Canada, is photographed outside a room where a uvc lighting system is powered up, on Feb 4 2021.
The NBA takes pandemic moralizing to dizzy new heights
Cathal Kelly
U.S. Senate Republicans back Trump as second impeachment trial nears
(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2020. - One year after his first impeachment, former president Donald Trump finds himself the subject of an unprecedented second trial beginning February 9, 2021 in the Senate, whose members must determine whether he incited a deadly assault on the US Capitol. The 100 senators will also step into uncharted territory when they sit in judgment of a president who is no longer in office, a deeply damaged political figure who remains a potent force in his party even without the power of the White House. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Police are eager to use facial recognition – but this technology needs to be reined in
FILE -- Hoan Ton-That, the chief executive of Clearview AI, uses the Clearview smart phone application in New York on Jan. 10, 2020. Researchers at the University of Chicago want you to be able to post selfies without worrying that the next Clearview AI will use them to identify you. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
Accounting firms staff up for busy season as early pandemic worries fade
The logo of KPMG, a professional service company, is seen at the company's head offices at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France. May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Newfoundland’s Altius Minerals launches $100-million renewable power IPO to help pivot from coal
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
Tarragon Theatre’s online Orestes may drive you to the edge of madness with information overload
Anthony Perpuse in Orestes - Tarragon Theatre 2021
‘Our survival utterly depends on living in nature, not apart from it,’ Indigenous rights advocate says
Illustration to go with Sheila Watt-Cloutier indigenous leaders interview series by KARL MOORE AND WÁHIAKATSTE DIOME-DEER. Illustration by Chief Lady Bird. ***PLEASE DO A V2 MANUAL COLOUR CORRECTION FOR PRINT.***
Is fat shaming the last acceptable prejudice?
3x2 for web
Beneath January’s dismal job losses, there are signs of a resilient second-wave economy
David Parkinson
Despite best intentions, Bill C-11 misses the mark on fostering innovation in Canada
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as lawmakers return to the House of Commons following the winter break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
FILE - In this March 22, 2018, file photo, an honor guard member is covered by the flag of Saudi Arabia, in Washington. Three young Saudi men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of committing as minors have been handed a 10-year prison sentence instead, the Saudi Human Rights Commission said. The move comes nearly a year after Saudi Arabia ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is the force behind the kingdom’s efforts to modernize the country and loosen restrictions. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Stock picks for economic recovery, ETFs for uncertainty now and Canadian companies at risk of short squeeze: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Iran takes ‘final’ stance on nuclear deal, says U.S. must lift sanctions before Tehran rejoins
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with army's air force and air defense staff in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Iran's supreme leader said the U.S. must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to return to its commitments to the nuclear deal with Western powers. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Calgary Flames down Edmonton Oilers 6-4 to kick off NHL season’s Battle of Alberta
Feb 6, 2021; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) stops a shot from Edmonton Oilers forward Kailer Yamamoto (56) during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
Ronald Reagan’s long-time secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
(FILES) In this file photo former US Treasury Secretary and Secretary of State George Shultz testifies before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 29, 2000 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - George Shultz, Ronald Reagan's genial secretary of state who identified a diplomatic opening that helped end the Cold War but contributed to a new brand of conflict by advocating preemptive strikes, has died. He was 100. "One of the most consequential policymakers of all time, having served three American presidents, George P. Shultz died February 6, 2021 at age 100," the Hoover Institution think tank said in a statement published on its website. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / AFP) (Photo by MARIO TAMA/AFP via Getty Images)
COVID-19 outbreak at Edmundston, N.B., seniors home officially declared to be over
A health-care worker gets a swab ready at a temporary COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. Doctors in New Brunswick urged people in the Edmundston region to follow COVID-19 guidelines, get tested and to stay home if they are feeling ill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
New hospital opens north of Toronto to help health system with COVID-19 care
A digital Intensive Care Unit room at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ontario on January 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Quebec surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop
People wear face masks as they walk along Sainte-Catherine street in Montreal, Saturday, February 6, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. Quebec will reopen non-essential stores, including barber shops and hairdressers as of February 8. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
East Coast storm with gusts, rapid snow accumulation expected to create whiteouts
A pedestrian walks through a snow storm in Halifax on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Schools across the Maritimes are closed today as a snowstorm bears down on the region, the second blast of winter in as many days. Environment Canada says a low pressure system will approach from the southwest and track across Nova Scotia into this evening, bringing heavy snow to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Haiti’s embattled President arrests more than 20, alleging coup conspiracy and plot to kill him
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 15, 2021, a protester drags items into the street near burning barricades as opponents of Haitian President Jovenel Moise demonstrate in Port-au-Prince to demand his departure from power on February 7, the day they believe to be the last of his term. - Haitian civil society and opposition leaders called on the US on February 6, 2021, to respect the island nation's sovereignty after the US State Department sided with the president's view that his term in power ends in a year, and not on February 7 as his critics assert. "This statement has no political importance. It is perhaps a maneuver aimed at shutting down grassroots mobilization" against President Jovenel Moise, said Andre Michel, an opposition leader. (Photo by Valerie Baeriswyl / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE BAERISWYL/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec police watchdog investigating after 20-year-old woman dies in fall
Police are shown on Durocher and Sherbrooke streets in Montreal, Sunday, February 7, 2021, where a woman fell from an apartment building and died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Over 33,000 vote in Newfoundland and Labrador advance poll, up slightly from 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Grief persists for spouses of first responders, soldiers killed in line of duty
Angela Gevaudan, whose husband was one of the RCMP officers killed in the Moncton shootings in 2014, is shown in a handout photo with her emotional support animal Quinton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Angela Gevaudan
Search for three climbers on K2 in Pakistan to continue Monday
In this Jan. 8, 2020, photo provided by Alpine Club of Pakistan, Iceland's mountaineer John Snorri, second left in front row, and his team members pose for photograph with Karrar Haider, a top official of Alpine Club of Pakistan, center in front row, after a meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan. An aerial search mission is on to find three experienced climbers, Ali Sadpara and his two companions, John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr, who lost contact with the base camp during their ascend on world's second top peak in northern Pakistan, official said Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)
Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel
A vehicle maks its way on a snow covered road near Muenster, Germany, February 7, 2021, as the bad weather hit a band running from Muenster in the west to Saxony in the east, with an area to the south of Hanover hit hardest. REUTERS/Lars Berg NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Ontario records its first case of COVID-19 variant from Brazil
A masked woman walks past an art installation in Toronto on Friday, December 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Jesse Jackson released for therapy post gallbladder surgery
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson receives the Pfizer's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kiran Chekka, Covid Administration Physician at the Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. Jackson has been released to a Chicago physical therapy center following gallbladder surgery and medical observation, a spokesman said Sunday, Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
How Chinese restaurants are faring ahead of Lunar New Year
The Fish Man restaurant, in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
‘Jarring experience’ in B.C. psych wards because of ‘uniquely problematic’ law
Rory Higgs poses in this undated handout photo. Rory Higgs was involuntarily detained in a psychiatric facility in B.C. multiple times, and says the only province where patients don't have the right to refuse treatment should change its laws to protect vulnerable people and align with the rest of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rory Higgs *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Ecuadorians to pick president under strict COVID-19 pandemic measures
Ecuadorian Presidential candidate Andres Arauz accompanies his grandmother, Flor Celina Galarza, to cast her vote, during the general elections in Quito, Ecuador, on February 7, 2021. - Polls opened Sunday for Ecuador's general elections in which a socialist and a former banker are vying for leadership of a nation besieged by deep economic problems. (Photo by CAMILA BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by CAMILA BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 file photo, migrants are silhouetted during the sunrise on the deck of the Ocean Viking as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. A rescue ship with 422 migrants aboard, some of whom tested positive for COVID-19, is heading to Sicily. SOS Mediterranee, the humanitarian group which operates the rescue ship Ocean Viking, told The AP on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 that Italy granted the vessel permission to enter the port of Augusta. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
Bomb kills 12 security agents in Somalia as politicians wrangle over presidency
A soldier walks past wreckage in the aftermath of an attack on the Afrik hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Large Calgary house sells over Christmas to reduced offer
Done Deal, 60 Spring Willow Way SW., Calgary
Uber Eats couriers say new pay system dropped wages
Uber Eats courier Spencer Thompson is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Fox cancels Lou Dobbs’ weekday show on Fox Business Network
FILE - Lou Dobbs, with Fox News, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), on Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” has been canceled. In a statement Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, Fox News said the move was part of routine programming changes that it had foreshadowed last fall. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Alberta restaurants split over decision to lift COVID-19 closures
Lam Pham owner of Pure Vietnamese restaurant who has chosen to not reopen for dine-in service once the COVID regulations are relaxed by the government in Calgary, Alberta, February 5, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Russia’s new radicals: Fighting for Navalny or against Putin, these young people took to the streets for the first time
Hypocrisy is certainly a vice, but it is not the most important one
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters following a Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Hedge funds betting big on oil’s big comeback
FILE PHOTO: Pump Jacks are seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Canadian star Dan Levy hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’
Eugene Levy, left, and his son Dan Levy accept the Best Comedy Series Award for '"Schitt's Creek" at the Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday, March 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
China issues new anti-monopoly rules targeting its tech giants
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 27, 2020 shows a woman walking past an Alipay advertising billboard in a subway in Beijing. - China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, regulators said on December 24, 2020, heaping further pressure on the e-commerce giant and sending its share price tumbling. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Federal funding to help former governor-generals set up charitable foundations is discretionary
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as lawmakers return to the House of Commons following the winter break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, around 125 missing in floods
This photograph provided by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows a man reacting after he was pulled out from beneath the ground by ITBP personnel during rescue operations after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Sunday, Feb.7, 2021. (Indo Tibetan Border Police via AP)
Pope Francis appoints more women to Vatican posts
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis greets a nun during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Game changers: Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, ‘Megatron’ headed to Pro Football Hall of Fame
(FILES) In this file photo former Quarterback Peyton Manning of Denver Broncos calls the play during Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 7, 2016. - Quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive great Charles Woodson and legendary Lions receiver Calvin Johnson are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. The trio were among eight 2021 inductees named on February 6, 2021 in the television broadcast celebrating the NFL's 2020 award winners.The show was part of the festivities surrounding Sunday's Super Bowl, which pits Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Patrick Mahomes and his reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Need a break? Watch an owl (from a distance)
Marcus Gee
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
FILE- In this Feb. 15, 1978, file photo, the fist of challenger Leon Spinks flattens the nose of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali during their title fight at Las Vegas. Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. died Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. (AP Photo/File)
Before the call: Inside Ontario’s newest hospital on the eve of running pandemic relief
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If you want to build strength, you don’t need to lift heavy weights
Alex Hutchinson
What does a lonely brain look like? Study offers new answers
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 05: A lone spectator is seen in the stands during the Group B singles match between Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during day four of the 2021 ATP Cup at John Cain Arena on February 05, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
Ontario’s life-and-death emergency triage protocol remains a work in progress
How fast do I have to go to get a photo radar ticket?
File #: 2819431 Driving fast, hit the brakes! POV from the drivers seat while speeding. Hit the brakes fast! Credit: jeff giniewicz / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Car, Driving, Traffic, Auto Accidents, Speed, Accident, Crash, Road, Dashboard, Drive, Brake, Steering Wheel
Feb. 7: ‘Governor-general is a serious job – but rarely.’ What happens after Julie Payette? Plus other letters to the editor
Canada's Governor General Julie Payette listens to the National Anthem prior to the Speech from the Throne on September 23, 2020, in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Your lookahead horoscope: February 7
Aquarius.
Anti-coup protests sweep Myanmar in support of arrested leader Suu Kyi
People show the three-finger salute to protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Canadian teenagers Nadeau, Duchaine have top-five finishes at World Cup Aerials
Canada's Emile Nadeau competes in the World Cup men's freestyle aerials skiing event, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Deer Valley, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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