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Biden administration scrambles to address growing migrant surge at U.S.-Mexico border
A migrant child looks through the U.S.-Mexico border wall as a group is processed and taken into custody while trying to sneak across the border, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Abram-Perezville, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
A Couche-Tard convenience store is seen in Montreal on Jan. 13.
Saudi Aramco’s debt-to-equity ratio more than doubles in 2020
FILE PHOTO: A view shows branded oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Monday’s Canadian breakouts: This bitcoin play spikes to record levels on high volume
A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken March 15.
Amazon workers strike in Italy over pandemic-driven delivery demands
Workers relax during a break outside Amazon's distribution centre in Passo Corese, Italy March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Fourteenth juror selected in trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death
In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson speaks as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over jury selection, Friday, March 19, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
World’s top emitters a long way from aligning with climate goals
Fridays for Future activists protest calling for a "Global Day of Climate Action", as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Leonard Foeger
Scenes from Beijing closed-door trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig
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Canadian Embassy Charge d'Affaires Jim Nickel, right, and United States Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Klein, left, walk under police tape as they walk away after being refused entry to the trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig at a court in Beijing.
Deliveroo aims for US$12-billion market cap in biggest London debut in a decade
Billy Shannon, a Deliveroo rider, at work in London in November of 2017.
Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas dies of COVID-19
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 17, 2016 Interim President of the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI) Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas addresses his supporters in Brazzaville ahead of Presidential elections. - Former minister who has moved to the opposition, Guy-Parfait Kolelas is one of the main rivals of the outgoing president in March 21 Presidential election. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
Alimentation Couche-Tard signs deal to sell 49 stores, puts 306 more up for sale
A Couche Tard convenience store is shown in Montreal, Friday, October 5, 2012.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
EU and U.S. impose new sanctions over Myanmar coup
This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook on March 22, 2021 shows a protester keeping watch as barricades burn during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations against the military coup in Mandalay. (Photo by Handout / FACEBOOK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / ANONYMOUS SOURCE » - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/FACEBOOK/AFP via Getty Images)
U.K. watchdog probing Penguin’s $2.2-billion deal for Simon & Schuster
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 29, 2012 A picture shows the offices of publishers Random House in Central London on October 29, 2012. Penguin and Random House are to merge to create a leading publisher of English-language books as the pair seeks to cut costs in the face of fast-rising ebook publishing, their parent groups announced. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL - US media group ViacomCBS said on November 25, 2020, it is selling Simon & Schuster to rival publisher Penguin Random House for $2.18 billion in cash, creating a giant in the world of books. (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
India reports most new COVID-19 cases in a single day since early November
A boy walks past a graffiti amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a street in New Delhi, India, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine performs better than expected in major trial
FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a pharmacy in Paris as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
The pandemic won’t end without vaccinating poorer countries
A picture taken on March 7, 2021, shows a box of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, delivered as a part of the UN-led Covax initiative which is working to facilitate vaccine access for poorer countries, at Addis Ababa international airport, Ethiopia. - Ethiopia on March 7, 2021 received its first 2.2 million doses of vaccine against the coronavirus, and officials in Africa's second most populous country said the first jabs would be administered in the coming days. (Photo by Amanuel SILESHI / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
A year after so many lost their jobs, the COVID-19 pandemic has a lingering effect on unemployment
Janelle Wimperis is photographed at her daycare in Calgary on Friday, March 19, 2021. Wimperis, who started Right Start Daycare with her husband, had to close from March to May last year when the pandemic hit. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
Australia to evacuate thousands from Sydney suburbs as region copes with worst flooding in 60 years
A warning sing is partially obscured by water on a flooded road in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Monday, March 22, 2021. Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia's most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Aimia swaps stake in Biglife loyalty program for $31.2-million worth of AirAsia shares
FILE PHOTO: Tail of AirAsia X plane as seen at the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia in Tangerang, Indonesia, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo/File Photo
NDP tabling motion calling for elimination of for-profit long-term care by 2030
Flowers are shown outside Maison Herron, a long term care home in the Montreal suburb of Dorval on April 12, 2020, as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and around the world. A report into a private long-term care home in suburban Montreal where dozens residents died in March and April during the coronavirus pandemic has accused the owners of organizational negligence. The Quebec government released the investigation into the Residence Herron today, as well as a separate report for a public long-term care home in Laval where 100 people died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Japan charges Americans with helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flee, jump bail
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the Maronite Christian Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, as he launches an initiative to help Lebanon that is undergoing a severe economic and financial crisis, in Kaslik, north of Beirut, Lebanon. Japanese prosecutors have charged two Americans, Michael Taylor and his son Peter, in connection with the escape of Ghosn to Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Several provinces expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
Eligible recipients get their COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination clinic in Toronto on Monday, March 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to kick into high gear with supply surge expected
People line up to be vaccinated in downtown Toronto, on Friday, Feb., 19, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Closed-door trial for Michael Kovrig concludes, with verdict to come at a later date, China says
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 22: Canadian Embassy Charge d'Affaires Jim Nickel (R) and United States Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Klein (L) walk under police tape as they walk away after being refused entry to the trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig on March 22, 2021 at a court in Beijing, China. Kovrig, a former diplomat, was arrested in December 2018 after Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the behest of U.S. officials. Diplomats from 26 countries, including Canada, the United States, Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom and Spain, were denied access to Kovrig's hearing. Another Canadian, Michael Spavor, faced similar charges in a closed trial that took place as U.S. and Chinese officials held a tense summit in Alaska. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
The Bank of Canada and ‘the looming threat of a too-hot housing market’
A house is seen for sale in Toronto on Monday, June 15, 2020.
ByteDance acquires gaming studio Moonton at around $4-billion valuation: sources
FILE PHOTO: A man walks by a logo of Bytedance, the China-based company which owns the short video app TikTok, at its office in Beijing, China July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Suen
U.S. senators urge Biden to set end date for gas-powered car sales
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, vehicles crowd Highway 50 in Sacramento, Calif. California is broadening its effort to block the Trump administration from ending its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. It's joined by 23 states and four cities in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Seen through a fence, Canadian Pacific Rail locomotives moves cars at the company's Port Coquitlam yard east of Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday Dec. 4, 2012.
Canada’s economy need not fear the third wave of COVID-19
David Parkinson
Disabled Canadians face uphill struggle for regular care as COVID-19 drains resources
Heather Morgan, a disability advocate, is photographed in her Barrie, Ont. home on Mar 8 2021. With the pandemic curtailing PSW (personal support worker) visits, Morgan is now the caregiver for her family, which includes an autistic husband, and two young adult children (17 and 20). Morgan and her children have an undiagnosed genetic disability which affects their energy production and means they require the use of powered wheelchairs. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Uncertainty over Rogers-Shaw deal fuelled by political procrastination
Rita Trichur
Low tips, long waits: DoorDash takes on drivers’ Walmart gripes
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Leonard, a DoorDash driver, waits to pickup an order at a Walmart online grocery pickup parking lot in Cumming, Georgia, U.S., November 5, 2018. Picture taken on November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Nandita Bose/File Photo
Facebook says it took down 1.3-billion fake accounts between October and December
FILE PHOTO: The Facebook application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo/File Photo
Oil steadies after sell-off but European lockdowns hurt outlook for demand recovery
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, USA. Oil prices pressed higher Monday, March 8, 2021, after strikes on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, shook energy markets. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Turkish lira plunges 15% to near record low after Erdogan sacks central bank chief
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on August 6, 2020, a currency exchange office worker counts Turkish Lira banknotes in front of a electronic panel displaying currency exchange rates at an exchange office in Istanbul. - Turkish officials on March 22, 2021, tried to calm the turmoil triggered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's abrupt decision to sack his reformist central bank chief, insisting they would stick with free market rules. The lira lost as much as 17 percent against the dollar on the first day of trading after Erdogan replaced market-friendly economist Naci Agbal with former ruling party member Sahap Kavcioglu at the key post. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
Bloom coming off Biden’s rose as challenges mount
David Shribman
Have prediabetes? Dietary changes can prevent Type 2 diabetes
Leslie Beck
When it comes to stimulus, more isn’t necessarily better
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland leaves a news conference held before presenting the Fiscal update in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday November 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ask the Experts: My employees have really embraced working from home. Should we downsize the corporate offices or wait to see how people feel post-pandemic?
ROB magazine Ask an Expert Rosemary Counter
Real estate frenzy hits small cities in Ontario
NIAGARA FALLS - MARCH 21, 2021 - Stephanie Hunter poses near her new home in Niagara Falls on Sunday March 21, 2021. Hunter and her partner are part of a growing trend of GTA people moving to the Niagara region as real-estate prices rise. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
Startup founded by ex-Deloitte AI head Shelby Austin nets first venture funding to fuel expansion
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 13, 2018) - Shelby Austin, head of Omnia (Artificial Intelligence) at Deloitte Canada poses for a photo at Deloitte Greenhouse in Toronto, Ontario on September 13, 2018. (Photo by Marta Iwanek/ The Globe and Mail)
Morning Update: China puts Kovrig on trial for spying; RCMP destroyed records from the night Colten Boushie died
Police officers stand outside Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court where Michael Kovrig, a Canadian detained by China in December 2018 on suspicion of espionage, is expected to stand trial, in Beijing, China March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, a pair of traders converse on the floor, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Bank stocks were among the best performers as investors bet that higher interest rates would translate into higher profits. Industrial stocks also made solid gains. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Trudeau approved performance pay for Vance after office aware of misconduct allegations
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance watches a news conference from the front row of seats Thursday May 7, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The close: TSX sags as CP Rail investors give chilly reception to takeover bid; tech stocks propel Wall Street
FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
RCMP destroyed police records from the night Colten Boushie died
The August killing of Colten Boushie on a Saskatchewan farm has set the province on edge, igniting racial tensions.
Virtual showrooms attempt to circumvent shuttering car dealerships
Nissan Studio
‘Firefly’ test aims to shed light on COVID-19 vaccine endurance
Igor Stagljmar (left) and Zhong Yao (right) who developed a new test for COVID-19 antibodies using a version of the enzyme that allows fireflies to give off light. Photographer is Farzaneh Aboualizadeh​
A booster shot for Big Pharma’s chronic productivity condition: give up sooner
Taking the time to upskill workers is uncomfortable, but necessary
Eileen Dooley
CP Rail’s CEO unveils new tactics to win U.S. takeover battle
Andrew Willis
Electric shock: German auto stocks get a new lease of life
A logo of German luxury carmaker BMW, is seen ahead of the company's annual news conference in Munich, Germany, March 20, 2019.
Global investors keep faith in U.S. market
FILE - American flags hang outside of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo. Stocks were mostly lower in at the start of trading Thursday, March 18, as another tick up in bond yields once again pulled down shares of technology companies as well as the energy sector. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
March 22: ‘For Erin O’Toole … appeasing social conservatives would mean a sure loss in the next election.’ Readers debate Conservative priorities, plus other letters to the editor
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Your daily horoscope: March 22
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