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March 24

Bichette belts two homers to lead Blue Jays past Yankees
Mar 24, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) hits a home run during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Morris hasn’t lost his mixed doubles curling mojo
Team Schmiemann/Morris third John Morris, left, makes a shot as skip Danielle Schmiemann sweeps while they play Team Sahaidak/Lott at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 24, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Maryland women pour it on Alabama 100-64 to reach Sweet 16
Maryland guard Katie Benzan (11) cheers on the reserves during the second half of a college basketball game against Alabama in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Greehey Arena in San Antonio on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Maryland defeated Alabama 100-64. (AP Photo/Ronald Cortes)
Ethiopia confirms massacre by Eritrean soldiers
Troops in Eritrean uniforms walk in the town of Bizet, Ethiopia, March 14, 2021.Picture taken March 14, 2021.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Is the EU about to throw a wrench into Canada’s vaccination plan?
Vial labelled "Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" placed on displayed Moderna logo is seen in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Police charge 21-year-old, 15-year-old with first-degree murder in death of B.C. woman
Ma Cecilia Loreto, 49, is pictured in an undated handout photo. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Carlo Tobias, 21, and a 15-year-old youth have been charged with first-degree murder and indignity to human remains in her death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO Integrated Homicide Investigation Team MANDATORY CREDIT
Canadian Armed Forces to review Navy misconduct probe
The Canadian Forces flag flies outside office buildings in Ottawa, Tuesday March 9, 2021. The acting Chief of the Defence Staff announced changes to appointments including the General and Flag Officers in the Canadian Forces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Family drama Little Orphans finds the past in repeat in Newfoundland
Little Orphans (2020). One more Talent to Watch project brought into the world on a small budget, but hopefully set to make a big impact, is director Ruth Lawrence’s debut. Set in St. John’s during a family wedding, Little Orphans focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between three sisters, aiming for both compassion and tension in equal measure.
Pospisil apologizes for profanity-laced tantrum at Miami Open
Mar 24, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Vasek Pospisil of Canada hits a forehand against Mackenzie McDonald of the United States (not pictured) in the first round of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
An opening day of emotions and a few surprises at Match Play
Justin Thomas reacts after missing his birdie putt on the 14th hole in his match against Matt Kuchar during a first round match at the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ontario considers move to make remote learning permanent for all boards going forward
Exteriors of Morse Street Junior Public School, are photographed on on Feb 16 2021.
Rookie goaltender Gustavsson shines again as Senators battle back to beat Flames
Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube battles with Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot during third period NHL action Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole in online hearing from Alberta’s Bowden Institution
The Bowden Institution medium security facility near Bowden, Alta., Thursday, March 19, 2020. Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be released. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is back looking to get Canada to World Cup
Jun 29, 2019; Houston, TX, USA; Canada midfielder Atiba Hutchinson (13) shoots against Haiti in the second half quarterfinal play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian art philanthropist and businessman Donald Sobey dies at 86
(Dec. 5/02) - Sobey Art Foundation Donates Painting - Donald Sobey stands in front of a painting he donated to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The painting titled "Mountain Meadow" was done by Ivan Eyre and is an oil on canvas. The Sobey family announced the Sobey Art Foundation, that will donate a cash award to deserving Canadian artists. (Photo by Sandor Fizli / The Globe & Mail)
Raptors finally snap nine-game losing skid in what might have been Lowry’s finale
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse questions a foul call during a game against the Utah Jazz, in Tampa, Fla., on March 19, 2021.
Manitoba Premier hints at wine in neighbourhood stores, more places to buy alcohol
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks to media before the speech from the throne at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Oct. 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
T.Y. Hilton returning to Indianapolis Colts on one-year, US$10-million deal
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton celebrates a catch during the team's NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Indianapolis. Hilton tested the free-agent market and came to the same conclusion he made last summer — he wanted to stay in Indianapolis. So on Wednesday, March 24, the longtime Colts receiver agreed to a one-year contract worth $10 million and $8 million in guaranteed money. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)
Einarson, Gushue among final four in mixed doubles curling championship
Team Canada's skip Kerry Einarson brushes Brad Gushue's stone during draw 18 of the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship in Calgary, Alta., on March 21.
National Bank CEO cautions banks to monitor mortgage market
A National Bank sign is seen May 30, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Province extends term of Ontario Securities Commission chair and CEO Grant Vingoe
OSC chair and chief executive Grant Vingoe, in Toronto, in April 2020.
Alberta’s justice minister issues ultimatum to scandal-scarred police force: Fix problems or get shut down
Lethbridge Police Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh speaks during a news conference in Lethbridge, Alta., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Police in Lethbridge have suspended five of its employees with pay pending the results of a professional misconduct hearing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
Ontario has no clue how to get to fiscal sustainability
Andrew Coyne
Crown says it was reasonable for border screening before Meng Wanzhou’s arrest
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home in Vancouver, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, to go to B.C. Supreme Court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Ontario budget calls for overhaul of province’s securities regulator
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
AstraZeneca is a good vaccine, but a public relations failure
André Picard
Canada’s oilpatch workforce faces more cuts this year before rebound in 2022-23, PetroLMI says
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Rogers and Shaw may wish they hadn’t proposed a merger at all
The Rogers Communications tower at One Mount Pleasant in Toronto on March 15, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Evening Update: Canada slaps sanctions on nine Russian officials over Navalny; Ontario budget includes billions of dollars to keep battling COVID-19
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy arrives in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto with Premier Doug Ford to deliver the Provincial Budget on Wednesday March 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Conservatives call on Liberals to stop payments to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The king of nice: James Corden’s unique late-night experiment
John Doyle
B.C. marks the deadliest February on record for overdose deaths from illicit drugs
Paramedics perform chest compressions on an individual in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sept. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Ontario Budget 2021: Six things you need to know
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy arrives in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto with Premier Doug Ford to deliver the Provincial Budget on Wednesday March 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former French Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche in Swiss Alps
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 21, 2006 Julie Pomagalski of France celebrates after she took third place in the women's Snowboard Parallel Slalom in Bad Gastein. - Former French snowboarding champion Julie Pomagalski died on March 23, 2021 in Switzerland, swept away at the age of 40 by an avalanche in the centre of the country, the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) announced on March 24, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario budget includes billions of dollars to continue the fight against COVID-19
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy arrives in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto with Premier Doug Ford to deliver the Provincial Budget on Wednesday March 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ontario budget renews small-business grants, announces $400-million for hard-hit sectors
A restaurant in Toronto displays a "Take Out Only" sign on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Effective Tuesday in Ontario all bars (including local legions), churches and other places of worship, daycare centres, dine-in only restaurants, libraries, private schools, indoor recreation centres, and theatres are to close. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Erin O’Toole faces an authenticity gap
Konrad Yakabuski
Two Canadian writers win Windham-Campbell Prize, a week before one takes over for the other at McClelland & Stewart
Canisia Lubrin Canadian writers receiving the Windham-Campbell Prize
Facebook says Chinese hackers used fake accounts, imposter websites to target Uyghurs
FILE PHOTO: A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic//File Photo/File Photo
Eddie Izzard-starring spy thriller Six Minutes to Midnight runs out the clock
Augusta Victoria College schoolgirls in SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT, directed by Andy Goddard.
Honduras a stiff test for Canada at CONCACAF men’s Olympic qualifier
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - MARCH 19: Tajon Buchanan #07 of Canada fights for the ball with Ronald Gómez #04 of Salvador during the match between Canada and El Salvador as part of the 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying at Jalisco Stadium on March 19, 2021 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)
Joe Biden taps VP Kamala Harris to lead response to border challenges
A migrant man, center, holds a child as he looks at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at an intake area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, 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)
Age-enhanced sketch of Michael Dunahee released, 30 years after his disappearance
An age-enhanced sketch of Michael Dunahee, the 4-year-old boy who went missing from a playground at Blanshard Park Elementary School on March 24, 1991 was released today by his parents Crystal Dunahee and her husband Bruce as the family held a press conference at the Victoria Police Headquarters in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Toronto Star appoints former National Post leader Anne Marie Owens as editor
The Toronto Star buildingm in Toronto, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
Draft of Canadian Forces playbook for misconduct allegations appears to lack plan for handling high-profile cases
The Canadian Forces flag flies outside office buildings in Ottawa, Tuesday March 9, 2021. The acting Chief of the Defence Staff announced changes to appointments including the General and Flag Officers in the Canadian Forces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Israel remains in deadlock as Netanyahu looks to form another coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters after the first exit poll results for the Israeli parliamentary elections at his Likud party's headquarters in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Port of Halifax monitoring Suez Canal situation after ship grounding blocks traffic
In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a boat navigates in front the Ever Given cargo ship, March 24, 2021.
The firing of NHL referee Tim Peel will change the nature of hockey’s written vs. real rules conspiracy
Cathal Kelly
Who says Monopoly has to be about greed? Not my seven year old
3x2 for web
When it comes to vaccine delivery, we need a very Canadian compromise – fast
A couple walks to a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Montreal, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
COVID-19 weakened environmental regulation across Canada and especially in Alberta, study finds
A dump truck works near an oilsands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alta. on Sunday June 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Yellen now open to U.S. bank dividend payouts, stock buybacks
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021 file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan in Washington. Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell say more needs to be done to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic and promote a full economic recovery. The two officials struck upbeat notes on the future of the economy in their prepared testimony Tuesday, March 23, before the House Financial Services Committee while cautioning that the economy still needs help. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
How to invest for the end of the 40-year bull market in bonds. Plus, Canada to get a new free trading app
A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files
Erdogan criticized for holding packed party congress despite COVID-19 surge
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a rally of his ruling party's congress inside a packed sports hall in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Erdogan has come in the firing line for holding the rally inside the closed venue amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases. Thousands of party supporters filled the stands of the 10,400-capacity sports hall in the capital, in disregard of the government's own social distancing rules to fight the coronavirus pandemic. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Report on RCMP’s handling of Colten Boushie’s death strengthens calls for change, minister says
Debbie Baptiste, the mother of Colten Boushie, holds up a picture of her son, in Battleford, Sask., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. A watchdog's report has been released into how Mounties handled the high-profile shooting death of the young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Canadian venture capital investments totalled $4.4-billion in 2020
A sign board in Toronto shows the closing number for the TSX on Thursday October 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Five-year fixed big bank mortgages below 2% are going, going, gone. Five things you should know
Robert McLister
U.S. outlook improving as COVID-19 vaccinations rise and deaths fall
FILE - In this March 23, 2021, file photo, Anita Shetty, left, vaccinates Doris Lucas with a Pfizer vaccine in Atlanta. More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture as dozens of states have thrown open vaccinations to all adults or are planning to do so in a matter of weeks. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Canadian masters sprinter Karla Del Grande earns female athlete of the decade award
Karla Del Grande is shown in this handout image at the World Masters Indoor Championships, Daegu, South Korea, 2017. The Toronto sprinter, who turns 68 on Saturday, was named the world masters athlete of the decade recently. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Doug Smith MANDATORY CREDIT
Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova in lead after women’s short program at worlds
Russian skater Anna Shcherbakova performs during the Ladies Short Program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Lionel Desmond didn’t undergo two assessments considered essential after leaving treatment program, hearing told
Shanna and Lionel Desmond hold their daughter Aaliyah in a photo from the Facebook page of Shanna Desmond. A family and emergency room doctor who saw Lionel Desmond just weeks before he killed three family members and himself, says he did not present himself as potentially suicidal or homicidal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook MANDATORY CREDIT
Military deployed to Manitoba to help with COVID-19 vaccination effort in 23 northern First Nations
Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Manitoba Vaccine Implementation Task Force, draws a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Winnipeg, Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Trudeau concerned by new COVID-19 vaccine export controls but says Canada will keep getting its shots
A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, in Vigo, northwestern Spain, on March 13, 2021.
Politics Briefing: Government says European Union export law won’t affect vaccine supply
FedEx workers offload a plane carrying 255,600 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine which came from Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Saskatchewan premier says 80 per cent of Regina’s COVID-19 cases are people under 50
Premier Scott Moe during a tour of the COVID-19 mass immunization clinic and drive-thru immunization space at International Trade Centre in Regina on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Bruce Linton-led Gage Cannabis files for direct listing in Canada
Former CEO Bruce Linton welcomes media to a new visitor centre at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.
PEI urges service sector to step up and help young workers get a COVID-19 vaccine
Rafe Wright works on making a beverage as a patron places an order at Receiver Coffee in Charlottetown, PEI on March 23, 2021. John Morris/The Globe And Mail
Understanding China: Four books that look at the country’s past, present and possible future
Chinese flag waves in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
George Segal, veteran actor known for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Goldbergs, dies at 87
This photo taken June 10, 2010 shows actor George Segal at AFI Life Achievement award to Mike Nichols held at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles. - US actor George Segal died on March 23, 2021, his wife Sonia, confirmed in a statement. He was 87. "The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery," said the statement. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Environmental groups’ trust in Nova Scotia’s new premier shaken by changes to biodiversity bill
A harvested tree stand marks a sharp contrast with forested areas on Higgins Mountain in Nova Scotia's Wentworth Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Nova Scotia has announced a long-awaited biodiversity act that gives the government more powers to address threats to the province’s ecosystems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Quebec teachers’ union wants members working in schools with COVID-19 variant cases to be vaccinated
High school students at Marymount Academy International wear masks as they attend class Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Montreal. Quebec is making masks compulsory for students in elementary school in the province's hardest-hit COVID-19 regions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
As Europe tightens lockdowns, OPEC+ to keep oil taps tight, 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
Canada hits nine Russian officials with sanctions over Moscow’s persecution of critic Alexey Navalny
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov//File Photo
Few of Quebec’s asylum-seeking health care ‘guardian angels’ have had residency applications processed
The new COVID-19 clinic at the site of the former Hotel Dieu hospital is seen on March 9, 2020 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Supreme Court of Canada set to help settle snow-clearing squabble
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen at sunset in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
1,400 laid off tourism workers to provide non-clinical help with vaccinations in B.C.
Premier John Horgan looks on during a COVID-19 press conference at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial immunization team, will reveal more information today on the vaccine rollout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
GM further cuts production in North America due to global chip shortage
FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Dan Snyder to buy out other Washington Football Team owners, pending approval
FILE - Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder walks off the field before the start of an NFL football game against Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md., in this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, file photo. Dan Snyder is buying out the Washington Football Team's minority owners and will become the sole owner of the club. An NFL spokesman confirmed Snyder's application for a debt waiver of $450 million was approved by the finance committee and that the deal is pending approval from owners. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
GameStop tumbles 34% as Reddit darling mulls share sale
GameStop and Reddit logos are seen displayed in this illustration taken February 2, 2021.
NHL referee Tim Peel’s career is over after hot-mic call on Nashville Predators penalty
FILE - Referee Tim Peel is shown during an NHL hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. Tim Peel's career as an NHL referee is over after his voice was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Nashville Predators. The league on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, announced that Peel “no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future.” The 54-year-old Peel had already made plans to retire next month.(AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
Ontario reports 1,571 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths
A health-care worker perfoms a test at a drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre at the Etobicoke General Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Ontario is reporting 31 further COVID-19 deaths today and more than 200 cases for the first time in six days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Recipe: I saw the viral TikTok feta pasta. How do I make a (better) baked pasta?
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules
FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook made it through the 2020 election cracking down political misinformation with a few tweaks to its rules and stepped-up enforcement. While many of the changes were supposed to be temporary, emergency measures, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no returning to the Facebook of the past. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
These 10 wines and spirits are ideal for enjoying with warmer spring days
Christopher Waters
Oy vey, is Shiva Baby ever one smart, clever send-up of Jewish family meshugas
SHIVA BABY (2020). Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby focuses on twentysomething Danielle (Rachel Sennott, pictured), a perennial student who’s been lying to her supportive but overbearing parents about her faltering academic career. Then again, she has a lot of secrets she’s keeping, including her relationship with an older man, Max (Danny Deferrari), who also gives her money. Hauled off to a shiva by her parents, she’s mortified to encounter her embittered ex Maya (Molly Gordon), followed by other people who make things increasingly more awkward for Danielle. Much to her chagrin, she finds out that many of them have secrets of their own. Courtesy of TIFF
Newfoundland elections authority allowed four people to vote by phone, despite lack of legislation
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk is shown outside his office in St. John's, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Saudi Aramco sends request to banks for pipeline deal financing, sources say
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco and stock market officials celebrate the debut of Aramco's initial public offering on the Riyadh Stock Market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aramco paid the Saudi government 30% less in taxes in 2020, the company reported Monday, March 22, 2021, as the region’s largest economy grapples with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices. Despite Aramco’s steep losses, the company managed to keep its dividend pledge to shareholders by taking on a ballooning amount of debt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
Canadian dollar edges higher as oil prices rise
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
A new anthology celebrates the pioneering Indigenous troubadour, filmmaker and activist Willie Dunn
Brad Wheeler
Astronomers glimpse black hole’s magnetic personality
CROPPED FOR DIGITAL: The supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy M87 reveals a delicate spiral pattern in this image, based on a re-analysis of observations made in 2018. The pattern is caused by the influence of powerful magnetic fields on the radio waves that are emitted by the hot gas circling around the black hole. ​ ​
EU court backs Lego in German design rights case
FILE PHOTO: Rita Ebel, nicknamed "Lego grandma", builds a wheelchair ramp from donated Lego bricks in the living room of her flat in Hanau, Germany, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
Pope Francis cuts salaries of cardinals and clerics to save jobs of lay employees
This photo taken and handout on March 24, 2021 by the Vatican media shows Pope Francis (Rear C), flanked by Italian priest, Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza (Rear L) and Argentinian priest, Monsignor Luis Maria Rodrigo Ewart (Rear R) holding a live streamed weekly private audience in the library of the apostolic palace in The Vatican, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /VATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
An Intel Tiger Lake chip is displayed at an Intel news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 6, 2020.
Google signs news content deals with Italian publishers
FILE PHOTO: The Google name is displayed outside the company's office in London, Britain, November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Alphonso Davies looks to make mark off the pitch, becomes UNHCR goodwill ambassador
FILE PHOTO: Jun 29, 2019; Houston, TX, USA; Canada midfielder Alphonso Davies (12) dribbles against Haiti midfielder Steeven Saba (19) in the second half of quarterfinal play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Read me out to the ball game: Eight new books on baseball are all the spring training you need
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Real Estate brokerages run afoul of money laundering rules
NIAGARA FALLS - MARCH 21, 2021 - Countless houses are being built in new developments that are popping up on the margins of Niagara Falls, including this one off Mountain Road. Niagara Falls is enjoying the latest spike in real-estate prices as people move in numbers to the region. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
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